2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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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 1,984 508 23.6 21.5-25.9 541 26.5 24.2-29.0 304 14.8 13.1-16.8 185 9.7 8.2-11.5 446 25.3 22.9-27.8
-FEMALES 895 309 33.3 29.7-37.1 287 32.6 28.9-36.6 120 11.9 9.6-14.5 76 9.3 7.1-12.0 103 13.0 10.5-15.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 662 222 32.4 28.3-36.9 200 29.6 25.5-34.1 95 13.4 10.6-16.8 61 9.8 7.3-13.1 84 14.8 11.7-18.4
Non-Hispanic Black 151 55 32.9 24.6-42.4 62 43.4 33.8-53.6 12 6.6 3.5-11.9 11 9.1 4.7-17.2 11 7.9 4.2-14.6
Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 12.1 6.3-21.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 225 54 23.6 17.9-30.3 55 28.1 21.4-35.8 36 12.6 8.8-17.6 25 12.8 8.5-18.9 55 23.0 17.6-29.5
35-44 137 42 28.2 20.5-37.4 42 31.1 22.8-40.8 17 13.8 7.8-23.1 11 8.1 4.0-16.0 25 18.8 12.2-27.9
45-54 162 58 38.0 29.3-47.5 56 38.1 28.9-48.3 23 11.7 7.5-17.8 13 6.9 3.5-13.1 12 5.3 2.7-10.0
55-64 145 59 42.8 33.4-52.8 50 30.9 23.0-40.1 19 11.0 6.7-17.5 11 8.0 3.7-16.4 *** *** ***
65-74 140 49 37.2 27.9-47.6 58 43.5 33.9-53.7 18 10.7 6.3-17.5 12 7.9 4.3-14.0 *** *** ***
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 125 53 38.1 28.7-48.6 *** *** *** 15 8.1 4.4-14.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 273 97 32.6 26.4-39.5 74 29.7 23.3-37.0 31 10.9 7.1-16.4 35 12.8 8.7-18.5 36 14.0 9.9-19.5
College Graduate 472 152 32.2 27.4-37.4 164 33.7 28.8-38.8 72 14.6 11.4-18.5 29 5.9 3.9- 8.9 55 13.6 10.3-17.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 108 41 33.5 24.0-44.5 20 18.5 11.2-29.0 14 8.2 4.5-14.6 19 21.8 13.5-33.2 14 18.0 10.5-29.0
$50,000- 74,999 133 40 30.6 22.0-40.9 *** *** *** 20 13.8 8.3-22.0 *** *** *** 15 13.2 7.7-21.7
$75,000+ 310 98 30.4 24.8-36.7 115 36.0 29.9-42.6 50 15.4 11.2-20.8 18 7.7 4.6-12.6 29 10.5 7.1-15.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 212 81 36.0 28.3-44.4 71 37.6 29.3-46.7 23 8.4 5.2-13.2 12 4.2 2.1- 8.0 25 13.8 8.7-21.3
No 682 228 32.5 28.5-36.9 216 31.2 27.1-35.6 97 12.9 10.2-16.1 64 10.7 8.1-14.1 77 12.7 10.0-16.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 856 296 33.3 29.6-37.2 275 32.8 29.0-36.9 113 11.6 9.3-14.3 73 9.4 7.2-12.2 99 13.0 10.5-15.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 289 95 32.0 26.2-38.4 96 34.3 28.0-41.3 44 13.2 9.4-18.3 22 9.0 5.7-14.0 32 11.4 8.0-16.1
Regional City or Suburban County 236 66 28.9 22.5-36.2 77 32.0 25.3-39.5 38 13.7 9.7-19.0 23 9.8 6.1-15.3 32 15.7 10.9-22.2
Rural 370 148 38.9 32.8-45.4 114 31.0 25.2-37.5 38 8.6 5.8-12.5 31 9.1 5.8-13.9 39 12.4 8.6-17.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 518 170 31.7 27.2-36.6 160 30.1 25.6-35.0 68 11.8 9.0-15.4 46 10.7 7.7-14.6 74 15.6 12.3-19.7
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 204 82 38.7 30.8-47.3 75 41.9 33.2-51.2 25 11.6 7.0-18.5 18 7.2 4.3-11.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 11.5 6.6-19.3 *** *** *** 18 17.0 10.4-26.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 551 177 30.8 26.5-35.6 187 33.1 28.4-38.1 85 14.0 10.9-17.8 44 9.5 6.8-13.2 58 12.6 9.6-16.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 345 116 31.5 26.0-37.5 101 30.8 25.0-37.2 52 12.6 9.3-17.0 37 10.6 7.1-15.5 39 14.5 10.4-19.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 439 144 32.6 27.7-38.0 146 34.1 28.9-39.7 61 12.3 9.2-16.2 34 8.9 6.1-12.7 54 12.2 9.1-16.0

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*This question 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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