2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,870 508 25.2 23.1-27.5 474 25.3 23.1-27.6 331 17.6 15.7-19.6 163 9.1 7.6-10.8 394 22.9 20.7-25.2
-FEMALES 893 302 31.7 28.3-35.2 276 31.3 27.9-34.9 136 15.0 12.6-17.8 70 7.9 6.1-10.2 109 14.1 11.5-17.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 629 212 31.8 27.8-36.1 195 30.5 26.5-34.7 98 15.1 12.3-18.4 47 7.1 5.2- 9.7 77 15.5 12.3-19.3
Non-Hispanic Black 150 53 34.6 26.6-43.6 46 30.8 23.0-39.9 18 12.6 7.6-20.0 14 11.5 6.5-19.4 19 10.5 6.3-17.1
Other 104 33 24.8 16.7-35.2 *** *** *** 19 19.2 12.0-29.3 *** *** *** 13 12.3 6.4-22.3
AGE
18-34 238 47 21.4 16.1-27.9 70 28.2 22.3-35.0 42 15.8 11.5-21.3 23 10.5 6.8-15.8 56 24.1 18.5-30.7
35-44 148 44 27.2 20.4-35.4 47 36.0 27.8-45.3 27 14.9 10.1-21.6 11 5.5 2.9-10.1 19 16.3 10.3-25.0
45-54 159 53 31.2 23.9-39.5 53 34.4 26.6-43.1 20 14.5 9.1-22.3 15 8.5 4.9-14.1 18 11.5 6.8-18.5
55-64 174 70 43.1 34.7-52.0 57 32.7 25.2-41.3 24 13.9 9.2-20.5 11 6.1 3.2-11.3 12 4.2 2.2- 7.7
65-74 109 *** *** *** 29 28.5 19.7-39.4 18 17.0 10.4-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 125 46 41.8 32.1-52.2 35 28.7 20.5-38.5 20 13.0 8.1-20.3 12 9.5 4.9-17.7 12 7.0 3.6-13.0
Some Post-H.S. 256 82 28.0 22.5-34.1 82 32.8 26.6-39.6 28 9.7 6.6-14.3 24 10.0 6.6-14.9 40 19.5 14.2-26.2
College Graduate 479 165 32.0 27.7-36.7 151 31.0 26.6-35.8 79 18.0 14.4-22.2 31 6.0 4.1- 8.8 53 12.9 9.7-17.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 11.7 6.3-20.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** 23 23.0 15.1-33.5 23 19.3 12.4-29.0 13 14.2 7.9-24.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 145 57 38.8 29.7-48.7 44 30.2 22.1-39.8 19 11.7 7.2-18.5 *** *** *** 17 13.0 7.5-21.5
$75,000+ 326 96 26.2 21.4-31.7 108 33.1 27.6-39.2 59 19.6 15.2-25.0 21 5.2 3.3- 8.3 42 15.8 11.5-21.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 219 74 31.6 25.0-39.0 60 29.1 22.2-37.0 35 16.5 11.5-23.1 19 6.5 3.9-10.5 31 16.4 11.1-23.6
No 672 228 31.8 27.9-35.9 214 31.9 28.1-36.0 101 14.5 11.9-17.7 51 8.4 6.2-11.3 78 13.4 10.6-16.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 858 293 31.6 28.2-35.2 265 31.4 27.9-35.1 127 14.7 12.3-17.5 67 8.0 6.1-10.4 106 14.3 11.7-17.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 351 114 30.1 25.0-35.6 103 29.6 24.5-35.2 59 15.8 12.2-20.3 31 8.8 6.0-12.8 44 15.7 11.6-21.0
Regional City or Suburban County 230 75 31.6 25.2-38.8 82 34.5 27.8-41.9 35 16.7 11.9-23.0 14 6.7 3.6-12.1 24 10.4 6.7-16.0
Rural 312 113 33.8 28.0-40.2 91 30.9 25.1-37.4 42 12.4 8.9-17.2 25 7.8 5.1-11.8 41 15.0 10.7-20.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 549 165 29.1 25.0-33.5 168 31.5 27.2-36.1 87 14.8 11.9-18.3 45 8.0 5.8-10.9 84 16.6 13.3-20.6
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 186 89 46.8 38.9-55.0 57 29.3 22.6-37.0 26 16.4 11.0-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.1 7.1-23.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 10.8 5.5-20.2
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 559 187 31.6 27.4-36.1 170 30.3 26.1-34.9 97 17.5 14.3-21.4 40 6.6 4.7- 9.2 65 13.9 10.7-17.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 171 55 33.3 25.2-42.4 53 29.9 22.7-38.3 20 12.0 7.5-18.8 13 7.1 4.0-12.5 30 17.6 11.8-25.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 259 106 37.0 30.6-44.0 77 31.2 24.9-38.4 34 12.1 8.4-17.0 18 7.3 4.4-12.0 24 12.3 8.0-18.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 463 141 28.3 24.0-32.9 146 31.8 27.2-36.7 82 17.5 14.0-21.6 39 8.5 6.0-11.9 55 14.0 10.6-18.3

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

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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