2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,924 611 15.6 14.3-16.9 3,313 84.4 83.1-85.7
GENDER
Male 1,785 360 19.3 17.3-21.4 1,425 80.7 78.6-82.7
Female 2,139 251 12.3 10.8-14.0 1,888 87.7 86.0-89.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,502 421 17.0 15.3-18.7 2,081 83.0 81.3-84.7
Non-Hispanic Black 776 88 12.4 9.9-15.4 688 87.6 84.6-90.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 100 17 20.0 12.2-31.1 83 80.0 68.9-87.8
Non-Hispanic Other 150 15 9.5 5.5-15.9 135 90.5 84.1-94.5
Hispanic 341 66 17.4 13.5-22.2 275 82.6 77.8-86.5
AGE
18-34 847 210 22.4 19.6-25.6 637 77.6 74.4-80.4
35-44 559 98 18.8 15.3-22.7 461 81.2 77.3-84.7
45-54 635 105 16.2 13.1-20.0 530 83.8 80.0-86.9
55-64 733 83 9.3 7.4-11.7 650 90.7 88.3-92.6
65-74 654 79 11.7 9.2-14.8 575 88.3 85.2-90.8
75+ 458 36 5.6 3.9- 8.0 422 94.4 92.0-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 343 45 12.4 9.0-16.9 298 87.6 83.1-91.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 921 113 12.3 10.0-15.0 808 87.7 85.0-90.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,175 188 17.0 14.7-19.6 987 83.0 80.4-85.3
College Graduate 1,477 265 18.5 16.4-20.9 1,212 81.5 79.1-83.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,294 172 12.6 10.6-14.8 1,122 87.4 85.2-89.4
No 2,603 435 16.9 15.4-18.7 2,168 83.1 81.3-84.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 564 101 16.4 13.3-20.1 463 83.6 79.9-86.7
Non-Veteran 3,359 510 15.4 14.1-16.9 2,849 84.6 83.1-85.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,092 418 19.6 17.7-21.6 1,674 80.4 78.4-82.3
Unemployed 149 34 21.8 15.2-30.3 115 78.2 69.7-84.8
Retired 1,035 95 7.8 6.3- 9.7 940 92.2 90.3-93.7
Unable to Work 362 28 7.2 4.7-10.7 334 92.8 89.3-95.3
Other not in Labor Force 259 36 14.0 9.9-19.5 223 86.0 80.5-90.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 275 34 13.9 9.7-19.5 241 86.1 80.5-90.3
$15,000- 24,999 502 68 11.2 8.6-14.6 434 88.8 85.4-91.4
$25,000- 34,999 331 46 15.4 11.4-20.5 285 84.6 79.5-88.6
$35,000- 49,999 444 79 17.1 13.5-21.3 365 82.9 78.7-86.5
$50,000-74,999 472 74 16.7 12.8-21.3 398 83.3 78.7-87.2
$75,000+ 1,097 226 21.4 18.7-24.3 871 78.6 75.7-81.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 803 84 9.9 7.9-12.5 719 90.1 87.5-92.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 16 15.0 9.0-23.8 96 85.0 76.2-91.0
50% to 100% 356 46 11.9 8.7-16.2 310 88.1 83.8-91.3
101% to 150% 403 53 12.6 9.4-16.7 350 87.4 83.3-90.6
151% to 200% 282 44 15.0 10.7-20.5 238 85.0 79.5-89.3
More than 200% 1,948 361 19.3 17.3-21.5 1,587 80.7 78.5-82.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 803 84 9.9 7.9-12.5 719 90.1 87.5-92.1
HOUSING
Own 2,506 346 13.8 12.3-15.5 2,160 86.2 84.5-87.7
Rent 1,113 217 20.7 18.0-23.6 896 79.3 76.4-82.0
Other arrangement 278 46 16.5 12.1-22.1 232 83.5 77.9-87.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,254 243 19.2 16.9-21.8 1,011 80.8 78.2-83.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,097 164 14.4 12.1-16.9 933 85.6 83.1-87.9
Rural 1,573 204 13.2 11.3-15.2 1,369 86.8 84.8-88.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 922 113 12.4 10.1-15.1 809 87.6 84.9-89.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,308 185 14.4 12.3-16.8 1,123 85.6 83.2-87.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,694 313 17.9 15.9-20.0 1,381 82.1 80.0-84.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.

Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).

No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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