2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,900 777 37.7 35.3-40.2 620 33.6 31.1-36.1 246 13.9 12.1-15.8 95 5.6 4.5- 7.0 162 9.3 7.8-10.9
-Non-Hispanic White 1,327 564 39.1 36.1-42.1 443 33.9 31.0-36.9 171 14.1 11.9-16.5 65 5.5 4.2- 7.2 84 7.5 5.9- 9.4
GENDER
Male 690 230 30.4 26.7-34.4 246 36.3 32.2-40.6 104 15.3 12.3-18.8 43 6.5 4.7- 9.0 67 11.4 8.8-14.6
Female 637 334 48.8 44.4-53.2 197 31.1 27.2-35.3 67 12.7 9.8-16.2 22 4.4 2.8- 6.9 17 3.1 1.8- 5.1
AGE
18-34 297 94 30.5 25.1-36.4 100 31.7 26.3-37.7 56 20.6 15.7-26.7 18 6.9 4.2-11.0 29 10.3 7.1-14.7
35-44 189 61 28.2 22.0-35.4 75 42.3 34.8-50.1 26 13.5 9.0-19.6 *** *** *** 20 13.2 8.4-20.1
45-54 232 86 35.7 29.1-42.9 75 33.9 27.1-41.5 35 15.2 10.6-21.4 19 8.4 5.2-13.4 17 6.7 3.9-11.4
55-64 251 125 51.7 44.7-58.6 77 29.6 23.8-36.2 28 10.1 6.8-14.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 227 119 48.7 41.2-56.2 75 36.0 28.8-43.9 18 7.6 4.7-12.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 123 74 62.5 52.5-71.6 39 28.9 20.8-38.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 190 66 32.8 25.8-40.6 58 33.8 26.3-42.1 30 14.8 10.0-21.3 14 7.7 4.4-13.0 22 11.0 7.0-16.8
Some Post-H.S. 377 140 33.6 28.7-38.9 129 34.7 29.7-40.2 51 14.6 11.0-19.3 25 7.2 4.7-10.9 32 9.9 6.9-13.9
College Graduate 729 346 46.4 42.4-50.3 248 34.5 30.8-38.4 83 11.8 9.5-14.7 24 3.3 2.2- 4.9 28 4.0 2.7- 6.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 17.9 10.7-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 144 60 41.3 32.4-50.8 41 27.5 19.7-37.0 22 13.9 8.9-21.0 14 11.1 6.3-18.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 215 99 42.6 35.1-50.5 74 35.4 28.0-43.4 24 12.8 8.3-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 582 235 36.2 32.0-40.6 218 38.1 33.7-42.7 78 14.8 11.5-18.9 19 3.7 2.2- 6.2 32 7.2 5.0-10.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 297 122 37.2 31.0-43.7 94 31.7 25.6-38.5 39 15.6 11.0-21.6 14 5.2 2.9- 9.1 28 10.4 6.9-15.5
No 1,026 440 39.6 36.3-43.0 348 34.4 31.2-37.8 131 13.6 11.3-16.4 51 5.6 4.2- 7.6 56 6.7 5.1- 8.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 212 81 35.7 28.5-43.7 75 35.1 27.7-43.2 30 15.9 10.6-23.1 *** *** *** 18 10.1 6.1-16.4
Non-Veteran 1,115 483 39.6 36.5-42.9 368 33.7 30.6-36.9 141 13.7 11.5-16.4 57 5.9 4.5- 7.9 66 7.0 5.4- 9.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 471 203 39.8 34.9-44.8 167 35.1 30.4-40.2 57 13.9 10.4-18.4 20 4.7 2.9- 7.5 24 6.4 4.2- 9.7
Regional City or Suburban County 379 166 41.8 36.3-47.5 120 33.4 28.1-39.1 47 12.0 8.7-16.2 20 5.7 3.5- 9.1 26 7.2 4.7-10.9
Rural 477 195 36.1 31.3-41.1 156 33.0 28.2-38.1 67 15.9 12.3-20.4 25 6.3 4.0- 9.7 34 8.8 6.1-12.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 828 305 34.6 31.1-38.2 294 36.1 32.5-39.8 119 14.8 12.2-17.7 49 5.9 4.3- 7.9 61 8.7 6.7-11.3
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 337 193 57.2 51.0-63.2 101 29.2 24.0-35.1 26 7.5 5.0-11.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 79 *** *** *** 20 22.9 14.7-34.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 929 389 38.4 35.0-42.0 335 36.4 33.0-40.1 119 14.0 11.5-17.0 38 4.6 3.2- 6.6 48 6.5 4.8- 8.8
HOUSING
Own 976 451 42.2 38.7-45.7 332 34.9 31.5-38.4 108 12.5 10.1-15.3 40 4.7 3.3- 6.6 45 5.7 4.2- 7.9
Rent 282 93 31.2 25.3-37.8 88 29.6 24.1-35.9 52 19.3 14.5-25.2 20 8.0 4.9-12.6 29 11.9 8.1-17.1
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 204 75 34.0 26.9-41.9 59 28.8 22.2-36.4 38 20.4 14.5-27.9 *** *** *** 19 10.9 6.6-17.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 449 209 41.8 36.6-47.1 147 34.5 29.5-39.9 46 11.1 8.1-15.1 22 6.1 3.9- 9.4 25 6.5 4.2- 9.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 674 280 38.7 34.7-42.9 237 34.8 30.9-39.0 87 14.2 11.2-17.8 30 5.1 3.4- 7.5 40 7.2 5.1- 9.9

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

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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