2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,615 2,345 50.8 49.0-52.6 780 15.6 14.4-16.9 1,490 33.7 32.0-35.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 853 530 58.1 53.8-62.2 134 16.2 13.2-19.6 189 25.8 22.1-29.7
GENDER
Male 348 194 54.7 48.0-61.2 72 19.8 15.0-25.8 82 25.5 20.1-31.7
Female 505 336 60.8 55.3-66.1 62 13.2 9.9-17.4 107 26.0 21.3-31.3
AGE
18-34 145 59 40.4 31.2-50.3 28 17.5 11.6-25.4 58 42.2 33.0-51.9
35-44 139 66 45.4 35.6-55.7 24 17.7 10.8-27.7 49 36.9 27.7-47.1
45-54 142 83 59.6 49.7-68.8 27 20.6 13.5-30.1 32 19.8 13.4-28.4
55-64 166 115 69.5 60.4-77.4 25 15.1 9.2-23.8 26 15.4 10.1-22.6
65-74 153 121 80.1 70.9-86.9 19 13.7 7.9-22.6 *** *** ***
75+ 96 78 81.3 69.6-89.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 238 162 59.6 51.2-67.6 30 15.1 9.8-22.4 46 25.3 18.5-33.6
Some Post-H.S. 261 164 59.4 51.8-66.5 37 13.5 9.3-19.1 60 27.2 20.9-34.5
College Graduate 280 146 46.2 39.5-53.0 61 24.5 18.8-31.2 73 29.4 23.3-36.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 124 *** *** *** 20 18.3 11.3-28.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** 18 17.3 10.4-27.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 155 77 49.5 40.3-58.7 35 21.9 15.2-30.6 43 28.6 20.7-38.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 322 221 63.9 56.6-70.6 42 13.6 9.4-19.1 59 22.5 16.7-29.7
No 526 305 54.8 49.5-60.1 92 17.7 13.9-22.2 129 27.5 23.0-32.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 133 *** *** *** 34 25.2 17.2-35.3 28 22.0 13.8-33.1
Non-Veteran 719 458 59.0 54.3-63.4 100 14.7 11.6-18.4 161 26.4 22.5-30.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 296 167 53.6 46.7-60.4 58 19.9 15.0-25.9 71 26.5 20.7-33.2
Regional City or Suburban County 235 137 55.4 47.2-63.2 34 15.2 10.1-22.2 64 29.5 22.8-37.2
Rural 322 226 66.6 59.4-73.2 42 12.0 8.1-17.5 54 21.3 15.8-28.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 420 210 47.0 41.3-52.8 85 19.6 15.4-24.6 125 33.4 28.1-39.2
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 229 177 76.3 68.4-82.8 34 15.7 10.3-23.1 18 8.0 4.6-13.4
Unable to Work 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** 15 14.3 8.0-24.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 348 187 50.1 43.6-56.5 75 23.9 18.7-30.1 86 26.0 20.7-32.1
HOUSING
Own 470 311 62.2 56.4-67.6 79 18.5 14.3-23.5 80 19.3 15.1-24.3
Rent 309 166 49.6 42.6-56.7 48 13.1 9.4-17.9 95 37.3 30.6-44.5
Other arrangement 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 321 214 64.7 57.8-71.1 46 11.5 8.1-15.9 61 23.8 18.1-30.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 288 179 58.7 51.4-65.7 44 15.5 11.1-21.3 65 25.7 19.8-32.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 244 137 52.6 45.1-60.0 44 20.2 14.6-27.2 63 27.3 21.1-34.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 142 96 66.6 56.7-75.3 21 15.3 9.1-24.6 25 18.0 11.8-26.6
2nd Quartile 207 113 50.8 42.9-58.6 35 18.5 13.1-25.6 59 30.7 23.8-38.6
3rd Quartile 312 179 54.1 47.2-60.9 56 17.9 13.5-23.5 77 27.9 22.1-34.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 192 142 74.0 65.0-81.4 22 7.8 4.4-13.3 28 18.2 11.8-27.0

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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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