2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,618 3,948 84.7 83.4-85.9 670 15.3 14.1-16.6
-Eastern NC 1,723 1,501 85.0 82.7-87.1 222 15.0 12.9-17.3
GENDER
Male 750 616 79.8 76.0-83.2 134 20.2 16.8-24.0
Female 973 885 89.9 87.2-92.1 88 10.1 7.9-12.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 988 852 84.6 81.6-87.2 136 15.4 12.8-18.4
Non-Hispanic Black 415 376 88.2 83.4-91.7 39 11.8 8.3-16.6
Other 295 253 81.1 73.4-86.9 42 18.9 13.1-26.6
AGE
18-34 319 237 77.4 71.5-82.3 82 22.6 17.7-28.5
35-44 228 178 79.2 72.5-84.6 50 20.8 15.4-27.5
45-54 239 216 90.7 85.7-94.1 23 9.3 5.9-14.3
55-64 319 277 85.4 80.2-89.4 42 14.6 10.6-19.8
65-74 370 353 94.5 90.5-96.9 17 5.5 3.1- 9.5
75+ 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 406 84.1 79.3-88.0 60 15.9 12.0-20.7
Some Post-H.S. 496 428 84.1 79.8-87.6 68 15.9 12.4-20.2
College Graduate 604 523 85.3 81.6-88.4 81 14.7 11.6-18.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 602 551 89.5 85.7-92.3 51 10.5 7.7-14.3
No 1,108 939 82.8 79.8-85.5 169 17.2 14.5-20.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 287 244 83.0 76.6-88.0 43 17.0 12.0-23.4
Non-Veteran 1,432 1,254 85.5 83.0-87.7 178 14.5 12.3-17.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 845 686 79.6 75.9-82.8 159 20.4 17.2-24.1
Unemployed 96 79 86.3 77.6-91.9 17 13.7 8.1-22.4
Retired 529 506 94.1 90.2-96.4 23 5.9 3.6- 9.8
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 177 153 83.4 75.1-89.3 24 16.6 10.7-24.9
$25,000- 34,999 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 209 183 82.7 74.3-88.7 26 17.3 11.3-25.7
$50,000- 74,999 226 198 87.5 81.2-91.9 28 12.5 8.1-18.8
$75,000+ 452 372 80.3 75.5-84.4 80 19.7 15.6-24.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 371 330 87.1 82.0-90.9 41 12.9 9.1-18.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 117 85.0 74.9-91.5 15 15.0 8.5-25.1
101% to 150% 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 169 148 82.4 72.7-89.1 21 17.6 10.9-27.3
More than 200% 854 728 83.6 80.3-86.4 126 16.4 13.6-19.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 371 330 87.1 82.0-90.9 41 12.9 9.1-18.0
HOUSING
Own 1,169 1,042 86.7 83.9-89.1 127 13.3 10.9-16.1
Rent 414 343 80.4 75.0-84.9 71 19.6 15.1-25.0
Other arrangement 126 103 82.3 73.1-88.8 23 17.7 11.2-26.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 139 112 76.8 67.2-84.2 27 23.2 15.8-32.8
Regional City or Suburban County 481 413 83.6 79.0-87.4 68 16.4 12.6-21.0
Rural 1,103 976 86.7 83.8-89.1 127 13.3 10.9-16.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 869 763 85.4 81.9-88.4 106 14.6 11.6-18.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 682 594 85.3 81.7-88.3 88 14.7 11.7-18.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 172 144 82.7 75.1-88.3 28 17.3 11.7-24.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 351 288 78.7 73.0-83.5 63 21.3 16.5-27.0
2nd Quartile 206 176 84.2 77.3-89.3 30 15.8 10.7-22.7
3rd Quartile 564 492 85.5 81.5-88.8 72 14.5 11.2-18.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 602 545 89.0 84.9-92.1 57 11.0 7.9-15.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past 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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