2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

You told me earlier that your last routine checkup was [within the past year/within the past 2 years].
At that checkup, were you asked in person or on a form if you drink alcohol?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,739 2,199 80.5 78.7-82.2 540 19.5 17.8-21.3
-FEMALES 1,537 1,230 80.6 78.1-82.8 307 19.4 17.2-21.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 896 723 80.5 77.2-83.3 173 19.5 16.7-22.8
Non-Hispanic Black 395 315 81.8 77.0-85.8 80 18.2 14.2-23.0
Other 229 177 77.9 70.7-83.8 52 22.1 16.2-29.3
AGE
18-34 235 199 84.3 78.4-88.8 36 15.7 11.2-21.6
35-44 212 184 87.9 81.7-92.2 28 12.1 7.8-18.3
45-54 257 218 83.5 77.5-88.1 39 16.5 11.9-22.5
55-64 323 271 84.1 78.4-88.5 52 15.9 11.5-21.6
65-74 286 226 79.2 73.1-84.2 60 20.8 15.8-26.9
75+ 201 113 56.4 47.5-65.0 88 43.6 35.0-52.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 139 104 78.2 69.3-85.1 35 21.8 14.9-30.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 331 230 72.0 66.3-77.1 101 28.0 22.9-33.7
Some Post-H.S. 496 402 81.8 77.5-85.5 94 18.2 14.5-22.5
College Graduate 569 493 87.3 83.9-90.1 76 12.7 9.9-16.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 95 74.2 64.2-82.2 30 25.8 17.8-35.8
$15,000- 24,999 210 164 76.5 68.8-82.8 46 23.5 17.2-31.2
$25,000- 34,999 123 99 85.7 77.9-91.1 24 14.3 8.9-22.1
$35,000- 49,999 170 141 85.0 77.7-90.1 29 15.0 9.9-22.3
$50,000- 74,999 169 145 86.5 79.6-91.3 24 13.5 8.7-20.4
$75,000+ 368 329 87.9 83.1-91.4 39 12.1 8.6-16.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 562 429 76.0 71.3-80.1 133 24.0 19.9-28.7
No 971 799 83.0 80.1-85.5 172 17.0 14.5-19.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,494 1,195 80.5 78.0-82.7 299 19.5 17.3-22.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 463 398 84.2 79.7-87.9 65 15.8 12.1-20.3
Regional City or Suburban County 408 326 80.9 76.1-84.9 82 19.1 15.1-23.9
Rural 666 506 77.4 73.4-80.9 160 22.6 19.1-26.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 711 618 86.3 83.1-89.0 93 13.7 11.0-16.9
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 456 316 69.1 63.6-74.2 140 30.9 25.8-36.4
Unable to Work 183 142 78.5 70.8-84.6 41 21.5 15.4-29.2
Other not in Labor Force 127 107 85.2 77.1-90.8 20 14.8 9.2-22.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 162 127 79.0 71.0-85.3 35 21.0 14.7-29.0
101% to 150% 155 127 81.5 72.7-87.9 28 18.5 12.1-27.3
151% to 200% 103 77 76.8 65.6-85.1 26 23.2 14.9-34.4
More than 200% 698 603 86.6 83.4-89.3 95 13.4 10.7-16.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 415 305 74.8 69.5-79.5 110 25.2 20.5-30.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 519 412 79.8 75.4-83.6 107 20.2 16.4-24.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 603 513 84.1 80.3-87.3 90 15.9 12.7-19.7

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*Asked of respondents that had a checkup within the past 2 years.

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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