2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,970 2,066 52.8 50.9-54.6 664 15.7 14.5-17.0 1,240 31.6 29.9-33.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 786 496 60.0 55.9-64.0 108 14.3 11.6-17.4 182 25.7 22.2-29.5
GENDER
Male 319 181 53.9 47.5-60.2 60 18.6 14.1-24.2 78 27.5 22.0-33.7
Female 467 315 64.9 59.6-69.9 48 10.8 8.0-14.6 104 24.3 19.9-29.2
AGE
18-34 164 81 50.4 42.1-58.8 19 13.1 8.3-20.2 64 36.5 28.9-44.8
35-44 121 64 49.3 39.2-59.5 16 14.4 8.5-23.4 41 36.3 26.9-46.8
45-54 136 78 57.5 47.9-66.5 28 18.2 12.3-25.9 30 24.3 16.8-33.9
55-64 162 103 67.3 58.7-74.9 25 15.1 9.9-22.2 34 17.6 12.1-25.0
65-74 120 96 78.2 67.8-86.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 214 139 61.8 53.9-69.1 30 14.8 10.1-21.2 45 23.4 17.3-30.9
Some Post-H.S. 271 169 58.5 51.5-65.2 35 15.7 11.2-21.6 67 25.8 20.2-32.3
College Graduate 229 131 53.0 45.6-60.3 40 16.7 12.0-22.8 58 30.3 23.6-37.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 21.7 13.3-33.3
$15,000- 24,999 131 89 66.7 56.6-75.4 *** *** *** 30 21.1 14.3-30.1
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** 17 16.6 9.9-26.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 73 47.5 38.2-57.1 25 16.0 10.4-23.9 47 36.4 27.6-46.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 279 192 63.3 56.2-69.8 29 12.6 8.5-18.4 58 24.1 18.5-30.8
No 500 300 58.5 53.4-63.5 79 15.2 11.9-19.2 121 26.3 22.0-31.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 105 *** *** *** 21 19.3 12.1-29.4 17 15.1 8.6-25.2
Non-Veteran 681 429 59.3 54.8-63.6 87 13.5 10.8-16.9 165 27.2 23.4-31.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 307 166 53.9 47.4-60.2 50 16.1 11.9-21.4 91 30.0 24.5-36.2
Regional City or Suburban County 196 129 61.3 52.6-69.4 27 13.6 8.8-20.6 40 25.0 18.1-33.6
Rural 283 201 67.7 60.9-73.8 31 12.2 8.4-17.5 51 20.1 15.1-26.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 389 200 49.1 43.4-54.8 71 18.7 14.6-23.5 118 32.2 27.0-37.9
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 157 77.4 69.4-83.8 22 13.2 8.2-20.7 18 9.4 5.7-15.1
Unable to Work 121 93 78.0 68.3-85.4 *** *** *** 19 16.3 9.8-25.9
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 21.2 13.2-32.4
101% to 150% 113 *** *** *** 16 19.4 11.6-30.4 27 25.7 17.4-36.3
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 303 161 51.3 44.6-57.9 55 17.5 13.1-23.0 87 31.2 25.3-37.8
HOUSING
Own 388 251 60.3 54.3-65.9 63 17.1 13.1-22.0 74 22.6 17.9-28.1
Rent 311 190 57.9 51.5-64.1 38 11.7 8.3-16.3 83 30.3 24.7-36.7
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 264 185 66.1 58.8-72.7 31 13.1 8.9-18.8 48 20.8 15.3-27.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 236 150 59.5 52.0-66.7 33 14.7 10.0-21.1 53 25.7 19.7-32.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 161 56.3 49.6-62.8 44 14.7 10.7-19.9 81 29.0 23.2-35.4

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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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