2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^
None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,898 1,383 71.3 68.8-73.6 192 10.4 8.8-12.1 115 6.2 5.0- 7.6 146 8.3 6.9- 9.8 62 3.9 3.0- 5.1
-MALES 984 675 68.0 64.5-71.3 107 10.2 8.2-12.6 70 7.1 5.5- 9.2 86 9.1 7.2-11.4 46 5.6 4.1- 7.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 688 475 67.2 62.9-71.2 71 10.1 7.7-13.2 49 7.3 5.3- 9.9 61 9.3 7.1-12.0 32 6.1 4.2- 8.8
Non-Hispanic Black 137 97 70.3 60.9-78.3 13 9.0 5.0-15.8 *** *** *** 13 9.9 5.4-17.5 *** *** ***
Other 141 87 66.1 57.0-74.2 22 12.6 7.9-19.3 11 7.0 3.5-13.7 12 8.4 4.6-14.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 253 142 59.6 52.8-66.1 37 11.9 8.4-16.5 25 9.2 6.0-14.0 35 12.6 8.9-17.6 14 6.7 3.9-11.2
35-44 153 90 56.9 48.0-65.4 22 11.7 7.4-17.9 13 10.2 5.8-17.3 18 13.3 8.2-20.9 *** *** ***
45-54 172 121 67.9 58.7-75.9 13 10.6 5.2-20.5 11 5.7 3.0-10.7 16 8.5 5.1-13.9 11 7.3 3.8-13.5
55-64 164 125 81.6 74.8-86.9 15 7.5 4.2-13.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 152 118 81.1 73.7-86.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 82 72 90.4 81.4-95.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 15.9 8.2-28.7 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 206 134 63.6 55.6-70.9 25 12.9 8.0-20.0 16 8.9 5.3-14.6 11 4.4 2.3- 8.2 20 10.2 6.4-16.0
Some Post-H.S. 277 190 70.7 64.6-76.1 26 7.9 5.2-11.9 19 5.3 3.2- 8.6 27 10.4 7.0-15.1 15 5.7 3.4- 9.6
College Graduate 436 313 70.8 65.9-75.3 49 11.1 8.3-14.7 29 7.0 4.7-10.2 37 9.5 6.8-13.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** 19 17.8 10.6-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 120 77 65.0 54.8-73.9 19 15.2 9.4-23.4 *** *** *** 12 10.1 5.6-17.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 138 100 69.6 59.0-78.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 11.5 6.4-19.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 389 281 70.6 65.0-75.5 39 9.2 6.5-12.9 28 7.7 5.0-11.5 25 7.2 4.7-10.8 16 5.4 3.2- 9.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 229 145 63.3 55.6-70.3 25 9.9 6.4-15.1 24 8.3 5.3-12.8 15 6.6 3.7-11.5 20 11.9 7.5-18.6
No 749 527 69.4 65.5-73.1 81 10.3 8.0-13.1 45 6.7 4.9- 9.2 70 9.7 7.6-12.4 26 3.8 2.5- 5.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 249 176 70.8 63.9-76.8 26 10.0 6.6-14.9 23 8.4 5.3-13.0 *** *** *** 14 6.7 3.8-11.8
Non-Veteran 734 498 67.2 63.1-71.0 81 10.2 7.9-13.1 47 6.8 4.9- 9.3 76 10.5 8.3-13.3 32 5.2 3.6- 7.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 368 250 67.6 61.8-72.9 46 12.0 8.5-16.7 25 6.9 4.5-10.5 30 8.0 5.5-11.4 17 5.5 3.3- 9.2
Regional City or Suburban County 282 190 68.0 61.3-73.9 34 10.5 7.1-15.3 26 8.7 5.6-13.2 23 7.9 5.0-12.3 *** *** ***
Rural 334 235 68.5 62.4-74.0 27 7.8 5.2-11.7 19 6.1 3.6-10.1 33 11.4 7.9-16.2 20 6.1 3.8- 9.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 658 426 65.0 60.7-69.0 74 10.3 7.9-13.3 54 8.0 6.0-10.8 68 10.5 8.1-13.4 36 6.2 4.4- 8.7
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 216 181 86.0 80.3-90.2 16 5.9 3.4-10.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 73 *** *** *** 12 16.5 9.0-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** 14 16.1 8.9-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 618 440 69.6 65.2-73.8 58 9.1 6.7-12.3 44 7.4 5.3-10.2 54 9.3 7.0-12.3 22 4.5 2.9- 7.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 187 130 69.1 60.8-76.3 21 10.7 6.6-16.9 13 5.0 2.8- 8.9 16 12.0 7.1-19.6 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 328 225 67.1 60.8-72.8 31 9.5 6.1-14.5 25 8.1 5.3-12.2 32 9.7 6.7-13.8 15 5.6 3.3- 9.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 469 320 68.2 63.2-72.9 55 10.5 7.8-13.9 32 7.2 4.9-10.6 38 7.6 5.4-10.6 24 6.4 4.1- 9.8

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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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