2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,017 2,066 52.1 50.3-53.9 528 13.3 12.1-14.5 585 15.0 13.7-16.3 616 14.7 13.5-16.0 222 5.0 4.3- 5.8
-MALES 1,854 826 45.7 43.1-48.4 230 12.9 11.1-14.8 298 16.0 14.1-18.0 352 18.1 16.2-20.2 148 7.3 6.1- 8.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,202 498 42.7 39.5-46.0 126 10.6 8.7-12.9 203 17.2 14.9-19.9 264 21.1 18.6-23.8 111 8.4 6.8-10.3
Non-Hispanic Black 332 181 51.7 45.4-57.9 42 14.3 10.2-19.5 40 12.4 8.8-17.4 48 14.4 10.5-19.3 21 7.3 4.5-11.4
Other 290 136 51.7 44.8-58.5 55 20.7 15.6-27.0 51 15.7 11.7-20.7 35 9.1 6.3-12.9 13 2.8 1.5- 5.2
AGE
18-34 444 176 42.5 37.4-47.8 63 14.6 11.3-18.7 100 20.8 16.9-25.3 92 19.3 15.6-23.7 13 2.8 1.6- 4.9
35-44 254 93 38.4 31.9-45.3 33 12.5 8.7-17.7 50 18.7 13.9-24.7 62 22.7 17.6-28.6 16 7.7 4.6-12.6
45-54 300 118 41.2 34.8-47.9 52 19.1 14.0-25.5 47 13.1 9.6-17.4 56 17.1 12.9-22.4 27 9.5 6.3-14.0
55-64 319 152 49.6 43.3-55.8 27 8.6 5.7-12.7 50 15.4 11.4-20.4 62 17.4 13.4-22.4 28 9.0 5.9-13.6
65-74 306 150 50.5 43.8-57.1 35 10.2 7.0-14.7 32 12.1 8.2-17.5 50 16.3 11.8-22.1 39 10.8 7.7-15.0
75+ 208 126 67.3 59.6-74.2 17 7.7 4.4-12.9 17 5.5 3.2- 9.1 27 10.5 6.6-16.2 21 9.1 5.7-14.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 179 107 61.3 52.6-69.3 22 10.6 6.5-16.6 15 7.0 3.5-13.7 21 12.6 7.9-19.6 14 8.5 4.8-14.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 479 260 52.8 47.7-57.9 50 13.1 9.7-17.5 68 14.8 11.6-18.7 61 12.0 9.0-15.7 40 7.3 5.2-10.2
Some Post-H.S. 519 231 43.5 38.7-48.3 66 13.2 10.3-16.8 85 17.4 13.9-21.5 97 19.0 15.5-23.0 40 7.0 5.0- 9.7
College Graduate 672 225 32.0 28.3-36.0 91 13.3 10.8-16.4 129 20.2 17.0-23.8 173 27.2 23.5-31.1 54 7.3 5.4- 9.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 70 64.9 54.1-74.4 *** *** *** 12 11.1 5.9-19.7 16 16.1 9.7-25.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 223 132 61.9 54.1-69.1 25 11.4 7.2-17.5 24 10.0 6.4-15.3 25 11.2 7.3-16.9 17 5.5 2.9-10.2
$25,000- 34,999 163 84 50.5 41.8-59.1 23 15.7 10.2-23.3 20 13.0 8.0-20.5 27 14.7 9.7-21.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 229 98 44.4 37.2-51.9 31 15.0 10.3-21.3 35 14.5 10.1-20.3 44 18.2 13.0-24.7 21 8.0 4.8-12.8
$50,000- 74,999 219 79 38.0 30.7-45.9 25 12.2 7.5-19.3 35 15.2 10.6-21.2 58 25.4 19.4-32.6 22 9.2 5.7-14.5
$75,000+ 578 183 31.3 27.2-35.7 78 14.1 11.0-17.7 125 22.7 18.9-27.1 143 24.2 20.5-28.4 49 7.7 5.6-10.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 576 333 60.0 55.1-64.6 52 10.0 7.3-13.6 68 10.5 8.0-13.5 74 11.4 8.7-14.8 49 8.2 5.9-11.2
No 1,264 485 39.6 36.5-42.7 178 14.2 12.1-16.6 227 18.2 15.9-20.9 277 21.1 18.6-23.7 97 6.9 5.5- 8.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 501 246 50.5 45.4-55.7 59 12.7 9.5-16.7 62 13.2 10.2-17.1 87 16.2 12.7-20.4 47 7.4 5.3-10.1
Non-Veteran 1,351 579 44.3 41.2-47.4 170 12.9 10.9-15.1 236 16.8 14.6-19.2 265 18.7 16.5-21.2 101 7.3 5.9- 9.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 618 229 38.5 34.0-43.0 75 13.2 10.2-16.8 135 21.4 17.9-25.4 131 20.4 17.0-24.2 48 6.6 4.8- 9.0
Regional City or Suburban County 531 240 47.9 43.0-52.9 77 14.1 11.0-17.8 74 14.3 11.1-18.1 100 16.7 13.5-20.5 40 7.1 4.9-10.0
Rural 705 357 50.8 46.5-55.2 78 11.6 9.0-14.8 89 12.2 9.7-15.2 121 17.1 14.1-20.7 60 8.3 6.2-10.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,108 413 38.8 35.6-42.1 151 14.4 12.1-17.0 218 18.9 16.5-21.6 235 20.4 17.8-23.1 91 7.5 6.0- 9.3
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** 11 14.4 7.5-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 474 252 57.5 52.1-62.7 51 10.2 7.4-13.7 48 9.5 6.7-13.1 80 14.7 11.6-18.6 43 8.2 5.7-11.6
Unable to Work 138 98 73.5 64.5-80.9 *** *** *** 14 8.7 4.7-15.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 150 87 56.5 47.2-65.4 23 18.8 12.3-27.6 16 10.7 6.1-18.0 16 10.2 6.1-16.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 188 111 60.7 52.3-68.6 24 13.3 8.4-20.2 22 10.0 6.3-15.5 21 11.6 7.3-18.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 150 77 49.6 40.5-58.8 17 11.1 6.6-17.9 23 16.9 11.0-25.0 19 13.3 7.6-22.3 14 9.1 4.8-16.7
More than 200% 973 340 35.3 32.0-38.9 120 12.9 10.6-15.7 184 19.6 16.8-22.7 244 24.2 21.3-27.4 85 7.9 6.2-10.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 408 210 52.2 46.5-57.9 53 12.0 8.8-16.3 58 14.7 11.2-19.1 64 15.0 11.4-19.4 23 6.0 3.8- 9.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 630 288 47.9 43.3-52.5 83 14.1 11.1-17.8 97 14.1 11.4-17.4 114 17.1 14.0-20.6 48 6.8 4.9- 9.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 816 328 41.1 37.2-45.1 94 12.3 9.9-15.1 143 18.0 15.1-21.3 174 20.4 17.4-23.7 77 8.3 6.5-10.6

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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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