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
-MALES 1,110 379 29.4 26.4-32.7 329 31.3 28.0-34.8 173 16.6 14.0-19.6 80 6.9 5.3- 8.9 149 15.8 13.2-18.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 796 285 29.6 26.0-33.4 246 33.3 29.3-37.6 119 16.5 13.5-20.0 57 6.5 4.8- 8.8 89 14.1 11.2-17.7
Non-Hispanic Black 160 55 32.1 24.2-41.2 43 30.2 22.2-39.5 33 18.5 12.4-26.6 *** *** *** 20 12.9 7.8-20.4
Other 142 36 26.0 17.5-36.7 36 21.9 15.0-30.8 19 14.4 8.1-24.1 14 10.2 5.6-18.0 37 27.6 19.3-37.7
AGE
18-34 314 71 22.8 17.8-28.6 88 28.8 23.3-35.1 58 17.6 13.2-23.1 36 10.8 7.5-15.3 61 20.0 15.3-25.7
35-44 161 42 21.6 15.4-29.3 54 39.8 31.0-49.2 36 23.2 16.1-32.2 *** *** *** 20 11.7 7.2-18.5
45-54 192 58 29.1 21.9-37.6 53 28.2 21.1-36.7 33 15.4 10.5-22.1 13 5.0 2.4-10.2 35 22.2 15.1-31.4
55-64 178 68 34.4 26.8-42.9 58 34.2 26.2-43.2 24 14.5 9.4-21.7 12 5.7 2.9-11.0 16 11.2 6.4-18.7
65-74 168 87 48.6 39.3-58.1 47 27.9 20.3-37.1 14 10.5 5.3-19.7 *** *** *** 12 8.6 4.6-15.6
75+ 89 *** *** *** 27 24.7 16.2-35.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 250 80 25.6 20.0-32.0 52 25.7 19.4-33.4 42 18.5 13.2-25.2 22 7.9 4.8-12.9 54 22.3 16.7-29.2
Some Post-H.S. 288 76 24.6 19.0-31.1 95 34.5 28.1-41.5 55 18.0 13.3-23.9 21 6.9 4.2-11.3 41 16.0 11.4-21.9
College Graduate 485 199 38.0 33.0-43.1 163 35.7 30.7-41.0 62 13.2 10.1-17.1 30 6.1 4.1- 9.1 31 7.0 4.8-10.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 123 34 25.5 17.6-35.4 29 22.3 14.7-32.1 21 19.9 12.1-31.1 17 12.3 7.1-20.6 22 20.0 12.8-29.8
$25,000- 34,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 41 27.2 19.3-36.9 23 14.4 8.7-22.9 26 23.6 15.2-34.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 181 58 26.0 19.6-33.8 58 31.9 23.9-41.0 33 19.5 13.4-27.6 *** *** *** 22 16.2 10.2-24.7
$75,000+ 408 156 30.9 25.9-36.4 137 37.4 31.8-43.4 63 16.7 12.6-21.8 22 5.0 3.0- 8.2 30 10.0 6.6-14.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 236 92 36.0 28.6-44.1 65 26.3 19.6-34.2 24 12.4 7.8-19.2 16 6.0 3.3-10.9 39 19.3 13.7-26.5
No 867 285 28.0 24.7-31.6 263 32.7 28.9-36.7 147 17.5 14.6-20.9 63 7.0 5.2- 9.2 109 14.8 12.0-18.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 307 122 34.2 28.0-40.9 88 31.1 25.0-38.0 46 18.1 13.2-24.4 17 5.8 3.4- 9.8 34 10.8 7.5-15.3
Non-Veteran 803 257 28.0 24.5-31.8 241 31.4 27.5-35.5 127 16.2 13.3-19.6 63 7.2 5.3- 9.6 115 17.3 14.1-20.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 339 111 28.7 23.8-34.1 105 35.5 29.8-41.7 55 15.8 11.8-20.9 25 6.9 4.5-10.3 43 13.1 9.5-17.9
Regional City or Suburban County 281 92 28.2 22.5-34.8 86 30.8 24.5-37.8 42 16.3 11.6-22.5 23 8.4 5.2-13.3 38 16.3 11.5-22.5
Rural 490 176 31.2 26.2-36.7 138 27.5 22.6-33.1 76 17.7 13.6-22.7 32 5.6 3.6- 8.7 68 18.0 13.7-23.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 741 220 27.2 23.6-31.0 229 33.0 29.0-37.2 131 17.9 14.7-21.5 58 6.8 5.0- 9.1 103 15.2 12.2-18.7
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 240 128 49.6 41.6-57.7 66 27.1 20.5-34.9 21 8.2 5.0-13.4 *** *** *** 18 11.6 6.8-19.1
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 113 33 27.7 18.7-38.8 30 25.3 16.8-36.2 16 15.2 8.3-26.2 13 9.7 5.1-17.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 717 263 29.8 26.0-33.8 228 33.7 29.5-38.2 113 17.1 13.9-20.8 43 6.3 4.4- 8.9 70 13.2 10.2-16.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 165 55 30.6 21.7-41.3 39 23.2 15.8-32.8 33 20.6 13.6-30.0 *** *** *** 28 21.2 13.6-31.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 453 153 30.6 25.7-35.9 143 30.8 25.8-36.2 61 14.9 11.2-19.4 35 6.7 4.5- 9.8 61 17.0 13.0-22.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 492 171 28.3 24.1-32.9 147 33.2 28.3-38.5 79 17.4 13.6-22.0 35 7.4 5.1-10.7 60 13.7 10.3-18.0

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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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