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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,989 1,490 49.2 47.0-51.5 348 12.6 11.2-14.2 411 14.0 12.5-15.6 557 18.6 16.9-20.3 183 5.6 4.6- 6.7
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,592 908 57.0 54.0-60.0 199 13.9 11.9-16.2 188 11.4 9.6-13.4 236 14.4 12.4-16.6 61 3.3 2.4- 4.6
AGE
18-34 558 200 38.2 33.6-43.0 75 13.9 10.8-17.6 120 20.0 16.5-24.0 134 22.8 19.0-27.0 29 5.1 3.4- 7.7
35-44 343 130 36.3 30.5-42.6 49 12.6 9.1-17.1 62 19.7 15.0-25.4 84 26.9 21.6-33.0 18 4.5 2.5- 8.0
45-54 457 200 45.6 40.1-51.2 70 18.3 14.1-23.4 58 11.0 8.2-14.6 106 20.3 16.3-24.9 23 4.8 3.0- 7.8
55-64 543 293 53.3 48.1-58.5 63 12.7 9.6-16.5 71 13.1 10.0-16.9 89 15.6 12.4-19.5 27 5.3 3.3- 8.6
65-74 624 359 61.6 56.4-66.4 58 9.2 6.8-12.3 66 9.2 6.8-12.3 86 12.2 9.3-15.8 55 7.8 5.7-10.6
75+ 428 285 72.6 67.0-77.5 31 5.7 3.7- 8.6 26 4.6 2.9- 7.2 55 10.5 7.6-14.2 31 6.6 4.0-10.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 203 155 72.4 63.5-79.7 *** *** *** 14 7.4 4.1-13.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 687 440 61.7 57.2-66.1 85 12.0 9.5-15.2 63 10.0 7.5-13.3 74 12.1 9.3-15.6 25 4.1 2.5- 6.4
Some Post-H.S. 875 463 49.7 45.7-53.8 109 14.5 11.8-17.7 113 14.1 11.4-17.2 141 16.4 13.6-19.7 49 5.3 3.8- 7.3
College Graduate 1,224 432 30.8 27.9-33.9 144 12.8 10.7-15.3 220 19.3 16.8-22.1 327 30.0 26.9-33.2 101 7.1 5.7- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 204 140 67.4 58.8-75.1 18 9.9 5.9-16.2 16 8.5 4.8-14.6 19 8.0 4.6-13.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 347 222 65.8 59.2-71.8 31 8.4 5.4-12.8 33 9.2 6.2-13.5 40 11.3 7.8-16.1 21 5.4 3.2- 8.9
$25,000- 34,999 252 144 59.5 51.7-66.8 25 10.2 6.1-16.4 33 15.6 10.6-22.4 33 9.6 6.5-14.1 17 5.2 2.9- 8.9
$35,000- 49,999 362 193 52.8 46.4-59.1 39 12.2 8.5-17.3 45 12.5 8.8-17.4 63 15.8 11.8-20.8 22 6.7 4.1-10.8
$50,000- 74,999 449 218 47.4 41.6-53.2 62 15.1 11.4-19.6 65 15.4 11.7-19.9 82 17.4 13.5-22.2 22 4.7 2.7- 8.2
$75,000+ 861 245 27.6 24.1-31.3 126 15.6 12.9-18.9 159 19.1 16.1-22.6 256 30.2 26.7-34.1 75 7.5 5.6- 9.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 933 601 64.6 60.5-68.5 91 10.2 7.9-13.0 86 9.5 7.3-12.2 97 9.8 7.7-12.4 58 6.0 4.3- 8.4
No 2,048 884 43.1 40.4-45.8 256 13.6 11.8-15.5 322 15.7 13.9-17.7 460 22.2 20.1-24.5 126 5.5 4.4- 6.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 482 210 42.4 36.9-48.1 67 14.5 10.9-19.1 77 15.8 12.2-20.2 93 19.9 15.9-24.4 35 7.4 4.9-11.1
Non-Veteran 2,510 1,280 50.2 47.8-52.7 281 12.3 10.8-14.0 334 13.7 12.1-15.5 466 18.4 16.6-20.4 149 5.3 4.3- 6.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 688 260 38.2 34.0-42.6 77 12.1 9.5-15.2 122 18.0 14.9-21.6 184 26.4 22.8-30.3 45 5.3 3.9- 7.3
Regional City or Suburban County 766 368 50.0 45.7-54.4 93 12.7 10.1-16.0 105 12.6 10.2-15.5 154 19.0 15.9-22.5 46 5.7 4.0- 7.9
Rural 1,539 863 55.7 52.4-58.9 178 12.8 10.8-15.2 184 12.4 10.4-14.8 221 13.4 11.3-15.7 93 5.7 4.3- 7.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,493 574 37.8 34.9-40.8 217 15.7 13.6-18.1 254 16.9 14.7-19.3 353 23.8 21.3-26.5 95 5.8 4.6- 7.4
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 985 604 65.9 62.0-69.6 83 7.8 5.9-10.3 88 8.0 6.1-10.3 135 11.6 9.4-14.2 75 6.7 5.0- 9.0
Unable to Work 233 178 80.0 73.1-85.5 18 6.1 3.4-10.5 17 5.4 3.1- 9.3 15 5.7 3.1-10.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 201 97 48.5 40.4-56.7 24 13.5 8.6-20.4 36 17.5 12.2-24.4 40 16.9 12.0-23.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 97 71.0 61.1-79.2 15 10.4 5.7-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 338 218 63.4 56.8-69.6 35 9.9 6.6-14.5 30 10.4 6.9-15.3 35 9.6 6.4-14.0 20 6.7 3.9-11.4
151% to 200% 215 126 58.9 50.6-66.8 21 11.8 6.9-19.5 24 12.1 7.8-18.2 30 12.2 8.1-17.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,705 675 37.9 35.1-40.8 223 14.2 12.3-16.4 275 17.1 15.0-19.5 406 23.9 21.5-26.4 126 6.9 5.5- 8.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 514 333 67.7 62.0-72.9 48 11.5 8.0-16.2 51 8.9 6.2-12.6 58 9.4 6.6-13.3 24 2.5 1.4- 4.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,272 681 54.4 51.0-57.8 153 12.0 10.0-14.3 155 12.3 10.3-14.7 203 15.3 13.0-17.8 80 6.1 4.6- 8.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,207 477 39.2 35.9-42.6 147 13.5 11.3-16.1 205 17.0 14.6-19.7 298 24.4 21.6-27.5 80 5.9 4.5- 7.6

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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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