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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,534 1,120 68.6 65.5-71.5 163 12.1 10.1-14.4 94 7.7 6.1- 9.7 110 8.2 6.6-10.2 47 3.5 2.5- 4.9
GENDER
Male 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
Female 770 613 76.5 72.4-80.3 70 9.1 6.9-11.9 41 7.6 5.3-10.8 34 5.0 3.3- 7.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 355 176 51.7 45.6-57.8 62 16.9 12.8-21.9 46 12.3 8.9-16.8 49 14.1 10.3-19.0 22 5.0 3.0- 8.2
35-44 210 140 63.4 55.1-71.0 33 15.2 10.3-21.8 19 12.2 7.7-18.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 258 196 72.9 64.9-79.7 30 13.8 8.9-20.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 313 253 80.2 73.9-85.2 21 7.2 4.2-12.1 *** *** *** 17 5.3 3.0- 9.2 *** *** ***
65-74 266 234 85.2 78.3-90.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 170 63.4 55.8-70.4 27 13.8 9.0-20.5 *** *** *** 22 8.9 5.5-14.0 19 8.7 5.3-14.1
Some Post-H.S. 419 303 69.6 63.8-74.9 44 10.9 7.7-15.1 26 8.1 5.2-12.5 35 8.9 6.0-13.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 824 619 69.9 65.9-73.6 90 13.0 10.4-16.1 50 8.2 6.1-11.1 50 6.9 5.0- 9.5 15 2.0 1.2- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 118 *** *** *** 16 12.1 6.6-21.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 194 135 65.4 56.3-73.4 17 9.6 5.4-16.5 *** *** *** 19 13.5 8.2-21.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 258 191 69.2 61.5-76.0 29 12.7 8.4-18.8 *** *** *** 16 6.8 3.9-11.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 618 464 67.8 62.8-72.5 70 13.9 10.6-18.0 34 8.6 5.9-12.4 39 7.6 5.4-10.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 361 268 71.0 64.1-77.0 35 10.7 6.8-16.4 18 5.4 3.1- 9.5 26 7.5 4.6-12.0 *** *** ***
No 1,165 848 68.0 64.5-71.4 126 12.4 10.2-15.1 76 8.3 6.4-10.7 84 8.4 6.6-10.8 31 2.7 1.8- 4.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 255 185 69.9 62.4-76.5 24 8.5 5.3-13.2 *** *** *** 22 8.9 5.4-14.3 14 6.6 3.8-11.4
Non-Veteran 1,278 935 68.4 65.0-71.6 139 12.7 10.5-15.3 84 8.0 6.2-10.2 88 8.1 6.3-10.3 32 2.8 1.8- 4.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 471 320 65.1 60.0-70.0 64 13.8 10.6-17.8 36 9.5 6.6-13.4 39 9.7 7.0-13.4 12 1.9 1.0- 3.3
Regional City or Suburban County 347 250 67.1 60.6-73.1 40 12.0 8.4-16.8 26 8.7 5.7-13.0 20 7.3 4.3-12.0 *** *** ***
Rural 716 550 73.7 68.9-78.0 59 10.1 7.1-14.1 32 4.8 3.1- 7.5 51 7.1 5.0- 9.9 24 4.3 2.7- 6.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 946 640 63.5 59.5-67.3 121 14.1 11.5-17.2 75 9.8 7.5-12.6 76 8.7 6.7-11.3 34 4.0 2.6- 5.9
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 385 340 86.8 81.8-90.5 16 3.9 2.3- 6.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 83 72.6 61.3-81.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 94 *** *** *** 12 18.6 10.6-30.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,020 759 68.1 64.2-71.8 113 12.9 10.4-16.0 52 7.5 5.5-10.2 69 8.4 6.4-11.0 27 3.0 1.9- 4.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 200 161 80.5 69.6-88.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 537 402 70.5 65.3-75.2 56 11.5 8.5-15.4 32 6.6 4.4- 9.8 32 7.7 5.1-11.5 15 3.7 2.1- 6.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 797 557 66.0 61.8-69.9 92 12.8 10.2-16.0 58 9.1 6.8-12.1 63 8.6 6.5-11.4 27 3.5 2.2- 5.5

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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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