2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,970 2,066 52.8 50.9-54.6 664 15.7 14.5-17.0 1,240 31.6 29.9-33.3
-FEMALES 2,148 1,240 58.2 55.7-60.6 285 12.3 10.8-13.9 623 29.6 27.4-31.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,332 695 54.4 51.3-57.5 204 13.8 11.9-16.0 433 31.8 29.0-34.7
Non-Hispanic Black 467 315 64.9 59.6-69.9 48 10.8 8.0-14.6 104 24.3 19.9-29.2
Other 318 209 64.0 57.3-70.3 29 7.0 4.5-10.8 80 29.0 23.1-35.7
AGE
18-34 424 182 46.2 40.9-51.6 42 10.0 7.3-13.7 200 43.7 38.6-49.1
35-44 315 165 53.5 47.2-59.8 43 12.3 9.0-16.5 107 34.2 28.5-40.4
45-54 348 185 55.5 49.5-61.3 51 13.1 9.7-17.3 112 31.5 26.3-37.2
55-64 423 245 60.1 54.5-65.5 64 15.7 11.9-20.4 114 24.3 20.0-29.1
65-74 357 247 68.8 63.0-74.1 49 13.2 9.8-17.6 61 17.9 13.7-23.1
75+ 252 192 81.2 75.2-85.9 32 9.8 6.4-14.6 28 9.1 6.0-13.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 178 144 79.3 71.3-85.5 *** *** *** 27 17.4 11.8-25.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 463 333 70.4 65.3-75.1 44 11.6 8.4-15.8 86 18.0 14.3-22.3
Some Post-H.S. 674 411 58.4 54.0-62.7 75 10.2 8.1-12.9 188 31.3 27.3-35.6
College Graduate 830 350 39.7 36.1-43.5 159 18.6 15.8-21.6 321 41.7 37.9-45.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 170 129 73.9 65.4-81.0 12 7.0 3.5-13.4 29 19.1 13.0-27.1
$15,000- 24,999 289 214 75.3 69.2-80.6 14 5.3 2.9- 9.2 61 19.4 14.8-25.1
$25,000- 34,999 175 104 51.3 42.5-59.9 22 14.5 9.1-22.3 49 34.2 26.3-43.1
$35,000- 49,999 230 128 56.3 48.7-63.6 33 14.4 9.8-20.5 69 29.3 23.1-36.5
$50,000- 74,999 258 113 46.9 39.7-54.3 56 20.2 14.9-26.7 89 32.9 26.6-40.0
$75,000+ 532 202 37.5 32.9-42.3 92 15.5 12.5-19.1 238 47.0 42.2-51.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 740 513 68.8 64.7-72.7 69 9.0 6.9-11.6 158 22.2 18.7-26.1
No 1,395 716 52.7 49.6-55.7 216 14.0 12.0-16.1 463 33.4 30.6-36.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,074 1,202 58.7 56.2-61.1 276 12.1 10.6-13.7 596 29.3 27.1-31.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 673 318 49.0 44.7-53.4 105 14.1 11.5-17.2 250 36.9 32.8-41.1
Regional City or Suburban County 580 344 59.6 54.8-64.2 74 12.2 9.5-15.5 162 28.3 24.2-32.7
Rural 895 578 65.3 61.5-68.9 106 10.7 8.6-13.2 211 24.1 20.9-27.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,041 484 48.1 44.6-51.6 157 14.2 12.0-16.7 400 37.7 34.4-41.2
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 577 391 69.8 65.4-73.9 85 13.5 10.6-16.9 101 16.7 13.6-20.4
Unable to Work 222 184 82.1 75.0-87.6 *** *** *** 32 15.5 10.4-22.6
Other not in Labor Force 211 121 58.3 50.5-65.7 26 11.5 7.3-17.6 64 30.2 23.7-37.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 211 152 72.5 64.8-79.0 15 6.5 3.4-12.0 44 21.1 15.4-28.2
101% to 150% 224 147 63.8 56.2-70.9 20 9.8 6.2-15.4 57 26.3 20.2-33.6
151% to 200% 136 85 59.4 49.3-68.8 13 9.6 5.4-16.6 38 30.9 22.3-41.0
More than 200% 1,006 443 43.5 40.0-47.1 179 16.9 14.4-19.7 384 39.6 36.1-43.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 537 364 66.4 61.4-71.1 50 10.0 7.1-13.8 123 23.6 19.6-28.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 697 430 62.8 58.5-67.0 103 13.0 10.5-16.1 164 24.1 20.6-28.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 914 446 51.2 47.5-54.9 132 12.7 10.6-15.1 336 36.2 32.7-39.8

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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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