2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,715 1,878 69.6 67.5-71.7 837 30.4 28.3-32.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 645 432 70.4 66.2-74.2 213 29.6 25.8-33.8
GENDER
Male 251 163 69.6 62.9-75.6 88 30.4 24.4-37.1
Female 394 269 70.9 65.5-75.8 125 29.1 24.2-34.5
AGE
18-34 118 84 72.2 62.7-80.0 34 27.8 20.0-37.3
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 117 83 73.2 63.5-81.1 34 26.8 18.9-36.5
55-64 133 100 78.2 69.5-85.0 33 21.8 15.0-30.5
65-74 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 114 67.7 59.8-74.8 70 32.3 25.2-40.2
Some Post-H.S. 221 153 74.0 67.1-79.8 68 26.0 20.2-32.9
College Graduate 178 132 75.4 67.7-81.7 46 24.6 18.3-32.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 121 90 77.6 68.6-84.7 31 22.4 15.3-31.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 231 148 68.6 61.5-75.0 83 31.4 25.0-38.5
No 409 280 71.0 65.7-75.7 129 29.0 24.3-34.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 60 75.5 64.7-83.9 26 24.5 16.1-35.3
Non-Veteran 558 371 69.6 65.0-73.8 187 30.4 26.2-35.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 247 179 75.2 68.8-80.6 68 24.8 19.4-31.2
Regional City or Suburban County 161 102 68.5 59.8-76.1 59 31.5 23.9-40.2
Rural 237 151 65.2 57.7-72.0 86 34.8 28.0-42.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 303 236 79.9 74.5-84.3 67 20.1 15.7-25.5
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 186 104 56.6 47.8-65.0 82 43.4 35.0-52.2
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 62 71.6 60.2-80.8 28 28.4 19.2-39.8
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 240 178 77.1 70.7-82.5 62 22.9 17.5-29.3
HOUSING
Own 337 229 70.7 64.9-75.9 108 29.3 24.1-35.1
Rent 246 162 69.9 63.2-75.8 84 30.1 24.2-36.8
Other arrangement 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 230 143 62.3 54.4-69.6 87 37.7 30.4-45.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 196 124 69.1 61.6-75.7 72 30.9 24.3-38.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 219 165 77.4 70.7-82.9 54 22.6 17.1-29.3

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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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