2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,661 2,345 50.2 48.4-52.0 618 13.6 12.4-14.9 736 15.9 14.6-17.2 719 15.6 14.4-16.9 243 4.7 4.1- 5.5
-Eastern NC 1,746 980 54.3 51.2-57.3 219 13.3 11.3-15.5 235 14.3 12.3-16.5 224 13.2 11.4-15.3 88 4.9 3.8- 6.4
GENDER
Male 764 353 45.8 41.3-50.4 100 14.3 11.3-17.9 129 17.6 14.5-21.3 132 16.3 13.5-19.7 50 6.0 4.3- 8.3
Female 982 627 62.3 58.3-66.2 119 12.3 9.9-15.2 106 11.1 8.9-13.7 92 10.3 8.2-12.9 38 4.0 2.6- 5.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 996 505 50.5 46.5-54.5 122 13.4 10.9-16.2 142 14.6 12.1-17.6 163 15.9 13.5-18.8 64 5.6 4.2- 7.5
Non-Hispanic Black 425 286 63.8 57.6-69.5 38 8.3 5.6-12.1 51 13.6 9.9-18.4 36 10.1 6.9-14.7 *** *** ***
Other 300 177 54.7 46.7-62.4 54 20.0 14.0-27.8 40 15.0 10.4-21.2 21 7.0 4.0-11.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 329 146 45.9 38.9-53.1 44 15.5 11.1-21.2 71 19.2 14.7-24.6 56 15.1 11.2-20.0 *** *** ***
35-44 229 97 42.4 35.1-50.0 45 17.4 12.5-23.6 41 19.2 13.9-26.0 39 17.9 12.8-24.5 *** *** ***
45-54 241 132 59.9 52.6-66.8 36 12.1 8.2-17.3 35 13.3 9.1-19.0 26 10.3 6.9-15.1 *** *** ***
55-64 321 176 54.4 47.6-61.0 39 13.8 9.5-19.6 39 11.1 7.7-15.6 48 14.6 10.8-19.5 19 6.1 3.8- 9.9
65-74 375 243 64.3 58.1-70.0 34 8.8 6.1-12.6 36 9.5 6.5-13.7 42 11.0 7.7-15.6 20 6.4 3.6-11.1
75+ 215 159 75.3 67.3-81.9 19 8.1 4.7-13.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 7.3 4.3-12.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 114 71.3 61.0-79.8 20 13.1 7.6-21.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 308 57.8 52.1-63.4 47 11.4 8.2-15.7 44 12.2 8.7-16.9 50 13.1 9.7-17.6 26 5.4 3.3- 8.6
Some Post-H.S. 501 280 54.8 49.2-60.3 69 13.5 10.2-17.5 74 15.4 12.0-19.5 59 12.2 9.2-15.8 19 4.2 2.5- 6.9
College Graduate 610 272 41.0 36.4-45.8 83 15.7 11.9-20.3 105 18.2 14.7-22.3 111 18.9 15.5-22.9 39 6.2 4.4- 8.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 614 396 61.0 55.7-65.9 78 12.9 9.6-17.0 64 12.0 8.9-15.8 49 9.1 6.6-12.4 27 5.1 3.2- 8.1
No 1,119 577 50.9 47.0-54.8 139 13.5 11.1-16.3 170 15.5 13.0-18.4 173 15.2 12.9-17.9 60 4.9 3.6- 6.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 292 133 45.4 38.7-52.4 43 16.7 11.8-23.1 39 13.0 9.0-18.3 58 18.9 14.2-24.6 19 6.0 3.4-10.4
Non-Veteran 1,450 845 56.3 52.8-59.6 176 12.5 10.5-15.0 195 14.5 12.3-17.0 165 12.0 10.0-14.2 69 4.7 3.5- 6.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 859 386 43.4 39.2-47.8 135 15.5 12.7-18.8 152 18.7 15.6-22.1 142 16.8 14.0-20.0 44 5.7 4.0- 8.0
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.2 8.0-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 535 357 67.5 62.3-72.3 46 9.0 6.5-12.5 46 8.3 5.6-12.0 51 9.3 6.9-12.6 35 5.9 4.0- 8.5
