2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,618 3,948 84.7 83.4-85.9 670 15.3 14.1-16.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 851 769 89.6 86.6-91.9 82 10.4 8.1-13.4
GENDER
Male 347 302 87.0 81.9-90.8 45 13.0 9.2-18.1
Female 504 467 91.7 87.9-94.3 37 8.3 5.7-12.1
AGE
18-34 143 117 82.9 74.2-89.1 26 17.1 10.9-25.8
35-44 139 116 83.9 75.3-89.9 23 16.1 10.1-24.7
45-54 143 130 93.0 87.6-96.2 13 7.0 3.8-12.4
55-64 166 154 92.7 87.1-96.0 12 7.3 4.0-12.9
65-74 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 237 214 89.1 82.5-93.5 23 10.9 6.5-17.5
Some Post-H.S. 261 231 87.6 81.8-91.7 30 12.4 8.3-18.2
College Graduate 280 254 90.9 86.2-94.1 26 9.1 5.9-13.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 155 137 87.2 78.3-92.8 18 12.8 7.2-21.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 319 291 89.7 84.0-93.5 28 10.3 6.5-16.0
No 527 473 89.4 85.7-92.2 54 10.6 7.8-14.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 718 648 89.7 86.7-92.1 70 10.3 7.9-13.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 296 269 90.6 85.2-94.1 27 9.4 5.9-14.8
Regional City or Suburban County 234 206 88.7 83.0-92.6 28 11.3 7.4-17.0
Rural 321 294 89.1 83.6-92.9 27 10.9 7.1-16.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 418 361 85.7 81.1-89.4 57 14.3 10.6-18.9
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 348 313 89.2 84.2-92.8 35 10.8 7.2-15.8
HOUSING
Own 468 443 93.2 89.2-95.8 25 6.8 4.2-10.8
Rent 309 261 84.3 78.6-88.6 48 15.7 11.4-21.4
Other arrangement 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 320 284 85.3 79.2-89.8 36 14.7 10.2-20.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 285 265 91.1 85.6-94.7 20 8.9 5.3-14.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 246 220 91.3 86.2-94.6 26 8.7 5.4-13.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 207 189 90.5 84.3-94.4 18 9.5 5.6-15.7
3rd Quartile 310 269 84.8 79.0-89.2 41 15.2 10.8-21.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past 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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