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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,143 926 44.5 41.9-47.1 466 19.3 17.4-21.3 751 36.2 33.8-38.8
Female 2,472 1,419 56.5 54.0-58.9 314 12.2 10.7-13.9 739 31.3 29.0-33.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,967 1,373 47.4 45.2-49.7 536 16.2 14.7-17.8 1,058 36.4 34.3-38.5
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 133 *** *** *** 17 8.5 4.3-16.1 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 77 *** *** *** 12 13.8 7.2-24.6 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 100 *** *** *** 17 11.8 6.8-19.8 25 24.5 15.9-35.7
Hispanic 415 213 51.5 45.4-57.5 50 11.2 7.8-15.9 152 37.3 31.6-43.4
AGE
18-34 955 378 43.6 39.7-47.6 121 12.4 10.2-15.1 456 43.9 40.2-47.8
35-44 688 271 38.6 34.3-43.1 113 16.0 12.9-19.6 304 45.5 41.0-50.0
45-54 715 353 51.0 46.7-55.4 121 15.3 12.4-18.6 241 33.7 29.7-37.9
55-64 782 398 53.2 48.8-57.5 141 17.3 14.4-20.7 243 29.5 25.8-33.5
65-74 842 517 62.3 58.0-66.4 167 18.8 15.9-22.2 158 18.9 15.7-22.6
75+ 533 367 70.7 65.7-75.2 102 17.4 13.8-21.6 64 12.0 9.1-15.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 398 278 69.1 63.1-74.5 33 7.1 4.5-10.9 87 23.8 18.9-29.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,070 652 56.7 52.9-60.3 128 12.7 10.4-15.4 290 30.7 27.3-34.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,245 672 52.4 49.0-55.8 208 15.9 13.6-18.4 365 31.7 28.7-35.0
College Graduate 1,884 732 36.5 34.0-39.0 408 21.2 19.1-23.4 744 42.3 39.8-44.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,440 891 61.1 57.9-64.2 228 14.6 12.5-16.9 321 24.3 21.6-27.3
No 3,144 1,440 46.3 44.1-48.5 546 16.0 14.5-17.6 1,158 37.8 35.7-39.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 611 274 44.9 40.2-49.7 151 21.6 18.1-25.6 186 33.5 28.9-38.4
Non-Veteran 3,992 2,068 51.7 49.7-53.6 624 14.7 13.4-16.1 1,300 33.6 31.8-35.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,478 996 40.3 38.0-42.7 441 16.8 15.1-18.6 1,041 42.9 40.5-45.3
Unemployed 233 127 54.1 46.2-61.8 24 10.0 6.0-16.2 82 35.9 28.7-43.7
Retired 1,261 795 63.9 60.5-67.2 249 18.6 16.2-21.4 217 17.4 15.0-20.2
Unable to Work 325 248 78.4 72.5-83.3 31 7.9 5.2-11.9 46 13.7 9.7-19.1
Other not in Labor Force 289 164 62.4 55.2-69.1 31 9.8 6.3-15.1 94 27.8 22.1-34.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 255 179 69.6 61.3-76.8 19 7.2 3.7-13.5 57 23.2 17.0-31.0
$15,000- 24,999 430 278 61.9 55.9-67.7 48 10.0 7.1-13.9 104 28.1 22.8-34.0
$25,000- 34,999 482 292 57.7 52.0-63.2 60 12.0 9.0-15.7 130 30.3 25.3-35.8
$35,000- 49,999 496 261 51.0 45.5-56.6 93 16.9 13.5-21.0 142 32.0 26.9-37.6
$50,000-74,999 592 281 48.0 42.9-53.2 120 20.2 16.4-24.7 191 31.7 27.3-36.5
$75,000-100,000 477 182 40.1 34.8-45.6 102 19.0 15.1-23.6 193 40.9 35.7-46.3
$100,000-150,000 509 165 32.4 27.8-37.4 120 23.9 19.8-28.6 224 43.7 38.7-48.8
$150,000+ 421 125 29.2 24.4-34.4 77 15.4 11.9-19.8 219 55.4 49.8-60.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 953 582 63.2 59.2-66.9 141 12.4 10.1-15.1 230 24.4 21.2-28.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 373 249 62.8 55.9-69.3 34 9.4 6.0-14.3 90 27.8 22.0-34.5
101% to 150% 385 238 61.5 55.2-67.5 48 11.3 8.1-15.4 99 27.2 21.9-33.2
151% to 200% 389 228 57.2 50.9-63.3 53 12.0 8.9-16.0 108 30.8 25.2-37.0
More than 200% 2,395 975 40.2 37.8-42.6 488 19.3 17.5-21.3 932 40.5 38.1-42.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 953 582 63.2 59.2-66.9 141 12.4 10.1-15.1 230 24.4 21.2-28.0
HOUSING
Own 3,031 1,529 50.3 48.1-52.5 572 17.5 16.0-19.2 930 32.2 30.1-34.3
Rent 1,227 592 46.0 42.6-49.5 163 11.6 9.7-13.8 472 42.3 38.9-45.8
Other arrangement 308 188 64.3 57.3-70.8 40 11.2 7.3-16.8 80 24.5 19.1-30.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,419 578 42.5 39.3-45.6 266 17.4 15.2-19.9 575 40.1 37.1-43.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,243 596 47.7 44.3-51.0 223 16.2 13.9-18.7 424 36.2 33.0-39.5
Rural 1,953 1,171 61.0 58.2-63.7 291 13.4 11.6-15.3 491 25.6 23.3-28.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,242 790 63.2 59.5-66.7 157 10.8 9.0-13.1 295 26.0 22.8-29.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,836 907 51.0 48.1-53.9 346 16.5 14.6-18.6 583 32.4 29.8-35.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,537 648 43.3 40.4-46.3 277 17.4 15.3-19.8 612 39.3 36.5-42.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,430 611 45.4 42.2-48.5 266 16.4 14.3-18.8 553 38.2 35.3-41.3
2nd Quartile 1,222 604 48.5 45.1-51.9 211 16.7 14.4-19.3 407 34.8 31.7-38.1
3rd Quartile 1,293 654 52.4 48.9-55.8 229 15.6 13.5-18.0 410 32.0 28.9-35.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 670 476 71.3 66.3-75.8 74 9.1 6.8-12.3 120 19.5 15.7-24.1

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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 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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