Unable to Work 148 113 77.1 67.2-84.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 78 77.9 66.4-86.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 183 122 64.2 54.1-73.1 21 10.1 6.1-16.3 22 14.0 8.5-22.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 187 130 61.5 52.2-70.1 19 10.9 6.5-17.8 16 11.8 7.0-19.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 213 125 52.3 44.1-60.4 23 13.7 8.2-21.9 31 14.4 9.8-20.7 26 15.5 10.2-22.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 227 104 44.7 35.0-54.8 43 22.8 15.8-31.9 34 14.5 9.1-22.3 33 12.7 8.6-18.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 453 178 41.3 35.9-47.0 60 12.6 9.4-16.6 81 17.4 13.6-21.9 103 21.8 17.7-26.4 31 7.0 4.5-10.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 379 243 63.4 57.1-69.4 44 12.0 8.5-16.7 44 12.9 9.2-18.0 30 8.1 5.3-12.3 18 3.4 2.0- 5.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 153 105 69.1 58.4-78.2 *** *** *** 17 11.4 6.3-19.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 174 108 52.2 43.0-61.2 17 10.8 5.9-18.9 22 14.2 9.1-21.6 17 13.3 7.9-21.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 857 396 45.5 41.1-49.9 124 16.5 13.4-20.2 135 15.2 12.6-18.3 149 16.9 14.2-19.9 53 6.0 4.3- 8.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 379 243 63.4 57.1-69.4 44 12.0 8.5-16.7 44 12.9 9.2-18.0 30 8.1 5.3-12.3 18 3.4 2.0- 5.8
HOUSING
Own 1,179 658 54.1 50.4-57.8 143 13.4 11.0-16.3 147 12.3 10.2-14.8 165 14.6 12.4-17.2 66 5.5 4.1- 7.4
Rent 425 239 52.6 46.3-58.9 60 14.0 10.4-18.6 61 17.1 13.0-22.3 46 11.5 8.0-16.2 19 4.7 2.8- 7.9
Other arrangement 128 *** *** *** 16 11.2 6.4-19.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 142 56 38.1 29.3-47.6 19 14.4 8.8-22.6 24 16.6 10.8-24.5 28 22.9 15.4-32.7 15 8.1 4.6-13.8
Regional City or Suburban County 490 245 47.5 42.1-53.0 73 15.9 12.2-20.5 76 16.7 13.1-21.0 74 14.8 11.5-18.7 22 5.2 3.1- 8.4
Rural 1,114 679 59.7 55.7-63.5 127 11.8 9.4-14.6 135 12.7 10.3-15.6 122 11.3 9.2-13.9 51 4.5 3.2- 6.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 879 556 60.6 56.0-65.0 106 13.1 10.2-16.7 101 12.1 9.6-15.1 88 10.4 8.1-13.4 28 3.7 2.4- 5.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 692 338 48.7 44.1-53.3 90 13.0 10.3-16.3 100 14.7 11.7-18.3 112 16.6 13.5-20.2 52 7.0 5.0- 9.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 175 86 48.7 40.0-57.4 23 14.8 9.3-22.7 34 21.1 14.9-29.1 24 12.7 8.2-19.2 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 354 145 39.5 33.5-45.8 47 14.8 10.8-19.9 61 18.8 13.9-24.9 72 20.4 16.0-25.7 29 6.5 4.3- 9.8
2nd Quartile 211 113 50.1 42.3-57.8 28 14.0 9.0-21.0 31 16.9 11.8-23.7 29 13.8 9.3-19.8 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 575 294 51.3 46.2-56.3 85 14.4 11.3-18.3 89 15.1 12.0-18.9 75 13.3 10.3-16.9 32 5.9 3.9- 8.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 606 428 69.7 64.0-74.8 59 10.5 7.2-15.0 54 8.9 6.4-12.4 48 8.2 5.6-11.9 *** *** ***

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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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