2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 1,900 777 37.7 35.3-40.2 620 33.6 31.1-36.1 246 13.9 12.1-15.8 95 5.6 4.5- 7.0 162 9.3 7.8-10.9
-MALES 996 315 28.7 25.7-32.0 338 35.4 31.9-39.0 152 15.3 12.9-18.2 64 6.7 5.1- 8.7 127 13.9 11.6-16.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 690 230 30.4 26.7-34.4 246 36.3 32.2-40.6 104 15.3 12.3-18.8 43 6.5 4.7- 9.0 67 11.4 8.8-14.6
Non-Hispanic Black 143 41 24.1 17.3-32.6 49 39.1 30.0-49.0 26 17.0 11.2-24.9 *** *** *** 19 14.7 9.1-22.7
Other 146 34 21.6 15.1-29.8 39 25.8 18.5-34.6 20 14.2 8.6-22.6 13 10.6 5.5-19.5 40 27.9 20.4-36.8
AGE
18-34 256 60 23.0 17.9-29.1 75 31.0 25.0-37.7 45 17.5 12.6-23.8 24 9.7 6.2-14.7 52 18.8 14.3-24.4
35-44 157 30 16.8 11.4-23.9 66 43.0 34.7-51.8 29 17.2 11.8-24.4 *** *** *** 28 21.3 14.7-29.8
45-54 177 51 27.2 20.5-35.1 58 37.2 28.9-46.3 27 14.5 9.4-21.7 16 8.8 5.4-14.2 25 12.2 7.9-18.5
55-64 165 61 39.2 31.1-48.0 54 31.7 24.3-40.3 24 14.3 9.3-21.3 12 6.6 3.7-11.6 14 8.2 4.4-14.8
65-74 151 68 41.3 32.6-50.6 53 38.0 28.9-48.1 17 11.2 6.8-18.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 65 *** *** *** 14 17.5 9.8-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 209 53 23.3 17.6-30.1 70 37.0 29.6-45.2 36 17.6 12.5-24.2 15 6.4 3.7-10.9 35 15.7 11.1-21.8
Some Post-H.S. 278 85 27.3 22.1-33.1 101 39.4 33.1-46.1 34 11.3 7.8-16.1 19 6.6 4.0-10.6 39 15.4 11.2-20.8
College Graduate 442 162 35.9 31.1-41.0 153 35.3 30.5-40.4 71 16.2 12.8-20.3 22 5.3 3.4- 8.0 34 7.3 5.1-10.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 11.6 5.4-23.4 17 19.6 11.8-30.7
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 16.7 9.6-27.5 *** *** *** 11 13.9 7.5-24.4
$35,000- 49,999 125 38 28.9 20.8-38.6 37 29.9 20.9-40.6 17 12.7 7.6-20.5 16 13.5 8.0-21.7 17 15.1 9.0-24.1
$50,000- 74,999 139 48 30.1 22.3-39.3 45 34.2 25.2-44.4 22 16.7 10.8-24.8 *** *** *** 19 15.4 9.2-24.6
$75,000+ 393 129 29.2 24.6-34.3 150 39.2 33.8-44.9 63 16.6 12.4-21.7 15 4.2 2.3- 7.6 36 10.8 7.6-15.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 235 72 27.6 21.5-34.6 73 30.3 23.7-37.9 26 10.9 7.0-16.7 22 10.9 6.8-17.0 42 20.3 14.7-27.4
No 755 241 29.0 25.6-32.7 264 36.9 32.9-41.0 125 16.6 13.7-20.0 40 5.3 3.7- 7.4 85 12.2 9.8-15.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 248 92 34.1 27.8-41.1 85 35.4 28.5-43.0 37 16.4 11.5-22.8 11 3.9 2.0- 7.3 23 10.3 6.5-15.8
Non-Veteran 748 223 27.2 23.8-30.9 253 35.4 31.4-39.5 115 15.0 12.3-18.3 53 7.4 5.5-10.0 104 14.9 12.2-18.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 378 127 30.7 25.8-36.0 121 34.9 29.4-40.9 59 15.4 11.5-20.3 22 5.2 3.4- 8.0 49 13.8 10.3-18.3
Regional City or Suburban County 283 99 32.5 26.6-39.0 94 35.0 28.7-41.8 38 12.3 8.7-17.2 19 7.5 4.5-12.3 33 12.7 8.7-18.2
Rural 335 89 23.0 18.4-28.4 123 36.3 30.5-42.5 55 17.9 13.4-23.5 23 7.7 4.8-12.0 45 15.1 11.1-20.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 675 187 26.2 22.7-30.0 230 36.0 31.9-40.2 108 15.1 12.4-18.4 48 6.9 5.0- 9.4 102 15.9 12.9-19.3
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 216 105 49.6 41.7-57.5 72 31.7 24.7-39.5 24 10.7 7.0-16.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 16.6 9.2-28.1
151% to 200% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 16.3 8.6-28.7
More than 200% 624 205 29.7 25.9-33.7 226 37.1 32.8-41.6 99 16.3 13.1-20.1 33 5.8 3.9- 8.4 61 11.2 8.5-14.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 185 51 23.7 17.7-31.1 60 33.2 25.8-41.6 33 19.3 13.3-27.1 13 6.0 3.3-10.6 28 17.7 11.8-25.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 337 116 31.1 25.8-37.0 114 35.4 29.5-41.8 43 12.3 8.9-16.9 22 7.8 5.0-12.0 42 13.3 9.7-18.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 474 148 28.8 24.5-33.5 164 36.1 31.2-41.2 76 16.1 12.5-20.5 29 6.1 4.0- 9.2 57 13.0 9.9-17.0

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*This question was 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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