2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

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
-Non-Hispanic Black 844 86 10.6 8.3-13.5 758 89.4 86.5-91.7
GENDER
Male 343 45 12.9 9.1-18.0 298 87.1 82.0-90.9
Female 501 41 8.8 6.2-12.3 460 91.2 87.7-93.8
AGE
18-34 141 27 16.8 10.8-25.1 114 83.2 74.9-89.2
35-44 137 22 15.7 9.8-24.4 115 84.3 75.6-90.2
45-54 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 165 13 7.9 4.5-13.6 152 92.1 86.4-95.5
65-74 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 235 22 10.7 6.3-17.4 213 89.3 82.6-93.7
Some Post-H.S. 259 30 11.8 8.0-17.1 229 88.2 82.9-92.0
College Graduate 277 29 10.4 6.9-15.3 248 89.6 84.7-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 123 16 11.5 6.4-19.8 107 88.5 80.2-93.6
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 153 19 13.4 7.7-22.4 134 86.6 77.6-92.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 319 31 11.3 7.3-17.0 288 88.7 83.0-92.7
No 520 55 10.5 7.8-14.0 465 89.5 86.0-92.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 711 73 10.5 8.1-13.4 638 89.5 86.6-91.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 293 30 9.8 6.4-14.9 263 90.2 85.1-93.6
Regional City or Suburban County 231 28 11.6 7.6-17.3 203 88.4 82.7-92.4
Rural 320 28 10.9 7.1-16.3 292 89.1 83.7-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 414 58 14.6 10.9-19.3 356 85.4 80.7-89.1
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 345 36 10.9 7.3-16.0 309 89.1 84.0-92.7
HOUSING
Own 464 27 6.5 4.1-10.2 437 93.5 89.8-95.9
Rent 307 49 16.6 12.1-22.4 258 83.4 77.6-87.9
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 319 35 14.2 9.7-20.2 284 85.8 79.8-90.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 282 23 8.9 5.6-13.8 259 91.1 86.2-94.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 243 28 9.6 6.1-14.9 215 90.4 85.1-93.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 205 19 9.2 5.5-15.0 186 90.8 85.0-94.5
3rd Quartile 308 43 16.2 11.6-22.1 265 83.8 77.9-88.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 190 15 9.9 5.4-17.3 175 90.1 82.7-94.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.

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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