2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

Did the healthcare provider specifically ask whether you drank [5 FOR MEN /4 FOR WOMEN] or more alcoholic drinks on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,418 943 39.9 37.6-42.2 1,475 60.1 57.8-62.4
-FEMALES 1,369 515 37.9 34.9-41.0 854 62.1 59.0-65.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 786 280 35.3 31.4-39.3 506 64.7 60.7-68.6
Non-Hispanic Black 361 155 44.1 38.0-50.3 206 55.9 49.7-62.0
Other 211 76 37.3 29.7-45.7 135 62.7 54.3-70.3
AGE
18-34 212 92 41.3 34.0-48.9 120 58.7 51.1-66.0
35-44 175 76 43.5 35.3-52.0 99 56.5 48.0-64.7
45-54 228 96 41.5 34.6-48.9 132 58.5 51.1-65.4
55-64 286 113 39.8 33.0-47.0 173 60.2 53.0-67.0
65-74 251 87 36.1 29.0-43.8 164 63.9 56.2-71.0
75+ 198 43 20.9 14.6-29.0 155 79.1 71.0-85.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 58 43.9 34.2-54.0 79 56.1 46.0-65.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 313 101 33.1 27.2-39.7 212 66.9 60.3-72.8
Some Post-H.S. 438 174 39.4 34.2-45.0 264 60.6 55.0-65.8
College Graduate 480 182 37.5 32.7-42.5 298 62.5 57.5-67.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 45 37.0 27.8-47.4 75 63.0 52.6-72.2
$15,000- 24,999 197 81 38.6 30.8-46.9 116 61.4 53.1-69.2
$25,000- 34,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 149 70 50.1 40.4-59.9 79 49.9 40.1-59.6
$50,000- 74,999 144 51 38.2 29.0-48.3 93 61.8 51.7-71.0
$75,000+ 312 125 40.2 34.2-46.5 187 59.8 53.5-65.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 530 192 35.6 30.8-40.6 338 64.4 59.4-69.2
No 834 322 39.3 35.4-43.3 512 60.7 56.7-64.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,330 494 37.6 34.5-40.7 836 62.4 59.3-65.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 384 156 41.9 36.3-47.7 228 58.1 52.3-63.7
Regional City or Suburban County 374 144 35.4 29.9-41.2 230 64.6 58.8-70.1
Rural 611 215 36.8 32.1-41.7 396 63.2 58.3-67.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 622 258 42.0 37.5-46.7 364 58.0 53.3-62.5
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 410 120 29.7 24.5-35.4 290 70.3 64.6-75.5
Unable to Work 176 76 41.2 32.8-50.1 100 58.8 49.9-67.2
Other not in Labor Force 112 39 32.7 23.6-43.4 73 67.3 56.6-76.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 62 38.4 29.8-47.7 93 61.6 52.3-70.2
101% to 150% 135 72 50.9 40.9-60.7 63 49.1 39.3-59.1
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 602 234 40.1 35.6-44.8 368 59.9 55.2-64.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 397 143 39.4 33.5-45.6 254 60.6 54.4-66.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 460 168 36.0 30.9-41.4 292 64.0 58.6-69.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 512 204 38.8 34.1-43.8 308 61.2 56.2-65.9

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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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