2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,017 2,066 52.1 50.3-53.9 528 13.3 12.1-14.5 585 15.0 13.7-16.3 616 14.7 13.5-16.0 222 5.0 4.3- 5.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 803 496 58.7 54.6-62.7 100 13.7 11.1-16.9 89 12.0 9.5-14.9 86 11.0 8.7-13.7 32 4.6 3.1- 6.8
GENDER
Male 332 181 51.7 45.4-57.9 42 14.3 10.2-19.5 40 12.4 8.8-17.4 48 14.4 10.5-19.3 21 7.3 4.5-11.4
Female 471 315 64.4 59.1-69.4 58 13.3 10.0-17.5 49 11.6 8.6-15.4 38 8.2 5.7-11.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 168 81 49.5 41.2-57.8 24 16.5 11.1-23.9 32 16.7 11.6-23.6 25 12.9 8.5-19.2 *** *** ***
35-44 126 64 46.9 37.1-56.9 18 15.4 9.4-24.4 21 18.4 11.7-27.8 17 14.5 8.6-23.4 *** *** ***
45-54 137 78 57.4 47.9-66.4 27 19.6 13.0-28.4 15 10.5 6.0-17.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 164 103 66.3 57.7-73.9 21 11.4 7.1-17.7 13 6.2 3.5-10.8 20 10.7 6.5-16.9 *** *** ***
65-74 122 96 77.3 67.0-85.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 223 139 59.1 51.4-66.4 36 21.8 15.7-29.4 22 8.7 5.5-13.4 18 7.2 4.3-11.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 273 169 58.3 51.3-65.0 32 12.2 8.4-17.4 34 13.8 9.5-19.5 29 11.4 7.7-16.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 233 131 51.6 44.3-58.9 30 12.0 8.2-17.2 28 15.2 10.2-21.9 32 14.6 10.1-20.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 134 89 64.2 54.2-73.1 16 14.2 8.3-23.3 *** *** *** 15 10.6 5.8-18.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.9 7.1-22.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 146 73 46.9 37.6-56.4 17 13.5 8.0-22.0 24 18.7 11.9-28.0 22 13.5 8.5-20.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 285 192 62.0 55.0-68.6 31 13.2 8.9-19.1 23 9.8 6.3-14.8 28 10.2 6.6-15.2 *** *** ***
No 511 300 57.1 52.0-62.1 68 14.1 10.9-18.1 65 12.9 9.9-16.7 57 11.3 8.5-14.8 21 4.6 2.8- 7.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 108 *** *** *** 18 20.0 12.0-31.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 695 429 57.9 53.5-62.2 82 12.9 10.1-16.2 83 13.0 10.3-16.3 75 11.5 9.0-14.6 26 4.8 3.1- 7.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 315 166 52.4 46.1-58.7 48 16.1 12.0-21.4 42 13.2 9.5-18.0 43 12.8 9.2-17.4 16 5.5 3.2- 9.3
Regional City or Suburban County 200 129 59.7 51.1-67.8 30 16.1 10.6-23.7 15 9.8 5.5-16.6 17 8.8 5.0-14.9 *** *** ***
Rural 288 201 66.8 60.0-72.9 22 8.6 5.4-13.5 32 11.9 8.2-16.9 26 10.0 6.6-15.1 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 398 200 47.9 42.3-53.6 64 17.8 13.8-22.8 62 16.1 12.3-20.7 51 12.2 9.0-16.3 21 5.9 3.7- 9.4
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 201 157 75.7 67.7-82.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 8.6 4.8-15.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 124 93 76.0 66.2-83.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 115 *** *** *** 19 21.0 13.2-31.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 304 161 50.9 44.3-57.5 39 13.1 9.2-18.3 42 15.7 11.2-21.6 48 15.9 11.7-21.1 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 393 251 59.2 53.3-64.8 48 14.0 10.3-18.7 37 11.2 7.8-15.7 39 10.5 7.4-14.7 18 5.1 3.0- 8.6
Rent 321 190 56.0 49.7-62.2 45 15.7 11.4-21.2 39 13.3 9.6-18.1 33 9.5 6.5-13.5 14 5.6 3.1- 9.8
Other arrangement 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 18.2 10.5-29.7 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 185 64.9 57.6-71.5 27 10.8 7.0-16.3 24 10.4 6.9-15.6 25 10.9 6.9-16.8 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 238 150 59.0 51.5-66.2 35 16.1 11.1-22.8 25 11.9 7.8-17.8 21 10.0 6.3-15.4 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 295 161 54.3 47.7-60.8 38 13.9 9.9-19.2 40 13.0 9.2-18.1 40 11.7 8.3-16.3 16 7.0 4.2-11.6

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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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