2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,017 2,066 52.1 50.3-53.9 528 13.3 12.1-14.5 585 15.0 13.7-16.3 616 14.7 13.5-16.0 222 5.0 4.3- 5.8
-FEMALES 2,163 1,240 57.8 55.3-60.2 298 13.6 12.0-15.4 287 14.0 12.4-15.9 264 11.7 10.3-13.3 74 2.9 2.2- 3.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,340 695 54.1 51.0-57.2 187 13.3 11.4-15.5 199 15.3 13.2-17.7 200 14.0 12.0-16.2 59 3.3 2.5- 4.4
Non-Hispanic Black 471 315 64.4 59.1-69.4 58 13.3 10.0-17.5 49 11.6 8.6-15.4 38 8.2 5.7-11.5 11 2.5 1.2- 5.0
Other 321 209 63.4 56.7-69.6 49 15.7 11.6-21.0 38 13.2 9.0-18.9 22 6.2 3.8-10.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 427 182 45.9 40.6-51.3 63 14.8 11.4-18.9 98 20.9 17.0-25.4 74 16.0 12.6-20.1 *** *** ***
35-44 317 165 53.1 46.7-59.3 57 17.4 13.2-22.4 50 16.2 12.2-21.4 39 11.4 8.1-15.7 *** *** ***
45-54 351 185 54.9 49.0-60.7 56 14.3 10.8-18.6 46 14.6 10.7-19.5 51 12.6 9.4-16.9 13 3.6 2.0- 6.3
55-64 424 245 60.0 54.4-65.4 66 16.5 12.6-21.4 47 10.5 7.6-14.3 54 10.8 8.1-14.3 12 2.1 1.2- 3.9
65-74 360 247 68.2 62.4-73.5 35 9.2 6.4-13.0 28 8.9 5.9-13.1 31 9.0 6.1-13.0 19 4.8 2.9- 7.7
75+ 255 192 80.7 74.8-85.5 18 5.2 2.9- 9.1 17 5.3 3.0- 9.2 14 5.5 3.1- 9.6 14 3.3 1.8- 6.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 179 144 79.1 71.2-85.3 16 9.8 5.6-16.6 13 8.1 4.5-14.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 467 333 69.7 64.6-74.5 61 15.6 12.0-20.1 38 8.0 5.6-11.3 28 5.7 3.7- 8.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 679 411 57.9 53.5-62.2 85 11.8 9.4-14.6 88 15.4 12.4-19.0 72 11.4 8.8-14.5 23 3.5 2.3- 5.5
College Graduate 835 350 39.6 35.9-43.4 136 15.6 13.1-18.4 148 19.8 16.9-23.2 160 20.8 17.8-24.1 41 4.2 3.0- 5.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 171 129 73.4 64.9-80.5 12 8.2 4.4-14.9 16 9.2 5.4-15.2 13 8.9 4.8-16.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 292 214 74.6 68.5-79.9 30 11.5 7.8-16.7 22 6.2 3.9- 9.7 15 4.0 2.2- 7.3 11 3.7 2.0- 6.9
$25,000- 34,999 176 104 51.2 42.4-59.8 29 18.9 12.7-27.1 25 19.0 12.7-27.5 15 8.9 5.3-14.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 231 128 56.2 48.6-63.6 41 19.4 14.0-26.3 27 12.2 8.2-17.9 28 10.3 6.8-15.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 259 113 46.5 39.3-53.8 51 17.7 12.9-23.9 43 16.4 11.8-22.5 44 16.8 12.1-22.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 533 202 37.5 32.9-42.3 83 14.9 11.9-18.5 110 23.2 19.2-27.8 108 19.9 16.4-24.0 30 4.5 3.0- 6.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 745 513 68.5 64.3-72.4 79 11.1 8.7-14.0 75 11.6 8.9-14.9 54 6.6 4.8- 9.0 24 2.2 1.3- 3.5
No 1,405 716 52.3 49.2-55.3 218 14.9 12.9-17.2 211 15.3 13.3-17.6 210 14.3 12.4-16.4 50 3.2 2.4- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,088 1,202 58.3 55.8-60.7 286 13.3 11.7-15.0 272 13.8 12.2-15.7 259 11.8 10.3-13.5 69 2.8 2.1- 3.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 679 318 48.4 44.1-52.7 106 14.8 12.1-18.1 116 17.6 14.6-21.1 113 15.5 12.7-18.7 26 3.6 2.4- 5.5
Regional City or Suburban County 582 344 59.5 54.7-64.1 83 13.5 10.7-16.9 74 14.2 11.1-17.9 63 10.6 8.0-13.8 18 2.3 1.4- 3.9
Rural 902 578 64.9 61.1-68.5 109 12.6 10.2-15.4 97 10.8 8.5-13.5 88 9.1 7.2-11.5 30 2.6 1.7- 3.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,047 484 47.8 44.3-51.3 181 16.7 14.3-19.4 175 17.3 14.8-20.1 172 15.0 12.8-17.5 35 3.2 2.2- 4.6
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 581 391 69.4 65.0-73.6 58 9.0 6.8-11.9 52 8.7 6.5-11.6 47 8.4 6.2-11.5 33 4.4 3.0- 6.4
Unable to Work 224 184 81.3 74.2-86.9 15 7.9 4.5-13.4 12 7.0 3.5-13.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 214 121 57.7 50.0-65.1 30 12.2 8.0-18.1 37 18.5 13.3-25.2 25 10.9 7.1-16.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 213 152 71.6 64.0-78.2 25 13.1 8.5-19.8 21 8.9 5.6-14.0 14 6.2 3.4-11.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 224 147 63.8 56.2-70.9 34 16.5 11.6-23.0 26 11.7 7.6-17.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 140 85 58.8 48.7-68.1 21 15.4 9.7-23.5 14 13.5 7.6-22.9 14 8.4 4.8-14.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,008 443 43.4 39.9-47.0 162 15.6 13.2-18.4 177 19.5 16.7-22.6 181 17.9 15.3-20.7 45 3.6 2.6- 5.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 540 364 66.0 61.0-70.7 60 12.9 9.7-17.0 57 11.2 8.4-14.8 42 7.4 5.3-10.4 17 2.4 1.4- 4.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 702 430 62.6 58.3-66.8 106 13.8 11.1-17.0 78 11.9 9.3-15.2 68 9.3 7.1-12.0 20 2.4 1.5- 3.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 921 446 50.7 47.0-54.3 132 13.8 11.5-16.4 152 16.8 14.3-19.7 154 15.3 12.9-18.1 37 3.4 2.3- 4.9

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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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