2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,924 611 15.6 14.3-16.9 3,313 84.4 83.1-85.7
-FEMALES 2,139 251 12.3 10.8-14.0 1,888 87.7 86.0-89.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,329 172 13.5 11.5-15.8 1,157 86.5 84.2-88.5
Non-Hispanic Black 463 42 10.1 7.3-13.9 421 89.9 86.1-92.7
Other 318 37 11.6 8.1-16.5 281 88.4 83.5-91.9
AGE
18-34 423 97 21.9 17.9-26.6 326 78.1 73.4-82.1
35-44 314 33 11.5 8.0-16.2 281 88.5 83.8-92.0
45-54 348 49 13.1 9.6-17.6 299 86.9 82.4-90.4
55-64 419 38 7.3 5.2-10.2 381 92.7 89.8-94.8
65-74 356 23 7.1 4.5-11.1 333 92.9 88.9-95.5
75+ 252 11 3.2 1.7- 6.1 241 96.8 93.9-98.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 176 12 7.4 4.0-13.3 164 92.6 86.7-96.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 32 6.4 4.3- 9.4 428 93.6 90.6-95.7
Some Post-H.S. 675 90 15.9 12.8-19.5 585 84.1 80.5-87.2
College Graduate 825 117 15.1 12.5-18.1 708 84.9 81.9-87.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 170 15 9.9 5.5-17.1 155 90.1 82.9-94.5
$15,000- 24,999 289 27 8.8 5.8-13.2 262 91.2 86.8-94.2
$25,000- 34,999 174 18 12.6 7.6-20.1 156 87.4 79.9-92.4
$35,000- 49,999 230 30 13.3 9.0-19.2 200 86.7 80.8-91.0
$50,000- 74,999 256 26 10.8 7.0-16.2 230 89.2 83.8-93.0
$75,000+ 528 95 19.4 15.7-23.7 433 80.6 76.3-84.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 738 72 9.4 7.2-12.2 666 90.6 87.8-92.8
No 1,388 179 13.9 11.9-16.1 1,209 86.1 83.9-88.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** 65 88.1 74.5-94.9
Non-Veteran 2,066 243 12.3 10.8-14.1 1,823 87.7 85.9-89.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 667 108 16.5 13.5-20.0 559 83.5 80.0-86.5
Regional City or Suburban County 578 57 10.0 7.4-13.3 521 90.0 86.7-92.6
Rural 894 86 10.3 8.1-12.9 808 89.7 87.1-91.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,035 167 16.3 13.9-19.0 868 83.7 81.0-86.1
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 573 31 4.9 3.4- 7.2 542 95.1 92.8-96.6
Unable to Work 224 12 4.1 2.2- 7.4 212 95.9 92.6-97.8
Other not in Labor Force 211 27 13.8 9.2-20.2 184 86.2 79.8-90.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 69 *** *** *** 64 94.0 85.5-97.7
50% to 100% 212 21 10.1 6.2-16.0 191 89.9 84.0-93.8
101% to 150% 221 24 11.1 7.2-16.6 197 88.9 83.4-92.8
151% to 200% 138 11 9.6 4.7-18.5 127 90.4 81.5-95.3
More than 200% 999 148 16.0 13.5-18.9 851 84.0 81.1-86.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 534 51 10.1 7.5-13.6 483 89.9 86.4-92.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 697 70 10.6 8.2-13.7 627 89.4 86.3-91.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 908 130 14.5 12.1-17.3 778 85.5 82.7-87.9

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Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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