2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,115 556 24.3 22.0-26.7 579 24.6 22.3-27.0 359 18.4 16.3-20.7 195 9.2 7.8-10.9 426 23.5 21.2-26.0
-FEMALES 1,058 368 32.5 28.9-36.3 331 28.6 25.2-32.2 154 17.5 14.5-21.1 93 8.9 7.0-11.3 112 12.5 10.1-15.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 760 255 30.4 26.5-34.7 243 29.8 25.7-34.1 117 18.1 14.6-22.3 73 10.4 8.0-13.6 72 11.2 8.6-14.6
Non-Hispanic Black 199 79 41.0 32.0-50.7 63 28.1 20.8-36.8 26 16.0 9.6-25.6 12 5.2 2.7- 9.8 19 9.7 5.9-15.6
Other 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 253 55 23.5 17.5-30.8 64 26.1 20.0-33.2 44 20.4 14.7-27.6 33 10.5 7.2-15.1 57 19.5 14.4-25.8
35-44 167 50 27.8 20.2-36.9 52 25.7 18.4-34.7 25 17.1 10.4-26.8 14 10.1 5.4-18.2 26 19.3 12.9-27.9
45-54 190 68 35.4 27.0-44.8 63 32.2 24.2-41.5 26 18.4 11.4-28.3 21 9.0 5.1-15.5 12 4.9 2.5- 9.6
55-64 217 86 43.7 35.2-52.6 73 27.4 20.7-35.4 29 13.8 8.8-21.0 17 8.7 4.8-15.1 12 6.4 3.3-12.1
65-74 158 69 42.3 32.7-52.5 55 31.5 23.2-41.1 22 15.6 9.4-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 165 57 32.0 24.0-41.2 47 30.6 22.5-40.1 30 19.5 12.9-28.2 *** *** *** 23 13.6 8.7-20.7
Some Post-H.S. 312 104 31.1 24.9-37.9 87 28.2 22.2-35.0 50 19.0 13.8-25.6 34 8.8 5.7-13.3 37 13.0 9.0-18.5
College Graduate 547 196 33.9 29.2-38.9 186 29.1 24.8-33.7 69 14.1 10.8-18.1 49 11.7 8.6-15.7 47 11.3 8.2-15.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.0 5.3-21.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 129 *** *** *** 36 18.9 12.6-27.2 *** *** *** 11 7.3 3.5-14.5 20 15.6 9.3-25.0
$25,000- 34,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.1 6.4-24.9
$35,000- 49,999 135 50 27.8 19.8-37.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 8.4 4.3-15.9 14 9.3 5.2-16.3
$50,000- 74,999 166 53 29.3 21.3-38.9 56 31.2 22.8-41.1 24 15.0 9.5-22.7 13 10.5 5.5-18.9 20 14.0 8.3-22.6
$75,000+ 343 114 33.5 27.2-40.4 117 28.4 22.9-34.7 49 16.2 11.8-21.9 35 11.2 7.6-16.2 28 10.7 7.1-15.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 252 83 29.0 22.1-37.1 84 31.8 24.5-40.1 33 19.5 12.3-29.6 21 5.8 3.4- 9.6 31 13.9 9.2-20.3
No 804 284 33.4 29.3-37.8 246 27.7 23.9-31.8 121 17.0 13.8-20.7 72 9.8 7.5-12.7 81 12.1 9.4-15.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,021 354 32.3 28.6-36.1 322 29.0 25.6-32.8 152 17.9 14.8-21.6 88 8.6 6.7-10.9 105 12.2 9.8-15.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 365 117 30.5 25.2-36.3 119 29.9 24.7-35.7 53 17.0 12.7-22.2 33 8.9 6.2-12.6 43 13.8 10.0-18.8
Regional City or Suburban County 232 87 36.8 28.9-45.4 67 25.4 18.9-33.2 32 15.9 10.4-23.6 24 11.6 7.2-18.1 22 10.3 6.3-16.4
Rural 461 164 31.9 26.4-38.1 145 29.3 23.8-35.5 69 19.6 14.1-26.6 36 6.8 4.4-10.6 47 12.3 8.8-16.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 624 197 28.3 24.2-32.8 190 28.5 24.2-33.2 95 19.0 15.1-23.8 63 10.4 7.7-13.8 79 13.8 10.7-17.6
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 242 110 45.7 37.5-54.1 84 33.5 26.1-41.8 28 11.6 7.3-18.0 15 5.9 3.2-10.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.4 8.5-26.4 *** *** *** 11 11.8 5.8-22.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 68 *** *** *** 15 17.3 9.4-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 14.5 8.2-24.3
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 620 222 33.5 28.8-38.6 202 29.4 24.9-34.3 87 16.7 13.0-21.3 57 11.0 8.1-14.7 52 9.4 6.7-12.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 5.6 2.6-11.8 13 8.5 4.3-16.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 396 156 33.9 28.4-39.9 110 25.7 20.6-31.5 50 16.8 12.1-22.9 35 10.0 6.9-14.1 45 13.6 9.8-18.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 507 157 31.4 26.5-36.8 175 30.5 25.8-35.6 76 17.0 13.1-21.9 45 8.7 6.2-12.2 54 12.3 9.2-16.4

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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