2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,618 3,948 84.7 83.4-85.9 670 15.3 14.1-16.6
GENDER
Male 2,141 1,730 80.1 78.0-82.1 411 19.9 17.9-22.0
Female 2,477 2,218 88.9 87.2-90.3 259 11.1 9.7-12.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,971 2,510 83.6 81.9-85.1 461 16.4 14.9-18.1
Non-Hispanic Black 851 769 89.6 86.6-91.9 82 10.4 8.1-13.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 101 89 87.8 78.4-93.5 12 12.2 6.5-21.6
Hispanic 414 335 80.8 75.8-85.1 79 19.2 14.9-24.2
AGE
18-34 952 689 75.6 72.4-78.7 263 24.4 21.3-27.6
35-44 689 536 77.1 73.1-80.7 153 22.9 19.3-26.9
45-54 719 629 87.9 84.9-90.4 90 12.1 9.6-15.1
55-64 782 692 89.3 86.6-91.5 90 10.7 8.5-13.4
65-74 841 793 94.4 92.3-96.0 48 5.6 4.0- 7.7
75+ 534 515 96.2 93.6-97.8 19 3.8 2.2- 6.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 392 349 88.9 84.7-92.1 43 11.1 7.9-15.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,067 929 86.2 83.4-88.6 138 13.8 11.4-16.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,247 1,065 84.1 81.4-86.4 182 15.9 13.6-18.6
College Graduate 1,894 1,590 82.5 80.4-84.4 304 17.5 15.6-19.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,438 1,289 88.4 86.1-90.4 149 11.6 9.6-13.9
No 3,148 2,631 83.1 81.4-84.6 517 16.9 15.4-18.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 610 524 82.9 78.3-86.7 86 17.1 13.3-21.7
Non-Veteran 3,997 3,416 85.0 83.7-86.3 581 15.0 13.7-16.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,479 1,986 79.5 77.5-81.4 493 20.5 18.6-22.5
Unemployed 233 194 84.2 77.7-89.1 39 15.8 10.9-22.3
Retired 1,260 1,194 94.9 93.3-96.2 66 5.1 3.8- 6.7
Unable to Work 326 310 95.2 91.7-97.2 16 4.8 2.8- 8.3
Other not in Labor Force 291 242 85.2 80.0-89.2 49 14.8 10.8-20.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 255 225 86.5 79.4-91.4 30 13.5 8.6-20.6
$15,000- 24,999 425 370 86.7 82.4-90.1 55 13.3 9.9-17.6
$25,000- 34,999 484 421 87.3 83.4-90.5 63 12.7 9.5-16.6
$35,000- 49,999 497 439 86.8 82.3-90.2 58 13.2 9.8-17.7
$50,000-74,999 593 512 86.4 82.8-89.4 81 13.6 10.6-17.2
$75,000-100,000 477 389 80.7 76.2-84.6 88 19.3 15.4-23.8
$100,000-150,000 513 416 80.3 75.8-84.1 97 19.7 15.9-24.2
$150,000+ 422 329 74.8 69.2-79.6 93 25.2 20.4-30.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 952 847 88.4 85.7-90.6 105 11.6 9.4-14.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 99 84 84.6 73.7-91.4 15 15.4 8.6-26.3
50% to 100% 374 330 87.6 82.5-91.3 44 12.4 8.7-17.5
101% to 150% 382 338 88.6 84.3-91.9 44 11.4 8.1-15.7
151% to 200% 388 337 86.7 82.1-90.2 51 13.3 9.8-17.9
More than 200% 2,402 1,994 81.7 79.7-83.5 408 18.3 16.5-20.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 952 847 88.4 85.7-90.6 105 11.6 9.4-14.3
HOUSING
Own 3,034 2,677 86.9 85.3-88.3 357 13.1 11.7-14.7
Rent 1,227 967 77.3 74.3-80.1 260 22.7 19.9-25.7
Other arrangement 308 259 85.3 80.2-89.3 49 14.7 10.7-19.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,424 1,159 82.3 79.9-84.5 265 17.7 15.5-20.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,244 1,062 83.9 81.2-86.3 182 16.1 13.7-18.8
Rural 1,950 1,727 87.6 85.6-89.3 223 12.4 10.7-14.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,235 1,088 85.5 82.5-88.1 147 14.5 11.9-17.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,839 1,597 85.5 83.4-87.4 242 14.5 12.6-16.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,544 1,263 83.4 81.3-85.4 281 16.6 14.6-18.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,438 1,184 82.5 80.1-84.6 254 17.5 15.4-19.9
2nd Quartile 1,220 1,039 84.7 82.2-87.0 181 15.3 13.0-17.8
3rd Quartile 1,293 1,121 85.6 83.0-87.9 172 14.4 12.1-17.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 667 604 89.1 85.4-92.0 63 10.9 8.0-14.6

Back to Alcohol Consumption.

*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 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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 19AUG22.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts