2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,870 508 25.2 23.1-27.5 474 25.3 23.1-27.6 331 17.6 15.7-19.6 163 9.1 7.6-10.8 394 22.9 20.7-25.2
GENDER
Male 977 206 19.5 16.8-22.4 198 19.9 17.2-22.9 195 19.9 17.1-22.9 93 10.1 7.9-12.8 285 30.7 27.4-34.2
Female 893 302 31.7 28.3-35.2 276 31.3 27.9-34.9 136 15.0 12.6-17.8 70 7.9 6.1-10.2 109 14.1 11.5-17.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,310 354 25.2 22.6-27.9 333 24.9 22.3-27.6 235 17.3 15.1-19.6 116 9.2 7.3-11.4 272 23.6 20.9-26.4
Non-Hispanic Black 285 83 26.8 21.5-32.9 79 27.0 21.5-33.4 48 19.2 14.2-25.5 21 8.2 5.1-12.7 54 18.7 14.2-24.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 12.7 6.7-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 145 31 18.4 12.5-26.3 26 19.0 12.6-27.8 26 17.6 11.8-25.5 14 9.9 5.7-16.9 48 35.0 26.7-44.2
AGE
18-34 490 86 18.6 15.0-22.8 108 22.1 18.2-26.5 81 15.6 12.4-19.4 46 9.9 7.1-13.6 169 33.8 29.3-38.6
35-44 301 63 18.8 14.6-23.9 73 24.9 19.9-30.8 65 20.7 16.1-26.2 25 7.2 4.8-10.8 75 28.4 22.9-34.6
45-54 334 86 24.1 19.4-29.5 94 27.9 22.8-33.6 50 16.7 12.4-22.2 35 10.9 7.2-16.1 69 20.4 15.9-25.8
55-64 331 111 35.3 29.6-41.6 93 28.5 23.3-34.3 59 17.9 13.8-22.9 26 8.1 5.4-12.0 42 10.2 7.3-14.1
65-74 259 97 35.3 29.0-42.1 58 24.1 18.3-30.9 49 19.2 14.3-25.2 23 10.5 6.3-17.0 32 10.9 7.3-16.0
75+ 142 59 42.2 33.0-52.0 46 34.0 25.5-43.8 23 16.3 10.4-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 95 22 20.1 12.2-31.1 15 19.2 11.4-30.3 14 16.4 9.6-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 330 84 26.9 21.7-32.9 73 22.3 17.6-27.8 63 16.6 12.6-21.4 31 10.9 7.2-16.2 79 23.3 18.6-28.8
Some Post-H.S. 534 143 23.7 20.1-27.8 137 26.3 22.3-30.7 85 16.5 13.2-20.4 47 8.7 6.4-11.6 122 24.8 20.8-29.3
College Graduate 908 258 26.5 23.6-29.7 248 27.1 24.1-30.5 168 19.2 16.5-22.2 75 8.0 6.2-10.1 159 19.1 16.4-22.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 446 127 26.5 22.0-31.5 100 22.6 18.2-27.7 76 17.6 13.8-22.3 33 6.7 4.4-10.2 110 26.6 21.9-31.9
No 1,416 380 24.9 22.5-27.5 370 26.0 23.4-28.6 255 17.6 15.5-20.0 130 9.8 8.0-11.9 281 21.7 19.3-24.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 280 71 25.0 19.4-31.5 61 21.4 16.3-27.6 58 19.7 14.8-25.8 26 10.5 6.5-16.6 64 23.4 18.0-29.7
Non-Veteran 1,588 435 25.2 22.9-27.6 413 25.9 23.5-28.5 273 17.2 15.2-19.5 137 8.8 7.3-10.7 330 22.8 20.5-25.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,211 282 22.6 20.1-25.3 294 24.1 21.5-27.0 212 17.4 15.1-19.9 113 9.2 7.5-11.3 310 26.7 23.9-29.7
Unemployed 72 15 15.2 8.5-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 397 159 39.6 34.3-45.3 111 29.0 24.0-34.5 76 19.4 15.4-24.3 25 5.7 3.6- 8.9 26 6.2 3.9- 9.8
