2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

Were you offered advice about what level of drinking is harmful or risky for your health?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,782 665 24.5 22.7-26.5 2,117 75.5 73.5-77.3
-Eastern NC 948 223 25.6 22.3-29.2 725 74.4 70.8-77.7
GENDER
Male 389 113 30.5 25.3-36.1 276 69.5 63.9-74.7
Female 559 110 21.8 17.5-26.7 449 78.2 73.3-82.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 543 122 25.0 20.8-29.6 421 75.0 70.4-79.2
Non-Hispanic Black 268 68 26.3 20.0-33.6 200 73.7 66.4-80.0
Other 137 33 27.0 18.4-37.9 104 73.0 62.1-81.6
AGE
18-34 139 50 36.9 28.0-46.7 89 63.1 53.3-72.0
35-44 109 27 27.2 18.5-38.2 82 72.8 61.8-81.5
45-54 161 41 23.6 17.0-31.8 120 76.4 68.2-83.0
55-64 190 48 28.3 20.9-37.2 142 71.7 62.8-79.1
65-74 201 44 20.3 14.7-27.3 157 79.7 72.7-85.3
75+ 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 260 62 25.0 18.9-32.3 198 75.0 67.7-81.1
Some Post-H.S. 327 84 27.4 22.1-33.3 243 72.6 66.7-77.9
College Graduate 269 56 20.7 15.8-26.6 213 79.3 73.4-84.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 384 97 27.6 22.2-33.8 287 72.4 66.2-77.8
No 558 124 24.4 20.3-29.1 434 75.6 70.9-79.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 143 47 35.1 26.5-44.9 96 64.9 55.1-73.5
Non-Veteran 805 176 24.0 20.5-28.0 629 76.0 72.0-79.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 422 108 27.9 23.0-33.5 314 72.1 66.5-77.0
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 296 44 13.3 9.5-18.4 252 86.7 81.6-90.5
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 131 34 27.7 19.0-38.4 97 72.3 61.6-81.0
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 121 31 28.3 19.9-38.5 90 71.7 61.5-80.1
$50,000- 74,999 102 22 23.3 14.8-34.5 80 76.7 65.5-85.2
$75,000+ 225 56 27.4 20.9-35.2 169 72.6 64.8-79.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 433 101 25.6 20.9-30.9 332 74.4 69.1-79.1
HOUSING
Own 640 136 23.4 19.5-27.8 504 76.6 72.2-80.5
Rent 232 61 30.4 23.4-38.6 171 69.6 61.4-76.6
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 296 66 23.6 18.2-30.0 230 76.4 70.0-81.8
Rural 585 134 25.2 20.9-30.0 451 74.8 70.0-79.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 548 126 25.6 21.1-30.6 422 74.4 69.4-78.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 219 49 23.4 17.5-30.6 170 76.6 69.4-82.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 181 48 28.2 20.8-37.0 133 71.8 63.0-79.2

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*Asked of respondents that had a checkup within the past 2 years and answered yes to Question 1, 2 or 3 of this module.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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