2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,715 1,878 69.6 67.5-71.7 837 30.4 28.3-32.5
-FEMALES 1,522 1,040 68.3 65.4-71.1 482 31.7 28.9-34.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 890 616 68.0 64.1-71.6 274 32.0 28.4-35.9
Non-Hispanic Black 394 269 70.9 65.5-75.8 125 29.1 24.2-34.5
Other 222 144 64.2 56.2-71.5 78 35.8 28.5-43.8
AGE
18-34 234 177 73.5 66.5-79.6 57 26.5 20.4-33.5
35-44 206 164 81.4 74.4-86.8 42 18.6 13.2-25.6
45-54 256 189 72.7 66.1-78.4 67 27.3 21.6-33.9
55-64 323 236 70.9 64.1-76.9 87 29.1 23.1-35.9
65-74 276 171 62.6 55.7-69.1 105 37.4 30.9-44.3
75+ 206 89 38.6 30.7-47.2 117 61.4 52.8-69.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 78 53.6 43.4-63.5 59 46.4 36.5-56.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 331 186 59.1 52.8-65.1 145 40.9 34.9-47.2
Some Post-H.S. 490 343 72.1 67.2-76.4 147 27.9 23.6-32.8
College Graduate 563 433 78.1 74.0-81.7 130 21.9 18.3-26.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 84 60.8 50.7-70.0 45 39.2 30.0-49.3
$15,000- 24,999 209 134 60.3 52.0-68.1 75 39.7 31.9-48.0
$25,000- 34,999 121 79 65.4 54.5-74.9 42 34.6 25.1-45.5
$35,000- 49,999 168 128 78.3 70.1-84.7 40 21.7 15.3-29.9
$50,000- 74,999 159 118 77.6 69.9-83.8 41 22.4 16.2-30.1
$75,000+ 374 294 79.2 74.2-83.5 80 20.8 16.5-25.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 557 353 62.1 57.0-67.0 204 37.9 33.0-43.0
No 960 685 71.7 68.2-74.9 275 28.3 25.1-31.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,479 1,009 68.2 65.3-71.0 470 31.8 29.0-34.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 456 345 75.7 70.9-80.0 111 24.3 20.0-29.1
Regional City or Suburban County 408 274 66.5 60.7-71.8 134 33.5 28.2-39.3
Rural 658 421 63.5 58.8-68.0 237 36.5 32.0-41.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 706 548 76.2 72.1-79.8 158 23.8 20.2-27.9
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 448 253 54.1 48.3-59.8 195 45.9 40.2-51.7
Unable to Work 184 114 62.7 54.0-70.5 70 37.3 29.5-46.0
Other not in Labor Force 125 86 71.3 61.8-79.2 39 28.7 20.8-38.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 105 59.7 50.5-68.3 59 40.3 31.7-49.5
101% to 150% 149 108 67.9 57.9-76.5 41 32.1 23.5-42.1
151% to 200% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 691 525 78.0 74.4-81.3 166 22.0 18.7-25.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 422 255 61.6 55.8-67.0 167 38.4 33.0-44.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 504 335 64.7 59.3-69.7 169 35.3 30.3-40.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 596 450 74.9 70.7-78.7 146 25.1 21.3-29.3

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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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