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
-MALES 1,057 188 16.6 14.0-19.5 248 20.9 17.9-24.1 205 19.1 16.3-22.3 102 9.5 7.6-12.0 314 33.9 30.3-37.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 742 131 16.1 13.1-19.5 167 19.0 15.9-22.5 146 19.9 16.5-23.8 70 9.9 7.4-13.0 228 35.2 30.9-39.7
Non-Hispanic Black 143 24 13.8 8.8-21.1 35 24.3 15.8-35.6 30 20.2 13.5-29.2 12 7.3 3.8-13.5 42 34.3 25.0-45.0
Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 286 30 10.2 6.8-15.0 38 12.6 8.4-18.5 47 16.8 12.2-22.7 37 13.1 9.1-18.5 134 47.3 40.3-54.4
35-44 162 25 16.0 10.3-23.9 36 23.3 15.9-32.8 29 17.6 11.4-26.1 15 6.4 3.5-11.5 57 36.8 28.3-46.1
45-54 177 31 17.7 11.7-25.8 42 18.7 13.1-26.0 42 22.2 15.5-30.9 15 8.0 4.5-13.6 47 33.4 24.7-43.4
55-64 188 35 17.6 11.8-25.3 48 27.8 20.4-36.5 45 24.7 18.0-32.9 20 12.2 7.3-19.9 40 17.7 12.3-24.9
65-74 166 43 30.5 21.7-41.0 54 27.8 19.9-37.3 30 17.8 11.4-26.6 *** *** *** 29 20.2 13.0-30.0
75+ 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** 11 9.5 4.6-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 249 46 17.7 12.8-24.1 61 24.1 17.7-31.9 48 19.8 14.3-26.7 25 8.9 5.6-13.8 69 29.5 22.9-37.0
Some Post-H.S. 264 42 12.5 8.7-17.6 64 22.8 17.3-29.5 48 18.6 13.5-25.0 27 10.2 6.4-15.8 83 36.0 29.2-43.4
College Graduate 482 83 17.0 13.3-21.4 112 19.5 15.7-23.9 102 20.5 16.6-25.1 45 9.7 7.0-13.4 140 33.3 28.3-38.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 20 17.6 10.1-28.7 27 21.1 13.7-31.1 15 11.7 5.8-22.0 16 18.7 10.8-30.5 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** 12 9.2 4.5-17.8 11 7.7 3.5-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 136 22 13.6 8.2-21.7 24 16.4 10.1-25.7 30 21.2 14.0-30.8 18 14.1 7.9-23.9 42 34.7 25.2-45.6
$50,000- 74,999 166 31 15.7 10.3-23.1 41 27.7 18.8-38.9 31 14.7 9.6-21.9 18 9.4 5.2-16.3 45 32.6 24.0-42.5
$75,000+ 385 58 14.0 10.4-18.6 103 22.5 17.8-27.9 81 21.4 16.7-26.9 33 7.3 4.9-10.8 110 34.8 28.9-41.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 257 60 24.2 18.0-31.8 57 16.4 11.7-22.5 46 19.2 13.5-26.6 26 11.2 6.9-17.6 68 29.0 22.0-37.2
No 792 128 14.5 11.8-17.7 189 22.1 18.6-26.0 158 19.2 16.0-22.8 75 9.1 7.0-11.8 242 35.1 31.0-39.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 319 65 20.4 15.4-26.5 83 22.2 17.2-28.1 66 19.8 15.0-25.8 27 11.8 7.4-18.2 78 25.8 20.4-32.2
Non-Veteran 737 123 15.4 12.5-18.8 165 20.5 17.0-24.5 139 19.0 15.7-22.8 74 8.6 6.6-11.3 236 36.5 32.1-41.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 340 54 15.4 11.6-20.3 69 18.5 14.2-23.7 66 19.4 15.0-24.8 35 10.0 6.9-14.3 116 36.7 31.0-42.8
Regional City or Suburban County 228 39 16.1 11.2-22.6 54 23.3 16.7-31.4 43 20.0 14.3-27.3 21 8.5 5.3-13.4 71 32.1 25.0-40.2
Rural 489 95 18.3 14.3-23.3 125 22.2 17.8-27.4 96 18.2 14.1-23.3 46 9.6 6.6-13.9 127 31.6 25.8-38.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 717 104 14.3 11.4-17.7 166 21.9 18.3-26.0 145 18.6 15.5-22.3 66 8.1 6.0-10.7 236 37.1 32.7-41.7
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 218 65 32.4 24.6-41.3 68 27.8 20.9-36.0 37 17.7 11.9-25.4 16 7.3 3.9-13.3 32 14.9 9.7-22.0
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 *** *** *** 16 17.7 10.4-28.5 17 14.5 7.8-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 71 *** *** *** 11 13.3 6.5-25.5 11 10.8 5.4-20.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 653 107 14.2 11.4-17.6 168 23.8 19.8-28.4 132 20.0 16.4-24.1 61 8.1 6.0-10.9 185 33.9 29.2-38.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 164 33 22.8 14.3-34.4 47 23.1 15.1-33.7 31 17.8 10.5-28.5 18 11.5 5.9-21.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 344 65 17.3 13.0-22.6 83 24.4 18.8-31.0 65 16.4 12.2-21.6 31 7.8 5.0-11.9 100 34.2 27.7-41.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 549 90 15.3 12.1-19.1 118 18.8 15.2-22.9 109 20.7 16.9-25.1 53 10.1 7.5-13.5 179 35.2 30.5-40.2

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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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