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
-MALES 2,043 891 43.1 40.5-45.8 228 11.8 10.2-13.7 334 16.6 14.7-18.7 429 21.0 18.9-23.2 161 7.5 6.2- 9.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,397 582 40.8 37.6-44.1 149 11.2 9.3-13.4 223 16.9 14.5-19.5 321 23.1 20.5-26.0 122 8.0 6.4-10.0
Non-Hispanic Black 327 155 46.8 40.3-53.4 40 13.3 9.3-18.6 51 15.3 11.2-20.4 60 17.9 13.5-23.5 21 6.7 4.1-10.7
Other 289 137 47.7 40.7-54.8 36 12.9 8.8-18.4 55 18.3 13.5-24.2 43 14.5 10.1-20.3 18 6.7 3.5-12.4
AGE
18-34 485 162 34.6 29.9-39.7 66 14.4 11.0-18.6 107 21.5 17.6-26.0 118 22.3 18.4-26.7 32 7.2 4.8-10.7
35-44 262 87 31.8 25.5-38.9 35 12.6 8.7-18.0 57 23.2 17.6-29.8 67 26.8 20.8-33.9 16 5.5 3.1- 9.8
45-54 336 137 45.2 38.7-51.9 37 10.3 7.0-14.8 52 12.2 8.8-16.7 86 24.8 19.4-31.0 24 7.5 4.7-11.8
55-64 349 166 46.2 39.7-52.9 40 12.9 9.3-17.8 57 16.0 11.8-21.2 60 16.6 12.5-21.7 26 8.2 5.1-13.1
65-74 369 198 56.0 49.3-62.6 30 8.7 5.7-13.0 41 10.1 6.9-14.4 55 14.5 10.2-20.1 45 10.7 7.6-14.9
75+ 215 123 67.2 59.3-74.3 19 5.6 3.1- 9.9 15 4.7 2.7- 8.3 40 16.3 11.3-22.9 18 6.1 3.3-10.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 225 129 54.8 46.5-62.9 16 7.3 4.0-13.1 32 13.7 9.3-19.9 28 13.4 8.5-20.7 20 10.7 6.3-17.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 537 274 49.1 44.0-54.3 70 14.0 10.8-18.0 73 14.2 10.9-18.3 90 17.0 13.4-21.2 30 5.7 3.8- 8.6
Some Post-H.S. 549 252 45.3 40.2-50.4 63 11.7 8.8-15.3 88 16.2 12.8-20.3 105 19.4 15.6-23.8 41 7.4 5.1-10.7
College Graduate 726 233 28.0 24.3-31.9 78 11.8 9.1-15.0 140 21.3 17.8-25.2 205 31.2 27.2-35.4 70 7.9 6.0-10.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 134 *** *** *** 11 7.0 3.4-13.8 21 18.4 11.6-27.9 18 10.4 6.0-17.5 12 9.9 4.6-19.9
$15,000- 24,999 269 140 52.2 44.8-59.4 26 8.4 5.4-13.0 34 14.2 9.7-20.3 42 16.2 11.5-22.3 27 9.0 5.7-13.8
$25,000- 34,999 170 81 47.5 38.7-56.5 17 8.6 4.8-15.0 29 18.9 12.5-27.4 30 16.7 11.0-24.6 13 8.3 4.3-15.3
$35,000- 49,999 241 117 46.8 39.2-54.6 24 13.0 8.4-19.7 32 13.3 8.9-19.3 52 19.3 13.9-26.1 16 7.6 4.3-13.2
$50,000- 74,999 308 125 40.4 33.5-47.8 47 16.8 12.3-22.7 53 18.3 13.5-24.2 64 19.1 14.3-25.1 19 5.4 2.9- 9.9
$75,000+ 576 161 28.0 23.8-32.6 72 12.2 9.4-15.7 115 20.2 16.4-24.6 169 30.4 26.0-35.2 59 9.3 6.7-12.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 597 349 58.1 52.9-63.1 52 7.5 5.4-10.3 68 12.5 9.4-16.5 77 12.2 9.3-15.8 51 9.7 6.9-13.6
No 1,434 537 37.9 34.8-41.1 174 13.3 11.3-15.7 264 18.0 15.7-20.5 350 24.1 21.5-27.0 109 6.6 5.2- 8.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 586 270 44.8 39.8-50.0 73 12.2 9.3-16.0 90 15.0 11.8-18.9 110 19.8 16.2-24.0 43 8.0 5.5-11.7
Non-Veteran 1,455 619 42.5 39.4-45.7 155 11.7 9.8-13.9 244 17.2 14.9-19.7 319 21.3 18.8-24.1 118 7.3 5.8- 9.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 547 198 36.7 32.1-41.6 55 10.9 8.3-14.3 108 21.0 17.3-25.3 143 25.0 21.1-29.3 43 6.4 4.5- 8.8
Regional City or Suburban County 513 221 42.6 37.4-47.9 59 12.4 9.2-16.3 80 14.1 11.0-17.9 109 21.9 17.7-26.7 44 9.1 6.4-12.7
Rural 983 472 48.6 44.5-52.8 114 12.1 9.7-15.1 146 14.9 12.2-18.1 177 17.1 14.3-20.3 74 7.2 5.3- 9.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,199 430 36.1 32.8-39.5 153 13.9 11.6-16.4 231 18.2 15.8-21.0 293 24.3 21.4-27.3 92 7.6 6.0- 9.6
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 540 296 59.3 53.9-64.5 52 8.7 6.3-12.0 55 9.8 7.0-13.5 86 14.4 11.1-18.6 51 7.8 5.5-10.9
Unable to Work 160 113 73.8 64.2-81.6 *** *** *** 16 9.2 5.3-15.4 18 10.8 5.9-18.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 15.8 9.2-25.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 22.5 14.7-32.9 19 11.3 6.7-18.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 251 131 49.1 41.4-56.8 25 8.6 5.3-13.6 30 13.3 8.8-19.5 43 20.6 14.7-27.9 22 8.5 5.0-14.3
151% to 200% 135 65 48.3 38.6-58.2 17 15.4 9.0-25.1 17 13.5 8.2-21.4 26 16.1 10.3-24.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,139 408 35.1 31.7-38.7 141 12.9 10.8-15.5 204 18.7 16.0-21.7 284 24.6 21.7-27.8 102 8.6 6.7-11.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 388 215 59.4 52.6-65.9 44 12.9 8.9-18.3 48 10.7 7.4-15.2 57 12.8 9.0-18.0 24 4.1 2.3- 7.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 852 381 45.1 41.0-49.2 100 11.9 9.5-14.8 132 15.7 12.9-19.0 162 18.1 15.3-21.4 77 9.2 6.9-12.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 803 295 36.4 32.4-40.5 84 11.4 9.0-14.3 154 19.3 16.2-22.7 210 26.2 22.7-30.1 60 6.7 5.0- 9.0

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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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