2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

Were you offered advice about what level of drinking is harmful or risky for your health?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,782 665 24.5 22.7-26.5 2,117 75.5 73.5-77.3
-MALES 1,208 352 30.1 27.2-33.3 856 69.9 66.7-72.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 778 221 28.9 25.3-32.8 557 71.1 67.2-74.7
Non-Hispanic Black 247 67 29.3 23.1-36.5 180 70.7 63.5-76.9
Other 164 59 40.6 32.0-49.8 105 59.4 50.2-68.0
AGE
18-34 199 78 41.1 33.6-49.0 121 58.9 51.0-66.4
35-44 125 48 40.8 31.6-50.7 77 59.2 49.3-68.4
45-54 218 54 23.1 17.4-29.9 164 76.9 70.1-82.6
55-64 231 69 27.9 22.1-34.6 162 72.1 65.4-77.9
65-74 248 74 27.2 21.4-33.9 174 72.8 66.1-78.6
75+ 172 24 14.4 9.2-21.8 148 85.6 78.2-90.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 32 27.6 19.0-38.2 90 72.4 61.8-81.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 311 77 25.5 20.3-31.5 234 74.5 68.5-79.7
Some Post-H.S. 345 117 34.6 29.2-40.4 228 65.4 59.6-70.8
College Graduate 429 126 31.4 26.7-36.6 303 68.6 63.4-73.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 142 44 30.8 22.5-40.6 98 69.2 59.4-77.5
$25,000- 34,999 100 24 25.8 17.1-37.0 76 74.2 63.0-82.9
$35,000- 49,999 139 39 29.3 21.3-38.8 100 70.7 61.2-78.7
$50,000- 74,999 142 42 27.9 20.4-37.0 100 72.1 63.0-79.6
$75,000+ 395 124 34.2 28.9-40.0 271 65.8 60.0-71.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 405 121 30.7 25.6-36.3 284 69.3 63.7-74.4
No 793 227 29.8 26.2-33.7 566 70.2 66.3-73.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 347 111 32.6 27.1-38.7 236 67.4 61.3-72.9
Non-Veteran 860 241 29.3 25.9-33.0 619 70.7 67.0-74.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 379 123 35.3 29.7-41.2 256 64.7 58.8-70.3
Regional City or Suburban County 349 97 27.6 22.5-33.3 252 72.4 66.7-77.5
Rural 480 132 27.7 23.2-32.6 348 72.3 67.4-76.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 655 208 31.9 28.0-36.1 447 68.1 63.9-72.0
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 372 81 21.7 17.2-27.0 291 78.3 73.0-82.8
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 103 30 29.0 20.2-39.8 73 71.0 60.2-79.8
More than 200% 647 188 30.5 26.5-34.8 459 69.5 65.2-73.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 281 77 26.6 21.0-33.0 204 73.4 67.0-79.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 424 124 29.0 24.3-34.2 300 71.0 65.8-75.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 503 151 32.8 28.1-38.0 352 67.2 62.0-71.9

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*Asked of respondents that had a checkup within the past 2 years and answered yes to Question 1, 2 or 3 of this module.

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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