2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

Were you offered advice about what level of drinking is harmful or risky for your health?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,782 665 24.5 22.7-26.5 2,117 75.5 73.5-77.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 645 156 25.2 21.4-29.5 489 74.8 70.5-78.6
GENDER
Male 247 67 29.3 23.1-36.5 180 70.7 63.5-76.9
Female 398 89 22.3 17.7-27.7 309 77.7 72.3-82.3
AGE
18-34 120 35 30.2 22.0-39.9 85 69.8 60.1-78.0
35-44 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 112 26 20.1 13.3-29.1 86 79.9 70.9-86.7
55-64 133 40 30.4 21.7-40.8 93 69.6 59.2-78.3
65-74 111 22 15.8 10.1-24.0 89 84.2 76.0-89.9
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 182 53 29.2 22.0-37.7 129 70.8 62.3-78.0
Some Post-H.S. 219 56 25.3 19.3-32.5 163 74.7 67.5-80.7
College Graduate 182 35 19.9 13.9-27.6 147 80.1 72.4-86.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 100 24 23.9 15.5-35.0 76 76.1 65.0-84.5
$25,000- 34,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 120 28 24.8 16.8-35.1 92 75.2 64.9-83.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 228 62 30.0 23.1-37.9 166 70.0 62.1-76.9
No 411 92 23.1 18.6-28.2 319 76.9 71.8-81.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 565 130 24.4 20.4-29.0 435 75.6 71.0-79.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 256 62 26.4 20.5-33.2 194 73.6 66.8-79.5
Regional City or Suburban County 159 33 20.9 14.2-29.8 126 79.1 70.2-85.8
Rural 230 61 26.8 20.4-34.3 169 73.2 65.7-79.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 307 76 26.2 20.8-32.5 231 73.8 67.5-79.2
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 185 36 17.7 12.4-24.7 149 82.3 75.3-87.6
Unable to Work 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 243 54 23.3 17.6-30.3 189 76.7 69.7-82.4
HOUSING
Own 331 71 22.6 17.5-28.6 260 77.4 71.4-82.5
Rent 251 69 30.4 24.0-37.5 182 69.6 62.5-76.0
Other arrangement 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 222 59 28.3 21.3-36.4 163 71.7 63.6-78.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 195 47 25.9 19.4-33.7 148 74.1 66.3-80.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 228 50 22.6 16.8-29.6 178 77.4 70.4-83.2

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*Asked of respondents that had a checkup within the past 2 years and answered yes to Question 1, 2 or 3 of this module.

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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