2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,661 2,345 50.2 48.4-52.0 618 13.6 12.4-14.9 736 15.9 14.6-17.2 719 15.6 14.4-16.9 243 4.7 4.1- 5.5
GENDER
Male 2,169 926 43.8 41.2-46.4 291 14.0 12.2-16.1 387 17.2 15.4-19.2 414 18.5 16.6-20.5 151 6.5 5.4- 7.8
Female 2,492 1,419 56.1 53.6-58.6 327 13.2 11.6-15.0 349 14.6 13.0-16.5 305 12.9 11.4-14.6 92 3.1 2.5- 4.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,989 1,373 47.2 45.0-49.4 379 12.8 11.4-14.3 488 16.2 14.7-17.8 558 18.2 16.7-19.9 191 5.6 4.7- 6.6
Non-Hispanic Black 867 530 56.7 52.4-60.9 102 13.4 10.5-16.8 122 15.3 12.5-18.6 84 11.3 8.8-14.4 29 3.4 2.2- 5.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 133 *** *** *** 18 7.9 3.9-15.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 11.5 6.6-19.4 17 18.2 10.8-29.1 *** *** ***
Hispanic 422 213 50.8 44.8-56.8 92 22.9 17.8-28.8 77 18.1 14.1-22.9 34 6.7 4.4-10.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 968 378 42.8 39.0-46.8 132 14.5 11.9-17.5 227 21.3 18.4-24.4 204 18.5 16.0-21.4 27 2.9 1.9- 4.4
35-44 695 271 38.3 34.0-42.8 133 19.2 15.7-23.1 135 19.5 16.2-23.2 125 17.8 14.7-21.4 31 5.3 3.5- 7.9
45-54 723 353 50.3 46.0-54.7 112 14.8 11.9-18.2 114 13.9 11.3-17.0 113 16.9 13.8-20.5 31 4.1 2.8- 6.0
55-64 788 398 52.8 48.5-57.1 95 11.5 9.1-14.6 127 15.5 12.8-18.7 121 14.7 12.0-17.9 47 5.4 4.0- 7.4
65-74 849 517 61.9 57.6-66.0 85 9.4 7.3-12.1 86 9.8 7.6-12.5 109 13.1 10.4-16.3 52 5.8 4.2- 7.9
75+ 537 367 70.3 65.3-74.8 46 8.4 6.0-11.6 35 6.2 4.1- 9.4 36 6.9 4.8-10.0 53 8.2 6.0-11.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 402 278 67.9 61.8-73.5 50 11.9 8.4-16.5 45 11.1 7.8-15.5 18 6.6 4.0-10.7 11 2.6 1.3- 5.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,082 652 55.9 52.1-59.5 145 14.2 11.8-17.1 109 11.7 9.5-14.4 123 13.7 11.3-16.5 53 4.5 3.2- 6.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,256 672 52.1 48.7-55.5 175 14.1 11.8-16.6 188 15.3 13.1-17.9 160 13.6 11.4-16.0 61 5.0 3.8- 6.6
College Graduate 1,903 732 36.0 33.6-38.5 246 13.2 11.5-15.2 391 22.0 19.9-24.3 416 23.1 21.0-25.4 118 5.5 4.5- 6.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,455 891 60.5 57.3-63.6 187 12.1 10.2-14.4 185 13.4 11.3-15.7 121 9.3 7.5-11.3 71 4.8 3.6- 6.3
No 3,174 1,440 45.8 43.6-48.0 422 14.1 12.6-15.7 548 17.0 15.5-18.7 594 18.4 16.8-20.1 170 4.7 4.0- 5.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 616 274 44.4 39.8-49.1 95 17.0 13.5-21.3 90 14.6 11.5-18.5 111 17.4 14.1-21.3 46 6.5 4.6- 9.1
Non-Veteran 4,033 2,068 51.1 49.2-53.0 520 13.0 11.8-14.4 644 16.0 14.7-17.5 605 15.3 14.0-16.7 196 4.5 3.8- 5.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,506 996 39.9 37.5-42.3 413 16.7 15.0-18.6 490 19.4 17.6-21.4 489 19.1 17.4-21.0 118 4.8 3.9- 5.9
Unemployed 237 127 52.5 44.6-60.3 28 14.3 9.0-22.0 36 15.3 10.4-21.8 26 10.5 6.6-16.5 20 7.4 4.5-12.0
Retired 1,269 795 63.6 60.2-66.9 117 9.1 7.4-11.3 126 10.2 8.3-12.5 140 11.3 9.2-13.7 91 5.8 4.6- 7.3
Unable to Work 328 248 76.8 70.5-82.0 28 6.7 4.3-10.3 24 6.9 4.2-11.0 21 8.2 4.9-13.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 292 164 62.0 54.9-68.7 29 9.8 6.3-15.0 54 13.9 10.1-18.8 39 12.2 8.6-17.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 257 179 69.2 60.9-76.3 27 8.4 4.7-14.3 19 9.2 5.4-15.1 21 10.0 5.7-16.8 11 3.3 1.6- 6.8
$15,000- 24,999 436 278 59.9 53.7-65.8 48 11.3 7.8-15.9 58 14.7 10.8-19.7 39 11.4 7.8-16.2 13 2.8 1.6- 5.0
