2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,365 2,336 52.6 50.7-54.4 731 15.8 14.5-17.1 1,298 31.7 30.0-33.4
-Eastern NC 1,579 884 55.4 52.3-58.5 243 14.7 12.7-17.0 452 29.8 27.1-32.8
GENDER
Male 722 333 45.9 41.4-50.6 139 17.8 14.6-21.5 250 36.3 31.9-40.9
Female 857 551 64.3 60.2-68.2 104 11.9 9.5-14.8 202 23.8 20.5-27.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 992 512 51.4 47.6-55.2 171 16.1 13.5-19.0 309 32.5 29.0-36.2
Non-Hispanic Black 377 248 62.8 56.1-68.9 49 14.2 10.2-19.4 80 23.0 17.9-29.1
Other 211 125 59.8 50.6-68.3 23 8.5 5.3-13.5 63 31.7 23.7-40.9
AGE
18-34 320 140 45.8 39.5-52.2 44 12.8 9.2-17.4 136 41.4 35.3-47.8
35-44 207 93 40.2 32.7-48.1 36 19.7 14.1-26.9 78 40.1 32.5-48.3
45-54 253 134 55.1 47.0-62.8 37 17.2 11.5-24.9 82 27.8 21.6-34.9
55-64 285 178 64.5 57.3-71.1 40 13.2 9.2-18.7 67 22.3 16.9-28.8
65-74 300 199 70.6 64.2-76.3 44 13.2 9.5-18.1 57 16.2 11.9-21.6
75+ 189 123 73.9 65.8-80.6 37 13.0 8.9-18.7 29 13.1 8.3-20.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 127 70.6 61.4-78.4 *** *** *** 34 22.3 15.4-31.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 445 288 62.0 56.2-67.6 50 12.1 8.9-16.4 107 25.8 21.0-31.3
Some Post-H.S. 471 257 53.0 47.4-58.6 79 16.4 12.7-20.8 135 30.6 25.6-36.1
College Graduate 489 212 41.4 36.2-46.9 101 20.2 16.1-25.0 176 38.4 33.3-43.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 152 105 68.7 58.9-77.1 *** *** *** 38 22.8 15.8-31.8
$15,000- 24,999 259 167 62.6 55.0-69.6 32 14.2 9.6-20.7 60 23.2 17.5-30.0
$25,000- 34,999 160 98 56.9 47.2-66.1 21 13.4 7.7-22.2 41 29.7 21.7-39.3
$35,000- 49,999 203 110 55.0 46.5-63.3 38 15.3 10.5-21.7 55 29.7 22.4-38.2
$50,000- 74,999 215 106 49.6 41.2-58.1 35 14.9 9.9-21.8 74 35.4 27.9-43.8
$75,000+ 298 98 32.1 26.0-39.0 70 21.1 16.1-27.1 130 46.8 39.8-54.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 552 383 68.8 63.5-73.7 65 10.5 7.8-14.0 104 20.7 16.4-25.7
No 1,025 500 48.9 45.1-52.8 177 16.8 14.1-19.8 348 34.3 30.8-38.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 329 158 47.0 40.4-53.7 65 16.8 12.6-22.0 106 36.2 30.0-42.9
Non-Veteran 1,250 726 57.7 54.2-61.1 178 14.2 11.9-16.8 346 28.1 25.1-31.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 368 190 50.6 44.6-56.6 53 13.7 10.1-18.2 125 35.7 30.1-41.8
Rural 1,123 666 59.2 55.4-63.0 167 14.1 11.7-16.9 290 26.7 23.4-30.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 769 341 44.1 39.7-48.5 130 16.9 13.9-20.4 298 39.0 34.8-43.4
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 464 298 69.0 63.8-73.8 81 15.0 11.6-19.2 85 16.0 12.5-20.3
Unable to Work 184 147 81.4 73.5-87.3 *** *** *** 26 12.6 7.9-19.6
Other not in Labor Force 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 23.1 14.8-34.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 86 67.6 57.5-76.3 16 11.9 6.7-20.5 28 20.4 13.5-29.7
101% to 150% 235 155 61.6 53.7-69.0 28 16.3 11.0-23.4 52 22.1 16.3-29.2
151% to 200% 136 80 52.8 42.5-62.9 17 11.0 6.1-19.2 39 36.2 26.7-46.8
More than 200% 726 323 44.0 39.4-48.6 143 17.7 14.6-21.4 260 38.3 33.9-42.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 505 354 70.7 64.9-75.9 50 10.2 7.0-14.8 101 19.1 14.9-24.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 781 413 53.0 48.7-57.3 125 14.1 11.5-17.2 243 32.9 28.9-37.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 294 118 41.6 35.0-48.6 68 22.4 17.3-28.5 108 36.0 29.8-42.7

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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