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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,502 386 23.1 20.6-25.8 410 24.2 21.6-27.1 263 19.1 16.6-21.8 143 10.2 8.4-12.3 300 23.5 20.8-26.4
GENDER
Male 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
Female 760 255 30.4 26.5-34.7 243 29.8 25.7-34.1 117 18.1 14.6-22.3 73 10.4 8.0-13.6 72 11.2 8.6-14.6
AGE
18-34 342 42 11.2 7.9-15.6 57 17.1 12.8-22.4 57 18.2 13.8-23.6 46 13.3 9.7-18.2 140 40.2 34.2-46.4
35-44 205 39 19.3 13.6-26.7 53 23.1 16.7-31.0 37 18.4 12.3-26.8 22 10.4 6.2-16.8 54 28.7 21.8-36.7
45-54 255 72 25.3 19.4-32.3 67 24.7 18.7-31.9 50 22.0 15.8-29.8 25 9.4 5.9-14.5 41 18.6 12.8-26.2
55-64 309 89 31.7 25.4-38.8 98 27.5 21.9-34.0 56 19.9 14.8-26.2 30 11.0 7.1-16.6 36 9.9 6.7-14.4
65-74 263 90 36.5 29.2-44.4 90 30.3 23.7-37.7 45 17.4 12.2-24.3 *** *** *** 24 11.2 6.8-17.9
75+ 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 17.3 9.4-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 243 56 19.8 14.6-26.3 63 24.9 18.9-32.1 48 20.9 15.2-28.0 16 6.2 3.5-10.6 60 28.2 21.7-35.8
Some Post-H.S. 414 106 22.4 18.1-27.5 107 25.6 20.7-31.1 71 18.1 13.9-23.1 49 11.5 8.2-16.0 81 22.4 17.7-27.8
College Graduate 811 213 24.6 21.3-28.3 233 24.0 20.8-27.5 137 17.9 14.9-21.4 76 11.2 8.8-14.3 152 22.2 18.9-26.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 119 29 22.8 14.3-34.2 35 19.3 12.5-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 21.1 13.1-32.1
$25,000- 34,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 191 48 18.5 13.2-25.2 42 20.4 14.3-28.2 35 20.8 13.6-30.4 23 14.5 8.9-22.8 43 25.8 18.6-34.7
$50,000- 74,999 253 66 22.7 17.1-29.4 67 27.6 20.9-35.5 45 16.5 11.8-22.5 22 9.4 5.6-15.6 53 23.8 17.8-31.2
$75,000+ 607 140 21.7 18.0-25.9 183 24.4 20.6-28.7 115 20.6 16.8-25.0 60 10.3 7.7-13.6 109 23.1 18.9-27.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 348 96 24.7 19.3-31.0 100 24.8 19.4-31.1 54 18.5 13.2-25.5 32 9.2 5.8-14.3 66 22.8 17.2-29.7
No 1,146 289 22.7 19.9-25.8 307 24.1 21.1-27.3 208 19.2 16.5-22.3 111 10.5 8.4-12.9 231 23.5 20.5-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 247 53 20.2 14.8-27.1 66 22.4 16.9-29.0 48 18.6 13.2-25.4 24 14.9 9.3-22.9 56 23.9 18.0-31.0
Non-Veteran 1,255 333 23.6 20.8-26.6 344 24.6 21.7-27.7 215 19.1 16.4-22.2 119 9.3 7.6-11.5 244 23.4 20.4-26.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 462 107 20.7 16.9-25.2 119 22.8 18.7-27.4 76 18.3 14.5-22.9 48 10.7 7.9-14.4 112 27.4 22.9-32.5
Regional City or Suburban County 340 86 23.8 18.8-29.7 89 22.8 17.9-28.6 65 21.1 16.0-27.2 34 10.8 7.4-15.7 66 21.5 16.5-27.5
Rural 700 193 25.3 21.3-29.8 202 27.1 22.8-31.8 122 18.4 14.6-22.9 61 9.0 6.4-12.4 122 20.2 16.3-24.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 928 195 18.8 16.0-22.0 242 24.0 20.8-27.5 170 19.4 16.3-22.8 92 10.0 7.9-12.7 229 27.8 24.3-31.6
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 377 144 39.6 33.3-46.3 120 29.1 23.5-35.4 57 15.8 11.4-21.5 30 8.1 5.2-12.4 26 7.3 4.7-11.4
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.6 8.9-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** 28 23.0 14.9-33.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 20.5 12.6-31.6
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** 21 16.6 9.5-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,001 256 22.6 19.6-25.9 286 25.5 22.2-29.0 176 18.7 15.8-22.0 96 10.5 8.3-13.2 187 22.7 19.4-26.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 196 57 31.7 22.5-42.6 56 25.1 16.9-35.7 35 17.5 10.0-28.9 *** *** *** 28 16.2 8.9-27.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 524 159 27.2 22.7-32.2 139 25.5 21.2-30.4 89 18.2 14.1-23.1 44 8.7 6.2-12.2 93 20.4 16.3-25.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 782 170 19.8 16.8-23.3 215 23.5 20.1-27.2 139 19.7 16.5-23.4 79 11.0 8.5-14.0 179 26.0 22.4-30.0

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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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