2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

Did the healthcare provider specifically ask whether you drank [5 FOR MEN /4 FOR WOMEN] or more alcoholic drinks on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,418 943 39.9 37.6-42.2 1,475 60.1 57.8-62.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 585 245 44.0 39.2-48.8 340 56.0 51.2-60.8
GENDER
Male 224 90 43.8 36.4-51.6 134 56.2 48.4-63.6
Female 361 155 44.1 38.0-50.3 206 55.9 49.7-62.0
AGE
18-34 110 50 44.2 34.3-54.6 60 55.8 45.4-65.7
35-44 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 104 33 28.4 19.3-39.8 71 71.6 60.2-80.7
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 170 72 46.6 38.0-55.5 98 53.4 44.5-62.0
Some Post-H.S. 201 95 48.1 40.0-56.3 106 51.9 43.7-60.0
College Graduate 154 60 37.9 29.6-47.0 94 62.1 53.0-70.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 215 93 47.8 39.9-55.9 122 52.2 44.1-60.1
No 365 150 42.1 36.2-48.2 215 57.9 51.8-63.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 509 206 42.4 37.3-47.6 303 57.6 52.4-62.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 221 97 47.7 40.3-55.3 124 52.3 44.7-59.7
Regional City or Suburban County 145 59 40.7 31.2-50.9 86 59.3 49.1-68.8
Rural 219 89 41.5 33.9-49.4 130 58.5 50.6-66.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 267 132 53.1 46.2-59.9 135 46.9 40.1-53.8
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 175 53 28.7 21.4-37.3 122 71.3 62.7-78.6
Unable to Work 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 214 98 48.9 41.1-56.8 116 51.1 43.2-58.9
HOUSING
Own 296 121 44.5 37.8-51.3 175 55.5 48.7-62.2
Rent 230 100 45.9 38.6-53.4 130 54.1 46.6-61.4
Other arrangement 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 212 93 44.7 36.7-52.9 119 55.3 47.1-63.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 179 64 38.1 30.1-46.8 115 61.9 53.2-69.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 194 88 48.5 40.4-56.7 106 51.5 43.3-59.6

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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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