2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

Were you offered advice about what level of drinking is harmful or risky for your health?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,782 665 24.5 22.7-26.5 2,117 75.5 73.5-77.3
-Non-Hispanic White 1,710 394 23.5 21.2-26.0 1,316 76.5 74.0-78.8
GENDER
Male 778 221 28.9 25.3-32.8 557 71.1 67.2-74.7
Female 932 173 19.0 16.2-22.2 759 81.0 77.8-83.8
AGE
18-34 190 62 34.0 26.8-42.1 128 66.0 57.9-73.2
35-44 171 40 23.3 17.1-30.9 131 76.7 69.1-82.9
45-54 282 67 22.9 17.9-28.8 215 77.1 71.2-82.1
55-64 361 85 22.9 18.3-28.1 276 77.1 71.9-81.7
65-74 390 98 25.2 20.5-30.5 292 74.8 69.5-79.5
75+ 299 37 11.0 7.6-15.6 262 89.0 84.4-92.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 18 20.8 12.6-32.4 74 79.2 67.6-87.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 361 69 20.2 15.8-25.5 292 79.8 74.5-84.2
Some Post-H.S. 533 143 27.2 23.2-31.7 390 72.8 68.3-76.8
College Graduate 722 164 23.0 19.8-26.6 558 77.0 73.4-80.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 18 19.5 12.1-29.8 67 80.5 70.2-87.9
$15,000- 24,999 164 44 25.2 18.5-33.3 120 74.8 66.7-81.5
$25,000- 34,999 117 20 18.1 10.7-28.9 97 81.9 71.1-89.3
$35,000- 49,999 193 44 22.8 16.8-30.1 149 77.2 69.9-83.2
$50,000- 74,999 220 44 19.7 14.2-26.7 176 80.3 73.3-85.8
$75,000+ 583 151 28.2 24.0-32.7 432 71.8 67.3-76.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 600 141 23.1 19.5-27.2 459 76.9 72.8-80.5
No 1,101 250 23.7 20.8-26.8 851 76.3 73.2-79.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 270 83 33.3 26.7-40.6 187 66.7 59.4-73.3
Non-Veteran 1,440 311 22.0 19.6-24.6 1,129 78.0 75.4-80.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 449 112 26.0 21.4-31.2 337 74.0 68.8-78.6
Regional City or Suburban County 507 121 22.9 19.0-27.3 386 77.1 72.7-81.0
Rural 754 161 22.4 19.1-26.2 593 77.6 73.8-80.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 814 206 24.5 21.3-28.0 608 75.5 72.0-78.7
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 612 112 18.4 15.1-22.3 500 81.6 77.7-84.9
Unable to Work 146 37 25.5 18.3-34.3 109 74.5 65.7-81.7
Other not in Labor Force 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 26 24.5 16.3-35.1 80 75.5 64.9-83.7
101% to 150% 124 34 25.8 18.0-35.5 90 74.2 64.5-82.0
151% to 200% 115 23 16.8 10.7-25.4 92 83.2 74.6-89.3
More than 200% 992 233 25.1 22.0-28.5 759 74.9 71.5-78.0
HOUSING
Own 1,354 300 22.2 19.7-24.9 1,054 77.8 75.1-80.3
Rent 250 59 26.3 20.2-33.5 191 73.7 66.5-79.8
Other arrangement 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 343 71 22.4 17.5-28.2 272 77.6 71.8-82.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 660 145 21.8 18.3-25.6 515 78.2 74.4-81.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 707 178 25.7 22.1-29.7 529 74.3 70.3-77.9

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*Asked of respondents that had a checkup within the past 2 years and answered yes to Question 1, 2 or 3 of this module.

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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