2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

Were you offered advice about what level of drinking is harmful or risky for your health?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,782 665 24.5 22.7-26.5 2,117 75.5 73.5-77.3
GENDER
Male 1,208 352 30.1 27.2-33.3 856 69.9 66.7-72.8
Female 1,574 313 20.1 17.8-22.5 1,261 79.9 77.5-82.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,710 394 23.5 21.2-26.0 1,316 76.5 74.0-78.8
Non-Hispanic Black 645 156 25.2 21.4-29.5 489 74.8 70.5-78.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 78 16 19.3 11.4-30.9 62 80.7 69.1-88.6
Non-Hispanic Other 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 228 72 31.5 24.9-38.9 156 68.5 61.1-75.1
AGE
18-34 438 138 32.8 28.0-38.0 300 67.2 62.0-72.0
35-44 338 82 26.6 21.5-32.5 256 73.4 67.5-78.5
45-54 485 117 22.7 18.8-27.1 368 77.3 72.9-81.2
55-64 555 143 24.9 20.9-29.3 412 75.1 70.7-79.1
65-74 538 128 22.9 19.0-27.3 410 77.1 72.7-81.0
75+ 392 47 10.7 7.7-14.7 345 89.3 85.3-92.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 264 62 24.3 18.6-31.1 202 75.7 68.9-81.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 655 153 23.6 20.0-27.7 502 76.4 72.3-80.0
Some Post-H.S. 849 226 27.0 23.7-30.5 623 73.0 69.5-76.3
College Graduate 1,011 224 22.7 19.9-25.8 787 77.3 74.2-80.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 981 243 24.9 21.8-28.3 738 75.1 71.7-78.2
No 1,784 417 24.4 22.1-26.8 1,367 75.6 73.2-77.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 389 124 32.6 27.2-38.5 265 67.4 61.5-72.8
Non-Veteran 2,392 541 23.4 21.4-25.5 1,851 76.6 74.5-78.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,381 356 26.0 23.4-28.8 1,025 74.0 71.2-76.6
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 844 154 17.9 15.1-21.1 690 82.1 78.9-84.9
Unable to Work 289 80 28.7 22.8-35.4 209 71.3 64.6-77.2
Other not in Labor Force 165 43 25.5 18.6-33.9 122 74.5 66.1-81.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 198 52 26.4 20.0-34.1 146 73.6 65.9-80.0
$15,000- 24,999 357 97 26.6 21.5-32.4 260 73.4 67.6-78.5
$25,000- 34,999 223 49 22.3 16.4-29.5 174 77.7 70.5-83.6
$35,000- 49,999 316 74 23.9 18.8-29.9 242 76.1 70.1-81.2
$50,000-74,999 306 63 21.2 16.2-27.3 243 78.8 72.7-83.8
$75,000+ 782 200 27.8 24.2-31.7 582 72.2 68.3-75.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 600 130 21.5 17.8-25.7 470 78.5 74.3-82.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 263 67 25.6 19.9-32.4 196 74.4 67.6-80.1
101% to 150% 262 78 30.1 23.8-37.4 184 69.9 62.6-76.2
151% to 200% 207 48 20.5 15.1-27.2 159 79.5 72.8-84.9
More than 200% 1,368 318 24.9 22.3-27.7 1,050 75.1 72.3-77.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 600 130 21.5 17.8-25.7 470 78.5 74.3-82.2
HOUSING
Own 1,903 421 22.5 20.4-24.8 1,482 77.5 75.2-79.6
Rent 672 181 29.6 25.6-33.9 491 70.4 66.1-74.4
Other arrangement 189 59 31.5 24.4-39.6 130 68.5 60.4-75.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 854 218 26.8 23.5-30.5 636 73.2 69.5-76.5
Regional City or Suburban County 774 183 22.7 19.5-26.2 591 77.3 73.8-80.5
Rural 1,154 264 24.0 21.1-27.1 890 76.0 72.9-78.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 705 164 25.3 21.4-29.6 541 74.7 70.4-78.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 950 219 23.1 20.1-26.4 731 76.9 73.6-79.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,127 282 25.4 22.5-28.5 845 74.6 71.5-77.5

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*Asked of respondents that had a checkup within the past 2 years and answered yes to Question 1, 2 or 3 of this module.

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 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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