2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,924 611 15.6 14.3-16.9 3,313 84.4 83.1-85.7
-MALES 1,785 360 19.3 17.3-21.4 1,425 80.7 78.6-82.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,173 249 20.9 18.4-23.7 924 79.1 76.3-81.6
Non-Hispanic Black 313 46 15.4 11.3-20.5 267 84.6 79.5-88.7
Other 273 61 18.1 13.8-23.5 212 81.9 76.5-86.2
AGE
18-34 424 113 22.9 19.0-27.4 311 77.1 72.6-81.0
35-44 245 65 26.8 21.1-33.4 180 73.2 66.6-78.9
45-54 287 56 19.7 14.6-26.0 231 80.3 74.0-85.4
55-64 314 45 11.7 8.5-15.8 269 88.3 84.2-91.5
65-74 298 56 17.3 13.1-22.5 242 82.7 77.5-86.9
75+ 206 25 9.0 5.8-13.7 181 91.0 86.3-94.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 33 17.3 11.9-24.5 134 82.7 75.5-88.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 461 81 17.9 14.2-22.5 380 82.1 77.5-85.8
Some Post-H.S. 500 98 18.4 15.0-22.4 402 81.6 77.6-85.0
College Graduate 652 148 23.1 19.7-26.9 504 76.9 73.1-80.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 19 20.0 12.7-30.1 86 80.0 69.9-87.3
$15,000- 24,999 213 41 14.2 10.0-19.8 172 85.8 80.2-90.0
$25,000- 34,999 157 28 18.3 12.6-26.0 129 81.7 74.0-87.4
$35,000- 49,999 214 49 20.6 15.4-27.1 165 79.4 72.9-84.6
$50,000- 74,999 216 48 23.1 16.7-30.9 168 76.9 69.1-83.3
$75,000+ 569 131 23.1 19.4-27.3 438 76.9 72.7-80.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 556 100 16.6 13.3-20.4 456 83.4 79.6-86.7
No 1,215 256 20.3 17.9-23.0 959 79.7 77.0-82.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 491 93 17.1 13.7-21.0 398 82.9 79.0-86.3
Non-Veteran 1,293 267 20.0 17.6-22.6 1,026 80.0 77.4-82.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 587 135 22.4 18.7-26.5 452 77.6 73.5-81.3
Regional City or Suburban County 519 107 19.0 15.4-23.0 412 81.0 77.0-84.6
Rural 679 118 16.7 13.7-20.1 561 83.3 79.9-86.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,057 251 22.5 19.8-25.5 806 77.5 74.5-80.2
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 462 64 11.4 8.7-14.8 398 88.6 85.2-91.3
Unable to Work 138 16 12.1 7.0-19.9 122 87.9 80.1-93.0
Other not in Labor Force 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 25 14.8 9.8-21.7 119 85.2 78.3-90.2
101% to 150% 182 29 14.2 9.5-20.7 153 85.8 79.3-90.5
151% to 200% 144 33 19.7 13.6-27.7 111 80.3 72.3-86.4
More than 200% 949 213 22.5 19.6-25.8 736 77.5 74.2-80.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 388 62 15.0 11.4-19.4 326 85.0 80.6-88.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 611 115 18.5 15.2-22.3 496 81.5 77.7-84.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 786 183 21.8 18.8-25.3 603 78.2 74.7-81.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.

Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).

No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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