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
-MALES 2,014 900 44.5 41.7-47.3 225 11.5 9.8-13.4 322 16.1 14.1-18.2 425 21.7 19.5-24.1 142 6.2 5.0- 7.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,359 584 43.6 40.3-47.0 136 9.9 8.1-12.0 215 16.3 14.0-18.9 319 24.1 21.3-27.1 105 6.1 4.8- 7.8
Non-Hispanic Black 339 183 49.0 42.0-56.1 32 11.1 7.1-17.0 54 15.8 11.4-21.4 53 16.1 11.6-21.9 17 8.0 4.4-14.2
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 464 154 36.9 31.6-42.6 65 12.5 9.3-16.8 89 17.2 13.6-21.4 135 28.6 23.9-33.8 21 4.8 2.7- 8.3
35-44 263 93 36.3 29.5-43.6 38 14.0 9.7-19.9 52 19.1 13.8-25.8 65 24.7 19.0-31.6 15 5.9 3.1-10.9
45-54 352 166 45.6 39.2-52.2 38 10.6 7.2-15.3 59 16.2 12.1-21.4 73 23.3 17.9-29.6 16 4.3 2.3- 8.1
55-64 384 189 48.4 42.2-54.7 40 12.4 8.7-17.5 56 15.6 11.5-20.9 72 17.4 13.4-22.3 27 6.1 3.8- 9.8
65-74 344 172 55.5 48.5-62.2 29 8.4 5.2-13.3 45 13.6 9.4-19.2 56 12.0 8.5-16.7 42 10.5 7.2-15.1
75+ 193 116 65.6 56.6-73.6 14 6.3 3.2-12.2 19 9.2 5.4-15.4 24 9.4 5.6-15.3 20 9.5 5.2-16.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 203 128 61.3 52.4-69.6 26 12.3 7.7-19.2 18 8.1 4.6-13.8 24 14.6 8.9-23.0 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 555 289 47.9 42.6-53.2 64 13.1 9.8-17.4 75 12.2 9.4-15.7 82 16.6 12.9-21.1 45 10.2 7.0-14.6
Some Post-H.S. 514 241 44.8 39.6-50.1 58 10.9 8.0-14.6 92 19.2 15.2-24.0 98 21.8 17.6-26.6 25 3.3 2.1- 5.2
College Graduate 740 241 31.4 27.5-35.7 76 9.8 7.6-12.6 137 21.0 17.5-25.0 221 31.2 27.3-35.3 65 6.6 4.9- 8.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 149 89 53.6 43.0-63.9 12 12.5 6.1-23.8 13 10.0 5.2-18.2 27 19.5 12.5-29.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 285 154 56.7 49.3-63.9 37 10.9 7.2-16.3 34 11.3 7.4-16.9 38 14.5 10.1-20.4 22 6.5 3.9-10.8
$25,000- 34,999 184 97 58.0 48.5-66.9 17 8.7 4.7-15.6 21 9.3 5.4-15.5 40 20.6 13.8-29.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 253 109 42.9 35.2-50.9 26 10.2 6.4-15.7 52 19.6 14.0-26.9 44 17.8 12.5-24.7 22 9.5 5.5-15.8
$50,000- 74,999 294 122 40.4 33.5-47.8 37 12.2 8.4-17.4 56 22.8 17.1-29.8 56 17.2 12.5-23.1 23 7.4 3.6-14.4
$75,000+ 582 187 31.4 26.8-36.3 64 11.5 8.7-15.1 105 18.0 14.5-22.1 181 33.3 28.6-38.4 45 5.8 4.0- 8.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 601 319 51.3 46.1-56.6 59 11.2 8.1-15.3 81 14.4 11.2-18.5 89 14.6 11.2-18.9 53 8.3 5.8-11.8
No 1,400 578 42.2 38.9-45.5 164 11.6 9.6-13.9 239 16.7 14.4-19.3 331 24.2 21.5-27.2 88 5.3 4.0- 7.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 596 263 44.5 39.6-49.6 66 11.4 8.5-15.1 103 16.9 13.5-21.0 117 19.4 15.7-23.6 47 7.8 5.5-10.9
Non-Veteran 1,415 636 44.5 41.2-47.9 158 11.4 9.4-13.8 219 15.8 13.6-18.4 308 22.5 19.8-25.4 94 5.7 4.3- 7.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 556 196 34.9 30.4-39.7 62 11.4 8.5-15.2 115 20.9 17.2-25.1 146 27.4 23.3-31.9 37 5.4 3.7- 8.0
Regional City or Suburban County 410 171 46.9 40.8-53.0 48 11.7 8.4-16.0 62 13.1 9.7-17.4 98 19.7 15.7-24.5 31 8.6 5.5-13.4
Rural 1,048 533 51.9 47.8-56.0 115 11.4 9.1-14.3 145 13.4 10.9-16.4 181 17.7 14.6-21.4 74 5.5 4.0- 7.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,230 474 37.2 33.9-40.7 148 12.0 9.9-14.5 227 18.5 16.0-21.4 307 26.0 23.0-29.2 74 6.3 4.7- 8.4
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 480 253 57.9 52.1-63.4 44 9.5 6.5-13.7 59 11.8 8.5-16.0 70 11.4 8.5-15.1 54 9.5 6.7-13.3
Unable to Work 156 99 65.0 54.4-74.3 17 13.2 6.9-23.5 18 11.9 6.8-20.1 13 6.6 3.2-13.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 *** *** *** 16 16.9 9.3-28.7 13 10.8 6.1-18.5 20 15.1 9.0-24.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 267 160 61.0 53.2-68.4 29 10.3 6.5-15.8 29 9.1 5.6-14.4 35 14.6 9.8-21.4 14 5.0 2.6- 9.3
151% to 200% 136 *** *** *** 17 9.7 4.9-18.3 19 13.0 7.7-21.0 28 19.2 12.5-28.4 11 5.4 2.6-10.8
More than 200% 1,096 420 37.6 34.0-41.3 119 11.2 9.1-13.7 199 18.9 16.1-22.1 269 25.2 22.1-28.7 89 7.1 5.2- 9.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 400 227 54.3 47.2-61.4 44 15.1 10.2-21.9 49 11.2 7.6-16.2 54 14.1 9.2-20.9 26 5.2 2.9- 9.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 716 351 53.3 48.7-58.0 83 10.1 7.9-12.9 103 12.4 9.8-15.7 134 17.1 13.9-20.9 45 7.0 4.6-10.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 898 322 36.3 32.5-40.2 98 11.6 9.2-14.6 170 19.6 16.7-22.9 237 26.6 23.2-30.2 71 5.9 4.5- 7.8

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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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