2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,870 508 25.2 23.1-27.5 474 25.3 23.1-27.6 331 17.6 15.7-19.6 163 9.1 7.6-10.8 394 22.9 20.7-25.2
-MALES 977 206 19.5 16.8-22.4 198 19.9 17.2-22.9 195 19.9 17.1-22.9 93 10.1 7.9-12.8 285 30.7 27.4-34.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 681 142 19.1 16.1-22.6 138 19.8 16.6-23.4 137 19.2 16.1-22.7 69 11.0 8.2-14.6 195 30.9 27.0-35.1
Non-Hispanic Black 135 30 19.3 12.9-27.7 33 23.4 16.1-32.7 30 25.7 17.6-35.9 *** *** *** 35 26.7 19.1-35.9
Other 145 27 19.1 12.7-27.8 26 18.3 12.2-26.7 22 12.9 8.2-19.7 16 11.9 7.1-19.2 54 37.8 29.1-47.5
AGE
18-34 252 39 15.8 11.4-21.5 38 16.3 11.7-22.2 39 15.4 11.1-21.0 23 9.3 5.6-15.1 113 43.2 36.5-50.1
35-44 153 19 11.7 7.1-18.6 26 15.5 10.3-22.7 38 25.5 18.5-34.2 14 8.7 5.1-14.4 56 38.6 30.4-47.4
45-54 175 33 18.2 12.6-25.4 41 22.6 16.4-30.2 30 18.5 12.5-26.7 20 12.8 7.3-21.7 51 27.9 21.0-36.0
55-64 157 41 27.8 20.5-36.4 36 24.3 17.5-32.7 35 21.9 15.7-29.7 15 10.0 5.9-16.4 30 16.0 10.9-23.0
65-74 150 45 27.3 20.2-35.9 29 20.7 13.7-29.9 31 20.8 14.4-29.2 16 13.3 7.1-23.5 29 17.9 11.8-26.2
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 20.7 12.7-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 205 38 18.1 12.9-24.8 38 18.5 13.3-25.2 43 18.7 13.4-25.4 19 11.7 6.8-19.3 67 33.0 26.1-40.7
Some Post-H.S. 278 61 19.9 15.4-25.4 55 20.5 15.6-26.4 57 22.5 17.3-28.7 23 7.5 4.9-11.3 82 29.6 24.0-35.9
College Graduate 429 93 19.9 16.2-24.2 97 22.5 18.4-27.1 89 20.8 16.9-25.2 44 10.3 7.6-13.8 106 26.6 22.3-31.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** 13 18.1 10.1-30.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 121 27 22.5 15.1-32.1 25 19.5 12.5-29.0 21 15.7 9.8-24.4 *** *** *** 40 34.5 25.4-44.8
$50,000- 74,999 137 25 16.0 10.3-24.1 28 20.6 14.1-29.1 36 26.2 18.5-35.7 17 15.1 8.4-25.6 31 22.1 15.2-31.0
$75,000+ 389 76 17.6 13.9-22.0 82 19.1 15.2-23.9 90 23.5 18.9-28.7 44 11.7 8.2-16.5 97 28.1 23.0-33.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 227 53 21.4 15.8-28.4 40 16.2 11.4-22.6 41 18.7 13.3-25.7 14 7.0 3.6-13.4 79 36.6 29.4-44.4
No 744 152 18.9 16.0-22.3 156 20.8 17.7-24.3 154 20.3 17.2-23.8 79 11.0 8.4-14.2 203 28.9 25.3-32.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 246 63 23.8 18.3-30.3 50 19.9 14.8-26.3 49 19.4 14.2-26.0 23 11.2 6.7-18.2 61 25.6 19.8-32.4
Non-Veteran 730 142 18.1 15.2-21.5 148 19.9 16.8-23.4 146 20.0 16.9-23.5 70 9.7 7.3-12.8 224 32.2 28.4-36.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 374 74 18.8 14.8-23.5 73 19.0 14.9-23.8 71 18.6 14.4-23.6 40 11.9 8.0-17.2 116 31.8 26.7-37.4
Regional City or Suburban County 275 69 22.8 17.7-28.8 52 18.1 13.4-24.0 58 21.9 16.7-28.2 16 5.7 3.4- 9.6 80 31.4 25.3-38.3
Rural 328 63 17.4 13.2-22.6 73 22.6 17.7-28.3 66 19.6 15.2-25.0 37 11.6 8.0-16.7 89 28.7 23.3-34.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 662 117 17.6 14.6-21.1 126 18.5 15.4-22.0 125 19.3 16.1-23.0 68 10.1 7.7-13.1 226 34.4 30.4-38.7
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 211 70 32.8 26.0-40.5 54 28.7 21.8-36.8 50 22.3 16.6-29.2 15 5.6 3.1-10.0 22 10.5 6.3-17.0
Unable to Work 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 618 122 18.0 14.9-21.5 131 19.9 16.6-23.7 141 22.9 19.3-27.0 65 11.3 8.4-15.1 159 27.8 23.9-32.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 183 42 19.1 13.6-26.2 37 23.2 16.6-31.5 36 22.4 15.9-30.6 15 7.0 4.1-11.8 53 28.3 21.5-36.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 329 66 18.9 14.5-24.2 74 21.8 17.1-27.4 66 18.8 14.4-24.0 25 9.3 5.6-14.9 98 31.3 25.8-37.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 465 98 20.0 16.3-24.3 87 17.4 13.9-21.6 93 19.7 15.9-24.2 53 11.7 8.5-15.8 134 31.2 26.4-36.3

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

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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