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 112 34 28.3 19.8-38.7 31 27.4 19.3-37.3 18 16.7 10.3-25.9 *** *** *** 20 21.3 13.7-31.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** 12 17.2 9.6-29.0 15 20.4 12.2-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 31 22.3 15.4-31.1 47 32.5 24.4-41.8 12 7.4 4.0-13.3 17 13.0 7.9-20.7 43 24.9 17.7-33.8
$25,000- 34,999 147 47 30.6 22.8-39.7 34 25.6 18.3-34.7 19 11.9 7.4-18.6 *** *** *** 37 26.0 18.8-34.8
$35,000- 49,999 223 62 28.2 21.9-35.5 48 21.0 15.5-27.8 44 17.3 12.5-23.4 21 10.6 6.3-17.2 48 23.0 17.2-30.0
$50,000-74,999 282 82 27.2 21.5-33.8 72 25.3 19.9-31.6 55 19.1 14.3-25.0 25 10.8 6.7-16.9 48 17.6 13.0-23.5
$75,000+ 715 172 21.4 18.4-24.8 190 25.3 21.9-29.1 149 21.8 18.5-25.5 65 8.9 6.6-11.8 139 22.6 19.1-26.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 280 98 30.8 25.2-37.1 71 26.4 20.8-32.9 37 13.3 9.3-18.8 17 5.5 3.3- 9.1 57 23.9 18.5-30.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 26 24.5 15.9-35.7 28 28.0 19.3-38.7 16 14.0 8.4-22.3 *** *** *** 33 23.8 16.4-33.1
101% to 150% 145 40 27.2 19.8-36.0 41 29.8 21.9-39.0 15 10.4 5.9-17.7 16 10.2 6.0-16.7 33 22.5 15.5-31.5
151% to 200% 119 31 23.5 16.1-32.8 29 25.4 17.4-35.4 20 15.0 9.1-23.7 *** *** *** 31 25.8 17.7-36.0
More than 200% 1,177 309 24.2 21.6-27.1 301 24.7 22.0-27.6 238 20.5 17.9-23.2 105 9.2 7.3-11.5 224 21.5 18.8-24.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 280 98 30.8 25.2-37.1 71 26.4 20.8-32.9 37 13.3 9.3-18.8 17 5.5 3.3- 9.1 57 23.9 18.5-30.3
HOUSING
Own 1,229 380 27.9 25.2-30.7 328 26.8 24.1-29.8 223 18.2 15.9-20.8 100 8.4 6.6-10.6 198 18.7 16.2-21.5
Rent 524 106 20.0 16.4-24.3 118 20.8 17.2-25.0 89 16.0 12.8-19.8 52 11.1 8.2-14.8 159 32.0 27.6-36.8
Other arrangement 112 19 15.6 9.3-25.0 27 25.6 17.3-36.1 19 17.6 11.0-27.0 11 9.0 4.7-16.5 36 32.2 23.3-42.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 725 188 24.3 21.0-27.9 176 24.1 20.8-27.8 130 17.2 14.4-20.5 71 10.4 7.9-13.6 160 24.0 20.6-27.8
Regional City or Suburban County 505 144 26.8 22.7-31.4 134 25.6 21.4-30.2 93 19.6 15.8-23.9 30 6.1 4.1- 9.2 104 21.9 17.9-26.5
Rural 640 176 25.0 21.4-29.1 164 26.5 22.6-30.7 108 16.3 13.3-19.8 62 9.9 7.4-13.0 130 22.4 18.7-26.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 354 97 25.5 20.6-31.3 90 26.3 21.2-32.0 56 17.7 13.3-23.0 28 7.1 4.8-10.4 83 23.4 18.7-28.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 588 172 26.8 22.9-31.1 151 25.9 22.0-30.3 100 15.8 12.8-19.4 43 8.4 5.8-12.0 122 23.0 19.2-27.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 928 239 24.1 21.2-27.2 233 24.5 21.6-27.8 175 18.6 15.9-21.6 92 10.1 8.0-12.7 189 22.7 19.6-26.0

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

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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