2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 2,254 892 36.8 34.5-39.3 733 32.9 30.6-35.3 291 13.8 12.1-15.7 118 5.9 4.7- 7.4 220 10.6 9.1-12.3
-Eastern NC 737 286 35.1 31.0-39.5 229 31.0 27.0-35.2 93 14.1 11.3-17.6 50 7.9 5.7-10.9 79 11.9 9.3-15.1
GENDER
Male 393 121 28.3 23.1-34.2 121 30.0 24.7-35.8 64 17.4 13.3-22.5 32 10.2 6.8-15.0 55 14.1 10.4-18.8
Female 344 165 44.2 37.9-50.6 108 32.3 26.5-38.7 29 9.7 6.4-14.6 18 4.9 2.8- 8.2 24 8.9 5.8-13.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 484 178 32.9 28.1-38.2 161 32.4 27.6-37.5 69 16.2 12.5-20.6 30 6.7 4.5- 9.8 46 11.8 8.6-16.0
Non-Hispanic Black 130 *** *** *** 36 27.1 18.7-37.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 114 40 23.0 15.1-33.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 21.5 13.5-32.4
AGE
18-34 168 32 22.9 15.8-32.0 60 33.2 25.5-41.8 30 16.1 10.9-23.2 18 12.4 7.4-20.0 28 15.4 10.3-22.4
35-44 131 47 35.2 26.4-45.2 35 26.2 18.4-35.9 17 16.3 9.7-25.9 13 9.6 5.3-16.7 19 12.7 7.5-20.7
45-54 105 36 33.8 24.3-44.7 41 38.9 29.0-49.7 14 14.2 8.2-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 143 57 36.4 27.8-45.9 43 32.4 23.7-42.5 21 15.0 9.5-23.0 *** *** *** 12 10.2 5.6-17.8
65-74 127 72 59.1 48.6-68.9 34 23.7 16.3-33.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 154 44 28.9 20.7-38.8 51 31.8 23.8-41.0 19 11.8 7.2-18.8 16 11.8 6.7-20.0 24 15.6 10.0-23.7
Some Post-H.S. 214 81 34.8 28.0-42.3 63 29.2 22.7-36.7 35 18.6 13.2-25.6 14 7.9 4.5-13.7 21 9.5 6.0-14.7
College Graduate 331 147 42.7 36.5-49.2 108 31.6 26.2-37.6 38 12.7 8.9-18.0 18 5.4 3.2- 9.0 20 7.5 4.5-12.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 209 95 39.8 32.0-48.3 56 27.5 20.6-35.6 25 12.1 7.6-18.7 *** *** *** 20 10.7 6.5-16.9
No 522 189 33.2 28.5-38.4 170 32.2 27.4-37.3 68 15.1 11.6-19.3 37 7.2 5.0-10.4 58 12.3 9.2-16.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 153 62 36.5 28.1-45.7 41 27.2 19.3-36.9 25 16.9 11.0-25.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 583 224 34.8 30.2-39.8 187 31.9 27.4-36.7 68 13.4 10.2-17.3 39 7.6 5.4-10.8 65 12.3 9.4-15.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 455 146 30.9 25.9-36.3 143 30.3 25.5-35.6 68 15.6 12.1-19.9 40 10.1 7.1-14.3 58 13.2 9.9-17.4
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 171 104 60.4 51.0-69.1 43 23.9 17.0-32.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 85 30 27.4 18.3-38.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 12.0 6.8-20.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 273 102 34.6 28.2-41.5 90 29.8 23.9-36.3 39 15.7 11.2-21.6 18 8.3 5.0-13.5 24 11.6 7.4-17.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 124 52 35.7 26.5-46.2 39 32.4 23.3-43.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.5 10.9-27.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 454 178 36.3 31.2-41.7 143 30.5 25.7-35.8 63 15.5 11.8-20.0 32 7.6 5.2-11.1 38 10.1 7.0-14.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 124 52 35.7 26.5-46.2 39 32.4 23.3-43.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.5 10.9-27.0
HOUSING
Own 510 222 37.9 33.0-43.0 157 31.6 26.9-36.8 60 13.4 10.1-17.6 30 7.1 4.7-10.7 41 10.0 7.1-13.9
Rent 173 51 29.1 21.5-38.1 57 30.6 23.1-39.3 24 15.2 9.8-22.8 *** *** *** 27 14.9 9.8-22.1
Other arrangement 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 82 24 23.2 14.9-34.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 236 93 35.3 28.6-42.6 71 29.7 23.4-37.0 29 14.0 9.5-20.3 20 9.9 6.0-16.1 23 11.0 6.9-17.1
Rural 419 169 37.1 31.4-43.1 122 29.3 24.1-35.1 55 14.9 11.1-19.8 22 5.5 3.3- 9.2 51 13.3 9.8-17.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 308 119 33.6 27.4-40.5 89 29.7 23.6-36.7 38 14.3 10.0-20.2 21 8.9 5.2-14.9 41 13.4 9.5-18.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 343 138 36.8 30.8-43.2 111 32.2 26.5-38.4 44 14.4 10.4-19.7 21 6.5 4.0-10.4 29 10.1 6.7-15.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 204 75 31.9 24.4-40.4 69 34.8 27.4-43.1 29 15.4 10.4-22.4 15 8.7 5.0-14.7 16 9.2 5.4-15.3
2nd Quartile 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 273 104 34.4 28.2-41.2 85 30.0 24.0-36.8 38 16.7 11.9-22.9 17 7.2 4.0-12.6 29 11.7 8.0-17.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 167 70 37.4 28.2-47.6 47 30.4 21.6-41.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 16.0 10.3-24.1

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*This question was 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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