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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,822 826 46.7 44.0-49.4 379 19.6 17.6-21.7 617 33.8 31.3-36.4
Female 2,148 1,240 58.2 55.7-60.6 285 12.3 10.8-13.9 623 29.6 27.4-31.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,522 1,193 49.1 46.9-51.4 470 17.1 15.5-18.8 859 33.8 31.7-36.0
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 26.9 18.0-38.1
Non-Hispanic Other 151 78 52.6 43.1-61.9 30 18.1 12.3-25.7 43 29.3 21.5-38.6
Hispanic 351 198 60.3 54.4-65.9 36 7.9 5.4-11.3 117 31.8 26.6-37.5
AGE
18-34 860 358 44.7 41.0-48.5 116 13.7 11.3-16.4 386 41.6 38.0-45.3
35-44 563 258 46.7 42.0-51.5 83 13.5 10.8-16.8 222 39.7 35.3-44.4
45-54 646 303 48.8 44.3-53.3 121 17.1 14.2-20.5 222 34.1 30.0-38.4
55-64 735 397 56.1 51.9-60.2 134 19.2 16.1-22.8 204 24.7 21.4-28.2
65-74 658 397 60.8 56.3-65.1 120 17.5 14.4-21.0 141 21.7 18.2-25.7
75+ 460 318 75.5 70.8-79.6 83 14.8 11.6-18.8 59 9.7 7.2-12.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 351 251 71.0 65.1-76.3 25 6.9 4.4-10.8 75 22.0 17.3-27.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 931 593 62.0 58.3-65.6 115 13.7 11.3-16.6 223 24.3 21.2-27.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,186 642 51.9 48.7-55.2 184 15.2 13.1-17.6 360 32.8 29.8-36.0
College Graduate 1,494 575 36.7 34.0-39.4 339 22.0 19.8-24.4 580 41.3 38.5-44.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,305 846 65.4 62.2-68.5 153 10.9 9.1-13.0 306 23.7 21.0-26.7
No 2,638 1,201 46.8 44.6-49.0 508 17.9 16.4-19.6 929 35.3 33.2-37.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 569 284 50.1 45.2-54.9 115 19.7 16.2-23.9 170 30.2 25.9-34.9
Non-Veteran 3,398 1,781 53.2 51.2-55.1 547 15.1 13.8-16.5 1,070 31.8 30.0-33.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,130 897 43.6 41.2-46.0 386 17.5 15.8-19.4 847 38.9 36.6-41.3
Unemployed 152 78 51.3 41.7-60.9 17 9.5 5.5-15.8 57 39.2 30.1-49.1
Retired 1,043 643 65.0 61.6-68.3 204 18.2 15.7-21.0 196 16.8 14.4-19.5
Unable to Work 357 282 79.3 73.8-83.8 18 4.3 2.6- 7.2 57 16.4 12.3-21.6
Other not in Labor Force 261 145 56.7 49.8-63.4 33 12.2 8.3-17.5 83 31.2 25.3-37.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 276 199 70.7 64.1-76.5 21 7.7 4.6-12.4 56 21.6 16.6-27.7
$15,000- 24,999 504 346 70.7 65.9-75.1 40 8.7 6.2-12.2 118 20.6 16.9-24.8
$25,000- 34,999 337 188 51.1 44.9-57.2 57 18.2 13.8-23.7 92 30.7 25.3-36.8
$35,000- 49,999 453 226 50.7 45.4-56.1 82 17.9 14.1-22.3 145 31.4 26.7-36.6
$50,000-74,999 477 192 42.6 37.4-48.0 107 20.9 17.0-25.4 178 36.5 31.5-41.8
$75,000+ 1,107 385 34.3 31.2-37.5 241 20.0 17.5-22.7 481 45.7 42.4-49.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 816 530 67.5 63.6-71.1 116 11.8 9.7-14.4 170 20.7 17.7-24.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 114 85 74.0 63.9-82.0 *** *** *** 26 21.9 14.9-31.2
50% to 100% 359 239 66.5 60.6-72.0 35 11.1 7.6-15.9 85 22.4 17.9-27.6
101% to 150% 407 258 63.2 57.6-68.6 48 12.2 8.9-16.4 101 24.6 20.0-29.8
151% to 200% 282 162 55.6 48.7-62.3 41 14.8 10.7-20.1 79 29.5 23.5-36.4
More than 200% 1,972 783 39.5 37.0-42.0 419 20.1 18.1-22.1 770 40.5 38.0-43.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 816 530 67.5 63.6-71.1 116 11.8 9.7-14.4 170 20.7 17.7-24.1
HOUSING
Own 2,534 1,286 51.8 49.5-54.1 499 17.9 16.3-19.7 749 30.3 28.2-32.4
Rent 1,125 589 51.7 48.3-55.1 133 11.6 9.6-13.9 403 36.7 33.5-40.1
Other arrangement 283 168 59.2 52.4-65.6 30 10.7 7.2-15.7 85 30.1 24.4-36.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,281 547 44.4 41.3-47.6 244 17.6 15.4-20.0 490 38.0 35.0-41.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,101 584 54.5 51.0-57.9 187 15.8 13.5-18.3 330 29.8 26.7-33.0
Rural 1,588 935 59.0 56.1-61.9 233 13.9 12.0-16.0 420 27.1 24.6-29.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 935 574 60.4 56.6-64.1 120 13.4 10.9-16.3 241 26.2 23.0-29.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,319 718 56.0 52.8-59.1 241 16.5 14.4-18.9 360 27.5 24.7-30.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,716 774 46.9 44.2-49.6 303 16.1 14.3-18.1 639 37.0 34.4-39.7

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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 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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