2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,512 3,930 84.5 83.1-85.9 582 15.5 14.1-16.9
-FEMALES 2,522 2,294 88.9 87.1-90.5 228 11.1 9.5-12.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,674 1,517 88.8 86.6-90.7 157 11.2 9.3-13.4
Non-Hispanic Black 545 507 91.8 88.1-94.4 38 8.2 5.6-11.9
Other 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 450 351 81.0 76.5-84.9 99 19.0 15.1-23.5
35-44 322 278 82.7 76.5-87.5 44 17.3 12.5-23.5
45-54 400 364 91.4 86.7-94.5 36 8.6 5.5-13.3
55-64 499 466 92.4 88.7-94.9 33 7.6 5.1-11.3
65-74 465 452 96.1 92.7-98.0 13 3.9 2.0- 7.3
75+ 353 350 99.4 97.8-99.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 230 220 95.1 90.1-97.7 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 594 552 92.9 90.0-95.0 42 7.1 5.0-10.0
Some Post-H.S. 759 684 87.5 83.8-90.5 75 12.5 9.5-16.2
College Graduate 932 831 84.2 80.7-87.2 101 15.8 12.8-19.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 253 234 91.7 85.7-95.3 19 8.3 4.7-14.3
$15,000- 24,999 403 368 92.6 89.0-95.1 35 7.4 4.9-11.0
$25,000- 34,999 267 244 91.2 85.7-94.7 23 8.8 5.3-14.3
$35,000- 49,999 283 254 88.3 82.7-92.3 29 11.7 7.7-17.3
$50,000- 74,999 304 267 84.6 78.2-89.3 37 15.4 10.7-21.8
$75,000+ 523 457 82.7 77.6-86.8 66 17.3 13.2-22.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 846 790 92.5 89.6-94.6 56 7.5 5.4-10.4
No 1,660 1,488 87.4 85.1-89.4 172 12.6 10.6-14.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,452 2,237 89.2 87.4-90.8 215 10.8 9.2-12.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 640 553 84.8 81.1-87.9 87 15.2 12.1-18.9
Regional City or Suburban County 500 450 88.4 84.3-91.6 50 11.6 8.4-15.7
Rural 1,382 1,291 92.7 90.6-94.4 91 7.3 5.6- 9.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,115 961 84.2 81.2-86.9 154 15.8 13.1-18.8
Unemployed 94 77 82.3 71.2-89.7 17 17.7 10.3-28.8
Retired 777 757 96.9 94.9-98.1 20 3.1 1.9- 5.1
Unable to Work 283 270 95.7 92.1-97.7 13 4.3 2.3- 7.9
Other not in Labor Force 243 220 90.3 84.7-94.0 23 9.7 6.0-15.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 84 77 90.1 77.7-96.0 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 214 192 92.7 87.7-95.8 22 7.3 4.2-12.3
101% to 150% 381 357 94.0 90.5-96.3 24 6.0 3.7- 9.5
151% to 200% 182 165 88.4 80.6-93.3 17 11.6 6.7-19.4
More than 200% 1,098 977 85.3 82.1-88.1 121 14.7 11.9-17.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 602 572 95.6 93.0-97.2 30 4.4 2.8- 7.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 943 855 89.3 86.5-91.5 88 10.7 8.5-13.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 977 867 86.9 83.9-89.4 110 13.1 10.6-16.1

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*Binge drinkers--MALES having five or more drinks on one occasion and FEMALES having four or more drinks on one occasion.

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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