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
-MALES 2,015 891 43.5 40.8-46.2 434 19.6 17.6-21.8 690 36.9 34.3-39.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,382 582 41.0 37.8-44.3 321 20.7 18.3-23.4 479 38.2 35.1-41.5
Non-Hispanic Black 319 155 47.6 41.0-54.2 68 21.2 16.4-27.0 96 31.2 25.4-37.7
Other 284 137 48.3 41.3-55.5 39 12.8 8.7-18.3 108 38.9 32.1-46.2
AGE
18-34 482 162 34.7 30.0-39.8 69 14.9 11.6-19.1 251 50.3 45.2-55.5
35-44 260 87 31.9 25.6-39.0 55 20.5 15.5-26.6 118 47.5 40.4-54.8
45-54 329 137 46.1 39.5-52.9 72 19.7 15.0-25.4 120 34.2 28.1-40.7
55-64 341 166 47.1 40.5-53.9 82 23.9 18.9-29.8 93 29.0 23.3-35.3
65-74 366 198 56.1 49.4-62.7 91 23.5 18.5-29.4 77 20.3 15.6-26.0
75+ 210 123 68.1 60.1-75.1 60 20.5 15.2-27.1 27 11.4 7.0-17.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 218 129 55.7 47.3-63.9 31 14.7 9.7-21.8 58 29.5 22.4-37.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 531 274 49.5 44.3-54.6 84 15.9 12.5-19.9 173 34.7 29.8-39.8
Some Post-H.S. 542 252 45.7 40.6-50.9 102 16.6 13.3-20.5 188 37.7 32.8-42.9
College Graduate 718 233 28.2 24.5-32.2 216 29.9 25.9-34.1 269 41.9 37.7-46.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 133 72 54.7 44.1-64.8 17 16.1 9.2-26.8 44 29.2 21.0-39.0
$15,000- 24,999 266 140 52.8 45.4-60.0 38 13.8 9.6-19.5 88 33.4 26.9-40.7
$25,000- 34,999 167 81 48.1 39.2-57.2 30 15.0 9.5-22.7 56 36.9 28.5-46.2
$35,000- 49,999 238 117 47.4 39.7-55.2 44 16.4 11.8-22.5 77 36.2 28.9-44.3
$50,000- 74,999 302 125 41.0 34.0-48.5 65 19.1 14.4-25.0 112 39.8 33.0-47.1
$75,000+ 570 161 28.1 23.9-32.8 176 26.3 22.3-30.7 233 45.6 40.6-50.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 586 349 58.9 53.7-64.0 102 15.4 12.1-19.4 135 25.7 21.3-30.6
No 1,417 537 38.2 35.1-41.4 329 21.1 18.7-23.7 551 40.7 37.6-43.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 582 270 45.0 40.0-50.2 140 21.6 17.8-25.9 172 33.4 28.7-38.4
Non-Veteran 1,431 619 43.0 39.8-46.2 294 19.0 16.7-21.6 518 38.0 34.9-41.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 543 198 36.8 32.2-41.7 128 22.9 19.1-27.2 217 40.3 35.6-45.1
Regional City or Suburban County 504 221 43.2 38.0-48.6 105 18.2 14.6-22.4 178 38.6 33.5-44.0
Rural 968 472 49.1 44.9-53.3 201 18.0 15.2-21.2 295 32.9 29.0-37.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,183 430 36.4 33.1-39.8 253 20.6 18.0-23.4 500 43.1 39.7-46.5
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 533 296 59.9 54.5-65.0 139 21.7 17.9-26.2 98 18.4 14.5-23.0
Unable to Work 157 113 74.8 65.1-82.5 17 11.7 6.4-20.5 27 13.5 8.3-21.3
Other not in Labor Force 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** 17 13.1 7.4-22.1 40 32.0 23.1-42.4
101% to 150% 248 131 49.5 41.7-57.2 37 15.9 11.0-22.6 80 34.6 27.5-42.5
151% to 200% 134 65 48.9 39.1-58.8 22 16.0 10.1-24.5 47 35.1 26.2-45.1
More than 200% 1,123 408 35.5 32.1-39.1 290 22.4 19.7-25.4 425 42.1 38.5-45.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 381 215 60.0 53.1-66.5 59 14.3 10.1-19.9 107 25.7 20.3-31.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 837 381 45.6 41.5-49.8 181 18.8 15.9-22.1 275 35.6 31.6-39.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 797 295 36.6 32.6-40.7 194 22.0 18.8-25.5 308 41.4 37.3-45.7

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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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