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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,035 1,488 48.1 45.8-50.4 351 11.7 10.3-13.2 455 16.3 14.6-18.1 568 19.5 17.7-21.3 173 4.5 3.7- 5.4
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,676 904 52.2 49.0-55.3 215 13.3 11.3-15.6 240 16.3 14.0-19.0 249 15.2 13.1-17.6 68 3.0 2.2- 4.0
AGE
18-34 537 178 36.7 31.9-41.8 69 12.5 9.6-16.2 111 20.5 16.8-24.8 163 27.8 23.6-32.4 16 2.5 1.4- 4.3
35-44 336 126 41.0 34.6-47.6 44 12.0 8.5-16.7 69 20.1 15.1-26.4 90 25.0 20.0-30.8 *** *** ***
45-54 500 241 46.1 40.6-51.7 80 15.1 11.5-19.4 75 16.1 12.2-20.8 85 19.5 15.3-24.6 19 3.2 1.8- 5.6
55-64 605 288 48.2 43.2-53.4 73 12.7 9.7-16.5 97 16.4 12.9-20.7 104 16.2 13.0-20.1 43 6.3 4.3- 9.2
65-74 596 326 56.9 51.6-62.0 57 9.7 7.0-13.3 71 12.5 9.3-16.4 87 12.4 9.4-16.1 55 8.6 6.2-11.7
75+ 436 314 77.4 72.3-81.9 25 3.8 2.4- 6.2 29 6.7 4.3-10.3 36 6.3 4.0- 9.6 32 5.7 3.7- 8.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 188 148 73.6 64.2-81.2 *** *** *** 16 11.9 6.5-20.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 710 454 61.1 56.4-65.5 65 8.4 6.3-11.1 72 11.3 8.6-14.6 81 13.5 10.5-17.2 38 5.8 3.9- 8.4
Some Post-H.S. 879 457 46.7 42.6-50.8 114 14.4 11.7-17.7 131 17.4 14.4-20.9 132 17.4 14.4-21.0 45 4.1 2.9- 5.7
College Graduate 1,255 427 30.3 27.3-33.5 158 12.6 10.5-15.0 236 20.7 18.0-23.7 346 31.2 28.1-34.5 88 5.2 4.0- 6.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 218 155 66.1 56.8-74.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 17.3 11.4-25.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 359 231 67.2 60.4-73.3 39 8.9 5.8-13.3 36 10.8 6.8-16.5 36 9.4 6.3-13.9 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 296 176 61.5 54.0-68.4 26 8.3 5.0-13.5 37 13.1 8.9-18.9 49 14.7 10.1-20.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 353 159 45.6 39.0-52.4 45 12.4 8.9-17.1 67 22.0 16.6-28.4 53 13.9 10.0-19.1 29 6.1 3.8- 9.7
$50,000- 74,999 459 200 43.4 37.7-49.3 55 11.9 8.7-16.1 87 21.3 16.8-26.6 87 19.1 15.0-24.1 30 4.3 2.7- 6.8
$75,000+ 895 275 29.5 25.9-33.4 132 15.3 12.5-18.5 163 18.3 15.4-21.7 265 31.8 28.1-35.8 60 5.1 3.8- 6.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 955 586 59.4 55.1-63.6 83 8.4 6.3-11.1 116 14.7 11.7-18.3 99 11.0 8.5-14.1 71 6.6 4.9- 8.8
No 2,062 892 43.6 40.9-46.3 267 13.0 11.3-14.9 338 17.0 15.1-19.2 464 22.7 20.5-25.1 101 3.7 2.9- 4.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 465 208 44.4 38.8-50.0 53 11.5 8.3-15.8 72 15.8 12.1-20.4 91 20.0 15.8-25.0 41 8.4 5.8-12.0
Non-Veteran 2,569 1,280 48.7 46.2-51.2 298 11.7 10.2-13.4 383 16.4 14.6-18.4 477 19.4 17.5-21.4 131 3.8 3.1- 4.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 702 230 32.0 28.1-36.3 84 11.5 9.1-14.6 158 23.6 20.0-27.5 188 28.5 24.7-32.5 42 4.4 3.1- 6.1
Regional City or Suburban County 641 291 49.1 44.3-53.9 87 13.4 10.5-17.0 83 13.1 10.1-16.8 141 18.7 15.5-22.4 39 5.7 3.9- 8.2
Rural 1,693 968 58.8 55.6-62.0 180 10.7 8.9-12.8 214 13.1 11.0-15.6 239 13.5 11.4-15.9 92 3.8 2.9- 5.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,536 583 36.9 34.0-40.0 205 12.7 10.8-14.8 296 20.8 18.3-23.5 379 25.4 22.8-28.3 73 4.2 3.1- 5.5
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** 16 17.0 9.8-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 956 568 61.8 57.7-65.8 85 9.3 7.1-12.0 97 10.0 7.7-12.8 123 11.5 9.1-14.4 83 7.4 5.7- 9.7
Unable to Work 251 187 76.8 68.3-83.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 193 100 53.5 44.7-62.0 25 13.5 8.4-21.1 26 12.4 7.9-19.1 39 19.1 13.5-26.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 152 103 69.2 58.4-78.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 10.5 6.1-17.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 363 245 67.7 61.0-73.8 40 11.5 7.9-16.4 29 8.3 4.9-13.8 36 8.8 5.9-12.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 225 129 58.8 50.3-66.7 *** *** *** 31 14.5 9.6-21.2 36 15.0 10.1-21.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,673 649 38.1 35.2-41.1 219 13.1 11.2-15.3 299 19.0 16.7-21.6 389 24.5 21.9-27.2 117 5.3 4.2- 6.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 584 382 64.6 58.3-70.3 54 10.3 7.2-14.6 60 11.9 8.0-17.4 63 10.8 7.3-15.8 25 2.4 1.4- 3.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,145 603 56.7 53.1-60.3 152 13.1 10.9-15.8 150 11.3 9.2-13.8 188 14.9 12.6-17.6 52 3.9 2.7- 5.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,307 504 37.7 34.5-41.1 145 10.9 9.0-13.1 245 21.1 18.4-24.1 317 24.9 22.1-27.9 96 5.4 4.3- 6.9

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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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