2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 1,900 777 37.7 35.3-40.2 620 33.6 31.1-36.1 246 13.9 12.1-15.8 95 5.6 4.5- 7.0 162 9.3 7.8-10.9
GENDER
Male 996 315 28.7 25.7-32.0 338 35.4 31.9-39.0 152 15.3 12.9-18.2 64 6.7 5.1- 8.7 127 13.9 11.6-16.6
Female 904 462 48.0 44.3-51.8 282 31.5 28.1-35.0 94 12.2 9.8-15.0 31 4.4 3.0- 6.4 35 3.9 2.7- 5.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,327 564 39.1 36.1-42.1 443 33.9 31.0-36.9 171 14.1 11.9-16.5 65 5.5 4.2- 7.2 84 7.5 5.9- 9.4
Non-Hispanic Black 292 116 36.0 30.0-42.4 92 34.4 28.3-41.2 42 14.2 10.2-19.4 14 5.4 3.1- 9.1 28 10.1 6.7-14.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 150 37 22.1 15.4-30.5 38 23.5 16.9-31.8 22 14.5 9.2-22.1 11 7.7 4.1-13.9 42 32.1 24.1-41.4
AGE
18-34 497 141 28.2 24.0-32.8 167 33.1 28.7-37.8 85 18.4 14.7-22.8 34 7.3 5.0-10.4 70 13.0 10.2-16.5
35-44 306 106 31.9 26.5-37.9 114 38.6 32.7-44.9 43 13.0 9.5-17.6 *** *** *** 34 13.9 9.9-19.2
45-54 341 141 39.0 33.3-45.0 99 31.3 25.7-37.6 46 14.3 10.5-19.4 26 8.2 5.5-12.2 29 7.1 4.7-10.7
55-64 340 162 49.2 43.1-55.3 104 29.8 24.6-35.6 40 11.3 8.1-15.7 14 4.3 2.5- 7.2 20 5.4 3.2- 9.1
65-74 262 136 47.7 40.7-54.7 87 37.0 30.2-44.3 22 7.8 5.0-12.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 141 82 59.1 49.3-68.2 47 32.2 23.8-42.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 25 24.8 16.1-36.3 28 25.7 17.2-36.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 20.4 12.8-31.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 338 113 32.2 26.8-38.2 107 33.9 28.2-40.2 50 14.8 11.0-19.7 24 7.3 4.8-11.1 44 11.7 8.5-15.9
Some Post-H.S. 542 206 34.9 30.7-39.5 181 34.7 30.4-39.4 68 13.1 10.2-16.8 35 6.6 4.6- 9.4 52 10.5 7.9-13.8
College Graduate 919 431 45.7 42.2-49.3 304 34.0 30.7-37.5 112 12.8 10.5-15.4 27 2.9 1.9- 4.2 45 4.6 3.4- 6.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 462 178 35.4 30.4-40.6 149 31.6 26.7-36.9 52 12.8 9.4-17.1 29 7.5 5.0-11.1 54 12.8 9.5-17.0
No 1,430 596 38.4 35.6-41.3 470 34.2 31.4-37.1 193 14.2 12.2-16.5 64 4.9 3.7- 6.4 107 8.2 6.7-10.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 283 111 37.4 31.0-44.2 96 34.1 27.7-41.2 41 16.2 11.5-22.3 11 3.3 1.7- 6.3 24 9.0 5.8-13.8
Non-Veteran 1,617 666 37.8 35.2-40.5 524 33.5 30.9-36.2 205 13.5 11.6-15.6 84 6.0 4.7- 7.5 138 9.3 7.8-11.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,228 451 34.7 31.8-37.8 412 34.7 31.7-37.8 175 14.4 12.2-16.8 68 5.5 4.2- 7.2 122 10.7 8.9-12.9
Unemployed 71 20 20.1 12.2-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.3 8.9-27.9
