2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

Were you offered advice about what level of drinking is harmful or risky for your health?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,782 665 24.5 22.7-26.5 2,117 75.5 73.5-77.3
-FEMALES 1,574 313 20.1 17.8-22.5 1,261 79.9 77.5-82.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 932 173 19.0 16.2-22.2 759 81.0 77.8-83.8
Non-Hispanic Black 398 89 22.3 17.7-27.7 309 77.7 72.3-82.3
Other 228 49 20.8 15.1-27.9 179 79.2 72.1-84.9
AGE
18-34 239 60 25.9 20.1-32.7 179 74.1 67.3-79.9
35-44 213 34 16.8 11.7-23.6 179 83.2 76.4-88.3
45-54 267 63 22.4 17.4-28.4 204 77.6 71.6-82.6
55-64 324 74 22.3 17.2-28.5 250 77.7 71.5-82.8
65-74 290 54 19.3 14.3-25.4 236 80.7 74.6-85.7
75+ 220 23 8.2 5.0-13.0 197 91.8 87.0-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 142 30 21.2 14.2-30.3 112 78.8 69.7-85.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 344 76 21.8 17.0-27.6 268 78.2 72.4-83.0
Some Post-H.S. 504 109 21.4 17.6-25.8 395 78.6 74.2-82.4
College Graduate 582 98 16.5 13.3-20.1 484 83.5 79.9-86.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 126 25 19.2 12.6-28.1 101 80.8 71.9-87.4
$15,000- 24,999 215 53 23.8 17.7-31.1 162 76.2 68.9-82.3
$25,000- 34,999 123 25 18.9 11.8-28.9 98 81.1 71.1-88.2
$35,000- 49,999 177 35 19.1 13.2-26.8 142 80.9 73.2-86.8
$50,000- 74,999 164 21 14.9 8.9-23.9 143 85.1 76.1-91.1
$75,000+ 387 76 20.6 16.3-25.8 311 79.4 74.2-83.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 576 122 20.6 16.9-24.9 454 79.4 75.1-83.1
No 991 190 19.9 17.0-23.0 801 80.1 77.0-83.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,532 300 19.7 17.5-22.2 1,232 80.3 77.8-82.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 475 95 20.1 16.2-24.7 380 79.9 75.3-83.8
Regional City or Suburban County 425 86 18.4 14.6-22.9 339 81.6 77.1-85.4
Rural 674 132 21.1 17.5-25.3 542 78.9 74.7-82.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 726 148 20.3 17.1-23.9 578 79.7 76.1-82.9
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 472 73 14.9 11.6-19.1 399 85.1 80.9-88.4
Unable to Work 182 44 23.8 16.9-32.3 138 76.2 67.7-83.1
Other not in Labor Force 133 30 22.4 15.2-31.8 103 77.6 68.2-84.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 167 33 20.0 13.5-28.6 134 80.0 71.4-86.5
101% to 150% 152 43 26.8 19.4-35.7 109 73.2 64.3-80.6
151% to 200% 104 18 11.9 6.9-19.6 86 88.1 80.4-93.1
More than 200% 721 130 19.3 16.0-23.0 591 80.7 77.0-84.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 424 87 24.3 19.2-30.3 337 75.7 69.7-80.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 526 95 18.3 14.6-22.5 431 81.7 77.5-85.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 624 131 19.5 16.3-23.2 493 80.5 76.8-83.7

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*Asked of respondents that had a checkup within the past 2 years and answered yes to Question 1, 2 or 3 of this module.

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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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