2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,964 3,449 86.5 85.2-87.7 515 13.5 12.3-14.8
-Eastern NC 1,304 1,135 86.6 84.3-88.7 169 13.4 11.3-15.7
GENDER
Male 576 469 82.0 78.1-85.4 107 18.0 14.6-21.9
Female 728 666 90.7 87.8-93.0 62 9.3 7.0-12.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 787 663 83.9 80.6-86.6 124 16.1 13.4-19.4
Non-Hispanic Black 315 291 91.5 86.7-94.7 24 8.5 5.3-13.3
Other 202 181 90.0 84.3-93.8 21 10.0 6.2-15.7
AGE
18-34 266 208 79.9 74.0-84.7 58 20.1 15.3-26.0
35-44 177 152 82.8 74.8-88.6 25 17.2 11.4-25.2
45-54 205 171 84.9 78.8-89.4 34 15.1 10.6-21.2
55-64 243 220 92.8 89.0-95.4 23 7.2 4.6-11.0
65-74 244 220 91.9 87.9-94.7 24 8.1 5.3-12.1
75+ 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 373 324 86.7 82.1-90.2 49 13.3 9.8-17.9
Some Post-H.S. 433 378 85.7 81.4-89.2 55 14.3 10.8-18.6
College Graduate 377 322 85.6 81.2-89.1 55 14.4 10.9-18.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 502 447 88.5 84.5-91.6 55 11.5 8.4-15.5
No 792 680 85.6 82.5-88.3 112 14.4 11.7-17.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 237 194 80.8 74.1-86.0 43 19.2 14.0-25.9
Non-Veteran 1,066 940 87.9 85.3-90.0 126 12.1 10.0-14.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 642 523 81.9 78.3-85.1 119 18.1 14.9-21.7
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 361 337 94.6 91.8-96.5 24 5.4 3.5- 8.2
Unable to Work 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 182 158 88.1 81.6-92.5 24 11.9 7.5-18.4
$25,000- 34,999 113 101 85.1 74.2-91.9 12 14.9 8.1-25.8
$35,000- 49,999 168 137 80.3 72.3-86.5 31 19.7 13.5-27.7
$50,000- 74,999 154 131 83.5 74.8-89.7 23 16.5 10.3-25.2
$75,000+ 302 254 84.9 79.7-88.9 48 15.1 11.1-20.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 137 124 91.0 84.4-95.0 13 9.0 5.0-15.6
151% to 200% 116 91 75.1 64.0-83.6 25 24.9 16.4-36.0
More than 200% 594 502 84.0 80.2-87.2 92 16.0 12.8-19.8
HOUSING
Own 826 737 88.9 86.0-91.2 89 11.1 8.8-14.0
Rent 373 309 81.2 76.0-85.5 64 18.8 14.5-24.0
Other arrangement 93 79 84.3 72.8-91.5 14 15.7 8.5-27.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 96 77 79.9 68.6-87.9 19 20.1 12.1-31.4
Regional City or Suburban County 416 355 85.7 81.4-89.1 61 14.3 10.9-18.6
Rural 792 703 88.0 84.9-90.5 89 12.0 9.5-15.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 714 635 88.9 85.8-91.3 79 11.1 8.7-14.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 323 272 83.3 78.0-87.6 51 16.7 12.4-22.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 267 228 85.4 79.6-89.8 39 14.6 10.2-20.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past 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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