2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,225 548 22.8 20.8-25.0 602 26.7 24.5-29.0 353 16.7 14.9-18.7 206 9.3 7.9-10.9 516 24.5 22.4-26.7
GENDER
Male 1,182 224 17.2 14.7-20.0 265 21.3 18.7-24.3 215 19.5 16.9-22.4 107 9.6 7.6-12.0 371 32.4 29.3-35.7
Female 1,043 324 29.2 26.0-32.7 337 32.8 29.4-36.4 138 13.5 11.1-16.3 99 9.0 7.1-11.2 145 15.5 12.9-18.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,562 376 22.3 19.9-24.8 422 25.4 22.9-28.0 258 17.7 15.5-20.1 149 10.1 8.3-12.1 357 24.6 22.1-27.3
Non-Hispanic Black 320 96 28.3 22.6-34.8 97 31.1 25.3-37.7 45 15.0 10.5-21.0 23 7.3 4.6-11.5 59 18.2 13.8-23.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 194 33 18.7 12.2-27.7 46 24.7 17.1-34.3 27 14.6 9.5-21.6 23 8.7 5.3-13.8 65 33.4 25.7-42.1
AGE
18-34 558 79 16.9 13.2-21.3 104 18.5 15.0-22.6 96 18.1 14.6-22.2 62 10.6 8.0-13.9 217 36.0 31.5-40.7
35-44 406 78 17.7 13.7-22.5 101 25.4 20.6-31.0 60 15.3 11.5-20.0 46 11.3 7.9-16.0 121 30.2 25.1-35.9
45-54 359 80 20.0 15.6-25.2 112 35.4 29.6-41.8 65 18.1 13.9-23.1 30 7.7 5.1-11.5 72 18.8 14.6-23.8
55-64 381 102 25.3 20.5-30.8 120 32.6 27.1-38.6 56 14.9 11.2-19.7 40 10.4 7.1-15.0 63 16.8 12.9-21.6
65-74 319 122 37.2 30.9-43.9 99 31.0 25.1-37.5 47 16.5 11.6-23.0 22 6.2 3.8-10.0 29 9.1 6.0-13.7
75+ 164 74 46.2 37.2-55.5 57 32.0 24.4-40.7 19 11.3 6.9-18.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 20 12.1 7.3-19.2 *** *** *** 13 12.7 7.0-22.0 11 12.9 6.1-25.5 38 30.8 21.7-41.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 411 87 20.9 16.5-26.3 93 23.4 18.9-28.7 78 21.4 16.9-26.7 37 7.8 5.4-11.1 116 26.4 21.8-31.7
Some Post-H.S. 560 152 25.4 21.4-29.9 141 24.4 20.5-28.9 79 14.2 11.1-17.9 50 9.7 7.1-13.1 138 26.3 22.2-30.8
College Graduate 1,136 285 23.5 20.8-26.5 338 29.8 26.9-32.9 182 16.6 14.2-19.3 108 9.4 7.6-11.4 223 20.7 18.1-23.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 538 174 28.5 24.1-33.2 147 28.1 23.7-33.0 70 15.2 11.6-19.7 43 7.1 5.0- 9.9 104 21.2 17.2-25.8
No 1,671 369 20.9 18.6-23.4 451 26.3 23.8-29.0 281 17.2 15.1-19.5 160 10.0 8.3-12.0 410 25.6 23.2-28.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 329 81 23.8 18.4-30.1 89 23.6 18.7-29.3 60 20.5 15.5-26.5 27 6.6 4.2-10.1 72 25.6 19.8-32.4
Non-Veteran 1,887 463 22.5 20.3-24.9 511 27.3 24.9-29.8 292 16.2 14.2-18.3 179 9.8 8.2-11.6 442 24.3 22.1-26.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,450 291 19.0 16.7-21.6 377 26.0 23.3-28.8 239 16.9 14.7-19.4 140 9.4 7.7-11.4 403 28.7 25.9-31.5
Unemployed 103 16 16.0 8.5-27.9 *** *** *** 16 14.0 8.0-23.1 15 17.6 9.7-29.8 29 23.7 15.7-34.1
Retired 460 188 40.0 34.6-45.6 144 31.2 26.2-36.6 67 16.4 12.4-21.4 26 4.7 3.1- 7.1 35 7.8 5.2-11.5
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 14.7 7.5-26.9
Other not in Labor Force 123 *** *** *** 29 19.4 12.9-28.1 19 16.9 10.1-26.7 17 14.3 8.6-22.9 31 25.0 17.3-34.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.3 8.6-28.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 147 37 20.9 14.4-29.2 36 26.9 18.7-37.1 21 15.7 9.3-25.4 *** *** *** 45 30.9 22.6-40.6
$25,000- 34,999 187 48 23.0 16.9-30.4 41 23.2 16.7-31.3 25 15.8 10.3-23.5 20 12.7 7.2-21.6 53 25.3 18.7-33.2
