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
-MALES 1,089 736 63.1 59.3-66.8 125 14.2 11.6-17.3 72 7.1 5.4- 9.3 110 11.2 8.9-13.9 46 4.4 3.1- 6.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 764 507 61.1 56.6-65.4 93 14.9 11.8-18.6 53 7.7 5.7-10.5 76 11.2 8.6-14.4 35 5.1 3.5- 7.4
Non-Hispanic Black 146 102 67.2 56.7-76.3 14 12.2 6.4-22.0 *** *** *** 16 10.5 5.8-18.2 *** *** ***
Other 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 303 153 51.0 44.1-57.9 42 15.1 10.7-20.8 37 11.9 8.2-16.9 52 17.4 12.8-23.2 19 4.7 2.8- 7.6
35-44 168 103 60.2 50.9-68.9 36 22.4 15.5-31.3 *** *** *** 13 7.9 4.0-15.2 *** *** ***
45-54 180 125 63.0 53.3-71.7 20 18.0 11.0-27.9 *** *** *** 19 8.0 4.5-13.9 *** *** ***
55-64 190 144 76.8 68.7-83.4 15 7.9 4.3-14.3 *** *** *** 15 7.6 4.2-13.4 *** *** ***
65-74 168 140 78.9 69.0-86.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 259 176 65.3 57.7-72.2 29 13.1 8.5-19.5 12 3.9 2.0- 7.5 22 9.5 6.0-14.9 20 8.2 4.9-13.3
Some Post-H.S. 268 175 60.3 52.8-67.4 32 16.3 11.1-23.1 19 7.9 4.6-13.0 32 12.7 8.5-18.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 494 345 64.9 59.6-69.9 59 14.8 11.3-19.3 36 9.3 6.5-13.2 42 8.3 5.8-11.7 12 2.6 1.4- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 *** *** *** 15 12.0 6.4-21.5 12 8.0 4.2-14.7 13 9.6 4.8-18.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** 12 13.9 7.2-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 142 *** *** *** 11 12.5 5.8-24.6 *** *** *** 20 18.8 11.7-28.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 171 124 67.2 57.5-75.6 18 12.8 7.8-20.2 *** *** *** 16 11.5 6.5-19.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 391 272 62.3 56.0-68.2 55 18.6 13.8-24.4 25 8.1 5.2-12.3 28 8.0 5.2-12.1 11 3.1 1.6- 5.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 274 187 63.9 55.9-71.2 24 12.1 7.3-19.5 17 5.9 3.3-10.3 31 11.9 7.8-17.7 15 6.2 3.2-11.5
No 805 546 63.3 58.9-67.5 99 14.8 11.8-18.4 54 7.6 5.6-10.2 78 11.0 8.5-14.3 28 3.3 2.2- 4.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 329 240 70.2 63.7-75.9 34 11.7 8.0-16.7 15 5.0 2.7- 9.0 27 8.3 5.2-12.8 13 4.9 2.7- 8.7
Non-Veteran 758 495 60.9 56.3-65.3 91 15.0 11.8-18.9 57 7.9 5.8-10.5 83 12.2 9.4-15.5 32 4.1 2.7- 6.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 357 224 60.8 54.8-66.5 51 15.1 11.3-20.0 33 10.0 7.0-14.3 37 11.4 8.1-15.8 12 2.6 1.4- 4.8
Regional City or Suburban County 235 157 62.7 54.6-70.2 28 13.2 8.7-19.5 14 6.4 3.5-11.3 29 13.0 8.3-19.8 *** *** ***
Rural 497 355 66.4 60.0-72.2 46 13.7 9.2-19.8 25 3.9 2.4- 6.2 44 9.7 6.4-14.3 27 6.4 4.1- 9.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 740 472 59.7 55.1-64.1 97 15.8 12.5-19.6 55 8.1 6.0-10.9 81 11.8 9.1-15.1 35 4.7 3.2- 6.9
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 223 188 82.5 74.9-88.1 *** *** *** 11 5.3 2.7-10.1 11 6.0 2.8-12.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 *** *** *** 11 8.8 3.8-19.2 11 10.6 5.3-20.1 14 12.9 6.5-23.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 668 465 62.6 57.6-67.3 83 16.2 12.6-20.5 38 6.9 4.7- 9.9 59 11.0 8.2-14.6 23 3.4 2.1- 5.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 168 *** *** *** 15 12.6 5.7-25.8 *** *** *** 12 4.8 2.0-11.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 352 243 62.4 55.3-69.0 35 12.8 8.3-19.1 23 5.9 3.6- 9.6 38 14.1 9.6-20.2 13 4.8 2.6- 8.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 569 366 61.6 56.7-66.3 75 15.1 11.8-19.1 45 8.6 6.2-11.8 60 10.7 8.1-14.2 23 3.9 2.4- 6.2

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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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