2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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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 2,225 548 22.8 20.8-25.0 602 26.7 24.5-29.0 353 16.7 14.9-18.7 206 9.3 7.9-10.9 516 24.5 22.4-26.7
-Eastern NC 735 198 23.4 19.9-27.4 188 25.6 21.9-29.7 106 14.7 11.8-18.1 70 8.5 6.5-11.0 173 27.8 23.9-32.1
GENDER
Male 390 83 18.3 13.9-23.6 81 21.2 16.6-26.8 64 16.1 12.2-20.9 36 7.9 5.4-11.4 126 36.5 30.8-42.6
Female 345 115 30.3 24.8-36.4 107 31.4 25.8-37.7 42 12.8 8.9-18.1 34 9.2 6.3-13.2 47 16.3 11.8-22.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 478 125 22.8 18.6-27.6 124 25.3 20.9-30.2 69 16.4 12.6-20.9 51 9.8 7.2-13.1 109 25.8 21.3-30.9
Non-Hispanic Black 129 42 30.3 21.5-40.9 32 24.4 16.4-34.6 21 13.0 7.7-21.1 *** *** *** 30 29.5 20.5-40.4
Other 116 28 15.7 9.4-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 171 17 13.5 7.8-22.3 37 23.9 17.2-32.1 21 11.9 7.3-18.6 23 10.4 6.5-16.2 73 40.4 32.2-49.2
35-44 127 28 21.3 14.2-30.6 25 20.1 13.1-29.6 22 20.1 12.8-30.2 *** *** *** 41 32.5 23.8-42.7
45-54 107 28 24.3 16.3-34.5 30 28.7 19.8-39.5 21 20.0 12.7-29.9 *** *** *** 20 19.7 12.2-30.1
55-64 142 37 24.1 16.9-33.2 42 28.6 20.4-38.4 21 16.6 10.4-25.5 15 9.2 5.3-15.6 27 21.4 14.6-30.3
65-74 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 10.1 5.6-17.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 156 30 18.9 12.0-28.5 32 20.3 13.9-28.8 25 15.8 10.2-23.6 15 8.3 4.7-14.2 54 36.6 28.0-46.2
Some Post-H.S. 211 60 23.9 18.1-30.8 51 23.5 17.6-30.7 32 15.5 10.6-22.1 18 9.0 5.5-14.2 50 28.2 21.6-35.8
College Graduate 331 96 27.7 22.3-33.8 96 29.5 24.0-35.8 47 14.5 10.4-19.7 33 8.9 6.1-12.7 59 19.4 14.8-25.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 203 74 30.4 23.3-38.4 51 27.2 20.1-35.7 25 12.7 7.8-20.2 18 9.8 5.9-15.7 35 19.9 13.6-28.1
No 526 123 21.0 17.0-25.6 135 24.8 20.6-29.6 81 15.6 12.2-19.6 50 7.8 5.6-10.6 137 30.8 26.1-36.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 154 43 25.0 18.0-33.5 30 18.2 11.8-27.2 26 18.1 12.0-26.4 *** *** *** 39 29.6 21.1-39.7
Non-Veteran 579 154 23.0 19.0-27.6 158 27.8 23.5-32.5 80 13.8 10.6-17.7 54 8.3 6.2-11.1 133 27.1 22.8-32.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 453 92 19.0 14.9-23.9 112 24.4 19.9-29.5 65 14.0 10.8-18.1 46 8.4 6.0-11.6 138 34.2 29.0-39.8
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 80 46.0 37.1-55.2 47 25.5 18.6-33.9 23 12.4 7.9-18.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 23 17.6 10.9-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 13.9 8.2-22.5 *** *** *** 22 19.4 12.1-29.5
$75,000+ 270 59 21.2 16.0-27.7 80 24.9 19.6-31.2 38 15.1 10.6-21.1 29 10.0 6.8-14.6 64 28.7 22.5-35.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 128 42 26.1 18.4-35.6 27 21.1 13.9-30.6 22 19.2 11.9-29.5 *** *** *** 24 25.2 16.6-36.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 452 115 23.1 18.8-28.0 128 26.7 22.1-31.9 60 14.6 11.0-19.1 45 9.3 6.7-12.6 104 26.3 21.6-31.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 128 42 26.1 18.4-35.6 27 21.1 13.9-30.6 22 19.2 11.9-29.5 *** *** *** 24 25.2 16.6-36.2
HOUSING
Own 507 153 25.1 21.0-29.8 144 28.0 23.4-33.0 76 15.9 12.3-20.2 40 7.1 5.1-10.0 94 23.9 19.4-29.1
Rent 173 34 18.0 12.1-25.8 35 21.6 14.9-30.1 21 11.1 6.7-17.7 25 12.0 7.5-18.6 58 37.4 29.1-46.6
Other arrangement 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 82 20 18.4 11.2-28.7 *** *** *** 14 14.1 7.9-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 236 59 23.0 17.3-29.9 59 23.8 18.0-30.7 37 16.2 11.4-22.5 27 10.1 6.6-15.2 54 26.9 20.4-34.4
Rural 417 119 24.6 19.8-30.2 108 26.6 21.5-32.3 55 13.7 10.0-18.6 35 7.2 4.9-10.5 100 27.9 22.7-33.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 313 84 20.9 16.2-26.5 73 24.8 19.0-31.6 42 13.3 9.2-18.9 33 10.0 6.7-14.5 81 31.1 24.7-38.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 339 92 25.0 19.6-31.2 90 25.9 20.7-31.7 55 16.2 12.0-21.5 29 7.3 4.8-10.9 73 25.7 20.4-31.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 198 56 24.4 17.5-33.1 50 24.1 17.9-31.7 30 15.2 10.0-22.5 13 6.0 3.3-10.7 49 30.2 22.9-38.6
2nd Quartile 93 *** *** *** 24 24.4 15.8-35.8 13 16.6 9.4-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 270 68 21.7 16.7-27.7 73 28.3 22.3-35.3 39 14.3 10.2-19.7 30 10.3 6.9-15.0 60 25.4 19.5-32.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 174 50 24.6 17.5-33.6 41 23.4 15.7-33.3 24 13.2 7.7-21.9 15 6.8 3.7-12.0 44 32.0 23.1-42.4

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*This question 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 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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