2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,715 1,878 69.6 67.5-71.7 837 30.4 28.3-32.5
-MALES 1,193 838 71.2 68.1-74.2 355 28.8 25.8-31.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 757 560 73.6 69.7-77.1 197 26.4 22.9-30.3
Non-Hispanic Black 251 163 69.6 62.9-75.6 88 30.4 24.4-37.1
Other 165 101 64.2 55.4-72.2 64 35.8 27.8-44.6
AGE
18-34 196 143 72.6 65.3-78.9 53 27.4 21.1-34.7
35-44 124 101 84.2 76.2-89.8 23 15.8 10.2-23.8
45-54 216 152 67.9 59.6-75.3 64 32.1 24.7-40.4
55-64 229 165 71.8 64.5-78.1 64 28.2 21.9-35.5
65-74 242 175 73.5 66.8-79.2 67 26.5 20.8-33.2
75+ 168 90 51.8 42.6-60.9 78 48.2 39.1-57.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 69 63.5 53.0-72.9 49 36.5 27.1-47.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 305 185 63.8 57.2-69.9 120 36.2 30.1-42.8
Some Post-H.S. 339 237 72.1 66.6-77.0 102 27.9 23.0-33.4
College Graduate 430 346 82.4 78.2-85.9 84 17.6 14.1-21.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 84 61.8 51.2-71.5 53 38.2 28.5-48.8
$25,000- 34,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 133 100 78.3 69.8-84.9 33 21.7 15.1-30.2
$50,000- 74,999 144 97 66.0 55.9-74.9 47 34.0 25.1-44.1
$75,000+ 385 311 81.6 77.0-85.5 74 18.4 14.5-23.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 403 264 67.9 62.2-73.1 139 32.1 26.9-37.8
No 782 568 72.7 68.9-76.2 214 27.3 23.8-31.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 342 247 74.5 69.0-79.4 95 25.5 20.6-31.0
Non-Veteran 850 590 70.2 66.4-73.7 260 29.8 26.3-33.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 386 292 75.3 69.6-80.2 94 24.7 19.8-30.4
Regional City or Suburban County 336 228 68.4 62.3-74.0 108 31.6 26.0-37.7
Rural 471 318 69.7 64.7-74.3 153 30.3 25.7-35.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 648 490 75.3 71.3-79.0 158 24.7 21.0-28.7
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 365 232 64.1 58.1-69.6 133 35.9 30.4-41.9
Unable to Work 107 66 65.8 55.0-75.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 103 69 70.4 59.6-79.4 34 29.6 20.6-40.4
More than 200% 634 483 77.0 73.0-80.5 151 23.0 19.5-27.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 283 188 65.9 59.0-72.1 95 34.1 27.9-41.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 410 288 72.5 67.2-77.3 122 27.5 22.7-32.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 500 362 72.8 67.9-77.1 138 27.2 22.9-32.1

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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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