2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,354 4,097 93.5 92.5-94.4 257 6.5 5.6- 7.5
-MALES 2,001 1,865 92.0 90.3-93.5 136 8.0 6.5- 9.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,378 1,283 91.8 89.6-93.6 95 8.2 6.4-10.4
Non-Hispanic Black 315 296 93.0 88.6-95.8 19 7.0 4.2-11.4
Other 279 259 92.2 87.0-95.4 20 7.8 4.6-13.0
AGE
18-34 476 436 91.5 88.1-94.0 40 8.5 6.0-11.9
35-44 248 228 91.4 85.7-95.0 20 8.6 5.0-14.3
45-54 329 297 88.3 82.7-92.3 32 11.7 7.7-17.3
55-64 344 325 94.0 89.9-96.5 19 6.0 3.5-10.1
65-74 366 347 93.7 89.8-96.2 19 6.3 3.8-10.2
75+ 212 206 95.4 88.1-98.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 197 88.9 81.1-93.8 16 11.1 6.2-18.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 524 486 92.3 89.0-94.7 38 7.7 5.3-11.0
Some Post-H.S. 540 497 91.6 88.2-94.0 43 8.4 6.0-11.8
College Graduate 718 679 93.7 91.1-95.6 39 6.3 4.4- 8.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 115 90.5 83.1-94.9 15 9.5 5.1-16.9
$15,000- 24,999 263 241 91.5 86.6-94.8 22 8.5 5.2-13.4
$25,000- 34,999 165 159 97.3 93.4-98.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 236 218 87.4 79.9-92.3 18 12.6 7.7-20.1
$50,000- 74,999 306 293 94.1 88.8-96.9 13 5.9 3.1-11.2
$75,000+ 569 523 90.1 86.2-92.9 46 9.9 7.1-13.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 585 550 93.6 90.7-95.6 35 6.4 4.4- 9.3
No 1,404 1,304 91.5 89.3-93.3 100 8.5 6.7-10.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 577 543 92.9 89.7-95.1 34 7.1 4.9-10.3
Non-Veteran 1,422 1,320 91.8 89.6-93.5 102 8.2 6.5-10.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 537 498 93.2 90.4-95.2 39 6.8 4.8- 9.6
Regional City or Suburban County 502 467 91.0 87.0-93.9 35 9.0 6.1-13.0
Rural 962 900 91.8 89.0-94.0 62 8.2 6.0-11.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,171 1,077 91.0 88.7-92.9 94 9.0 7.1-11.3
Unemployed 60 57 94.1 83.0-98.1 *** *** ***
Retired 536 512 94.4 91.0-96.5 24 5.6 3.5- 9.0
Unable to Work 155 146 95.5 90.5-98.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 106 90.5 82.9-94.9 13 9.5 5.1-17.1
101% to 150% 244 223 90.2 83.5-94.3 21 9.8 5.7-16.5
151% to 200% 132 122 92.6 85.7-96.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,125 1,053 91.5 88.9-93.5 72 8.5 6.5-11.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 380 363 97.1 94.6-98.5 17 2.9 1.5- 5.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 834 774 91.5 88.7-93.6 60 8.5 6.4-11.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 787 728 91.1 88.1-93.4 59 8.9 6.6-11.9

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*Heavy drinkers--MALES having more than two drinks per day and FEMALES having more than one drink per day.
This question was asked of all respondents.

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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