2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 908 485 50.1 46.1-54.1 267 31.9 28.1-35.9 76 8.5 6.5-10.9 38 4.6 3.2- 6.7 42 4.9 3.5- 6.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 673 358 49.2 44.6-53.8 200 32.3 28.0-36.9 52 8.0 5.8-10.9 34 5.5 3.7- 8.2 29 5.0 3.3- 7.5
Non-Hispanic Black 153 82 50.5 40.7-60.3 44 32.6 23.7-43.0 17 11.0 6.2-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 226 83 35.1 28.4-42.4 81 37.5 30.4-45.1 33 13.5 9.4-19.2 15 7.9 4.6-13.3 14 6.0 3.4-10.2
35-44 138 69 48.0 38.3-57.8 39 31.0 22.3-41.3 13 9.0 4.7-16.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 165 74 48.3 38.9-57.7 58 34.9 26.1-44.8 16 8.9 4.8-15.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 148 89 61.1 51.3-70.1 43 28.7 20.6-38.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 144 98 70.0 60.3-78.1 37 24.8 17.3-34.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 278 137 43.9 37.0-51.0 76 31.7 25.1-39.2 29 10.8 7.0-16.2 21 8.0 4.9-12.7 15 5.6 3.3- 9.4
College Graduate 477 267 55.8 50.6-60.9 150 30.9 26.3-35.9 35 8.1 5.6-11.4 11 2.1 1.1- 4.1 14 3.1 1.7- 5.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 9.1 4.7-17.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 311 167 51.1 44.5-57.7 103 33.6 27.6-40.3 27 10.5 6.9-15.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 220 117 49.6 41.1-58.1 59 30.8 23.0-39.8 18 6.1 3.6-10.3 *** *** *** 18 10.1 5.9-16.8
No 687 368 50.3 45.8-54.8 208 32.2 28.0-36.7 58 9.2 6.8-12.2 30 5.0 3.3- 7.4 23 3.3 2.1- 5.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 868 464 50.1 46.0-54.2 254 31.9 28.1-36.0 73 8.4 6.4-11.0 36 4.6 3.1- 6.7 41 4.9 3.5- 7.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 297 158 49.9 43.3-56.6 96 35.9 29.5-42.9 26 8.1 5.3-12.2 *** *** *** 11 3.7 1.9- 6.9
Regional City or Suburban County 238 116 44.5 37.2-52.0 76 33.2 26.4-40.7 23 11.0 7.1-16.8 12 5.3 2.7-10.1 11 6.0 3.2-11.2
Rural 373 211 55.6 49.1-62.0 95 25.5 20.3-31.6 27 6.5 3.8-10.8 20 6.9 4.2-11.4 20 5.4 3.3- 8.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 524 258 46.7 41.7-51.8 170 33.8 29.0-38.9 48 9.6 7.0-13.0 21 4.5 2.8- 7.3 27 5.4 3.5- 8.3
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 207 146 70.5 61.1-78.3 45 23.7 16.3-33.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 553 296 50.3 45.2-55.3 177 33.9 29.1-39.0 45 9.2 6.7-12.7 21 4.2 2.5- 6.9 14 2.4 1.3- 4.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 349 183 49.4 43.1-55.7 97 30.9 25.1-37.3 29 8.1 5.2-12.5 19 5.2 3.1- 8.6 21 6.4 3.8-10.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 446 234 49.4 43.9-55.0 142 33.9 28.7-39.5 40 9.3 6.6-12.9 13 3.5 1.8- 6.5 17 3.9 2.3- 6.4

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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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