2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,715 1,878 69.6 67.5-71.7 837 30.4 28.3-32.5
-Eastern NC 931 616 67.4 63.7-70.9 315 32.6 29.1-36.3
GENDER
Male 387 270 71.0 65.3-76.1 117 29.0 23.9-34.7
Female 544 346 64.6 59.6-69.3 198 35.4 30.7-40.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 523 364 69.9 65.2-74.3 159 30.1 25.7-34.8
Non-Hispanic Black 275 171 64.1 57.0-70.7 104 35.9 29.3-43.0
Other 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 139 106 74.6 65.1-82.2 33 25.4 17.8-34.9
35-44 109 83 79.1 69.6-86.2 26 20.9 13.8-30.4
45-54 158 116 74.4 66.1-81.2 42 25.6 18.8-33.9
55-64 190 127 67.1 59.0-74.3 63 32.9 25.7-41.0
65-74 194 120 58.5 50.3-66.3 74 41.5 33.7-49.7
75+ 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 255 152 65.1 58.0-71.5 103 34.9 28.5-42.0
Some Post-H.S. 321 217 68.7 62.7-74.2 104 31.3 25.8-37.3
College Graduate 265 197 75.0 68.7-80.3 68 25.0 19.7-31.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 380 254 69.2 63.5-74.4 126 30.8 25.6-36.5
No 546 359 66.4 61.5-71.0 187 33.6 29.0-38.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 145 107 76.2 67.5-83.2 38 23.8 16.8-32.5
Non-Veteran 786 509 66.0 61.9-69.8 277 34.0 30.2-38.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 416 307 73.2 67.7-78.0 109 26.8 22.0-32.3
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 284 155 51.5 44.5-58.4 129 48.5 41.6-55.5
Unable to Work 131 86 68.8 58.9-77.3 45 31.2 22.7-41.1
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 83 63.4 52.6-72.9 47 36.6 27.1-47.4
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 111 89 82.0 72.6-88.7 22 18.0 11.3-27.4
$50,000- 74,999 106 74 74.6 64.7-82.5 32 25.4 17.5-35.3
$75,000+ 220 165 76.9 70.2-82.5 55 23.1 17.5-29.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 422 308 75.9 71.1-80.1 114 24.1 19.9-28.9
HOUSING
Own 629 420 67.9 63.5-72.0 209 32.1 28.0-36.5
Rent 227 147 64.2 56.1-71.5 80 35.8 28.5-43.9
Other arrangement 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 294 195 69.6 63.1-75.4 99 30.4 24.6-36.9
Rural 571 371 65.0 60.0-69.6 200 35.0 30.4-40.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 542 340 62.8 57.6-67.6 202 37.2 32.4-42.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 210 136 65.7 58.0-72.7 74 34.3 27.3-42.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 179 140 80.8 73.5-86.4 39 19.2 13.6-26.5

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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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