$25,000- 34,999 485 292 57.5 51.8-63.0 64 12.4 9.5-16.2 63 16.1 12.1-21.1 45 9.4 6.7-13.1 21 4.6 2.8- 7.4
$35,000- 49,999 505 261 50.3 44.8-55.8 76 16.6 12.7-21.5 90 17.3 13.6-21.8 63 12.9 9.7-16.8 15 2.9 1.6- 5.0
$50,000-74,999 596 281 47.4 42.3-52.6 98 17.8 14.2-22.2 89 14.2 11.1-18.1 91 14.7 11.6-18.3 37 5.9 4.1- 8.5
$75,000-100,000 479 182 40.0 34.7-45.5 70 14.4 11.0-18.7 91 16.0 12.6-20.0 96 20.7 16.6-25.6 40 8.9 6.2-12.5
$100,000-150,000 513 165 32.2 27.7-37.2 78 16.9 13.1-21.5 102 19.8 16.2-24.0 135 25.1 21.1-29.7 33 6.0 4.0- 8.9
$150,000+ 423 125 29.0 24.3-34.2 38 10.2 6.8-15.0 94 22.0 17.8-26.9 137 32.6 27.5-38.1 29 6.2 4.1- 9.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 967 582 62.4 58.5-66.2 119 11.7 9.4-14.5 130 13.5 11.1-16.4 92 9.3 7.4-11.8 44 3.0 2.1- 4.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 100 *** *** *** 12 8.0 4.0-15.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 378 249 61.0 54.0-67.6 48 13.2 9.1-18.8 39 14.2 9.7-20.3 25 8.1 4.8-13.4 17 3.5 2.0- 6.0
101% to 150% 390 238 60.5 54.2-66.4 49 10.8 7.8-14.8 56 15.8 11.6-21.1 39 10.7 7.5-15.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 395 228 56.6 50.3-62.6 46 12.8 9.0-18.1 59 14.1 10.6-18.5 44 11.2 8.1-15.4 18 5.3 3.1- 8.7
More than 200% 2,409 975 39.9 37.5-42.4 339 15.3 13.5-17.3 440 17.7 15.9-19.5 502 20.9 19.0-22.9 153 6.2 5.1- 7.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 967 582 62.4 58.5-66.2 119 11.7 9.4-14.5 130 13.5 11.1-16.4 92 9.3 7.4-11.8 44 3.0 2.1- 4.3
HOUSING
Own 3,054 1,529 49.9 47.7-52.1 396 14.2 12.6-15.9 453 14.6 13.2-16.2 490 16.0 14.5-17.6 186 5.3 4.5- 6.3
Rent 1,247 592 45.1 41.7-48.6 183 13.6 11.4-16.1 229 20.6 17.8-23.6 195 16.6 14.2-19.4 48 4.1 2.9- 5.7
Other arrangement 311 188 63.6 56.6-70.0 34 9.6 6.3-14.2 52 14.8 10.6-20.3 28 9.9 6.3-15.1 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,437 578 42.0 38.9-45.2 200 14.5 12.3-16.9 284 19.1 16.9-21.6 298 19.7 17.5-22.2 77 4.6 3.6- 6.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,257 596 46.9 43.6-50.3 173 14.6 12.2-17.3 213 16.9 14.5-19.5 213 17.0 14.6-19.7 62 4.6 3.5- 6.2
Rural 1,967 1,171 60.5 57.7-63.2 245 12.0 10.3-14.0 239 12.0 10.3-14.0 208 10.6 9.0-12.4 104 4.9 3.9- 6.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,251 790 62.3 58.6-65.8 158 13.4 11.0-16.3 139 10.9 8.9-13.3 118 9.6 7.7-11.9 46 3.8 2.7- 5.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,857 907 50.6 47.7-53.5 267 13.8 12.0-15.9 291 15.5 13.6-17.6 284 15.0 13.2-17.1 108 5.1 4.1- 6.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,553 648 42.8 39.9-45.8 193 13.5 11.5-15.8 306 19.1 17.0-21.5 317 19.6 17.4-22.0 89 4.9 3.9- 6.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,443 611 44.9 41.8-48.1 172 11.9 10.0-14.1 263 17.6 15.4-20.0 300 20.1 17.8-22.7 97 5.5 4.3- 7.0
2nd Quartile 1,233 604 48.0 44.7-51.4 180 15.2 13.0-17.9 210 17.3 14.9-20.0 183 15.1 12.9-17.6 56 4.3 3.2- 5.7
3rd Quartile 1,313 654 51.6 48.2-55.0 203 15.0 12.7-17.7 202 14.5 12.4-16.9 183 13.7 11.7-16.1 71 5.2 4.0- 6.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 672 476 70.6 65.5-75.2 63 9.6 6.8-13.5 61 9.2 6.7-12.5 53 8.1 5.7-11.3 19 2.5 1.4- 4.4

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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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