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
-MALES 1,084 318 27.2 24.0-30.7 392 36.5 32.9-40.2 178 16.3 13.8-19.2 68 6.8 5.1- 9.0 128 13.2 10.7-16.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 763 236 27.7 24.0-31.7 285 37.6 33.4-42.1 120 15.9 12.9-19.4 41 6.3 4.4- 9.1 81 12.5 9.6-16.0
Non-Hispanic Black 148 32 20.9 13.3-31.1 52 34.3 25.0-45.0 30 20.7 13.6-30.1 12 8.8 4.6-16.0 22 15.4 9.3-24.5
Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 298 46 17.0 12.1-23.4 113 39.6 32.9-46.6 58 17.1 12.8-22.6 26 7.9 4.9-12.5 55 18.3 13.6-24.2
35-44 167 45 26.5 19.4-35.1 59 35.6 27.2-45.0 32 18.5 12.3-26.7 15 8.2 4.3-15.0 16 11.2 6.3-19.3
45-54 177 49 27.6 20.3-36.2 65 33.6 25.8-42.4 32 18.5 12.2-27.0 12 7.3 3.7-13.9 19 13.0 7.2-22.2
55-64 192 65 33.2 25.5-41.8 70 37.7 29.7-46.4 29 13.6 8.8-20.5 *** *** *** 22 11.1 6.6-18.1
65-74 171 69 41.1 31.7-51.3 64 34.3 25.5-44.3 18 11.4 6.7-18.9 *** *** *** 13 8.4 4.2-16.3
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 65 *** *** *** 14 13.5 7.1-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 257 67 25.2 18.9-32.7 88 36.9 29.5-44.9 48 16.7 12.0-22.9 14 5.2 2.8- 9.3 40 16.0 11.1-22.5
Some Post-H.S. 266 63 21.7 16.4-28.2 102 41.5 34.4-49.0 49 15.7 11.3-21.5 17 8.0 4.6-13.5 35 13.0 8.9-18.7
College Graduate 495 170 33.2 28.4-38.3 188 37.7 32.7-42.9 72 16.6 12.9-21.1 28 6.0 3.8- 9.4 37 6.5 4.4- 9.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** 13 15.8 8.0-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 121 26 21.9 13.7-33.2 *** *** *** 22 14.6 8.7-23.5 *** *** *** 19 16.2 9.4-26.7
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 11.4 5.8-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 141 35 20.9 13.8-30.4 42 28.1 20.0-38.0 30 22.2 14.7-32.2 13 11.9 6.2-21.8 21 16.8 9.8-27.2
$50,000- 74,999 171 50 24.2 17.4-32.5 68 44.2 34.4-54.4 23 10.8 6.8-16.7 *** *** *** 25 18.7 12.3-27.6
$75,000+ 393 126 29.5 24.4-35.2 159 39.6 33.8-45.8 58 16.1 12.0-21.1 26 8.4 5.4-12.8 24 6.4 3.8-10.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 274 87 29.0 22.6-36.3 78 22.6 17.2-29.2 51 19.6 14.0-26.7 14 6.5 3.3-12.4 44 22.3 15.8-30.5
No 800 229 26.7 23.1-30.8 312 41.0 36.7-45.4 126 15.4 12.6-18.7 52 6.7 4.8- 9.2 81 10.2 7.9-13.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 325 102 29.2 23.5-35.7 110 34.0 27.9-40.7 65 19.3 14.5-25.1 22 8.6 5.1-14.2 26 8.9 5.6-13.7
Non-Veteran 757 216 26.7 22.9-30.8 281 37.2 32.9-41.7 112 15.3 12.3-18.7 46 6.2 4.4- 8.8 102 14.6 11.6-18.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 353 103 27.3 22.2-33.0 127 37.9 32.2-44.0 57 15.1 11.4-19.8 25 8.2 5.4-12.3 41 11.5 8.2-16.0
Regional City or Suburban County 234 61 24.1 18.1-31.5 99 41.9 34.2-50.0 36 14.4 9.9-20.5 *** *** *** 28 15.0 9.8-22.2
Rural 497 154 29.2 24.2-34.8 166 31.0 25.8-36.7 85 19.2 14.7-24.5 33 6.5 4.1-10.2 59 14.1 10.0-19.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 730 188 25.2 21.5-29.3 278 38.2 33.9-42.7 125 15.4 12.5-18.7 52 7.4 5.3-10.2 87 13.8 10.8-17.5
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 226 106 48.3 39.8-56.9 68 28.2 21.0-36.7 26 12.9 8.3-19.4 *** *** *** 18 6.4 3.6-10.9
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 13.9 7.6-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 669 198 25.9 22.1-30.1 261 39.8 35.1-44.8 105 15.9 12.7-19.7 39 7.1 4.9-10.2 66 11.3 8.4-15.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 167 *** *** *** 44 21.2 13.6-31.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.2 6.1-26.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 351 95 24.8 19.7-30.7 143 38.7 32.3-45.6 51 15.1 10.9-20.5 18 5.3 2.9- 9.6 44 16.1 11.2-22.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 566 163 27.0 22.8-31.6 205 37.7 33.0-42.6 92 15.6 12.4-19.4 41 8.0 5.6-11.3 65 11.7 8.9-15.3

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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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