2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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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 1,870 508 25.2 23.1-27.5 474 25.3 23.1-27.6 331 17.6 15.7-19.6 163 9.1 7.6-10.8 394 22.9 20.7-25.2
-Eastern NC 563 164 28.1 23.8-32.7 126 22.0 18.3-26.2 95 17.2 13.8-21.2 43 7.4 5.2-10.4 135 25.4 21.3-29.9
GENDER
Male 297 66 20.9 16.0-26.7 56 19.5 14.7-25.3 56 19.0 14.2-25.0 21 6.8 4.1-11.2 98 33.8 27.8-40.4
Female 266 98 36.7 30.0-44.0 70 25.0 19.5-31.4 39 15.0 10.7-20.7 22 8.2 5.1-12.9 37 15.1 10.4-21.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 386 105 27.2 22.2-32.7 83 20.4 16.3-25.3 65 15.8 12.1-20.3 35 8.9 6.1-12.8 98 27.8 22.7-33.4
Non-Hispanic Black 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 20.6 12.1-32.9 *** *** *** 19 18.9 11.5-29.6
Other 82 *** *** *** 16 20.4 12.1-32.1 14 19.7 11.5-31.6 *** *** *** 18 22.7 14.0-34.7
AGE
18-34 146 30 25.4 17.8-34.9 27 15.9 10.4-23.4 26 16.4 10.9-24.0 *** *** *** 51 34.4 26.3-43.5
35-44 85 19 18.1 11.1-28.1 *** *** *** 17 20.3 12.2-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 102 35 32.1 23.1-42.7 21 21.8 14.2-32.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 26.0 17.7-36.6
55-64 99 *** *** *** 26 24.0 16.3-34.0 15 16.8 10.0-26.9 *** *** *** 15 11.4 6.5-19.0
65-74 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 20.3 12.4-31.4 *** *** *** 19 19.8 12.6-29.9
75+ 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 143 34 25.1 17.6-34.4 33 23.4 16.3-32.4 23 14.8 9.2-23.1 15 9.8 5.6-16.6 38 26.9 19.4-36.0
Some Post-H.S. 178 58 30.9 24.1-38.7 36 20.8 15.0-28.1 25 14.2 9.4-21.0 13 6.6 3.7-11.4 46 27.4 20.6-35.5
College Graduate 207 61 28.0 21.6-35.5 53 25.4 19.4-32.4 39 21.3 15.5-28.6 13 5.7 3.1-10.1 41 19.6 14.3-26.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 172 52 28.3 20.9-37.0 32 17.0 11.6-24.2 31 19.7 13.3-28.1 *** *** *** 45 29.6 21.8-38.9
No 387 111 27.9 22.9-33.5 93 24.1 19.5-29.3 64 16.3 12.5-21.1 31 8.3 5.5-12.3 88 23.4 18.8-28.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 29 24.0 16.5-33.6 19 13.0 7.7-21.1 24 20.9 13.2-31.5 *** *** *** 39 33.5 24.3-44.2
Non-Veteran 440 134 29.0 24.2-34.4 107 24.5 20.2-29.5 71 16.2 12.6-20.6 32 7.1 4.9-10.3 96 23.1 18.7-28.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 340 88 26.7 21.5-32.8 72 20.2 15.8-25.3 52 16.2 12.1-21.5 25 7.1 4.5-11.0 103 29.8 24.4-35.7
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 128 48 35.2 26.4-45.3 *** *** *** 29 21.6 14.6-30.6 *** *** *** 13 9.1 5.1-15.8
Unable to Work 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** 19 19.8 12.2-30.6 13 13.3 7.4-22.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 83 *** *** *** 15 17.6 10.0-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 173 47 26.5 19.6-34.8 42 21.9 16.0-29.3 36 22.5 15.7-31.0 *** *** *** 37 22.2 15.7-30.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 317 85 26.0 20.8-32.0 71 20.0 15.7-25.3 67 23.3 18.0-29.5 24 7.2 4.4-11.5 70 23.5 18.4-29.5
HOUSING
Own 359 117 30.4 25.2-36.2 86 24.4 19.6-29.9 63 17.9 13.6-23.2 27 7.2 4.6-11.0 66 20.1 15.5-25.6
Rent 169 37 21.7 14.7-30.8 35 18.5 12.9-25.7 27 17.0 11.2-24.8 *** *** *** 56 34.0 26.1-42.8
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 186 59 30.9 23.8-39.2 44 21.5 15.6-29.1 27 18.0 11.8-26.4 *** *** *** 50 26.1 19.6-33.7
Rural 322 93 27.3 21.8-33.5 75 24.3 19.3-30.1 53 15.3 11.4-20.1 30 9.2 6.1-13.6 71 24.0 18.8-30.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 277 77 25.5 19.8-32.2 68 26.2 20.5-32.8 45 18.4 13.5-24.6 19 5.7 3.5- 9.1 68 24.3 18.8-30.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 153 48 31.4 23.4-40.6 34 19.5 13.5-27.2 22 14.5 8.9-22.7 *** *** *** 40 27.4 20.0-36.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 133 39 29.0 20.8-38.7 24 16.5 10.6-25.0 28 18.3 12.1-26.7 *** *** *** 27 25.0 16.8-35.5

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*This question 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 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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