2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,715 1,878 69.6 67.5-71.7 837 30.4 28.3-32.5
-Non-Hispanic White 1,647 1,176 70.6 67.8-73.1 471 29.4 26.9-32.2
GENDER
Male 757 560 73.6 69.7-77.1 197 26.4 22.9-30.3
Female 890 616 68.0 64.1-71.6 274 32.0 28.4-35.9
AGE
18-34 186 147 74.8 66.8-81.4 39 25.2 18.6-33.2
35-44 164 143 85.5 77.9-90.8 21 14.5 9.2-22.1
45-54 272 205 72.1 65.3-78.1 67 27.9 21.9-34.7
55-64 357 260 69.8 63.6-75.4 97 30.2 24.6-36.4
65-74 369 266 73.1 67.7-77.9 103 26.9 22.1-32.3
75+ 281 143 47.2 40.0-54.5 138 52.8 45.5-60.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 342 191 57.3 51.1-63.3 151 42.7 36.7-48.9
Some Post-H.S. 509 358 71.6 66.9-75.8 151 28.4 24.2-33.1
College Graduate 709 574 82.2 78.9-85.1 135 17.8 14.9-21.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 100 60.5 50.6-69.6 51 39.5 30.4-49.4
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 181 136 77.8 70.2-83.8 45 22.2 16.2-29.8
$50,000- 74,999 219 153 69.6 61.7-76.5 66 30.4 23.5-38.3
$75,000+ 562 460 82.0 78.2-85.2 102 18.0 14.8-21.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 578 376 64.3 59.4-69.0 202 35.7 31.0-40.6
No 1,063 796 73.7 70.4-76.8 267 26.3 23.2-29.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 259 190 74.9 68.5-80.4 69 25.1 19.6-31.5
Non-Veteran 1,388 986 69.9 66.9-72.7 402 30.1 27.3-33.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 446 359 79.9 74.9-84.0 87 20.1 16.0-25.1
Regional City or Suburban County 475 331 67.1 61.8-72.0 144 32.9 28.0-38.2
Rural 726 486 67.1 62.8-71.1 240 32.9 28.9-37.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 794 629 76.1 72.2-79.5 165 23.9 20.5-27.8
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 579 357 60.2 55.2-65.0 222 39.8 35.0-44.8
Unable to Work 145 96 64.7 55.0-73.2 49 35.3 26.8-45.0
Other not in Labor Force 80 61 78.4 67.5-86.3 19 21.6 13.7-32.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 116 *** *** *** 44 35.7 26.0-46.7
More than 200% 958 741 78.1 75.0-81.0 217 21.9 19.0-25.0
HOUSING
Own 1,302 933 70.6 67.5-73.5 369 29.4 26.5-32.5
Rent 247 186 75.7 68.6-81.7 61 24.3 18.3-31.4
Other arrangement 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 337 212 63.8 57.6-69.6 125 36.2 30.4-42.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 623 437 67.8 63.0-72.2 186 32.2 27.8-37.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 687 527 76.0 72.2-79.5 160 24.0 20.5-27.8

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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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