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
-MALES 1,089 199 16.1 13.7-18.7 254 21.8 18.9-24.9 184 17.2 14.6-20.1 109 10.1 8.1-12.6 343 34.9 31.4-38.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 780 140 14.8 12.2-17.9 189 22.0 18.7-25.7 133 18.4 15.2-22.0 73 9.4 7.1-12.3 245 35.4 31.3-39.7
Non-Hispanic Black 157 37 21.9 15.3-30.2 35 23.8 16.7-32.7 25 13.3 8.1-20.9 19 12.9 7.7-20.8 41 28.2 20.5-37.5
Other 139 19 15.6 9.2-25.0 26 16.5 10.4-25.2 25 16.1 10.1-24.6 15 10.2 5.6-17.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 304 35 11.0 7.6-15.5 41 15.6 11.2-21.3 56 18.7 14.1-24.3 33 9.9 6.8-14.4 139 44.8 38.4-51.4
35-44 168 26 13.2 8.6-19.8 32 18.4 12.7-25.8 30 19.5 13.4-27.4 17 9.8 5.3-17.3 63 39.1 30.6-48.2
45-54 187 29 15.5 10.0-23.2 45 23.5 16.9-31.8 27 14.3 9.3-21.3 23 12.4 7.6-19.5 63 34.3 26.2-43.4
55-64 170 42 24.6 17.7-33.0 43 23.7 17.0-31.9 25 16.7 10.9-24.8 21 12.1 7.3-19.5 39 22.9 16.2-31.5
65-74 164 36 19.9 13.8-27.8 56 37.4 28.4-47.4 28 13.2 8.5-19.9 12 7.3 3.7-13.9 32 22.2 15.3-31.0
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.0 9.4-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 249 45 13.9 10.0-19.1 45 19.6 14.3-26.2 32 14.8 10.1-21.3 20 8.7 5.0-14.9 107 43.0 35.8-50.5
Some Post-H.S. 280 42 12.1 8.5-16.9 66 22.2 17.1-28.3 48 16.9 12.3-22.9 32 11.8 8.0-17.2 92 37.0 30.2-44.3
College Graduate 475 98 20.4 16.3-25.1 121 22.9 18.7-27.7 94 20.9 16.9-25.6 51 10.7 7.9-14.3 111 25.2 20.9-30.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 15 13.0 7.4-21.7 27 22.7 14.7-33.3 14 8.9 4.3-17.2 16 12.4 7.2-20.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 84 *** *** *** 16 16.3 9.0-27.5 12 14.7 7.8-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 118 20 13.7 8.3-21.7 26 19.5 12.6-29.0 21 22.0 13.7-33.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 174 21 9.1 5.6-14.5 45 24.7 17.7-33.2 40 20.5 14.4-28.3 16 12.0 6.5-21.0 52 33.7 25.6-43.0
$75,000+ 400 86 18.2 14.2-22.9 96 20.5 16.2-25.4 73 18.1 14.1-23.0 41 10.4 7.3-14.5 104 32.9 27.2-39.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 228 56 21.2 15.6-28.2 52 20.0 14.2-27.4 36 15.5 10.5-22.2 16 6.4 3.5-11.4 68 36.8 29.0-45.5
No 854 142 15.0 12.4-17.9 200 22.1 19.0-25.7 147 17.6 14.7-20.9 93 11.1 8.7-14.0 272 34.2 30.4-38.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 304 70 17.8 13.5-23.1 75 24.2 18.8-30.6 53 17.0 12.4-22.8 29 11.4 7.6-16.8 77 29.6 23.5-36.6
Non-Veteran 785 129 15.5 12.8-18.7 179 21.0 17.8-24.6 131 17.2 14.2-20.7 80 9.7 7.4-12.6 266 36.5 32.4-40.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 332 49 13.9 10.3-18.5 84 25.5 20.5-31.3 61 18.2 14.0-23.3 38 11.1 7.9-15.3 100 31.3 26.0-37.3
Regional City or Suburban County 273 56 16.5 12.2-22.1 52 17.7 12.9-23.7 47 15.0 10.9-20.4 26 11.2 7.1-17.4 92 39.5 32.5-47.0
Rural 484 94 17.8 13.9-22.4 118 21.2 17.0-26.1 76 17.8 13.5-23.0 45 8.3 5.7-11.9 151 34.9 29.4-40.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 727 118 15.2 12.4-18.4 145 19.8 16.6-23.5 126 18.2 15.1-21.8 80 10.6 8.2-13.6 258 36.2 32.1-40.6
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 235 63 24.3 18.5-31.3 82 34.0 26.7-42.2 42 17.7 12.3-24.8 12 5.0 2.5- 9.6 36 19.0 12.9-27.1
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 112 19 17.8 10.5-28.6 22 20.7 13.0-31.4 14 11.8 5.8-22.4 14 10.6 5.8-18.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 702 132 15.6 12.8-18.9 167 20.9 17.6-24.7 135 18.8 15.6-22.5 66 10.2 7.6-13.4 202 34.6 30.2-39.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 163 32 23.0 14.7-34.0 31 16.2 10.3-24.6 22 11.1 6.6-18.1 19 10.2 5.5-17.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 439 85 16.6 13.0-20.9 105 21.1 16.9-25.9 70 16.6 12.7-21.3 46 10.1 7.2-14.1 133 35.7 30.3-41.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 487 82 14.3 11.2-18.1 118 23.4 19.2-28.2 92 18.8 15.1-23.3 44 10.1 7.2-14.0 151 33.3 28.5-38.6

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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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