2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,512 3,930 84.5 83.1-85.9 582 15.5 14.1-16.9
-Non-Hispanic White 3,023 2,608 83.7 81.9-85.4 415 16.3 14.6-18.1
GENDER
Male 1,349 1,091 78.1 75.1-80.8 258 21.9 19.2-24.9
Female 1,674 1,517 88.8 86.6-90.7 157 11.2 9.3-13.4
AGE
18-34 534 354 69.3 64.6-73.7 180 30.7 26.3-35.4
35-44 336 266 78.4 72.7-83.2 70 21.6 16.8-27.3
45-54 499 437 85.4 80.4-89.3 62 14.6 10.7-19.6
55-64 601 541 89.8 86.3-92.5 60 10.2 7.5-13.7
65-74 592 560 93.7 90.5-95.9 32 6.3 4.1- 9.5
75+ 436 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 707 624 85.6 81.9-88.7 83 14.4 11.3-18.1
Some Post-H.S. 876 760 83.8 80.3-86.8 116 16.2 13.2-19.7
College Graduate 1,251 1,046 79.0 76.0-81.8 205 21.0 18.2-24.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 216 195 88.1 80.6-93.0 21 11.9 7.0-19.4
$15,000- 24,999 358 317 89.3 84.7-92.7 41 10.7 7.3-15.3
$25,000- 34,999 294 251 86.4 80.7-90.6 43 13.6 9.4-19.3
$35,000- 49,999 353 294 81.2 75.4-85.9 59 18.8 14.1-24.6
$50,000- 74,999 458 391 82.6 77.6-86.7 67 17.4 13.3-22.4
$75,000+ 893 739 77.3 73.5-80.8 154 22.7 19.2-26.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 948 854 88.2 84.9-90.8 94 11.8 9.2-15.1
No 2,057 1,740 82.0 79.7-84.0 317 18.0 16.0-20.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 463 393 83.3 78.6-87.1 70 16.7 12.9-21.4
Non-Veteran 2,559 2,215 83.8 81.8-85.6 344 16.2 14.4-18.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 701 550 76.3 72.4-79.9 151 23.7 20.1-27.6
Regional City or Suburban County 638 541 83.4 79.5-86.7 97 16.6 13.3-20.5
Rural 1,685 1,518 89.1 86.8-91.0 167 10.9 9.0-13.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,530 1,223 76.9 74.1-79.5 307 23.1 20.5-25.9
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 953 908 95.0 93.0-96.4 45 5.0 3.6- 7.0
Unable to Work 249 230 93.9 89.5-96.6 19 6.1 3.4-10.5
Other not in Labor Force 193 166 86.2 79.3-91.0 27 13.8 9.0-20.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 363 328 91.2 86.8-94.2 35 8.8 5.8-13.2
151% to 200% 223 191 84.1 77.4-89.1 32 15.9 10.9-22.6
More than 200% 1,669 1,408 80.3 77.6-82.8 261 19.7 17.2-22.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 582 543 93.1 88.6-95.9 39 6.9 4.1-11.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,140 1,005 87.3 84.7-89.5 135 12.7 10.5-15.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,302 1,061 78.7 75.8-81.4 241 21.3 18.6-24.2

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*Binge drinkers--MALES having five or more drinks on one occasion and FEMALES having four or more drinks on one occasion.

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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