2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,419 2,336 52.0 50.2-53.9 532 13.0 11.8-14.3 606 13.8 12.6-15.1 712 16.2 14.9-17.6 233 5.0 4.3- 5.9
-FEMALES 2,376 1,445 60.1 57.6-62.6 304 14.1 12.4-16.0 272 11.2 9.8-12.8 283 11.8 10.3-13.5 72 2.8 2.1- 3.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,592 908 57.0 54.0-60.0 199 13.9 11.9-16.2 188 11.4 9.6-13.4 236 14.4 12.4-16.6 61 3.3 2.4- 4.6
Non-Hispanic Black 492 334 63.6 57.9-68.9 70 15.4 11.6-20.1 56 12.7 9.3-16.9 28 7.4 4.9-11.0 *** *** ***
Other 261 182 69.1 61.6-75.6 31 13.5 8.8-20.0 26 8.8 5.5-13.6 16 5.8 3.4- 9.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 449 216 50.7 45.4-56.0 71 16.1 12.5-20.4 82 15.8 12.5-19.9 67 14.3 11.0-18.2 13 3.1 1.7- 5.6
35-44 311 168 54.9 48.1-61.5 43 12.5 8.8-17.4 49 15.1 10.9-20.5 46 16.4 12.0-22.0 *** *** ***
45-54 373 205 52.8 46.5-59.1 70 24.4 18.9-30.9 45 10.1 7.3-13.9 46 10.8 7.8-14.9 *** *** ***
55-64 433 283 66.9 61.3-72.0 49 11.2 8.1-15.4 38 8.1 5.6-11.7 53 11.4 8.4-15.4 *** *** ***
65-74 453 305 70.1 64.5-75.2 49 10.3 7.5-14.0 37 7.1 4.7-10.6 44 9.1 6.3-13.0 18 3.3 1.9- 5.7
75+ 306 233 79.5 73.2-84.6 19 5.5 3.3- 9.1 13 3.7 2.0- 6.9 24 5.7 3.5- 9.3 17 5.6 2.8-10.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 229 197 86.2 79.5-90.9 17 6.1 3.1-11.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 559 429 74.0 69.1-78.4 68 12.8 9.7-16.8 29 5.4 3.5- 8.2 27 6.6 4.3-10.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 719 434 56.2 51.6-60.7 96 17.0 13.6-21.0 83 12.6 9.8-16.0 85 11.6 9.1-14.7 21 2.6 1.6- 4.4
College Graduate 866 382 41.3 37.4-45.3 123 15.4 12.7-18.5 152 18.0 15.2-21.2 167 20.8 17.7-24.3 42 4.5 3.1- 6.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 224 161 71.2 63.2-78.0 22 11.3 6.9-17.9 18 8.3 4.9-13.6 18 7.6 4.5-12.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 373 269 72.7 66.4-78.1 39 10.5 7.0-15.6 33 8.5 5.7-12.5 24 6.0 3.5- 9.9 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 221 151 67.9 59.5-75.3 23 13.2 8.1-20.8 19 8.2 4.9-13.3 21 8.4 4.9-13.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 283 169 58.9 51.8-65.7 34 12.5 8.4-18.1 43 15.3 10.9-21.2 29 10.0 6.6-14.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 290 155 52.4 45.3-59.4 43 17.1 11.9-23.8 36 11.6 7.8-16.9 45 15.0 10.8-20.4 11 4.0 2.0- 7.6
$75,000+ 489 172 35.3 30.2-40.7 96 21.5 17.3-26.4 80 16.0 12.5-20.3 117 23.0 18.9-27.6 24 4.3 2.6- 6.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 791 565 70.0 65.6-74.1 85 12.2 9.4-15.6 66 8.3 6.1-11.2 53 7.0 5.1- 9.7 22 2.5 1.3- 4.7
No 1,577 873 55.5 52.5-58.6 219 15.0 12.9-17.4 205 12.6 10.8-14.6 230 14.0 12.1-16.1 50 2.9 2.1- 4.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.3 6.0-20.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,290 1,400 60.4 57.8-62.9 286 13.8 12.0-15.7 259 11.2 9.7-12.9 273 11.8 10.3-13.5 72 2.9 2.1- 3.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 623 320 52.4 47.7-57.0 82 14.3 11.3-18.1 98 14.2 11.3-17.6 105 16.2 13.2-19.7 18 2.9 1.7- 4.9
Regional City or Suburban County 554 313 58.1 53.0-63.0 72 13.8 10.6-17.9 73 12.2 9.4-15.7 78 12.6 9.8-15.9 18 3.3 2.0- 5.5
Rural 1,199 812 68.0 64.5-71.3 150 14.1 11.7-16.9 101 8.0 6.3-10.1 100 7.6 5.9- 9.7 36 2.3 1.4- 3.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,057 517 49.0 45.4-52.7 182 18.1 15.5-21.2 164 14.6 12.3-17.3 160 15.3 12.9-18.1 34 2.9 2.0- 4.3
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 727 516 74.2 69.9-78.0 61 8.2 5.9-11.2 46 5.5 3.9- 7.7 70 7.9 5.9-10.5 34 4.3 2.7- 6.8
Unable to Work 241 194 81.6 74.7-86.9 21 8.8 5.1-14.6 15 4.7 2.6- 8.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 253 157 60.3 53.0-67.2 30 14.4 9.8-20.7 31 11.4 7.6-16.7 32 11.7 8.0-16.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 193 137 72.8 63.9-80.3 24 13.4 8.1-21.3 14 5.5 3.0-10.0 13 5.5 2.6-11.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 347 249 70.5 64.1-76.1 37 11.6 8.0-16.7 29 9.3 6.2-13.7 27 7.5 4.7-11.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 172 116 66.8 57.3-75.1 18 12.7 7.2-21.5 17 11.3 6.7-18.6 14 6.4 3.5-11.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,079 513 45.6 42.0-49.3 168 17.7 14.9-20.8 160 14.5 12.1-17.3 193 18.0 15.4-20.9 45 4.2 3.0- 5.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 465 348 76.8 71.2-81.6 43 10.7 7.3-15.6 37 7.2 4.7-10.8 29 4.7 2.8- 7.7 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,002 645 64.6 60.9-68.2 130 13.4 11.0-16.3 97 9.2 7.3-11.4 101 10.1 8.1-12.6 29 2.7 1.7- 4.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 909 452 50.9 47.0-54.9 131 15.7 13.0-18.9 138 14.4 11.9-17.3 153 15.5 13.0-18.3 35 3.5 2.3- 5.1

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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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