2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^
None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,273 1,603 68.9 66.6-71.2 231 10.8 9.3-12.4 143 6.9 5.7- 8.3 214 9.4 8.1-10.9 82 4.0 3.1- 5.1
-Eastern NC 743 521 66.7 62.3-70.8 73 11.1 8.5-14.4 40 5.6 3.9- 8.0 72 10.5 8.1-13.5 37 6.1 4.2- 8.9
GENDER
Male 397 263 62.2 56.1-67.9 42 11.9 8.4-16.6 28 7.7 5.1-11.6 45 11.7 8.4-16.0 19 6.5 3.9-10.7
Female 346 258 72.7 66.5-78.1 31 10.0 6.6-15.0 *** *** *** 27 8.9 6.0-13.2 18 5.6 3.3- 9.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 483 347 68.6 63.4-73.4 50 11.6 8.6-15.6 18 4.3 2.5- 7.1 45 9.3 6.8-12.7 23 6.1 3.8- 9.7
Non-Hispanic Black 129 90 65.5 54.7-74.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.1 7.1-22.9 *** *** ***
Other 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.6 7.0-21.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 173 91 56.9 48.1-65.3 29 16.3 10.7-23.9 13 6.9 3.8-12.2 28 11.2 7.4-16.7 *** *** ***
35-44 131 81 63.8 53.9-72.7 16 11.1 6.3-19.0 *** *** *** 18 13.9 8.4-22.1 *** *** ***
45-54 107 84 76.7 66.0-84.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 143 101 67.8 58.3-76.0 15 11.1 6.4-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 127 110 84.3 74.1-91.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 158 98 61.1 51.6-69.8 19 16.0 9.8-25.0 *** *** *** 14 8.1 4.5-14.0 17 10.2 5.8-17.4
Some Post-H.S. 216 148 64.2 56.5-71.2 18 9.9 6.1-15.6 15 7.2 4.1-12.4 23 12.2 8.0-18.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 332 251 75.0 69.0-80.1 33 9.8 6.8-13.9 *** *** *** 29 9.1 6.2-13.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 206 155 72.0 63.5-79.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 8.7 5.0-14.7 *** *** ***
No 531 362 64.6 59.4-69.5 58 11.8 8.8-15.7 31 6.5 4.3- 9.6 57 11.1 8.3-14.8 23 6.0 3.7- 9.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 154 111 68.4 58.4-77.0 19 15.2 9.0-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 587 409 66.3 61.4-70.9 54 10.0 7.4-13.5 32 5.8 3.9- 8.6 60 11.5 8.7-15.1 32 6.4 4.3- 9.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 459 300 63.3 57.7-68.5 51 11.9 8.6-16.2 24 5.5 3.5- 8.5 57 12.4 9.4-16.3 27 7.0 4.5-10.7
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 149 81.3 71.3-88.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 122 94 77.3 67.1-85.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 274 194 66.5 59.4-72.9 27 9.5 6.3-14.2 *** *** *** 29 12.0 8.1-17.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 128 *** *** *** 15 14.3 8.1-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 458 332 69.8 64.5-74.7 40 8.6 6.1-12.0 20 4.8 2.9- 7.8 46 11.1 8.1-15.0 20 5.7 3.5- 9.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 128 *** *** *** 15 14.3 8.1-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 511 384 70.8 65.6-75.5 44 9.7 6.8-13.6 21 4.2 2.5- 6.9 41 9.8 7.0-13.5 21 5.5 3.3- 8.9
Rent 175 104 56.6 47.5-65.3 24 15.5 9.7-23.7 15 9.7 5.6-16.3 20 10.5 6.5-16.6 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 236 168 68.0 60.4-74.8 26 14.0 9.3-20.7 *** *** *** 21 8.5 5.3-13.5 *** *** ***
Rural 424 297 66.6 60.6-72.0 38 9.2 6.2-13.4 23 6.3 3.9-10.0 42 11.5 8.2-15.9 24 6.5 4.0-10.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 313 207 62.3 55.1-69.0 35 13.3 8.8-19.5 20 5.8 3.4- 9.7 34 12.2 8.3-17.5 17 6.5 3.6-11.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 344 256 71.0 64.8-76.4 28 8.9 6.0-13.2 15 5.3 3.0- 9.2 26 7.9 5.2-11.8 19 7.0 4.2-11.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.3 7.8-24.7 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 206 143 64.6 56.3-72.1 16 6.8 4.0-11.4 16 10.7 6.3-17.6 21 11.7 7.4-18.0 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 93 *** *** *** 14 16.2 9.4-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 270 198 69.6 62.5-75.9 23 11.1 7.0-17.3 *** *** *** 24 9.0 5.6-14.0 12 5.5 3.0- 9.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 174 117 63.5 53.1-72.7 20 12.5 7.0-21.4 *** *** *** 19 13.8 8.4-22.0 *** *** ***

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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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