2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,924 611 15.6 14.3-16.9 3,313 84.4 83.1-85.7
-Non-Hispanic White 2,502 421 17.0 15.3-18.7 2,081 83.0 81.3-84.7
GENDER
Male 1,173 249 20.9 18.4-23.7 924 79.1 76.3-81.6
Female 1,329 172 13.5 11.5-15.8 1,157 86.5 84.2-88.5
AGE
18-34 464 127 26.0 21.9-30.5 337 74.0 69.5-78.1
35-44 303 61 21.6 16.8-27.2 242 78.4 72.8-83.2
45-54 385 76 19.9 15.5-25.1 309 80.1 74.9-84.5
55-64 490 56 9.0 6.8-11.8 434 91.0 88.2-93.2
65-74 492 70 13.4 10.4-17.1 422 86.6 82.9-89.6
75+ 352 31 6.1 4.1- 9.0 321 93.9 91.0-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 538 62 12.7 9.7-16.5 476 87.3 83.5-90.3
Some Post-H.S. 763 140 19.5 16.5-22.9 623 80.5 77.1-83.5
College Graduate 1,075 210 20.3 17.7-23.1 865 79.7 76.9-82.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 17 14.5 8.7-23.3 105 85.5 76.7-91.3
$15,000- 24,999 244 37 12.5 8.7-17.5 207 87.5 82.5-91.3
$25,000- 34,999 196 29 16.7 11.5-23.7 167 83.3 76.3-88.5
$35,000- 49,999 290 45 14.9 10.9-20.1 245 85.1 79.9-89.1
$50,000- 74,999 339 56 17.3 12.8-23.0 283 82.7 77.0-87.2
$75,000+ 835 182 22.9 19.8-26.4 653 77.1 73.6-80.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 812 106 11.7 9.4-14.5 706 88.3 85.5-90.6
No 1,676 313 19.5 17.4-21.8 1,363 80.5 78.2-82.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 402 84 20.1 16.0-25.0 318 79.9 75.0-84.0
Non-Veteran 2,099 337 16.5 14.7-18.4 1,762 83.5 81.6-85.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 705 155 23.7 20.2-27.6 550 76.3 72.4-79.8
Regional City or Suburban County 743 120 15.0 12.3-18.1 623 85.0 81.9-87.7
Rural 1,054 146 13.8 11.6-16.4 908 86.2 83.6-88.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,305 285 21.8 19.3-24.4 1,020 78.2 75.6-80.7
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** 66 80.3 68.0-88.6
Retired 770 83 8.9 7.1-11.2 687 91.1 88.8-92.9
Unable to Work 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 149 25 18.4 12.3-26.6 124 81.6 73.4-87.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 24 13.5 8.7-20.6 130 86.5 79.4-91.3
101% to 150% 208 27 12.4 8.3-18.2 181 87.6 81.8-91.7
151% to 200% 175 27 14.6 9.6-21.7 148 85.4 78.3-90.4
More than 200% 1,445 281 20.6 18.3-23.2 1,164 79.4 76.8-81.7
HOUSING
Own 1,813 281 15.5 13.6-17.5 1,532 84.5 82.5-86.4
Rent 521 114 23.8 19.7-28.3 407 76.2 71.7-80.3
Other arrangement 154 25 17.1 11.3-25.0 129 82.9 75.0-88.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 478 68 13.5 10.4-17.3 410 86.5 82.7-89.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 925 127 14.1 11.6-16.9 798 85.9 83.1-88.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,099 226 20.8 18.2-23.7 873 79.2 76.3-81.8

Back to Derived Variables and Risk Factors.

Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 09SEP20.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts