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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,530 652 39.0 36.0-42.1 518 33.8 30.8-36.9 203 14.7 12.5-17.2 52 4.0 2.9- 5.6 105 8.5 6.8-10.7
GENDER
Male 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
Female 767 416 51.0 46.4-55.6 233 29.7 25.6-34.1 83 13.4 10.3-17.2 *** *** *** 24 4.4 2.6- 7.2
AGE
18-34 355 74 21.3 16.7-26.7 142 40.6 34.7-46.8 69 17.3 13.3-22.1 23 6.3 3.8-10.1 47 14.6 10.7-19.7
35-44 209 84 38.6 30.9-46.8 69 33.1 25.6-41.5 37 19.1 13.0-27.1 *** *** *** 15 8.1 4.5-14.3
45-54 257 113 41.7 34.4-49.3 90 31.9 25.2-39.5 30 14.8 9.5-22.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 313 150 49.5 42.5-56.5 106 31.1 25.0-37.9 32 10.5 7.0-15.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 268 146 54.7 46.8-62.3 84 29.1 22.5-36.7 23 9.5 5.7-15.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 118 *** *** *** 23 16.9 10.1-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 83 29.6 23.4-36.7 87 36.1 29.1-43.8 39 15.5 10.8-21.7 *** *** *** 32 15.1 10.3-21.5
Some Post-H.S. 416 167 38.0 32.5-43.8 139 34.3 28.9-40.3 65 14.2 10.8-18.5 16 5.6 3.3- 9.5 29 7.8 5.1-11.9
College Graduate 823 388 46.2 42.1-50.3 285 34.4 30.7-38.4 91 12.8 10.2-16.0 24 2.8 1.7- 4.5 35 3.8 2.6- 5.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 37 26.4 17.5-37.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 16.0 9.1-26.8
$35,000- 49,999 191 75 34.4 26.6-43.1 54 25.2 18.4-33.4 31 19.8 12.9-29.3 *** *** *** 17 10.6 6.0-18.0
$50,000- 74,999 258 109 40.4 33.2-48.0 93 37.7 30.4-45.6 34 12.1 8.3-17.3 *** *** *** 19 8.8 5.1-14.9
$75,000+ 617 275 41.0 36.4-45.8 226 35.7 31.2-40.6 72 14.3 11.1-18.3 20 4.3 2.6- 7.1 24 4.6 2.7- 7.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 360 156 38.3 32.0-45.0 99 22.4 17.2-28.5 52 18.1 12.9-24.8 *** *** *** 37 15.4 10.5-22.1
No 1,162 493 39.2 35.8-42.7 416 37.0 33.6-40.6 150 13.8 11.5-16.4 36 3.5 2.4- 5.2 67 6.5 4.9- 8.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 251 86 30.4 23.9-37.8 82 31.7 25.0-39.2 46 18.3 13.1-25.1 16 9.6 5.3-16.8 21 10.1 6.2-15.9
Non-Veteran 1,278 566 40.5 37.2-43.9 435 34.1 30.8-37.5 157 14.1 11.7-16.8 36 3.1 2.1- 4.5 84 8.3 6.4-10.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 468 206 39.2 34.3-44.3 156 35.9 31.0-41.3 53 12.3 9.2-16.2 20 5.0 3.1- 8.1 33 7.5 5.1-10.9
Regional City or Suburban County 348 146 38.7 32.7-45.2 122 33.8 28.1-40.0 50 15.8 11.5-21.5 *** *** *** 24 9.6 6.0-15.0
Rural 714 300 38.9 34.2-43.9 240 31.3 26.8-36.1 100 16.6 13.0-21.0 26 4.3 2.6- 7.1 48 8.9 6.1-12.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 941 346 34.1 30.6-37.9 347 36.7 33.0-40.6 140 15.1 12.5-18.2 34 4.4 2.9- 6.5 74 9.7 7.4-12.6
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 385 230 61.7 55.2-67.8 101 22.9 18.0-28.7 30 9.0 5.9-13.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 115 *** *** *** 34 24.8 16.6-35.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.6 9.1-28.4
151% to 200% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.7 10.6-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,016 447 41.3 37.6-45.1 356 34.4 30.8-38.2 124 13.6 11.2-16.5 32 4.0 2.6- 6.1 57 6.6 4.8- 9.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 197 *** *** *** 58 22.6 15.3-32.0 34 20.6 12.2-32.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 537 235 40.4 35.3-45.7 191 33.7 28.9-38.8 64 14.5 10.9-19.2 *** *** *** 35 8.7 5.9-12.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 796 327 37.2 33.3-41.2 269 35.3 31.3-39.5 105 14.0 11.3-17.1 37 5.1 3.5- 7.5 58 8.4 6.2-11.4

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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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