2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

Did the healthcare provider specifically ask whether you drank [5 FOR MEN /4 FOR WOMEN] or more alcoholic drinks on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,418 943 39.9 37.6-42.2 1,475 60.1 57.8-62.4
-Non-Hispanic White 1,434 548 38.5 35.6-41.4 886 61.5 58.6-64.4
GENDER
Male 648 268 42.4 38.0-46.8 380 57.6 53.2-62.0
Female 786 280 35.3 31.4-39.3 506 64.7 60.7-68.6
AGE
18-34 156 78 46.5 38.1-55.2 78 53.5 44.8-61.9
35-44 139 76 52.1 43.1-61.0 63 47.9 39.0-56.9
45-54 227 93 39.6 32.8-46.9 134 60.4 53.1-67.2
55-64 307 108 33.2 27.4-39.6 199 66.8 60.4-72.6
65-74 330 131 41.7 35.4-48.3 199 58.3 51.7-64.6
75+ 262 59 21.7 16.2-28.6 203 78.3 71.4-83.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 318 95 32.2 26.5-38.4 223 67.8 61.6-73.5
Some Post-H.S. 448 177 39.7 34.7-45.0 271 60.3 55.0-65.3
College Graduate 582 244 43.5 39.1-48.0 338 56.5 52.0-60.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 56 36.1 27.6-45.5 93 63.9 54.5-72.4
$25,000- 34,999 107 28 28.0 19.0-39.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 157 71 47.3 38.2-56.6 86 52.7 43.4-61.8
$50,000- 74,999 192 70 38.4 30.6-46.9 122 61.6 53.1-69.4
$75,000+ 443 198 46.0 40.9-51.3 245 54.0 48.7-59.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 547 200 35.7 31.1-40.5 347 64.3 59.5-68.9
No 881 347 40.2 36.5-44.0 534 59.8 56.0-63.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 244 108 45.1 37.8-52.7 136 54.9 47.3-62.2
Non-Veteran 1,190 440 37.3 34.2-40.6 750 62.7 59.4-65.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 353 148 44.0 38.2-50.0 205 56.0 50.0-61.8
Regional City or Suburban County 428 173 37.5 32.4-42.9 255 62.5 57.1-67.6
Rural 653 227 36.2 31.9-40.8 426 63.8 59.2-68.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 660 287 42.9 38.6-47.3 373 57.1 52.7-61.4
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 529 161 30.9 26.3-35.9 368 69.1 64.1-73.7
Unable to Work 138 59 39.4 30.7-48.9 79 60.6 51.1-69.3
Other not in Labor Force 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 793 330 43.6 39.7-47.6 463 56.4 52.4-60.3
HOUSING
Own 1,128 427 38.1 34.8-41.4 701 61.9 58.6-65.2
Rent 219 90 42.8 35.3-50.7 129 57.2 49.3-64.7
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 310 114 39.6 33.4-46.2 196 60.4 53.8-66.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 552 212 38.0 33.3-43.0 340 62.0 57.0-66.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 572 222 38.3 34.0-42.9 350 61.7 57.1-66.0

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*Asked of respondents that had a checkup within the past 2 years.

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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