2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

Did the healthcare provider specifically ask whether you drank [5 FOR MEN /4 FOR WOMEN] or more alcoholic drinks on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,418 943 39.9 37.6-42.2 1,475 60.1 57.8-62.4
-Eastern NC 852 333 40.8 36.8-44.9 519 59.2 55.1-63.2
GENDER
Male 344 152 46.1 40.0-52.4 192 53.9 47.6-60.0
Female 508 181 36.8 31.7-42.3 327 63.2 57.7-68.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 469 191 41.9 36.8-47.2 278 58.1 52.8-63.2
Non-Hispanic Black 253 104 42.0 34.6-49.8 149 58.0 50.2-65.4
Other 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 123 61 49.3 39.0-59.7 *** *** ***
35-44 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 139 62 45.6 36.4-55.0 77 54.4 45.0-63.6
55-64 167 69 41.7 33.0-50.9 98 58.3 49.1-67.0
65-74 183 64 32.2 25.1-40.3 119 67.8 59.7-74.9
75+ 128 27 19.6 12.9-28.8 101 80.4 71.2-87.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 239 92 42.7 35.3-50.5 147 57.3 49.5-64.7
Some Post-H.S. 295 122 42.4 36.0-49.0 173 57.6 51.0-64.0
College Graduate 228 92 38.8 31.9-46.1 136 61.2 53.9-68.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 365 149 43.4 37.2-49.8 216 56.6 50.2-62.8
No 482 183 39.3 34.1-44.7 299 60.7 55.3-65.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 70 54.2 44.3-63.8 65 45.8 36.2-55.7
Non-Veteran 717 263 38.5 34.2-43.0 454 61.5 57.0-65.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 375 166 46.4 40.5-52.4 209 53.6 47.6-59.5
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 265 72 26.2 20.5-32.9 193 73.8 67.1-79.5
Unable to Work 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 49 35.9 26.4-46.6 77 64.1 53.4-73.6
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 180 79 47.2 38.8-55.8 101 52.8 44.2-61.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 365 156 45.9 40.0-52.0 209 54.1 48.0-60.0
HOUSING
Own 567 219 40.3 35.5-45.2 348 59.7 54.8-64.5
Rent 218 87 41.6 34.0-49.7 131 58.4 50.3-66.0
Other arrangement 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 263 109 42.6 35.6-50.0 154 57.4 50.0-64.4
Rural 531 199 39.1 34.1-44.3 332 60.9 55.7-65.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 505 190 39.9 34.7-45.3 315 60.1 54.7-65.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 193 83 43.1 35.4-51.2 110 56.9 48.8-64.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 154 60 40.1 30.9-50.1 94 59.9 49.9-69.1

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*Asked of respondents that had a checkup within the past 2 years.

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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