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
-FEMALES 2,350 1,445 60.8 58.3-63.3 297 12.3 10.8-13.9 608 26.9 24.7-29.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,577 908 57.7 54.7-60.8 215 12.8 11.0-14.9 454 29.4 26.7-32.3
Non-Hispanic Black 486 334 64.2 58.4-69.6 52 11.4 8.3-15.4 100 24.4 19.6-29.9
Other 257 182 69.8 62.4-76.4 26 10.9 7.0-16.7 49 19.2 14.0-25.9
AGE
18-34 443 216 51.7 46.4-57.0 54 11.3 8.4-14.9 173 37.0 32.0-42.2
35-44 308 168 55.5 48.6-62.1 39 11.3 7.9-15.8 101 33.2 27.1-39.9
45-54 368 205 53.4 47.0-59.7 55 16.7 12.5-21.9 108 29.9 24.3-36.2
55-64 430 283 67.2 61.7-72.4 57 13.5 10.0-17.9 90 19.3 15.3-24.0
65-74 446 305 71.0 65.3-76.0 48 9.9 7.1-13.7 93 19.1 15.0-24.0
75+ 306 233 79.5 73.2-84.6 40 10.5 7.3-15.0 33 10.0 6.3-15.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 223 197 88.1 81.5-92.5 *** *** *** 21 9.0 5.3-14.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 554 429 74.8 69.9-79.2 50 9.3 6.8-12.5 75 15.9 12.2-20.5
Some Post-H.S. 711 434 57.0 52.3-61.5 95 13.4 10.6-16.7 182 29.7 25.5-34.2
College Graduate 859 382 41.5 37.6-45.5 147 17.6 14.7-20.9 330 40.9 37.0-44.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 221 161 71.9 63.9-78.8 12 6.3 3.4-11.4 48 21.7 15.7-29.3
$15,000- 24,999 368 269 73.3 67.0-78.8 35 9.5 6.3-14.0 64 17.2 12.6-22.9
$25,000- 34,999 221 151 67.9 59.5-75.3 25 12.1 7.6-18.9 45 20.0 14.1-27.5
$35,000- 49,999 278 169 60.4 53.3-67.1 39 12.1 8.4-17.1 70 27.5 21.6-34.4
$50,000- 74,999 289 155 52.8 45.7-59.8 39 13.7 9.6-19.2 95 33.4 27.0-40.6
$75,000+ 484 172 35.6 30.5-41.1 95 18.8 15.1-23.2 217 45.6 40.2-51.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 780 565 71.1 66.7-75.1 75 9.3 7.1-12.2 140 19.6 16.1-23.6
No 1,562 873 56.1 53.0-59.1 222 13.6 11.7-15.8 467 30.3 27.5-33.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** 12 16.0 8.6-28.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,266 1,400 61.1 58.5-63.6 285 12.2 10.6-13.9 581 26.8 24.5-29.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 612 320 53.3 48.6-58.0 90 14.2 11.4-17.5 202 32.5 28.3-37.1
Regional City or Suburban County 550 313 58.5 53.5-63.4 60 10.2 7.7-13.5 177 31.2 26.8-36.0
Rural 1,188 812 68.6 65.1-72.0 147 12.1 9.9-14.6 229 19.3 16.5-22.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,043 517 49.7 46.0-53.4 165 15.2 12.8-17.9 361 35.1 31.7-38.7
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 721 516 74.7 70.4-78.5 80 9.6 7.4-12.3 125 15.8 12.6-19.6
Unable to Work 237 194 82.7 75.9-87.9 18 7.3 4.2-12.3 25 10.0 6.0-16.1
Other not in Labor Force 252 157 60.9 53.6-67.8 27 11.9 7.9-17.6 68 27.1 21.2-34.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 191 137 73.6 64.5-81.0 17 7.8 4.2-14.0 37 18.6 12.3-27.1
101% to 150% 342 249 71.1 64.7-76.7 33 11.8 8.1-17.0 60 17.1 12.7-22.5
151% to 200% 172 116 66.8 57.3-75.1 21 11.2 6.7-18.1 35 22.1 15.1-31.1
More than 200% 1,068 513 46.2 42.6-50.0 171 15.7 13.3-18.5 384 38.1 34.5-41.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 460 348 77.4 71.7-82.2 48 10.7 7.4-15.3 64 11.9 8.5-16.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 995 645 65.2 61.5-68.7 112 10.3 8.3-12.6 238 24.5 21.4-28.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 895 452 51.7 47.8-55.7 137 14.7 12.2-17.6 306 33.5 29.9-37.3

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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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