2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 2,147 890 39.1 36.5-41.8 699 32.2 29.7-34.8 293 15.0 13.1-17.1 94 4.7 3.6- 6.0 171 9.1 7.6-10.9
-FEMALES 1,063 572 52.0 48.0-55.9 307 27.5 24.1-31.1 115 13.5 10.8-16.8 26 2.3 1.4- 3.7 43 4.7 3.2- 6.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 767 416 51.0 46.4-55.6 233 29.7 25.6-34.1 83 13.4 10.3-17.2 11 1.5 0.7- 3.2 24 4.4 2.6- 7.2
Non-Hispanic Black 198 109 58.1 48.7-67.0 52 21.5 15.2-29.3 18 13.4 7.4-23.1 *** *** *** 13 4.3 2.4- 7.6
Other 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 255 95 41.6 34.3-49.2 87 30.4 24.2-37.4 44 16.9 11.9-23.6 *** *** *** 21 8.5 5.0-14.0
35-44 170 87 46.9 37.6-56.4 46 27.0 19.4-36.3 24 18.4 11.4-28.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 193 102 54.3 44.8-63.5 58 28.8 21.0-38.0 17 11.3 5.9-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 217 128 62.5 53.8-70.6 66 24.4 17.6-32.7 15 8.5 4.9-14.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 158 106 64.5 54.3-73.6 40 26.0 18.2-35.6 11 8.8 4.1-17.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 169 78 44.8 35.9-54.0 55 33.3 25.0-42.8 19 13.0 7.9-20.7 *** *** *** 11 5.9 2.8-11.9
Some Post-H.S. 312 164 52.9 45.8-59.9 83 24.2 18.7-30.7 42 15.2 10.7-21.2 *** *** *** 17 5.8 3.2-10.5
College Graduate 547 316 56.6 51.4-61.6 159 29.1 24.7-33.9 48 9.7 6.9-13.3 13 2.5 1.2- 4.9 11 2.2 1.1- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 *** *** *** 33 20.6 13.5-30.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 7.1 3.2-15.1
$25,000- 34,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 135 *** *** *** 35 22.7 15.3-32.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 168 83 50.2 40.6-59.9 55 30.7 22.6-40.2 23 13.6 8.5-21.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 346 200 54.8 48.0-61.4 104 30.4 24.5-37.1 30 11.0 7.4-16.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 251 133 49.0 40.4-57.7 62 21.9 15.5-30.0 32 20.7 13.4-30.5 14 4.7 2.5- 8.6 *** *** ***
No 810 438 52.8 48.3-57.2 244 29.0 25.2-33.2 83 11.6 9.0-14.9 12 1.7 0.8- 3.4 33 4.9 3.2- 7.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,025 555 52.2 48.2-56.3 297 27.7 24.2-31.4 112 13.7 10.9-17.1 24 2.0 1.3- 3.2 37 4.4 2.9- 6.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 365 203 52.4 46.3-58.4 106 30.3 24.9-36.4 33 10.5 7.3-14.8 *** *** *** 14 4.5 2.4- 8.3
Regional City or Suburban County 236 133 55.8 47.4-63.9 59 23.5 17.5-30.9 28 13.9 8.8-21.4 *** *** *** 11 5.2 2.4-10.9
Rural 462 236 48.2 41.8-54.8 142 26.7 21.6-32.5 54 17.6 12.2-24.6 12 3.1 1.4- 6.7 18 4.4 2.4- 7.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 623 310 48.1 43.1-53.1 195 30.1 25.7-34.8 75 14.9 11.3-19.3 16 2.5 1.3- 4.6 27 4.5 2.8- 7.2
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 243 171 71.6 63.8-78.3 52 18.9 13.6-25.6 14 6.6 3.6-11.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 97 *** *** *** 25 21.7 13.5-33.0 12 11.7 6.1-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** 29 25.4 16.6-36.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 625 356 56.2 51.0-61.2 182 27.2 22.9-31.9 61 12.5 9.2-16.7 13 1.9 0.9- 4.1 13 2.3 1.1- 4.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 153 *** *** *** 51 25.3 17.4-35.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 400 219 52.7 46.4-58.9 109 25.4 20.7-30.9 44 14.3 10.0-20.1 *** *** *** 19 5.6 3.3- 9.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 510 278 51.9 46.4-57.3 147 29.0 24.3-34.3 53 12.2 8.9-16.6 13 2.4 1.3- 4.7 19 4.5 2.5- 7.8

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*This question was 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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