2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^
None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,031 1,463 68.8 66.2-71.3 193 11.0 9.4-12.9 119 5.7 4.6- 6.9 174 9.5 7.9-11.3 82 5.0 3.9- 6.5
-MALES 1,114 747 63.1 59.4-66.6 117 11.5 9.3-14.1 67 5.7 4.3- 7.5 120 12.7 10.4-15.5 63 6.9 5.2- 9.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 792 535 63.7 59.4-67.8 83 11.6 9.1-14.6 48 6.0 4.4- 8.3 79 11.8 9.1-15.1 47 6.9 4.8- 9.7
Non-Hispanic Black 164 112 63.4 54.0-71.9 16 11.4 6.3-19.8 *** *** *** 19 13.6 8.3-21.5 11 8.4 4.4-15.3
Other 147 *** *** *** 18 12.3 6.9-21.0 12 6.8 3.5-12.8 22 18.0 10.8-28.4 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 316 166 52.4 45.9-58.8 51 16.2 11.9-21.8 30 8.6 5.8-12.7 49 16.4 12.0-21.9 20 6.4 3.7-10.7
35-44 167 103 61.6 52.6-69.9 17 9.2 5.3-15.3 14 6.6 3.6-11.8 21 14.2 8.9-21.8 12 8.5 4.2-16.6
45-54 191 125 64.1 55.0-72.3 19 10.5 6.2-17.2 11 4.2 2.1- 8.3 21 12.7 7.1-21.6 15 8.5 4.7-14.8
55-64 177 136 75.2 66.6-82.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 8.7 4.8-15.3 *** *** ***
65-74 167 132 73.9 64.2-81.8 11 6.7 3.2-13.4 *** *** *** 12 8.4 4.5-15.4 *** *** ***
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 250 141 56.8 49.4-64.0 34 14.2 9.7-20.3 19 7.1 4.0-12.1 39 13.6 9.5-19.1 17 8.3 4.8-13.9
Some Post-H.S. 289 187 59.9 52.7-66.7 40 14.9 10.3-20.9 *** *** *** 35 16.4 11.4-23.0 18 6.2 3.6-10.6
College Graduate 484 366 73.5 68.7-77.9 39 8.9 6.4-12.2 29 7.1 4.8-10.4 31 6.5 4.3- 9.6 19 4.0 2.5- 6.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 *** *** *** 16 16.0 9.4-26.0 *** *** *** 21 18.1 11.5-27.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 121 *** *** *** 11 7.5 3.6-14.8 *** *** *** 15 13.5 7.5-23.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 175 123 66.0 56.9-74.1 26 15.1 9.8-22.5 *** *** *** 11 5.6 2.9-10.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 408 294 66.1 60.0-71.7 32 8.5 5.8-12.4 25 5.8 3.7- 9.1 34 13.2 9.1-18.7 23 6.4 3.9-10.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 236 156 58.5 50.1-66.4 21 11.0 6.6-17.7 *** *** *** 26 14.6 9.3-22.3 24 12.8 8.1-19.6
No 872 587 64.3 60.2-68.2 96 11.7 9.3-14.7 58 6.4 4.7- 8.5 92 12.0 9.5-15.1 39 5.6 3.8- 8.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 311 222 66.7 59.8-73.0 35 11.8 8.0-16.9 *** *** *** 26 11.1 7.0-17.2 20 6.9 4.3-11.1
Non-Veteran 803 525 62.0 57.7-66.1 82 11.4 8.9-14.6 59 6.4 4.7- 8.6 94 13.2 10.5-16.5 43 7.0 4.8- 9.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 343 229 65.5 59.5-71.0 34 10.0 6.8-14.4 27 8.1 5.4-11.8 37 11.9 8.4-16.5 16 4.6 2.6- 8.1
Regional City or Suburban County 279 180 58.0 50.7-65.0 31 11.5 7.7-16.7 15 5.0 2.7- 8.9 31 15.2 10.2-22.0 22 10.3 6.5-16.2
Rural 492 338 64.6 58.7-70.1 52 13.1 9.4-18.0 25 3.9 2.4- 6.3 52 11.7 8.4-16.0 25 6.7 4.0-11.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 744 477 62.5 58.2-66.7 83 11.8 9.2-14.9 54 6.0 4.5- 8.1 91 13.7 10.8-17.2 39 6.0 4.1- 8.7
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 236 194 76.8 68.6-83.4 18 8.8 4.8-15.6 *** *** *** 13 8.0 4.4-14.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.4 10.2-28.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 15.2 8.2-26.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 715 501 64.7 60.2-69.0 72 10.8 8.3-13.9 42 6.1 4.3- 8.5 63 11.9 8.9-15.6 37 6.5 4.4- 9.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 162 103 60.1 49.5-69.9 20 14.7 8.7-23.9 11 6.2 2.8-13.2 18 11.7 6.4-20.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 457 310 63.6 57.9-69.0 50 12.2 8.8-16.7 18 3.4 2.0- 5.7 55 14.4 10.7-19.2 24 6.3 4.0- 9.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 495 334 63.2 57.8-68.2 47 10.4 7.5-14.1 38 7.6 5.3-10.7 47 11.4 8.3-15.6 29 7.4 4.8-11.3

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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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