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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,469 643 38.2 35.3-41.2 446 32.9 29.9-36.0 171 12.7 10.7-15.1 91 6.1 4.8- 7.7 118 10.1 8.2-12.3
GENDER
Male 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
Female 673 358 49.2 44.6-53.8 200 32.3 28.0-36.9 52 8.0 5.8-10.9 34 5.5 3.7- 8.2 29 5.0 3.3- 7.5
AGE
18-34 351 90 24.1 19.5-29.4 116 34.7 29.1-40.8 69 18.6 14.4-23.7 34 10.0 6.9-14.3 42 12.6 9.0-17.4
35-44 204 71 30.1 23.6-37.6 68 39.0 31.2-47.5 32 16.2 10.8-23.6 *** *** *** 21 10.9 6.7-17.2
45-54 254 93 37.1 30.3-44.5 79 31.4 24.9-38.8 33 12.4 8.4-18.1 20 5.4 3.2- 8.9 29 13.6 8.8-20.4
55-64 246 121 44.7 37.4-52.1 81 34.3 27.4-41.9 21 9.0 5.5-14.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 261 161 60.6 53.2-67.5 70 26.2 20.2-33.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 141 99 70.7 59.8-79.7 28 17.8 11.1-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 240 97 33.4 26.9-40.4 52 27.0 20.4-34.7 35 15.9 11.0-22.5 20 7.9 4.6-13.3 36 15.8 10.9-22.4
Some Post-H.S. 402 147 31.0 26.1-36.5 128 35.9 30.3-42.0 58 14.7 11.0-19.5 33 7.7 5.2-11.2 36 10.6 7.4-14.9
College Graduate 783 383 47.1 43.0-51.2 254 33.2 29.4-37.2 74 10.2 8.0-12.9 37 4.7 3.3- 6.7 35 4.9 3.3- 7.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 124 56 38.8 29.1-49.4 *** *** *** 16 12.2 6.9-20.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 164 69 35.5 27.5-44.4 43 24.8 17.6-33.7 25 17.0 10.6-26.2 *** *** *** 15 14.2 8.2-23.5
$50,000- 74,999 229 95 35.3 28.5-42.8 73 32.8 25.7-40.9 27 12.9 8.5-19.2 14 7.9 4.4-13.7 20 11.0 6.5-18.1
$75,000+ 607 276 39.6 35.1-44.2 200 35.9 31.3-40.7 73 14.0 10.8-17.9 26 3.8 2.4- 6.1 32 6.8 4.5-10.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 324 140 39.1 32.7-46.0 95 30.5 24.1-37.6 27 8.0 5.2-12.2 20 5.9 3.4-10.0 42 16.5 11.8-22.7
No 1,141 502 38.1 34.8-41.4 350 33.5 30.2-37.0 145 14.1 11.7-16.9 70 6.0 4.6- 7.9 74 8.3 6.4-10.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 267 109 33.6 27.4-40.5 79 31.6 25.0-39.0 39 19.9 14.3-27.0 16 6.4 3.6-10.9 24 8.5 5.5-13.1
Non-Veteran 1,204 534 39.0 35.8-42.3 367 33.0 29.8-36.4 134 11.6 9.6-14.1 75 6.0 4.6- 7.9 94 10.3 8.2-12.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 423 183 39.4 34.4-44.7 137 36.1 30.9-41.6 50 11.0 8.1-14.7 24 5.8 3.8- 8.9 29 7.7 5.2-11.3
Regional City or Suburban County 394 160 34.0 28.8-39.6 131 35.2 29.6-41.2 48 14.2 10.4-19.1 24 5.9 3.6- 9.5 31 10.8 7.4-15.4
Rural 654 300 40.4 35.7-45.3 178 27.8 23.5-32.6 75 13.6 10.4-17.7 43 6.5 4.5- 9.3 58 11.6 8.4-15.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 898 336 33.3 29.9-36.9 301 36.4 32.6-40.3 126 14.8 12.2-17.9 57 5.6 4.1- 7.5 78 9.9 7.7-12.7
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 375 235 60.3 53.6-66.7 92 24.9 19.3-31.4 22 5.2 3.2- 8.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** 26 25.3 16.8-36.4 *** *** *** 14 14.1 7.9-24.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 116 *** *** *** 28 24.3 16.1-34.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 89 32 28.3 19.1-39.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,014 447 38.1 34.7-41.7 328 34.5 30.9-38.2 121 13.5 11.0-16.4 54 5.4 3.9- 7.4 64 8.5 6.4-11.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 176 82 41.3 31.8-51.4 40 21.8 14.6-31.3 24 16.4 9.9-25.8 *** *** *** 20 13.6 7.6-23.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 578 236 35.8 31.4-40.6 184 33.3 28.7-38.2 64 12.1 9.2-15.9 44 6.6 4.7- 9.1 50 12.1 9.0-16.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 717 325 39.5 35.5-43.7 222 33.9 29.7-38.3 85 13.0 10.3-16.4 37 5.6 3.8- 8.1 48 8.0 5.8-10.9

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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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