2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

Did the healthcare provider specifically ask whether you drank [5 FOR MEN /4 FOR WOMEN] or more alcoholic drinks on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,418 943 39.9 37.6-42.2 1,475 60.1 57.8-62.4
-MALES 1,049 428 42.3 38.9-45.9 621 57.7 54.1-61.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 648 268 42.4 38.0-46.8 380 57.6 53.2-62.0
Non-Hispanic Black 224 90 43.8 36.4-51.6 134 56.2 48.4-63.6
Other 160 63 40.1 31.6-49.3 97 59.9 50.7-68.4
AGE
18-34 173 84 47.6 39.6-55.8 89 52.4 44.2-60.4
35-44 113 71 66.5 56.5-75.2 42 33.5 24.8-43.5
45-54 177 72 39.5 31.7-47.9 105 60.5 52.1-68.3
55-64 197 80 37.7 30.5-45.5 117 62.3 54.5-69.5
65-74 219 84 38.7 31.4-46.6 135 61.3 53.4-68.6
75+ 157 34 20.6 14.1-28.9 123 79.4 71.1-85.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 40 33.2 24.3-43.6 76 66.8 56.4-75.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 282 107 41.4 34.9-48.2 175 58.6 51.8-65.1
Some Post-H.S. 299 129 45.3 39.1-51.8 170 54.7 48.2-60.9
College Graduate 351 152 45.9 40.2-51.8 199 54.1 48.2-59.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 51 38.9 29.4-49.4 81 61.1 50.6-70.6
$25,000- 34,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 125 49 41.6 32.0-51.9 76 58.4 48.1-68.0
$75,000+ 303 144 50.6 44.3-56.9 159 49.4 43.1-55.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 377 150 40.8 35.0-46.9 227 59.2 53.1-65.0
No 664 276 43.2 38.9-47.6 388 56.8 52.4-61.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 318 142 45.9 39.5-52.5 176 54.1 47.5-60.5
Non-Veteran 730 286 41.1 37.0-45.3 444 58.9 54.7-63.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 325 144 47.3 41.1-53.6 181 52.7 46.4-58.9
Regional City or Suburban County 299 120 40.6 34.3-47.2 179 59.4 52.8-65.7
Rural 425 164 39.6 34.2-45.2 261 60.4 54.8-65.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 547 259 48.6 43.9-53.4 288 51.4 46.6-56.1
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 339 102 29.7 24.2-35.9 237 70.3 64.1-75.8
Unable to Work 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 522 229 46.6 41.8-51.6 293 53.4 48.4-58.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 257 108 42.9 36.0-50.2 149 57.1 49.8-64.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 363 148 42.6 36.8-48.6 215 57.4 51.4-63.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 429 172 41.8 36.5-47.3 257 58.2 52.7-63.5

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*Asked of respondents that had a checkup within the past 2 years.

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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