2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,615 2,345 50.8 49.0-52.6 780 15.6 14.4-16.9 1,490 33.7 32.0-35.4
-Eastern NC 1,728 980 55.1 52.0-58.1 267 14.8 12.8-17.0 481 30.1 27.4-33.0
GENDER
Male 753 353 46.7 42.2-51.3 155 18.9 15.6-22.8 245 34.4 30.3-38.7
Female 975 627 63.0 58.9-66.9 112 10.8 8.7-13.5 236 26.2 22.8-29.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 992 505 50.6 46.6-54.6 169 15.6 13.1-18.6 318 33.7 30.2-37.5
Non-Hispanic Black 417 286 65.6 59.4-71.3 55 13.4 9.7-18.3 76 21.0 16.3-26.5
Other 295 177 55.8 47.8-63.6 38 12.4 7.9-18.9 80 31.8 24.7-39.8
AGE
18-34 320 146 47.7 40.6-55.0 33 12.4 8.3-17.9 141 39.9 33.5-46.7
35-44 227 97 42.6 35.3-50.2 39 17.1 12.0-23.6 91 40.3 33.2-48.0
45-54 239 132 60.3 52.9-67.2 39 14.2 10.0-19.9 68 25.5 19.8-32.1
55-64 320 176 54.5 47.7-61.1 47 14.9 10.6-20.5 97 30.6 25.0-36.9
65-74 373 243 64.6 58.4-70.4 72 19.7 15.3-25.0 58 15.7 11.5-21.1
75+ 213 159 75.8 67.8-82.4 33 12.2 8.0-18.1 21 12.0 7.1-19.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 114 71.9 61.5-80.3 *** *** *** 25 20.0 12.8-29.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 468 308 58.9 53.1-64.5 46 11.8 8.2-16.7 114 29.3 24.3-34.8
Some Post-H.S. 496 280 55.4 49.7-60.9 79 14.6 11.4-18.7 137 30.0 25.3-35.2
College Graduate 605 272 41.9 37.3-46.6 128 21.8 18.0-26.1 205 36.3 31.8-41.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 605 396 62.6 57.4-67.5 93 14.5 11.3-18.5 116 22.9 18.7-27.6
No 1,110 577 51.4 47.5-55.3 173 15.0 12.5-17.9 360 33.6 30.2-37.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 289 133 45.9 39.1-52.9 65 20.6 15.6-26.7 91 33.4 27.1-40.4
Non-Veteran 1,435 845 57.2 53.7-60.5 201 13.5 11.3-15.9 389 29.4 26.4-32.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 847 386 44.4 40.1-48.7 135 16.1 13.1-19.5 326 39.6 35.5-43.8
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 25.0 16.4-36.0
Retired 532 357 67.8 62.6-72.6 99 17.5 14.0-21.7 76 14.7 11.3-19.0
Unable to Work 147 113 77.5 67.6-85.1 *** *** *** 22 16.7 10.3-25.9
Other not in Labor Force 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 78 79.6 68.1-87.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 180 122 66.0 56.1-74.8 20 9.7 5.4-16.6 38 24.3 17.0-33.4
$25,000- 34,999 186 130 62.0 52.6-70.6 18 10.8 6.4-17.9 38 27.2 19.4-36.6
$35,000- 49,999 210 125 53.3 45.0-61.5 29 12.8 8.4-19.0 56 33.9 26.1-42.7
$50,000- 74,999 225 104 45.9 36.2-55.9 52 24.9 17.5-34.2 69 29.2 22.2-37.4
$75,000+ 452 178 41.4 36.0-47.0 92 18.9 15.0-23.5 182 39.7 34.5-45.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 373 243 64.4 58.0-70.3 47 10.5 7.5-14.7 83 25.0 19.8-31.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 21.3 13.7-31.5
101% to 150% 150 105 72.3 61.8-80.8 *** *** *** 30 20.4 13.1-30.2
151% to 200% 171 108 53.0 43.7-62.1 19 10.9 6.5-17.7 44 36.1 27.3-46.0
More than 200% 854 396 45.9 41.5-50.3 166 18.8 15.7-22.3 292 35.3 31.5-39.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 373 243 64.4 58.0-70.3 47 10.5 7.5-14.7 83 25.0 19.8-31.1
HOUSING
Own 1,173 658 54.6 50.8-58.2 205 16.3 13.9-19.1 310 29.1 25.9-32.6
Rent 415 239 54.4 48.0-60.6 45 10.4 7.3-14.6 131 35.2 29.5-41.4
Other arrangement 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 26.9 18.8-36.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 140 56 38.7 29.9-48.4 27 15.5 10.2-22.8 57 45.8 36.3-55.6
Regional City or Suburban County 482 245 48.6 43.1-54.1 79 16.7 12.9-21.2 158 34.8 29.8-40.1
Rural 1,106 679 60.3 56.4-64.1 161 13.7 11.3-16.6 266 26.0 22.7-29.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 873 556 61.5 57.0-65.9 110 11.4 9.0-14.4 207 27.0 23.2-31.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 682 338 49.4 44.8-54.0 130 17.9 14.6-21.8 214 32.7 28.6-37.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 173 86 49.7 41.0-58.5 27 16.9 11.1-25.0 60 33.4 25.8-41.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 350 145 39.9 33.8-46.2 75 19.0 14.3-24.8 130 41.1 35.0-47.6
2nd Quartile 207 113 51.7 43.8-59.5 33 17.1 11.6-24.3 61 31.2 24.3-39.1
3rd Quartile 567 294 51.9 46.8-56.9 92 15.7 12.4-19.6 181 32.4 27.9-37.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 604 428 70.6 65.1-75.5 67 9.7 7.0-13.3 109 19.7 15.5-24.7

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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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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