2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,970 2,066 52.8 50.9-54.6 664 15.7 14.5-17.0 1,240 31.6 29.9-33.3
-Non-Hispanic White 2,522 1,193 49.1 46.9-51.4 470 17.1 15.5-18.8 859 33.8 31.7-36.0
GENDER
Male 1,190 498 43.2 40.0-46.5 266 20.7 18.3-23.4 426 36.0 32.9-39.3
Female 1,332 695 54.4 51.3-57.5 204 13.8 11.9-16.0 433 31.8 29.0-34.7
AGE
18-34 466 168 39.1 34.3-44.2 72 15.5 12.3-19.5 226 45.3 40.4-50.4
35-44 305 115 41.1 34.9-47.5 46 13.2 9.8-17.5 144 45.8 39.6-52.0
45-54 388 156 43.1 37.6-48.8 70 16.6 13.0-21.0 162 40.3 34.8-46.0
55-64 491 241 52.2 47.1-57.3 103 21.8 17.8-26.4 147 26.0 22.1-30.4
65-74 496 270 56.3 51.1-61.3 101 18.8 15.3-22.8 125 24.9 20.7-29.7
75+ 354 229 73.5 68.2-78.3 73 15.9 12.2-20.5 52 10.5 7.7-14.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 90 72.2 62.0-80.4 *** *** *** 19 17.9 11.1-27.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 541 351 62.0 57.2-66.7 67 14.4 11.2-18.2 123 23.6 19.7-28.1
Some Post-H.S. 770 392 49.8 45.8-53.8 124 14.9 12.4-17.7 254 35.3 31.6-39.2
College Graduate 1,085 355 31.4 28.5-34.5 268 23.7 21.1-26.5 462 44.9 41.6-48.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 89 73.4 63.7-81.3 *** *** *** 26 21.2 14.2-30.4
$15,000- 24,999 241 170 72.6 65.9-78.4 19 9.0 5.6-14.3 52 18.4 13.6-24.2
$25,000- 34,999 199 109 51.4 43.4-59.4 34 18.7 13.0-26.2 56 29.9 23.1-37.7
$35,000- 49,999 295 150 52.1 45.4-58.6 54 17.8 13.4-23.3 91 30.1 24.4-36.5
$50,000- 74,999 344 126 39.4 33.4-45.8 82 22.5 17.8-28.1 136 38.1 32.2-44.3
$75,000+ 839 258 31.0 27.6-34.6 189 20.5 17.7-23.6 392 48.5 44.7-52.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 815 522 66.3 62.4-70.1 104 11.2 9.0-13.8 189 22.5 19.2-26.1
No 1,693 661 40.9 38.2-43.6 364 19.8 17.8-22.0 668 39.3 36.7-42.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 407 190 46.5 40.8-52.3 82 19.2 15.1-24.1 135 34.3 28.9-40.0
Non-Veteran 2,114 1,002 49.6 47.1-52.0 388 16.7 15.0-18.5 724 33.7 31.5-36.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 715 242 34.9 31.0-39.0 167 21.0 18.0-24.4 306 44.1 40.0-48.3
Regional City or Suburban County 744 366 52.5 48.4-56.6 134 16.7 13.9-19.9 244 30.8 27.1-34.6
Rural 1,063 585 56.5 52.9-59.9 169 14.6 12.3-17.2 309 28.9 25.9-32.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,319 490 39.6 36.6-42.7 250 18.2 16.0-20.6 579 42.2 39.2-45.2
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 777 439 61.6 57.5-65.4 171 19.6 16.7-22.9 167 18.8 15.9-22.0
Unable to Work 187 148 80.7 73.7-86.2 *** *** *** 30 14.9 10.1-21.4
Other not in Labor Force 151 70 48.4 39.5-57.3 26 15.8 10.3-23.5 55 35.8 27.9-44.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 102 66.6 57.5-74.6 14 12.2 7.0-20.7 38 21.2 15.1-29.0
101% to 150% 208 137 67.5 60.0-74.2 21 10.0 6.4-15.4 50 22.4 16.8-29.4
151% to 200% 172 102 57.2 48.2-65.7 25 15.9 10.6-23.4 45 26.9 19.6-35.7
More than 200% 1,461 527 36.2 33.4-39.1 323 20.7 18.5-23.1 611 43.1 40.2-46.0
HOUSING
Own 1,831 853 48.6 46.0-51.3 389 19.0 17.1-21.0 589 32.4 30.0-35.0
Rent 523 240 46.0 41.1-51.0 63 12.7 9.7-16.6 220 41.3 36.5-46.2
Other arrangement 154 89 58.5 49.4-67.1 17 9.1 5.3-15.3 48 32.4 24.5-41.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 486 279 57.2 52.0-62.3 63 14.1 10.6-18.4 144 28.7 24.3-33.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 928 481 55.0 51.2-58.8 184 17.2 14.7-20.0 263 27.8 24.6-31.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,108 433 41.0 37.7-44.3 223 18.1 15.8-20.7 452 40.9 37.6-44.2

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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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