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%)
TOTAL 2,715 1,878 69.6 67.5-71.7 837 30.4 28.3-32.5
GENDER
Male 1,193 838 71.2 68.1-74.2 355 28.8 25.8-31.9
Female 1,522 1,040 68.3 65.4-71.1 482 31.7 28.9-34.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,647 1,176 70.6 67.8-73.1 471 29.4 26.9-32.2
Non-Hispanic Black 645 432 70.4 66.2-74.2 213 29.6 25.8-33.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 222 144 63.6 55.9-70.6 78 36.4 29.4-44.1
AGE
18-34 430 320 73.1 68.1-77.6 110 26.9 22.4-31.9
35-44 330 265 82.6 77.5-86.7 65 17.4 13.3-22.5
45-54 472 341 70.4 65.1-75.1 131 29.6 24.9-34.9
55-64 552 401 71.3 66.4-75.7 151 28.7 24.3-33.6
65-74 518 346 67.7 62.8-72.1 172 32.3 27.9-37.2
75+ 374 179 44.1 38.0-50.5 195 55.9 49.5-62.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 255 147 58.4 51.0-65.5 108 41.6 34.5-49.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 636 371 61.4 56.9-65.7 265 38.6 34.3-43.1
Some Post-H.S. 829 580 72.1 68.5-75.4 249 27.9 24.6-31.5
College Graduate 993 779 79.9 77.1-82.5 214 20.1 17.5-22.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 960 617 64.6 60.8-68.2 343 35.4 31.8-39.2
No 1,742 1,253 72.1 69.6-74.5 489 27.9 25.5-30.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 385 278 74.2 68.9-78.9 107 25.8 21.1-31.1
Non-Veteran 2,329 1,599 69.0 66.7-71.2 730 31.0 28.8-33.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,354 1,038 75.7 72.9-78.4 316 24.3 21.6-27.1
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 813 485 58.6 54.4-62.7 328 41.4 37.3-45.6
Unable to Work 291 180 63.8 57.1-70.0 111 36.2 30.0-42.9
Other not in Labor Force 157 105 68.1 59.6-75.6 52 31.9 24.4-40.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 199 127 63.2 55.2-70.5 72 36.8 29.5-44.8
$15,000- 24,999 346 218 60.9 54.4-67.1 128 39.1 32.9-45.6
$25,000- 34,999 224 147 66.1 58.4-73.1 77 33.9 26.9-41.6
$35,000- 49,999 301 228 78.3 72.6-83.1 73 21.7 16.9-27.4
$50,000-74,999 303 215 71.9 65.5-77.5 88 28.1 22.5-34.5
$75,000+ 759 605 80.5 77.2-83.4 154 19.5 16.6-22.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 583 338 58.8 53.8-63.6 245 41.2 36.4-46.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 255 166 62.0 54.7-68.8 89 38.0 31.2-45.3
101% to 150% 260 181 67.9 60.3-74.7 79 32.1 25.3-39.7
151% to 200% 210 135 67.1 59.3-74.0 75 32.9 26.0-40.7
More than 200% 1,325 1,008 77.5 74.8-79.9 317 22.5 20.1-25.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 583 338 58.8 53.8-63.6 245 41.2 36.4-46.2
HOUSING
Own 1,856 1,304 70.2 67.7-72.7 552 29.8 27.3-32.3
Rent 662 456 70.4 66.3-74.3 206 29.6 25.7-33.7
Other arrangement 181 109 62.1 53.6-70.0 72 37.9 30.0-46.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 842 637 75.5 71.9-78.8 205 24.5 21.2-28.1
Regional City or Suburban County 744 502 67.4 63.3-71.3 242 32.6 28.7-36.7
Rural 1,129 739 66.2 62.8-69.4 390 33.8 30.6-37.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 705 443 63.5 59.1-67.6 262 36.5 32.4-40.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 914 623 68.2 64.4-71.8 291 31.8 28.2-35.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,096 812 73.9 70.8-76.8 284 26.1 23.2-29.2

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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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