2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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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 1,984 508 23.6 21.5-25.9 541 26.5 24.2-29.0 304 14.8 13.1-16.8 185 9.7 8.2-11.5 446 25.3 22.9-27.8
-Non-Hispanic White 1,442 362 22.6 20.2-25.2 389 25.4 22.7-28.2 228 16.2 14.0-18.6 134 9.6 7.8-11.7 329 26.3 23.5-29.3
GENDER
Male 780 140 14.8 12.2-17.9 189 22.0 18.7-25.7 133 18.4 15.2-22.0 73 9.4 7.1-12.3 245 35.4 31.3-39.7
Female 662 222 32.4 28.3-36.9 200 29.6 25.5-34.1 95 13.4 10.6-16.8 61 9.8 7.3-13.1 84 14.8 11.7-18.4
AGE
18-34 342 46 12.7 9.4-17.1 53 17.2 12.8-22.7 68 19.5 15.2-24.7 36 11.5 8.0-16.1 139 39.1 33.3-45.1
35-44 206 43 18.0 12.9-24.4 45 20.9 15.3-27.9 34 18.5 12.8-25.9 21 8.8 5.0-15.0 63 33.8 26.4-42.2
45-54 250 59 25.7 19.7-32.8 72 30.0 23.4-37.6 36 14.1 9.8-19.8 25 8.0 5.0-12.5 58 22.2 16.5-29.1
55-64 239 76 30.7 24.2-38.1 70 26.0 20.2-32.9 36 15.7 10.9-22.0 26 11.7 7.4-18.1 31 15.8 10.7-22.8
65-74 255 72 26.4 20.5-33.4 95 40.0 32.7-47.7 38 12.7 8.8-17.9 20 7.5 4.6-12.1 30 13.4 9.0-19.4
75+ 137 *** *** *** 50 35.7 26.1-46.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 237 62 20.7 15.7-26.8 55 23.7 17.9-30.7 34 15.3 10.4-22.0 *** *** *** 71 31.4 24.7-39.0
Some Post-H.S. 393 97 21.3 17.0-26.3 100 24.5 19.7-29.9 53 14.9 11.1-19.8 52 12.7 9.3-17.1 91 26.6 21.5-32.4
College Graduate 768 193 24.6 21.2-28.4 223 26.5 23.1-30.3 138 18.7 15.6-22.1 64 8.0 6.1-10.4 150 22.2 18.9-25.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 122 32 25.6 17.4-35.8 35 26.6 18.1-37.3 *** *** *** 16 15.2 8.5-25.6 30 27.3 18.6-38.1
$25,000- 34,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.4 7.4-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 158 39 20.5 14.4-28.4 33 18.7 12.6-26.8 27 19.3 12.4-28.8 22 13.9 8.4-22.0 37 27.6 19.7-37.2
$50,000- 74,999 224 40 16.1 11.3-22.4 69 26.5 20.4-33.6 47 19.9 14.4-26.8 20 11.5 6.5-19.3 48 26.2 19.6-34.0
$75,000+ 599 149 22.5 18.9-26.6 178 25.9 22.0-30.2 106 18.3 14.8-22.4 46 8.2 5.9-11.2 120 25.1 20.8-29.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 312 88 25.4 20.0-31.8 89 29.4 23.1-36.6 47 15.1 10.8-20.7 20 4.5 2.7- 7.6 68 25.6 19.7-32.4
No 1,126 274 22.0 19.3-24.9 298 24.3 21.5-27.4 182 16.7 14.2-19.5 114 10.8 8.7-13.4 258 26.2 23.1-29.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 264 61 17.0 12.7-22.4 72 26.7 20.6-33.8 49 20.6 15.1-27.5 25 10.9 7.0-16.7 57 24.7 18.9-31.7
Non-Veteran 1,180 301 23.6 20.8-26.5 317 25.1 22.2-28.2 181 15.5 13.2-18.2 109 9.3 7.4-11.6 272 26.5 23.4-29.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 412 89 21.0 17.0-25.6 109 25.2 20.7-30.3 76 18.5 14.5-23.3 41 10.6 7.7-14.6 97 24.7 20.3-29.7
Regional City or Suburban County 386 91 21.5 17.0-26.7 102 25.2 20.4-30.8 66 15.7 12.0-20.2 37 10.4 7.0-15.2 90 27.2 22.1-33.1
Rural 646 182 24.8 21.0-29.2 178 25.5 21.5-30.1 88 14.9 11.6-19.0 56 7.9 5.7-10.9 142 26.8 22.3-31.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 881 193 20.1 17.3-23.3 208 22.6 19.5-26.0 148 17.5 14.7-20.7 91 10.7 8.4-13.5 241 29.1 25.6-32.9
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 365 121 30.0 24.7-35.9 132 37.7 31.3-44.6 54 15.3 11.1-20.8 25 5.8 3.7- 9.0 33 11.2 7.3-16.7
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 103 23 22.7 14.6-33.4 22 24.0 15.4-35.3 13 10.2 5.7-17.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 116 *** *** *** 28 22.5 14.6-33.0 *** *** *** 13 9.7 5.4-17.0 27 23.5 15.4-34.1
151% to 200% 87 18 17.0 9.5-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 997 232 20.9 18.1-23.9 283 24.8 21.8-28.1 184 18.6 15.8-21.7 84 9.1 7.1-11.7 214 26.6 23.2-30.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 174 53 31.6 22.8-41.9 45 21.9 14.8-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 31.3 22.1-42.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 563 139 21.6 18.0-25.8 148 24.6 20.6-29.2 95 16.9 13.6-20.9 59 9.7 7.1-13.1 122 27.1 22.7-32.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 707 170 22.0 18.7-25.7 196 26.3 22.6-30.4 118 17.0 13.9-20.6 61 9.8 7.3-12.9 162 24.9 21.2-29.0

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*This question 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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