2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,584 745 16.7 15.4-18.0 3,839 83.3 82.0-84.6
-Eastern NC 1,710 252 16.4 14.3-18.8 1,458 83.6 81.2-85.7
GENDER
Male 740 145 21.2 17.7-25.1 595 78.8 74.9-82.3
Female 970 107 12.1 9.7-14.9 863 87.9 85.1-90.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 984 166 18.0 15.2-21.1 818 82.0 78.9-84.8
Non-Hispanic Black 414 41 12.0 8.5-16.8 373 88.0 83.2-91.5
Other 290 42 19.4 13.5-27.2 248 80.6 72.8-86.5
AGE
18-34 313 79 22.4 17.4-28.3 234 77.6 71.7-82.6
35-44 227 51 21.6 16.0-28.4 176 78.4 71.6-84.0
45-54 237 28 11.2 7.5-16.3 209 88.8 83.7-92.5
55-64 317 51 17.4 13.1-22.8 266 82.6 77.2-86.9
65-74 369 29 8.4 5.4-12.6 340 91.6 87.4-94.6
75+ 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 17 12.0 6.8-20.3 133 88.0 79.7-93.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 459 61 16.6 12.6-21.6 398 83.4 78.4-87.4
Some Post-H.S. 493 74 16.8 13.2-21.2 419 83.2 78.8-86.8
College Graduate 601 100 17.8 14.4-21.8 501 82.2 78.2-85.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 600 59 12.0 9.0-15.9 541 88.0 84.1-91.0
No 1,097 190 18.6 15.9-21.7 907 81.4 78.3-84.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 284 45 17.4 12.4-23.9 239 82.6 76.1-87.6
Non-Veteran 1,423 206 16.2 13.9-18.8 1,217 83.8 81.2-86.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 836 167 21.5 18.2-25.2 669 78.5 74.8-81.8
Unemployed 96 18 14.3 8.5-23.0 78 85.7 77.0-91.5
Retired 526 41 9.1 6.2-13.1 485 90.9 86.9-93.8
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 175 24 16.4 10.5-24.6 151 83.6 75.4-89.5
$25,000- 34,999 186 21 11.7 6.9-19.1 165 88.3 80.9-93.1
$35,000- 49,999 207 27 18.5 12.2-27.0 180 81.5 73.0-87.8
$50,000- 74,999 224 31 12.5 8.2-18.6 193 87.5 81.4-91.8
$75,000+ 450 97 22.8 18.5-27.8 353 77.2 72.2-81.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 367 46 14.4 10.4-19.7 321 85.6 80.3-89.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 15 15.2 8.6-25.5 116 84.8 74.5-91.4
101% to 150% 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 25 20.7 13.5-30.4 143 79.3 69.6-86.5
More than 200% 849 149 18.3 15.4-21.7 700 81.7 78.3-84.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 367 46 14.4 10.4-19.7 321 85.6 80.3-89.6
HOUSING
Own 1,165 157 15.3 12.8-18.2 1,008 84.7 81.8-87.2
Rent 407 70 19.7 15.2-25.2 337 80.3 74.8-84.8
Other arrangement 125 25 18.7 12.0-27.9 100 81.3 72.1-88.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 137 32 25.8 18.0-35.4 105 74.2 64.6-82.0
Regional City or Suburban County 478 74 17.4 13.5-22.0 404 82.6 78.0-86.5
Rural 1,095 146 14.9 12.4-17.9 949 85.1 82.1-87.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 860 110 15.1 12.1-18.7 750 84.9 81.3-87.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 678 109 17.2 14.0-20.9 569 82.8 79.1-86.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 172 33 18.9 13.1-26.5 139 81.1 73.5-86.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 348 77 24.2 19.2-30.0 271 75.8 70.0-80.8
2nd Quartile 206 32 16.7 11.4-23.6 174 83.3 76.4-88.6
3rd Quartile 561 83 16.2 12.8-20.3 478 83.8 79.7-87.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 595 60 11.6 8.4-15.7 535 88.4 84.3-91.6

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Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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