2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

You told me earlier that your last routine checkup was [within the past year/within the past 2 years].
At that checkup, were you asked in person or on a form if you drink alcohol?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,739 2,199 80.5 78.7-82.2 540 19.5 17.8-21.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 644 500 79.5 75.7-82.9 144 20.5 17.1-24.3
GENDER
Male 249 185 76.3 69.7-81.8 64 23.7 18.2-30.3
Female 395 315 81.8 77.0-85.8 80 18.2 14.2-23.0
AGE
18-34 118 95 79.9 70.8-86.7 23 20.1 13.3-29.2
35-44 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 113 99 88.3 79.7-93.5 14 11.7 6.5-20.3
55-64 135 109 83.0 74.9-88.8 26 17.0 11.2-25.1
65-74 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 183 134 75.1 67.3-81.5 49 24.9 18.5-32.7
Some Post-H.S. 218 175 83.5 77.4-88.3 43 16.5 11.7-22.6
College Graduate 182 149 83.1 76.1-88.3 33 16.9 11.7-23.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 233 176 78.4 71.8-83.8 57 21.6 16.2-28.2
No 406 319 79.8 74.8-83.9 87 20.2 16.1-25.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 69 84.7 74.7-91.3 16 15.3 8.7-25.3
Non-Veteran 558 430 78.7 74.5-82.4 128 21.3 17.6-25.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 251 212 84.5 78.7-89.0 39 15.5 11.0-21.3
Regional City or Suburban County 156 117 77.7 69.5-84.2 39 22.3 15.8-30.5
Rural 237 171 74.1 66.8-80.2 66 25.9 19.8-33.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 306 270 88.8 84.3-92.1 36 11.2 7.9-15.7
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 184 121 66.4 57.5-74.2 63 33.6 25.8-42.5
Unable to Work 102 72 75.5 65.2-83.5 30 24.5 16.5-34.8
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 71 83.1 73.4-89.8 20 16.9 10.2-26.6
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 209 89.1 84.3-92.6 32 10.9 7.4-15.7
HOUSING
Own 333 260 79.8 74.5-84.3 73 20.2 15.7-25.5
Rent 250 197 81.4 75.5-86.2 53 18.6 13.8-24.5
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 226 165 73.8 66.0-80.3 61 26.2 19.7-34.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 199 149 76.9 69.8-82.8 50 23.1 17.2-30.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 219 186 85.9 80.0-90.3 33 14.1 9.7-20.0

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*Asked of respondents that had a checkup within the past 2 years.

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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