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%)
TOTAL 4,584 745 16.7 15.4-18.0 3,839 83.3 82.0-84.6
GENDER
Male 2,117 443 21.1 19.1-23.3 1,674 78.9 76.7-80.9
Female 2,467 302 12.6 11.1-14.3 2,165 87.4 85.7-88.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,958 532 18.4 16.7-20.1 2,426 81.6 79.9-83.3
Non-Hispanic Black 844 86 10.6 8.3-13.5 758 89.4 86.5-91.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 100 15 14.8 8.4-24.6 85 85.2 75.4-91.6
Hispanic 405 74 18.5 14.4-23.6 331 81.5 76.4-85.6
AGE
18-34 938 258 24.1 21.1-27.4 680 75.9 72.6-78.9
35-44 680 152 23.2 19.6-27.4 528 76.8 72.6-80.4
45-54 716 97 13.1 10.5-16.2 619 86.9 83.8-89.5
55-64 778 106 12.5 10.1-15.3 672 87.5 84.7-89.9
65-74 839 77 9.0 7.0-11.5 762 91.0 88.5-93.0
75+ 534 44 8.2 5.9-11.5 490 91.8 88.5-94.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 389 45 11.5 8.3-15.8 344 88.5 84.2-91.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,055 145 14.8 12.3-17.7 910 85.2 82.3-87.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,240 201 17.3 14.9-20.0 1,039 82.7 80.0-85.1
College Graduate 1,882 351 19.6 17.6-21.7 1,531 80.4 78.3-82.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,433 166 12.7 10.7-15.1 1,267 87.3 84.9-89.3
No 3,119 574 18.4 16.8-20.1 2,545 81.6 79.9-83.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 603 98 18.5 14.7-23.1 505 81.5 76.9-85.3
Non-Veteran 3,971 643 16.3 15.0-17.7 3,328 83.7 82.3-85.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,457 514 21.4 19.5-23.4 1,943 78.6 76.6-80.5
Unemployed 230 40 15.4 10.9-21.4 190 84.6 78.6-89.1
Retired 1,254 117 8.9 7.3-10.9 1,137 91.1 89.1-92.7
Unable to Work 325 18 5.2 3.1- 8.6 307 94.8 91.4-96.9
Other not in Labor Force 290 50 15.1 11.0-20.3 240 84.9 79.7-89.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 251 27 12.3 7.8-18.8 224 87.7 81.2-92.2
$15,000- 24,999 422 56 13.3 9.9-17.6 366 86.7 82.4-90.1
$25,000- 34,999 480 67 13.2 10.0-17.2 413 86.8 82.8-90.0
$35,000- 49,999 495 63 14.4 10.8-19.0 432 85.6 81.0-89.2
$50,000-74,999 591 91 14.9 11.8-18.5 500 85.1 81.5-88.2
$75,000-100,000 473 101 22.3 18.1-27.1 372 77.7 72.9-81.9
$100,000-150,000 513 117 22.6 18.6-27.2 396 77.4 72.8-81.4
$150,000+ 420 107 28.1 23.2-33.7 313 71.9 66.3-76.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 939 116 12.5 10.2-15.2 823 87.5 84.8-89.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 97 13 14.7 7.9-25.6 84 85.3 74.4-92.1
50% to 100% 370 42 11.7 8.1-16.4 328 88.3 83.6-91.9
101% to 150% 378 43 11.3 8.1-15.7 335 88.7 84.3-91.9
151% to 200% 387 58 15.1 11.3-19.9 329 84.9 80.1-88.7
More than 200% 2,392 470 20.5 18.6-22.5 1,922 79.5 77.5-81.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 939 116 12.5 10.2-15.2 823 87.5 84.8-89.8
HOUSING
Own 3,022 437 15.1 13.6-16.8 2,585 84.9 83.2-86.4
Rent 1,210 255 22.7 19.9-25.7 955 77.3 74.3-80.1
Other arrangement 304 49 14.9 10.8-20.0 255 85.1 80.0-89.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,411 291 19.2 17.0-21.7 1,120 80.8 78.3-83.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,233 198 17.1 14.7-19.9 1,035 82.9 80.1-85.3
Rural 1,940 256 14.0 12.1-16.0 1,684 86.0 84.0-87.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,226 155 15.1 12.5-18.1 1,071 84.9 81.9-87.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,828 278 15.9 13.9-18.0 1,550 84.1 82.0-86.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,530 312 18.4 16.3-20.6 1,218 81.6 79.4-83.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,425 292 19.6 17.4-22.1 1,133 80.4 77.9-82.6
2nd Quartile 1,214 195 16.2 13.9-18.8 1,019 83.8 81.2-86.1
3rd Quartile 1,285 192 15.7 13.4-18.4 1,093 84.3 81.6-86.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 660 66 11.4 8.5-15.2 594 88.6 84.8-91.5

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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 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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