2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 2,018 864 38.5 36.0-41.1 596 31.6 29.0-34.2 249 13.1 11.3-15.0 118 5.9 4.8- 7.3 191 11.0 9.4-12.9
-Eastern NC 689 289 40.5 36.0-45.2 199 27.3 23.5-31.6 82 12.3 9.5-15.7 56 8.4 6.2-11.4 63 11.5 8.7-15.0
GENDER
Male 382 125 32.9 27.0-39.3 112 27.3 22.2-33.1 59 15.7 11.6-20.8 38 9.4 6.5-13.4 48 14.8 10.8-20.0
Female 307 164 51.1 44.3-57.9 87 27.4 21.8-33.9 23 7.6 4.6-12.3 18 7.1 4.1-12.1 15 6.8 3.9-11.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 478 206 39.4 34.3-44.8 144 29.1 24.4-34.2 48 11.6 8.3-15.9 43 9.4 6.6-13.2 37 10.6 7.4-15.1
Non-Hispanic Black 130 *** *** *** 33 24.8 16.7-35.1 25 17.2 10.8-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 82 *** *** *** 22 20.8 12.4-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 177 60 35.0 27.1-43.9 47 26.1 19.4-34.2 26 13.2 8.5-19.7 21 11.8 7.4-18.2 23 13.9 9.1-20.6
35-44 108 40 34.1 24.8-44.7 *** *** *** 15 15.9 9.0-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 120 *** *** *** 36 26.1 18.0-36.2 22 13.4 8.5-20.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 108 *** *** *** 35 28.2 19.4-39.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 104 *** *** *** 30 26.6 17.9-37.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 67 *** *** *** 18 18.2 10.6-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 153 61 37.0 28.5-46.5 29 20.2 13.4-29.2 21 15.2 9.2-24.1 *** *** *** 27 19.2 12.6-28.2
Some Post-H.S. 211 87 43.1 34.9-51.7 65 28.5 21.8-36.4 26 11.1 7.0-17.2 17 8.5 4.9-14.4 16 8.7 5.1-14.3
College Graduate 281 130 44.3 37.5-51.4 93 33.3 27.0-40.2 31 12.1 8.2-17.6 17 6.2 3.7-10.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 92 *** *** *** 22 21.4 13.1-33.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 19.1 11.0-31.2
$25,000- 34,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** 21 19.9 11.9-31.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 14.8 8.3-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 201 87 39.6 31.4-48.4 70 33.5 25.9-42.0 23 13.9 8.7-21.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 170 78 42.5 33.1-52.4 44 23.1 16.0-32.2 15 8.8 5.0-15.2 *** *** *** 20 17.3 10.7-26.8
No 519 210 39.7 34.6-45.0 155 28.5 24.1-33.5 68 13.6 10.2-17.7 43 8.4 6.0-11.8 43 9.7 7.0-13.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 170 64 33.3 25.0-42.7 51 30.0 22.3-38.9 21 14.4 8.8-22.8 14 9.7 5.5-16.5 20 12.6 7.9-19.7
Non-Veteran 520 225 42.8 37.5-48.2 148 26.4 22.0-31.3 62 11.8 8.8-15.7 42 8.0 5.5-11.4 43 11.0 7.9-15.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 180 67 36.7 28.7-45.4 53 28.8 21.8-37.0 22 13.4 8.4-20.7 19 8.1 4.9-13.2 19 13.0 8.1-20.2
Rural 448 196 42.1 36.3-48.1 131 26.9 22.0-32.4 51 11.8 8.4-16.3 30 7.8 5.0-12.0 40 11.5 8.1-16.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 421 155 36.8 31.2-42.7 125 28.8 23.9-34.2 62 14.3 10.6-18.8 37 8.7 5.9-12.5 42 11.5 8.2-16.0
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 98 61.4 52.1-69.9 47 23.3 16.7-31.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 *** *** *** 18 17.2 9.6-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 401 176 40.0 34.1-46.1 128 31.0 25.7-36.9 46 12.3 8.8-17.1 28 8.2 5.3-12.4 23 8.4 5.3-13.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 151 *** *** *** 38 21.0 13.6-31.0 25 17.3 10.6-27.0 *** *** *** 19 16.6 9.8-26.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 363 148 39.3 33.2-45.7 110 29.2 23.8-35.3 38 10.8 7.4-15.5 34 8.8 5.9-12.8 33 11.9 8.2-16.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 176 82 44.3 35.9-53.0 51 27.4 20.5-35.5 20 12.7 7.8-20.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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