2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,970 2,066 52.8 50.9-54.6 664 15.7 14.5-17.0 1,240 31.6 29.9-33.3
-Eastern NC 1,305 732 56.2 53.0-59.4 204 15.5 13.2-18.0 369 28.3 25.5-31.3
GENDER
Male 578 274 49.2 44.4-54.0 111 18.6 15.2-22.6 193 32.2 27.9-36.8
Female 727 458 62.6 58.2-66.8 93 12.6 9.9-15.9 176 24.8 21.3-28.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 786 395 51.7 47.6-55.7 129 16.3 13.4-19.6 262 32.1 28.5-35.9
Non-Hispanic Black 315 218 65.5 58.7-71.7 43 14.3 10.2-19.5 54 20.2 15.1-26.5
Other 204 119 59.2 50.4-67.3 32 13.9 9.0-20.9 53 26.9 20.3-34.7
AGE
18-34 269 118 47.1 40.3-54.1 38 16.0 11.5-22.0 113 36.9 30.6-43.5
35-44 179 93 51.4 43.0-59.7 24 11.8 7.6-17.8 62 36.8 29.1-45.3
45-54 206 100 48.4 40.8-56.2 43 19.9 14.7-26.5 63 31.7 24.8-39.4
55-64 241 142 61.3 54.1-68.0 43 18.3 13.4-24.6 56 20.4 15.5-26.4
65-74 242 153 66.3 59.4-72.6 37 14.9 10.4-20.8 52 18.8 14.2-24.6
75+ 154 113 78.5 69.7-85.3 *** *** *** 22 11.6 7.2-18.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 22.8 14.8-33.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 373 227 59.5 53.6-65.3 50 14.7 10.9-19.5 96 25.7 20.9-31.3
Some Post-H.S. 432 252 55.6 50.1-61.0 63 15.2 11.7-19.4 117 29.2 24.5-34.4
College Graduate 378 167 44.0 38.5-49.7 80 20.9 16.6-26.0 131 35.1 29.9-40.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 501 326 65.6 60.3-70.4 65 12.4 9.3-16.3 110 22.1 18.0-26.8
No 794 400 50.9 46.7-55.0 138 17.3 14.4-20.6 256 31.9 28.2-35.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 237 113 46.2 38.9-53.7 40 16.5 11.8-22.6 84 37.3 30.2-45.0
Non-Veteran 1,067 619 58.5 54.9-62.0 163 15.2 12.7-18.0 285 26.4 23.4-29.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 649 300 46.8 42.3-51.3 114 17.9 14.6-21.7 235 35.3 31.2-39.7
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 359 231 67.9 62.0-73.3 59 16.3 12.1-21.5 69 15.8 12.3-20.2
Unable to Work 153 120 79.1 70.8-85.5 13 7.8 4.4-13.5 20 13.2 8.1-20.7
Other not in Labor Force 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 76 68.9 58.2-77.8 14 11.4 6.4-19.5 21 19.8 12.6-29.7
$15,000- 24,999 184 125 67.8 59.1-75.4 16 11.6 6.7-19.4 43 20.6 14.7-28.1
$25,000- 34,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 29.4 20.2-40.6
$35,000- 49,999 168 82 51.9 43.3-60.3 30 16.4 11.2-23.5 56 31.7 24.3-40.1
$50,000- 74,999 155 72 44.9 36.2-53.9 28 18.4 12.1-26.8 55 36.8 28.4-46.0
$75,000+ 300 125 42.0 35.7-48.6 60 18.6 14.2-24.1 115 39.4 33.1-46.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 *** *** *** 22 21.0 13.1-31.8 32 24.5 16.7-34.3
101% to 150% 137 93 66.2 56.2-75.0 18 16.7 10.0-26.7 26 17.0 11.3-24.9
151% to 200% 115 59 47.3 37.0-57.8 17 16.7 10.0-26.7 39 36.0 26.3-46.9
More than 200% 594 274 45.6 41.1-50.3 110 17.8 14.5-21.5 210 36.6 32.2-41.3
HOUSING
Own 825 461 55.8 51.8-59.8 149 17.5 14.7-20.7 215 26.7 23.3-30.4
Rent 375 202 52.7 46.7-58.7 45 12.7 8.9-17.8 128 34.6 29.1-40.4
Other arrangement 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 96 *** *** *** 14 15.7 8.8-26.4 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 415 225 55.8 50.1-61.5 71 16.4 12.6-21.0 119 27.8 23.0-33.1
Rural 794 467 58.1 53.9-62.1 119 14.9 12.1-18.2 208 27.0 23.5-30.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 716 436 59.9 55.5-64.1 95 13.6 10.8-17.1 185 26.5 22.9-30.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 322 165 50.7 44.4-57.1 66 20.4 15.7-26.1 91 28.8 23.4-34.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 267 131 54.6 47.3-61.7 43 13.7 9.8-18.8 93 31.7 25.5-38.6

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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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