2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,970 2,066 52.8 50.9-54.6 664 15.7 14.5-17.0 1,240 31.6 29.9-33.3
-MALES 1,822 826 46.7 44.0-49.4 379 19.6 17.6-21.7 617 33.8 31.3-36.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,190 498 43.2 40.0-46.5 266 20.7 18.3-23.4 426 36.0 32.9-39.3
Non-Hispanic Black 319 181 53.9 47.5-60.2 60 18.6 14.1-24.2 78 27.5 22.0-33.7
Other 286 136 52.3 45.3-59.1 46 15.7 11.4-21.2 104 32.0 26.2-38.5
AGE
18-34 436 176 43.2 38.0-48.5 74 17.3 13.7-21.6 186 39.5 34.5-44.7
35-44 248 93 39.3 32.7-46.4 40 14.9 10.7-20.4 115 45.8 39.0-52.7
45-54 298 118 41.5 35.1-48.3 70 21.6 16.9-27.1 110 36.9 30.6-43.6
55-64 312 152 51.3 45.1-57.6 70 23.5 18.6-29.3 90 25.2 20.4-30.6
65-74 301 150 51.2 44.4-57.8 71 22.6 17.6-28.5 80 26.3 20.7-32.7
75+ 208 126 67.3 59.6-74.2 51 22.1 16.3-29.3 31 10.6 7.1-15.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 107 63.2 54.4-71.2 18 10.4 6.3-16.9 48 26.4 19.3-34.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 468 260 54.0 48.8-59.2 71 15.8 12.4-19.9 137 30.2 25.6-35.3
Some Post-H.S. 512 231 44.1 39.3-49.0 109 21.3 17.6-25.5 172 34.7 30.2-39.5
College Graduate 664 225 32.7 28.9-36.7 180 26.6 23.1-30.4 259 40.7 36.7-44.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 25.5 17.4-35.7
$15,000- 24,999 215 132 65.0 57.3-72.1 26 13.0 8.5-19.5 57 22.0 16.4-28.8
$25,000- 34,999 162 84 50.9 42.1-59.5 35 21.9 15.4-30.2 43 27.2 20.2-35.6
$35,000- 49,999 223 98 45.7 38.3-53.3 49 21.0 15.5-27.8 76 33.3 26.6-40.8
$50,000- 74,999 219 79 38.0 30.7-45.9 51 21.7 16.2-28.3 89 40.3 32.9-48.3
$75,000+ 575 183 31.5 27.4-35.9 149 23.9 20.2-27.9 243 44.6 40.0-49.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 565 333 61.1 56.2-65.8 84 13.2 10.3-16.7 148 25.7 21.6-30.2
No 1,243 485 40.4 37.2-43.6 292 22.2 19.8-24.9 466 37.4 34.3-40.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 496 246 51.0 45.8-56.1 107 20.1 16.4-24.4 143 28.9 24.4-33.9
Non-Veteran 1,324 579 45.3 42.2-48.5 271 19.3 17.1-21.9 474 35.3 32.4-38.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 608 229 39.3 34.8-43.9 139 21.5 18.2-25.4 240 39.2 34.8-43.8
Regional City or Suburban County 521 240 49.1 44.1-54.1 113 19.5 16.0-23.6 168 31.4 26.9-36.1
Rural 693 357 51.6 47.2-56.0 127 17.7 14.6-21.3 209 30.7 26.8-34.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,089 413 39.6 36.3-43.0 229 20.4 17.9-23.2 447 40.0 36.7-43.3
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 466 252 58.9 53.5-64.0 119 24.2 20.0-28.9 95 17.0 13.5-21.1
Unable to Work 135 98 74.6 65.5-82.0 12 7.5 3.9-14.2 25 17.9 11.7-26.3
Other not in Labor Force 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 87 57.4 48.0-66.3 20 18.1 11.4-27.5 41 24.5 17.8-32.6
101% to 150% 183 111 62.7 54.1-70.5 28 14.5 9.6-21.4 44 22.8 16.6-30.6
151% to 200% 146 77 52.4 43.0-61.5 28 19.3 13.1-27.5 41 28.4 20.4-38.0
More than 200% 966 340 35.6 32.2-39.1 240 23.1 20.3-26.2 386 41.3 37.7-45.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 398 210 53.6 47.8-59.3 70 17.2 13.3-22.0 118 29.2 24.3-34.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 622 288 48.7 44.1-53.3 138 20.2 16.9-24.0 196 31.1 27.0-35.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 802 328 41.9 38.0-46.0 171 20.1 17.2-23.3 303 38.0 34.1-42.0

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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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