2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,365 2,336 52.6 50.7-54.4 731 15.8 14.5-17.1 1,298 31.7 30.0-33.4
-Non-Hispanic White 2,959 1,490 49.7 47.5-52.0 536 16.6 15.1-18.3 933 33.7 31.6-35.8
GENDER
Male 1,382 582 41.0 37.8-44.3 321 20.7 18.3-23.4 479 38.2 35.1-41.5
Female 1,577 908 57.7 54.7-60.8 215 12.8 11.0-14.9 454 29.4 26.7-32.3
AGE
18-34 551 200 38.9 34.3-43.8 69 12.6 9.8-16.2 282 48.4 43.6-53.2
35-44 340 130 36.6 30.7-43.0 59 16.2 12.2-21.1 151 47.2 40.9-53.6
45-54 454 200 45.9 40.4-51.5 88 19.3 15.3-24.0 166 34.8 29.7-40.3
55-64 537 293 53.9 48.6-59.1 105 19.4 15.6-23.7 139 26.8 22.4-31.6
65-74 616 359 62.0 56.9-66.9 120 17.8 14.4-21.9 137 20.1 16.6-24.2
75+ 423 285 73.0 67.5-77.9 91 16.7 13.1-21.0 47 10.3 7.0-14.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 155 73.3 64.5-80.6 16 9.3 5.3-15.9 28 17.3 11.3-25.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 679 440 62.5 57.9-66.9 91 13.0 10.4-16.2 148 24.4 20.5-28.8
Some Post-H.S. 863 463 50.4 46.4-54.5 146 15.9 13.2-19.0 254 33.7 29.9-37.8
College Graduate 1,215 432 30.9 28.0-34.0 282 22.6 19.9-25.6 501 46.5 43.1-49.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 203 140 67.7 59.0-75.3 17 9.9 5.5-17.1 46 22.4 16.1-30.2
$15,000- 24,999 345 222 66.4 59.8-72.4 46 13.4 9.6-18.5 77 20.2 15.5-25.9
$25,000- 34,999 251 144 59.7 51.9-67.1 41 14.2 9.7-20.4 66 26.1 19.9-33.4
$35,000- 49,999 355 193 53.9 47.5-60.2 58 14.1 10.5-18.7 104 32.0 26.1-38.4
$50,000- 74,999 445 218 48.0 42.2-53.8 74 15.3 11.8-19.7 153 36.7 31.3-42.5
$75,000+ 853 245 27.8 24.3-31.5 222 23.1 20.0-26.6 386 49.1 45.0-53.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 920 601 65.6 61.5-69.5 121 11.8 9.5-14.7 198 22.5 19.2-26.2
No 2,028 884 43.4 40.8-46.1 413 18.5 16.6-20.6 731 38.0 35.5-40.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 477 210 42.9 37.3-48.6 118 21.7 17.6-26.5 149 35.4 30.1-41.0
Non-Veteran 2,482 1,280 50.8 48.3-53.2 418 15.8 14.2-17.6 784 33.4 31.1-35.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 682 260 38.6 34.4-43.0 136 19.1 16.0-22.6 286 42.3 38.1-46.7
Regional City or Suburban County 759 368 50.6 46.2-54.9 124 14.4 11.7-17.5 267 35.0 31.0-39.3
Rural 1,519 863 56.4 53.1-59.6 276 16.6 14.4-19.1 380 27.0 24.1-30.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,475 574 38.3 35.3-41.3 289 18.8 16.6-21.3 612 42.9 39.9-46.0
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 972 604 66.6 62.7-70.3 188 15.7 13.2-18.6 180 17.7 14.8-21.0
Unable to Work 232 178 80.2 73.3-85.7 23 9.9 6.0-16.1 31 9.8 6.4-14.9
Other not in Labor Force 200 97 49.2 41.0-57.3 24 11.8 7.6-17.7 79 39.1 31.5-47.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 97 71.0 61.1-79.2 17 8.9 4.9-15.7 34 20.1 13.2-29.4
101% to 150% 336 218 63.8 57.1-69.9 47 16.3 11.8-22.1 71 19.9 15.2-25.6
151% to 200% 213 126 59.9 51.5-67.7 30 12.6 8.2-18.9 57 27.5 20.7-35.6
More than 200% 1,686 675 38.4 35.6-41.3 359 19.2 17.1-21.5 652 42.4 39.5-45.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 508 333 68.1 62.4-73.3 74 13.6 10.2-18.1 101 18.3 14.1-23.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,256 681 55.0 51.6-58.4 212 14.9 12.7-17.3 363 30.1 27.0-33.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,196 477 39.6 36.3-43.0 250 19.2 16.7-21.9 469 41.2 37.9-44.7

Back to Alcohol Consumption.

*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 16AUG19.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts