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%)
TOTAL 2,418 943 39.9 37.6-42.2 1,475 60.1 57.8-62.4
GENDER
Male 1,049 428 42.3 38.9-45.9 621 57.7 54.1-61.1
Female 1,369 515 37.9 34.9-41.0 854 62.1 59.0-65.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,434 548 38.5 35.6-41.4 886 61.5 58.6-64.4
Non-Hispanic Black 585 245 44.0 39.2-48.8 340 56.0 51.2-60.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 219 97 44.1 36.6-51.8 122 55.9 48.2-63.4
AGE
18-34 385 176 44.1 38.7-49.7 209 55.9 50.3-61.3
35-44 288 147 53.5 46.9-59.9 141 46.5 40.1-53.1
45-54 405 168 40.6 35.3-46.1 237 59.4 53.9-64.7
55-64 483 193 38.9 33.8-44.2 290 61.1 55.8-66.2
65-74 470 171 37.3 32.1-42.8 299 62.7 57.2-67.9
75+ 355 77 20.8 16.0-26.4 278 79.2 73.6-84.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 253 98 38.7 31.9-46.0 155 61.3 54.0-68.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 595 208 37.1 32.6-41.8 387 62.9 58.2-67.4
Some Post-H.S. 737 303 41.9 37.8-46.1 434 58.1 53.9-62.2
College Graduate 831 334 41.0 37.3-44.8 497 59.0 55.2-62.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 907 342 37.8 34.1-41.7 565 62.2 58.3-65.9
No 1,498 598 41.0 38.2-44.0 900 59.0 56.0-61.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 357 163 46.3 40.2-52.6 194 53.7 47.4-59.8
Non-Veteran 2,060 780 38.9 36.4-41.4 1,280 61.1 58.6-63.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,169 517 45.2 41.9-48.6 652 54.8 51.4-58.1
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 749 222 29.7 25.9-33.8 527 70.3 66.2-74.1
Unable to Work 276 120 43.1 36.3-50.1 156 56.9 49.9-63.7
Other not in Labor Force 141 50 33.2 25.1-42.4 91 66.8 57.6-74.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 190 72 36.4 29.0-44.5 118 63.6 55.5-71.0
$15,000- 24,999 329 132 38.7 32.6-45.2 197 61.3 54.8-67.4
$25,000- 34,999 206 75 37.6 30.2-45.6 131 62.4 54.4-69.8
$35,000- 49,999 264 123 48.9 41.7-56.1 141 51.1 43.9-58.3
$50,000-74,999 269 100 39.8 33.1-47.0 169 60.2 53.0-66.9
$75,000+ 615 269 45.5 41.1-50.0 346 54.5 50.0-58.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 545 172 32.3 27.7-37.2 373 67.7 62.8-72.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 246 100 38.1 31.4-45.4 146 61.9 54.6-68.6
101% to 150% 240 111 46.0 38.5-53.8 129 54.0 46.2-61.5
151% to 200% 183 70 39.6 31.5-48.4 113 60.4 51.6-68.5
More than 200% 1,124 463 43.3 40.0-46.7 661 56.7 53.3-60.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 545 172 32.3 27.7-37.2 373 67.7 62.8-72.3
HOUSING
Own 1,625 618 39.0 36.2-41.8 1,007 61.0 58.2-63.8
Rent 611 259 44.7 40.2-49.4 352 55.3 50.6-59.8
Other arrangement 168 62 36.3 28.3-45.1 106 63.7 54.9-71.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 709 300 44.3 40.2-48.6 409 55.7 51.4-59.8
Regional City or Suburban County 673 264 37.8 33.6-42.1 409 62.2 57.9-66.4
Rural 1,036 379 37.9 34.4-41.6 657 62.1 58.4-65.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 654 251 40.9 36.4-45.6 403 59.1 54.4-63.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 823 316 38.9 35.0-42.9 507 61.1 57.1-65.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 941 376 40.2 36.6-43.8 565 59.8 56.2-63.4

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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 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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