2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,546 2,351 49.6 47.6-51.5 571 13.1 11.8-14.4 655 15.5 14.1-16.9 739 17.4 16.0-18.9 230 4.5 3.8- 5.3
-FEMALES 2,532 1,451 54.2 51.5-56.8 346 14.5 12.7-16.5 333 15.0 13.1-17.0 314 13.5 11.8-15.4 88 2.9 2.2- 3.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,676 904 52.2 49.0-55.3 215 13.3 11.3-15.6 240 16.3 14.0-19.0 249 15.2 13.1-17.6 68 3.0 2.2- 4.0
Non-Hispanic Black 549 345 55.6 49.7-61.3 92 19.3 15.0-24.6 58 12.3 9.1-16.6 42 10.3 6.9-15.2 12 2.4 1.2- 4.9
Other 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 454 195 43.1 37.5-48.9 75 17.9 13.8-22.9 92 19.8 15.8-24.5 87 17.7 13.9-22.4 *** *** ***
35-44 323 149 46.0 39.2-53.0 56 15.4 11.2-20.8 57 18.6 13.5-25.1 56 18.7 14.0-24.5 *** *** ***
45-54 401 208 50.8 44.4-57.2 83 20.5 15.7-26.2 59 15.6 11.3-21.2 39 10.6 7.2-15.3 12 2.5 1.2- 5.0
55-64 501 282 55.7 49.8-61.5 66 12.9 9.7-17.1 61 13.7 10.0-18.6 62 11.9 8.7-16.0 30 5.8 3.6- 9.1
65-74 467 305 64.1 57.9-69.8 44 9.3 6.5-13.1 46 10.9 7.5-15.6 50 10.8 7.6-15.2 22 4.9 2.9- 8.2
75+ 353 288 85.8 81.0-89.6 18 3.5 2.0- 6.1 17 4.1 2.3- 7.4 16 3.7 1.9- 7.0 14 2.9 1.5- 5.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 232 196 81.4 72.7-87.8 11 4.5 2.1- 9.2 17 12.4 6.9-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 596 425 68.3 63.2-72.9 64 10.5 7.9-14.0 52 10.6 7.7-14.3 40 8.8 6.2-12.4 15 1.8 0.9- 3.7
Some Post-H.S. 763 443 49.7 45.0-54.4 113 18.4 14.8-22.6 94 15.2 12.0-18.9 80 12.4 9.4-16.2 33 4.3 2.9- 6.4
College Graduate 934 381 34.3 30.7-38.2 157 17.5 14.6-20.7 170 20.0 16.9-23.5 187 25.0 21.5-28.8 39 3.2 2.2- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 253 192 74.5 65.9-81.5 19 6.4 3.6-11.2 19 9.3 4.8-17.2 21 9.6 5.5-16.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 405 273 68.5 62.0-74.4 54 12.2 8.8-16.7 43 12.6 8.6-18.2 28 5.1 3.2- 8.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 268 172 59.2 51.0-66.8 30 9.7 6.1-15.1 32 15.5 10.5-22.4 28 12.6 7.8-19.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 283 146 47.0 39.3-54.8 46 18.3 13.1-25.0 43 19.6 13.7-27.3 35 12.6 7.7-20.1 13 2.5 1.3- 4.6
$50,000- 74,999 304 134 42.8 35.7-50.2 49 15.8 11.1-22.1 60 20.7 15.4-27.3 49 17.3 12.5-23.5 12 3.4 1.6- 6.8
$75,000+ 524 175 30.8 25.9-36.2 105 21.1 16.7-26.4 94 17.8 14.0-22.4 120 25.5 21.0-30.7 30 4.7 3.0- 7.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 850 593 66.3 61.5-70.7 78 9.7 7.3-12.7 79 11.8 8.8-15.6 61 8.1 5.6-11.6 39 4.2 2.8- 6.2
No 1,666 844 48.8 45.7-52.0 268 16.6 14.3-19.2 253 16.4 14.1-18.9 253 15.8 13.7-18.2 48 2.4 1.7- 3.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,462 1,419 54.4 51.7-57.1 325 14.1 12.3-16.1 328 15.2 13.4-17.3 304 13.3 11.6-15.2 86 2.9 2.2- 3.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 643 273 43.2 38.6-47.9 97 14.6 11.7-18.1 126 19.7 16.3-23.6 120 18.7 15.4-22.5 27 3.8 2.4- 5.8
Regional City or Suburban County 503 265 52.7 47.1-58.3 87 17.8 13.7-22.9 64 13.8 10.2-18.5 72 13.4 10.2-17.4 15 2.2 1.1- 4.2
Rural 1,386 913 64.4 60.6-68.0 162 12.4 10.2-15.1 143 11.6 9.2-14.4 122 9.0 6.9-11.7 46 2.6 1.8- 3.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,120 484 41.2 37.5-45.0 214 18.4 15.7-21.5 201 19.7 16.8-22.9 188 18.1 15.3-21.3 33 2.6 1.7- 4.0
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** 14 10.0 5.1-18.5 *** *** *** 13 13.0 6.9-23.2 *** *** ***
Retired 779 533 67.1 62.5-71.5 68 9.7 7.3-12.7 63 8.6 6.2-11.9 77 10.4 7.7-13.9 38 4.2 2.8- 6.1
Unable to Work 284 236 84.2 76.5-89.8 15 4.5 2.3- 8.7 13 5.7 2.1-14.6 11 3.2 1.6- 6.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 243 145 59.0 50.7-66.9 34 16.9 11.0-24.9 35 13.2 8.9-19.2 25 9.7 6.3-14.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 214 144 68.7 59.2-76.9 23 9.0 5.4-14.7 25 15.3 9.0-24.7 19 5.6 3.3- 9.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 383 272 69.3 62.6-75.2 46 12.3 8.6-17.2 33 10.6 6.7-16.5 26 6.4 4.0-10.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 182 120 64.1 54.4-72.8 20 12.4 7.2-20.6 20 12.2 7.3-19.6 17 9.6 5.0-17.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,100 467 38.7 34.9-42.5 187 17.6 14.7-21.0 190 18.7 15.8-22.0 201 20.8 17.6-24.2 55 4.2 3.0- 5.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 603 446 72.1 66.0-77.5 59 10.0 7.0-14.1 47 10.3 6.4-16.2 40 6.4 4.2- 9.6 11 1.2 0.6- 2.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 948 540 58.3 54.2-62.3 151 16.3 13.5-19.6 125 12.4 9.9-15.4 105 10.9 8.7-13.6 27 2.1 1.3- 3.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 981 465 46.1 42.0-50.1 136 14.3 11.6-17.4 161 18.2 15.3-21.6 169 17.4 14.6-20.7 50 4.0 2.8- 5.6

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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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