2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,017 2,066 52.1 50.3-53.9 528 13.3 12.1-14.5 585 15.0 13.7-16.3 616 14.7 13.5-16.0 222 5.0 4.3- 5.8
-Eastern NC 1,317 732 55.7 52.5-58.9 159 12.9 10.8-15.3 165 13.0 11.0-15.2 183 13.3 11.3-15.6 78 5.1 4.0- 6.5
GENDER
Male 586 274 48.4 43.7-53.2 68 11.8 9.0-15.4 85 14.7 11.7-18.3 104 16.9 13.7-20.8 55 8.1 6.1-10.8
Female 731 458 62.3 58.0-66.5 91 13.9 11.0-17.4 80 11.4 8.9-14.5 79 10.1 7.9-12.8 23 2.4 1.5- 3.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 792 395 51.2 47.2-55.3 84 11.3 8.9-14.2 107 13.6 11.0-16.6 142 16.9 14.2-20.1 64 7.0 5.3- 9.1
Non-Hispanic Black 320 218 64.6 57.9-70.8 37 14.4 10.0-20.3 29 10.9 7.4-15.8 25 7.7 4.8-12.0 *** *** ***
Other 205 119 58.8 50.1-67.0 38 17.9 12.5-24.9 29 14.4 9.5-21.3 16 7.5 4.3-12.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 272 118 46.7 39.8-53.6 44 16.5 12.0-22.3 51 17.2 12.8-22.6 54 18.3 13.8-24.0 *** *** ***
35-44 180 93 50.8 42.4-59.1 27 15.0 9.9-22.1 29 15.9 10.8-22.7 21 11.4 7.1-17.7 *** *** ***
45-54 208 100 48.1 40.5-55.8 33 17.2 11.7-24.4 25 11.8 7.8-17.4 33 13.5 9.4-19.0 17 9.4 5.7-15.2
55-64 243 142 60.9 53.7-67.6 27 12.3 8.1-18.1 30 10.8 7.3-15.7 32 11.7 8.1-16.5 *** *** ***
65-74 245 153 65.2 58.3-71.5 19 6.1 3.7- 9.9 16 8.7 5.0-14.6 33 11.9 8.3-16.6 24 8.2 5.3-12.3
75+ 155 113 78.1 69.3-85.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 378 227 58.8 52.9-64.5 48 15.8 11.6-21.1 43 11.6 8.4-15.8 41 9.5 6.8-13.1 19 4.3 2.6- 7.3
Some Post-H.S. 436 252 55.0 49.5-60.3 51 12.1 9.2-16.0 51 13.9 10.5-18.4 55 13.4 10.1-17.5 27 5.6 3.7- 8.2
College Graduate 380 167 43.8 38.3-49.5 47 11.4 8.3-15.4 61 16.4 12.6-21.0 78 21.9 17.6-27.1 27 6.5 4.3- 9.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 506 326 64.9 59.7-69.8 43 8.9 6.3-12.4 55 11.9 8.8-15.9 48 8.4 6.0-11.6 34 5.9 3.9- 8.8
No 801 400 50.4 46.2-54.5 115 15.3 12.4-18.6 108 13.4 11.0-16.3 135 16.3 13.6-19.5 43 4.6 3.4- 6.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 238 113 46.1 38.8-53.6 24 11.7 7.3-18.2 38 18.2 12.9-24.9 42 16.8 11.9-23.1 21 7.3 4.6-11.4
Non-Veteran 1,078 619 57.8 54.2-61.3 134 13.1 10.8-15.8 127 11.8 9.8-14.3 141 12.6 10.5-15.1 57 4.6 3.5- 6.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 653 300 46.5 42.0-51.0 98 16.2 13.0-20.1 101 15.5 12.6-18.9 109 16.0 13.1-19.5 45 5.8 4.2- 7.9
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 362 231 67.3 61.4-72.7 32 7.6 5.1-11.2 32 9.1 6.1-13.5 44 11.1 7.9-15.3 23 4.9 3.2- 7.6
Unable to Work 156 120 77.9 69.7-84.4 *** *** *** 14 7.7 4.4-13.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** 12 10.9 6.0-19.0 *** *** *** 13 16.4 9.0-27.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 76 68.4 57.8-77.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 185 125 67.0 58.2-74.7 17 12.0 6.9-20.0 15 7.7 4.4-13.3 19 10.5 6.3-16.9 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 113 *** *** *** 19 22.9 14.2-34.8 13 18.6 10.7-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 171 82 50.8 42.3-59.2 21 12.9 8.0-20.1 23 13.6 8.9-20.4 33 17.1 11.9-23.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 155 72 44.9 36.2-53.9 20 11.6 7.1-18.4 18 13.3 7.9-21.5 33 23.9 16.7-33.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 302 125 41.8 35.5-48.4 43 16.1 11.5-22.0 51 15.5 11.6-20.5 58 18.7 14.1-24.6 25 7.8 5.1-11.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 *** *** *** 24 25.0 16.4-36.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 138 93 65.2 55.1-74.1 14 12.3 6.7-21.4 *** *** *** 14 10.3 5.7-18.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 117 59 46.2 36.0-56.7 16 13.9 8.0-22.9 *** *** *** 14 11.6 6.6-19.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 597 274 45.5 40.9-50.1 73 13.1 10.1-16.7 85 14.3 11.4-17.8 119 20.0 16.5-24.1 46 7.2 5.2- 9.8
HOUSING
Own 831 461 55.3 51.2-59.2 107 14.1 11.4-17.3 96 11.8 9.5-14.7 110 12.7 10.3-15.5 57 6.1 4.6- 8.1
Rent 379 202 52.3 46.2-58.2 45 12.8 9.0-17.9 55 15.6 11.7-20.4 58 15.2 11.4-19.8 19 4.2 2.5- 6.9
Other arrangement 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.9 8.8-26.9 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.0 7.7-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 419 225 55.0 49.2-60.6 66 16.1 12.3-20.9 52 13.1 9.7-17.4 58 12.6 9.5-16.6 18 3.2 1.9- 5.3
Rural 801 467 57.7 53.5-61.7 83 11.1 8.7-14.2 100 12.8 10.3-15.7 100 12.4 10.0-15.4 51 6.0 4.4- 8.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 725 436 59.0 54.6-63.2 83 11.9 9.2-15.2 91 13.8 11.0-17.0 85 11.7 9.2-14.8 30 3.7 2.5- 5.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 323 165 50.6 44.3-57.0 45 16.1 11.7-21.8 47 14.7 10.8-19.9 43 12.1 8.9-16.3 23 6.4 4.0-10.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 269 131 54.3 47.0-61.4 31 11.4 7.6-16.6 27 9.0 5.8-13.6 55 18.5 13.6-24.7 25 6.8 4.5-10.2

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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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