Retired 400 227 55.9 50.2-61.5 120 29.9 24.9-35.4 33 8.2 5.7-11.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 115 49 38.9 29.5-49.3 35 30.7 22.2-40.7 11 11.9 6.3-21.2 *** *** *** 13 9.9 5.4-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 12.8 6.7-22.9
$15,000- 24,999 159 55 33.4 25.4-42.4 53 33.2 25.3-42.2 13 8.4 4.6-15.0 16 10.4 5.7-18.2 22 14.6 9.4-22.1
$25,000- 34,999 146 50 33.7 25.6-42.9 43 32.3 24.3-41.6 26 17.0 11.2-24.9 11 7.9 4.2-14.2 16 9.2 5.4-15.2
$35,000- 49,999 227 89 38.1 31.2-45.6 62 27.6 21.1-35.1 34 13.8 9.6-19.4 22 10.6 6.8-16.2 20 9.9 6.2-15.7
$50,000-74,999 282 133 43.5 36.8-50.4 86 30.9 24.8-37.8 34 13.2 9.2-18.6 *** *** *** 22 9.5 5.9-14.9
$75,000+ 721 295 37.3 33.5-41.4 264 37.3 33.4-41.5 96 14.7 11.7-18.2 20 3.2 1.9- 5.2 46 7.5 5.5-10.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 287 132 40.6 34.4-47.1 89 33.7 27.6-40.5 31 12.1 8.2-17.5 *** *** *** 25 9.0 5.9-13.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 120 38 34.6 25.2-45.4 29 24.8 17.0-34.6 17 14.2 8.4-22.9 17 13.4 8.0-21.6 19 13.1 7.9-20.8
101% to 150% 148 49 28.8 21.5-37.4 55 39.1 30.5-48.3 14 9.9 5.5-17.2 12 10.1 5.4-18.1 18 12.1 7.4-19.2
151% to 200% 123 43 31.7 23.2-41.7 31 27.9 19.1-38.9 25 22.4 14.7-32.6 11 7.7 3.9-14.5 13 10.2 5.6-18.0
More than 200% 1,182 506 39.8 36.7-43.1 404 34.7 31.6-37.9 154 13.9 11.7-16.5 43 4.1 2.9- 5.7 75 7.5 5.8- 9.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 287 132 40.6 34.4-47.1 89 33.7 27.6-40.5 31 12.1 8.2-17.5 *** *** *** 25 9.0 5.9-13.6
HOUSING
Own 1,248 574 42.0 38.9-45.2 406 33.6 30.6-36.8 148 13.1 10.9-15.6 47 4.2 3.1- 5.8 73 7.0 5.5- 9.0
Rent 534 171 29.3 25.1-33.8 173 32.7 28.3-37.4 79 15.4 12.1-19.2 42 9.5 6.8-13.1 69 13.2 10.3-16.8
Other arrangement 114 29 23.4 15.8-33.3 41 37.1 27.6-47.8 19 16.8 10.4-25.9 *** *** *** 19 17.0 10.6-26.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 729 300 38.3 34.4-42.3 244 34.8 30.9-38.9 93 13.5 10.8-16.8 35 5.0 3.5- 7.1 57 8.4 6.4-11.0
Regional City or Suburban County 518 216 39.3 34.6-44.2 164 33.2 28.6-38.1 63 11.8 9.0-15.4 28 6.4 4.2- 9.6 47 9.3 6.8-12.7
Rural 653 261 35.8 31.7-40.1 212 32.3 28.3-36.7 90 16.0 12.8-19.8 32 5.7 3.8- 8.3 58 10.3 7.7-13.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 356 137 34.8 29.4-40.7 103 29.2 24.0-35.0 55 17.7 13.3-23.2 20 5.2 3.2- 8.4 41 13.1 9.3-18.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 605 261 39.0 34.6-43.6 193 33.4 29.0-38.1 71 12.6 9.8-16.1 28 6.0 4.0- 8.7 52 9.0 6.7-12.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 939 379 37.8 34.4-41.4 324 35.1 31.7-38.6 120 13.4 11.0-16.3 47 5.5 4.0- 7.5 69 8.2 6.3-10.5

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*This question was 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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