2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 805 489 56.8 52.5-61.1 120 15.8 12.9-19.1 196 27.4 23.6-31.6
GENDER
Male 319 155 47.6 41.0-54.2 68 21.2 16.4-27.0 96 31.2 25.4-37.7
Female 486 334 64.2 58.4-69.6 52 11.4 8.3-15.4 100 24.4 19.6-29.9
AGE
18-34 164 69 42.9 34.6-51.7 30 17.2 11.7-24.7 65 39.8 31.7-48.6
35-44 110 *** *** *** 18 16.5 10.1-25.7 34 31.6 22.4-42.5
45-54 153 86 52.2 42.2-61.9 27 18.0 11.8-26.5 40 29.8 20.9-40.6
55-64 158 107 69.6 60.3-77.5 24 15.7 10.0-24.0 27 14.7 9.4-22.1
65-74 140 104 71.2 60.1-80.3 *** *** *** 23 18.5 10.9-29.5
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 20.3 12.0-32.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 245 161 61.3 53.4-68.7 30 14.4 9.6-21.1 54 24.3 18.1-31.7
Some Post-H.S. 250 147 54.1 46.4-61.7 32 12.9 8.8-18.4 71 33.0 26.1-40.8
College Graduate 211 107 46.3 38.3-54.4 51 27.6 20.6-35.8 53 26.1 19.7-33.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 101 61.4 51.2-70.7 *** *** *** 34 27.9 19.7-38.1
$25,000- 34,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** 18 15.7 9.5-24.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 *** *** *** 31 23.5 15.9-33.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 272 192 64.0 56.0-71.3 33 12.0 8.0-17.7 47 24.0 17.5-31.9
No 531 297 54.0 48.8-59.2 86 17.3 13.7-21.5 148 28.7 24.2-33.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 126 73 54.8 44.1-64.9 26 23.1 15.4-33.2 27 22.1 14.8-31.8
Non-Veteran 679 416 57.2 52.4-61.8 94 14.5 11.6-18.1 169 28.3 24.1-32.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 266 139 51.0 43.9-58.1 48 17.8 13.1-23.7 79 31.2 24.9-38.2
Regional City or Suburban County 164 96 53.2 43.9-62.2 26 16.7 11.0-24.5 42 30.1 22.2-39.4
Rural 375 254 65.4 58.6-71.5 46 13.0 9.1-18.2 75 21.7 16.5-27.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 394 198 48.7 42.7-54.7 76 19.1 15.0-24.0 120 32.2 26.8-38.1
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 215 163 75.8 67.9-82.2 21 10.4 6.3-16.6 31 13.9 9.1-20.6
Unable to Work 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 147 96 59.7 49.5-69.1 14 10.7 6.0-18.5 37 29.5 21.0-39.8
151% to 200% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 320 162 48.1 41.3-55.0 71 21.1 16.3-26.9 87 30.8 24.7-37.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 213 146 68.6 59.3-76.5 24 13.6 7.9-22.2 43 17.9 12.2-25.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 340 208 57.4 50.9-63.7 52 14.2 10.5-18.8 80 28.4 22.7-34.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 252 135 51.1 43.7-58.4 44 18.4 13.4-24.6 73 30.5 24.1-37.8

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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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