2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,160 1,579 69.1 66.5-71.6 220 11.7 10.0-13.6 133 7.3 6.0- 8.9 162 8.7 7.2-10.4 66 3.2 2.4- 4.3
-FEMALES 1,071 843 75.7 72.1-78.9 95 9.0 7.1-11.4 61 7.5 5.6-10.0 52 5.9 4.2- 8.1 20 1.9 1.1- 3.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 770 613 76.5 72.4-80.3 70 9.1 6.9-11.9 41 7.6 5.3-10.8 34 5.0 3.3- 7.5 12 1.7 0.8- 3.7
Non-Hispanic Black 200 162 81.3 73.5-87.2 11 5.8 2.9-11.1 11 5.9 2.7-12.4 12 5.8 3.0-11.1 *** *** ***
Other 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 255 156 66.3 59.2-72.7 42 13.0 9.2-18.1 27 8.5 5.5-12.9 20 8.3 4.9-13.6 *** *** ***
35-44 173 129 67.7 58.0-76.1 16 10.0 5.6-17.4 17 14.6 8.7-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 192 156 82.5 73.9-88.6 18 7.5 4.3-12.7 *** *** *** 12 5.0 2.5- 9.8 *** *** ***
55-64 217 184 82.7 75.2-88.3 11 5.7 2.7-11.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 160 147 89.1 80.4-94.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 65 62 95.4 85.2-98.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 169 127 77.3 69.2-83.8 16 9.3 5.2-15.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 316 241 74.9 68.3-80.6 30 8.4 5.4-12.7 23 8.6 5.2-14.0 17 6.2 3.6-10.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 551 450 75.9 71.0-80.3 47 10.7 7.8-14.4 25 6.8 4.4-10.4 21 4.9 3.0- 8.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 95 76.1 65.9-83.9 14 10.5 5.5-19.3 12 8.3 4.1-16.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 95 72 78.1 66.2-86.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 137 108 78.0 68.1-85.5 11 9.2 4.6-17.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 170 133 73.0 63.3-80.9 18 12.5 7.3-20.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 348 282 74.9 68.2-80.6 29 8.5 5.6-12.8 16 9.7 5.7-16.0 19 6.4 3.9-10.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 253 197 77.4 69.7-83.5 22 7.8 4.5-13.0 17 8.5 4.7-15.0 12 4.7 2.3- 9.2 *** *** ***
No 816 644 75.2 71.1-78.9 73 9.4 7.2-12.1 44 7.2 5.1-10.1 40 6.2 4.3- 9.0 15 2.0 1.0- 3.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,033 818 76.2 72.6-79.5 92 9.2 7.2-11.6 59 7.4 5.4- 9.9 47 5.5 3.9- 7.8 17 1.8 0.9- 3.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 367 280 73.1 67.2-78.2 37 9.7 6.9-13.5 23 8.5 5.3-13.4 21 7.5 4.7-11.8 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 235 185 75.5 67.7-81.9 22 10.6 6.4-16.9 15 7.3 4.1-12.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 469 378 79.3 73.8-83.9 36 6.8 4.5-10.1 23 6.3 3.8-10.3 25 6.4 3.8-10.5 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 631 477 73.0 68.3-77.3 63 9.3 7.0-12.3 47 9.8 7.0-13.5 34 6.0 4.0- 9.0 *** *** ***
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 244 224 90.4 84.6-94.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** 11 12.0 6.2-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 85 80.2 69.7-87.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 631 510 76.1 71.2-80.3 55 9.8 7.2-13.2 30 7.8 5.1-11.6 27 4.8 3.0- 7.4 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 156 126 84.0 75.2-90.0 12 3.5 1.6- 7.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 403 315 73.9 68.0-79.1 39 11.6 8.3-16.1 25 6.9 4.4-10.5 18 5.9 3.3-10.5 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 512 402 75.6 70.5-80.0 44 8.2 5.8-11.5 30 8.3 5.5-12.4 25 5.7 3.7- 8.8 11 2.2 1.0- 4.7

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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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