$35,000- 49,999 233 66 22.5 17.1-28.9 62 30.1 23.1-38.1 31 13.8 9.1-20.2 25 10.3 6.5-15.8 49 23.4 17.1-31.3
$50,000-74,999 307 83 25.1 19.7-31.4 84 29.4 23.4-36.3 52 16.5 12.2-21.9 24 7.3 4.5-11.5 64 21.7 16.7-27.7
$75,000-100,000 290 68 23.6 17.9-30.4 83 24.9 19.7-31.0 39 15.4 10.8-21.5 29 10.1 6.6-14.9 71 26.0 20.4-32.6
$100,000-150,000 339 77 24.4 19.3-30.4 103 27.0 22.0-32.7 54 17.1 12.8-22.6 31 8.7 5.8-13.0 74 22.7 17.8-28.5
$150,000+ 287 43 14.8 10.1-21.2 83 26.4 20.9-32.7 58 19.4 14.7-25.2 31 11.4 7.5-16.9 72 28.0 22.1-34.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 362 107 25.7 20.5-31.6 98 26.4 21.3-32.3 63 19.3 14.6-25.2 25 6.8 4.4-10.6 69 21.7 17.0-27.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 120 26 19.6 11.9-30.5 *** *** *** 14 13.6 6.7-25.7 15 11.4 5.8-21.3 32 23.4 15.4-34.0
101% to 150% 145 37 22.1 15.4-30.7 30 20.2 13.7-28.6 25 17.1 10.8-26.1 16 13.9 7.4-24.4 37 26.8 18.9-36.4
151% to 200% 157 40 22.3 15.9-30.4 40 30.0 21.5-40.3 23 13.0 8.3-19.6 *** *** *** 44 27.7 20.2-36.8
More than 200% 1,396 324 22.1 19.6-24.9 395 26.9 24.3-29.8 222 16.9 14.7-19.4 134 9.4 7.7-11.3 321 24.7 22.0-27.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 362 107 25.7 20.5-31.6 98 26.4 21.3-32.3 63 19.3 14.6-25.2 25 6.8 4.4-10.6 69 21.7 17.0-27.3
HOUSING
Own 1,479 396 24.8 22.3-27.5 452 29.5 26.7-32.3 241 16.4 14.3-18.8 122 8.6 6.9-10.5 268 20.8 18.3-23.5
Rent 615 120 16.8 13.7-20.5 126 21.8 18.0-26.1 90 16.7 13.1-21.0 73 11.0 8.4-14.3 206 33.7 29.4-38.3
Other arrangement 118 *** *** *** 22 14.8 8.8-23.8 17 17.7 10.3-28.8 11 11.6 6.0-21.3 40 31.3 22.2-41.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 821 179 21.0 17.8-24.5 227 28.5 24.8-32.4 136 17.0 14.1-20.4 82 10.4 8.2-13.2 197 23.1 20.0-26.5
Regional City or Suburban County 635 159 22.9 19.2-27.1 174 27.2 23.3-31.5 104 16.0 13.0-19.7 55 9.3 6.7-12.7 143 24.6 20.6-29.0
Rural 769 210 25.2 21.6-29.2 201 23.8 20.5-27.5 113 16.9 13.7-20.7 69 7.8 5.9-10.1 176 26.2 22.5-30.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 447 114 20.6 16.6-25.3 111 24.2 19.6-29.4 56 12.0 8.8-16.1 45 8.9 6.4-12.3 121 34.3 28.5-40.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 914 239 24.1 20.9-27.7 242 24.9 21.6-28.4 161 18.7 15.8-22.1 75 8.2 6.3-10.6 197 24.1 20.8-27.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 864 195 22.5 19.3-26.1 249 29.2 25.8-33.0 136 16.8 14.0-20.0 86 10.4 8.1-13.2 198 21.1 18.2-24.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 796 185 22.2 18.8-25.9 223 27.6 24.1-31.4 130 16.1 13.4-19.3 69 9.4 7.2-12.3 189 24.7 21.4-28.4
2nd Quartile 604 147 23.5 19.7-27.8 162 27.2 23.2-31.6 101 17.8 14.4-21.8 60 9.5 7.0-12.8 134 21.9 18.4-25.9
3rd Quartile 633 161 22.5 19.0-26.4 173 26.0 22.1-30.3 96 16.5 13.2-20.3 60 9.2 6.9-12.0 143 25.9 21.7-30.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 192 55 24.0 17.3-32.2 44 21.9 15.0-30.8 26 14.4 8.6-23.1 17 7.4 4.1-12.8 50 32.3 24.0-41.9

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last 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 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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