2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,017 2,066 52.1 50.3-53.9 528 13.3 12.1-14.5 585 15.0 13.7-16.3 616 14.7 13.5-16.0 222 5.0 4.3- 5.8
-Non-Hispanic White 2,542 1,193 48.7 46.4-51.0 313 12.0 10.6-13.6 402 16.2 14.6-18.0 464 17.3 15.8-19.1 170 5.7 4.8- 6.7
GENDER
Male 1,202 498 42.7 39.5-46.0 126 10.6 8.7-12.9 203 17.2 14.9-19.9 264 21.1 18.6-23.8 111 8.4 6.8-10.3
Female 1,340 695 54.1 51.0-57.2 187 13.3 11.4-15.5 199 15.3 13.2-17.7 200 14.0 12.0-16.2 59 3.3 2.5- 4.4
AGE
18-34 470 168 38.8 33.9-43.8 56 12.2 9.3-15.9 115 22.9 19.0-27.3 118 23.8 19.9-28.2 *** *** ***
35-44 307 115 40.9 34.8-47.3 46 13.2 9.8-17.4 66 20.6 16.0-26.0 64 19.0 14.8-24.0 16 6.4 3.8-10.5
45-54 392 156 42.5 37.1-48.2 60 15.7 11.8-20.6 62 15.2 11.6-19.5 84 19.1 15.2-23.8 30 7.5 5.2-10.8
55-64 496 241 51.6 46.5-56.7 62 13.0 9.9-17.0 75 14.9 11.7-18.8 90 15.1 12.2-18.5 28 5.5 3.6- 8.3
65-74 500 270 55.8 50.7-60.9 56 9.8 7.4-12.9 51 11.3 8.4-15.2 71 14.1 10.8-18.2 52 8.9 6.7-11.8
75+ 355 229 73.4 68.0-78.2 30 7.0 4.6-10.5 30 6.4 4.2- 9.6 35 7.0 4.8-10.0 31 6.3 4.2- 9.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 90 71.1 61.0-79.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 546 351 61.4 56.6-66.0 49 11.3 8.3-15.2 58 12.0 9.2-15.5 54 9.9 7.3-13.2 34 5.4 3.7- 7.7
Some Post-H.S. 777 392 49.3 45.3-53.3 94 11.7 9.5-14.4 110 16.2 13.4-19.4 129 17.0 14.2-20.1 52 5.9 4.4- 7.8
College Graduate 1,092 355 31.3 28.3-34.4 162 14.4 12.3-16.7 225 22.0 19.4-24.9 273 26.5 23.7-29.6 77 5.8 4.6- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 89 72.9 63.2-80.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.5 6.3-20.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 246 170 70.6 63.7-76.7 18 8.4 5.2-13.4 21 8.1 5.0-12.8 20 7.7 4.7-12.4 17 5.2 2.9- 9.1
$25,000- 34,999 200 109 51.1 43.1-59.0 23 13.1 8.4-20.0 26 16.1 10.7-23.4 33 15.2 10.6-21.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 299 150 51.5 45.0-58.1 44 15.8 11.6-21.3 38 12.1 8.6-16.6 48 14.5 10.4-19.8 19 6.1 3.6-10.1
$50,000- 74,999 345 126 39.2 33.2-45.5 52 14.6 10.4-20.0 60 17.0 13.0-22.1 81 22.7 18.0-28.1 26 6.6 4.2-10.1
$75,000+ 842 258 30.9 27.5-34.5 120 14.0 11.6-16.9 186 23.7 20.5-27.3 212 24.8 21.7-28.2 66 6.5 5.0- 8.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 824 522 65.7 61.7-69.4 75 9.2 7.1-11.8 92 11.2 8.9-14.1 78 8.3 6.4-10.8 57 5.5 4.1- 7.5
No 1,704 661 40.5 37.9-43.3 238 13.5 11.7-15.4 308 18.6 16.5-20.8 386 21.7 19.6-24.0 111 5.7 4.7- 7.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 409 190 46.3 40.6-52.0 44 11.2 8.0-15.6 57 15.8 11.9-20.7 75 18.0 13.9-23.0 43 8.7 6.3-12.0
Non-Veteran 2,132 1,002 49.1 46.6-51.5 269 12.2 10.7-13.9 345 16.3 14.6-18.2 389 17.2 15.5-19.1 127 5.2 4.3- 6.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 719 242 34.6 30.7-38.8 94 12.4 9.8-15.5 162 23.6 20.2-27.4 169 23.4 20.1-27.0 52 6.0 4.4- 8.0
Regional City or Suburban County 750 366 52.0 47.8-56.1 92 11.2 9.0-13.9 115 16.1 13.2-19.4 135 16.0 13.4-19.2 42 4.7 3.3- 6.6
Rural 1,073 585 56.0 52.5-59.5 127 12.4 10.3-15.0 125 11.2 9.2-13.5 160 14.1 11.9-16.7 76 6.3 4.9- 8.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,330 490 39.3 36.3-42.3 183 13.4 11.5-15.6 263 19.9 17.6-22.4 303 21.3 19.0-23.8 91 6.1 4.9- 7.6
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 783 439 60.9 56.9-64.8 85 9.7 7.6-12.2 82 10.0 7.8-12.7 110 12.5 10.2-15.2 67 6.9 5.2- 9.1
Unable to Work 189 148 80.2 73.2-85.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 151 70 48.4 39.5-57.3 23 13.9 8.7-21.6 30 19.7 13.6-27.5 27 17.1 11.6-24.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 102 65.7 56.7-73.7 18 14.6 9.0-22.8 16 9.1 5.2-15.4 15 8.8 5.0-15.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 209 137 67.0 59.5-73.7 22 10.2 6.5-15.6 24 11.0 7.0-16.7 17 8.4 5.0-13.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 176 102 55.4 46.5-64.0 18 11.0 6.8-17.3 19 14.2 8.8-22.2 23 12.1 7.3-19.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,469 527 36.0 33.3-38.9 206 14.1 12.1-16.3 279 20.1 17.8-22.6 347 23.3 20.9-25.8 110 6.5 5.3- 8.0
HOUSING
Own 1,845 853 48.2 45.6-50.9 243 12.4 10.8-14.3 277 15.7 13.9-17.8 331 17.2 15.4-19.2 141 6.5 5.4- 7.8
Rent 528 240 45.5 40.6-50.5 51 11.0 8.1-14.8 104 20.0 16.4-24.1 109 19.4 15.9-23.5 24 4.0 2.5- 6.3
Other arrangement 155 89 57.8 48.7-66.4 19 11.9 7.2-19.1 19 12.8 8.0-19.9 23 15.1 9.7-22.8 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 491 279 56.5 51.2-61.5 50 11.3 8.2-15.4 67 14.4 11.1-18.5 69 12.5 9.7-16.0 26 5.3 3.4- 8.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 935 481 54.6 50.8-58.3 131 13.4 11.1-16.2 128 13.0 10.7-15.6 140 13.9 11.6-16.6 55 5.1 3.8- 6.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,116 433 40.7 37.4-44.0 132 11.1 9.3-13.3 207 19.7 17.1-22.5 255 22.2 19.5-25.0 89 6.3 5.1- 8.0

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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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