2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,273 1,603 68.9 66.6-71.2 231 10.8 9.3-12.4 143 6.9 5.7- 8.3 214 9.4 8.1-10.9 82 4.0 3.1- 5.1
GENDER
Male 1,215 804 64.2 60.9-67.4 128 11.6 9.6-14.1 90 7.8 6.1- 9.8 139 11.2 9.3-13.5 54 5.2 3.8- 7.0
Female 1,058 799 74.4 71.1-77.5 103 9.8 7.8-12.1 53 5.9 4.2- 8.1 75 7.3 5.7- 9.4 28 2.6 1.7- 4.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,598 1,137 68.8 66.0-71.5 165 11.4 9.6-13.5 97 6.9 5.5- 8.6 142 8.8 7.3-10.5 57 4.1 3.1- 5.5
Non-Hispanic Black 321 239 75.1 68.8-80.4 23 7.1 4.5-11.1 20 6.1 3.4-10.7 31 9.5 6.3-14.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 201 122 60.0 51.1-68.3 26 13.5 8.5-20.8 18 10.2 6.0-16.6 25 10.8 6.9-16.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 574 311 56.7 51.8-61.4 92 14.9 11.9-18.5 59 10.3 7.6-13.8 85 12.7 10.0-16.1 27 5.3 3.5- 8.0
35-44 418 265 62.8 57.0-68.2 54 13.7 10.0-18.5 28 6.6 4.3-10.0 53 12.2 9.0-16.3 18 4.7 2.7- 8.0
45-54 366 276 75.5 70.0-80.3 33 8.1 5.5-11.7 16 5.0 2.9- 8.6 34 9.7 6.7-13.9 *** *** ***
55-64 384 294 77.1 71.9-81.5 28 7.8 5.1-11.7 23 6.0 3.8- 9.3 21 4.5 2.9- 7.0 18 4.6 2.8- 7.6
65-74 324 276 85.2 80.0-89.2 14 4.9 2.7- 8.7 12 2.8 1.5- 5.3 13 4.3 2.4- 7.8 *** *** ***
75+ 167 148 87.2 79.2-92.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 114 *** *** *** 12 8.7 4.5-16.1 15 13.9 8.2-22.7 14 11.3 6.0-20.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 415 277 68.1 62.5-73.2 51 13.6 10.0-18.3 23 5.5 3.2- 9.1 34 6.7 4.6- 9.7 30 6.2 4.0- 9.3
Some Post-H.S. 575 393 66.5 61.8-70.9 54 10.1 7.6-13.3 41 7.7 5.4-10.8 62 11.3 8.6-14.8 25 4.5 2.9- 6.8
College Graduate 1,162 858 72.6 69.6-75.5 112 9.9 8.2-12.1 64 6.0 4.6- 7.8 103 9.1 7.4-11.2 25 2.3 1.5- 3.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 547 398 70.2 65.1-74.8 48 9.8 7.1-13.4 32 6.9 4.4-10.5 38 7.0 4.9- 9.9 31 6.1 4.0- 9.2
No 1,708 1,191 68.5 65.7-71.1 181 11.1 9.4-13.0 111 7.0 5.6- 8.6 174 10.1 8.5-12.0 51 3.3 2.4- 4.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 336 250 68.9 61.8-75.2 33 10.8 7.3-15.9 17 7.4 3.7-14.3 28 9.1 6.0-13.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,929 1,348 69.0 66.5-71.5 196 10.6 9.1-12.4 125 6.8 5.6- 8.2 186 9.5 8.1-11.2 74 4.0 3.1- 5.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,483 990 65.7 62.7-68.6 167 11.5 9.6-13.6 101 7.6 6.0- 9.5 163 10.5 8.9-12.4 62 4.7 3.5- 6.2
Unemployed 106 *** *** *** 15 14.2 8.0-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 465 399 86.0 81.8-89.3 23 5.7 3.7- 8.7 17 3.4 1.9- 5.9 18 3.7 2.1- 6.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 127 78 60.6 50.2-70.2 19 14.7 9.0-23.2 11 9.8 5.2-17.8 16 12.9 7.3-21.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 147 92 64.2 54.5-72.9 14 8.4 4.7-14.7 17 11.6 6.8-19.0 14 10.1 5.5-17.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 192 129 70.1 62.1-77.1 26 13.0 8.4-19.6 11 5.4 2.8-10.2 18 8.6 4.9-14.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 236 178 72.9 65.1-79.6 21 11.1 6.9-17.5 12 6.4 2.9-13.4 15 5.0 2.8- 8.8 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 312 231 74.1 67.9-79.4 26 7.9 5.2-11.8 16 5.6 3.1-10.0 28 8.8 5.8-13.2 11 3.6 1.8- 7.0
$75,000-100,000 295 207 67.8 61.1-73.9 27 8.0 5.3-11.9 19 7.0 4.3-11.2 26 9.4 6.1-14.0 16 7.8 4.4-13.4
$100,000-150,000 348 251 70.9 64.8-76.3 37 11.2 7.5-16.4 18 5.7 3.5- 9.1 36 10.4 7.2-14.7 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 297 204 64.4 57.4-70.8 24 9.6 6.2-14.6 20 8.4 4.8-14.2 39 13.1 9.2-18.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 370 265 68.3 62.2-73.9 43 13.9 10.0-19.0 26 7.9 5.2-11.9 27 6.8 4.4-10.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 125 *** *** *** 13 9.8 5.1-17.9 *** *** *** 16 15.6 8.7-26.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 144 100 69.5 59.9-77.7 18 14.3 8.5-23.0 13 9.0 4.8-16.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 160 109 68.6 59.5-76.5 18 12.2 7.1-20.3 11 6.6 3.5-12.1 12 5.7 3.1-10.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,427 1,019 69.5 66.5-72.3 131 9.4 7.7-11.3 83 6.7 5.2- 8.7 144 10.2 8.5-12.3 50 4.2 3.1- 5.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 370 265 68.3 62.2-73.9 43 13.9 10.0-19.0 26 7.9 5.2-11.9 27 6.8 4.4-10.2 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,505 1,148 73.7 70.8-76.3 127 9.1 7.5-11.1 79 6.0 4.6- 7.8 111 8.0 6.5- 9.8 40 3.3 2.3- 4.6
Rent 635 375 57.8 53.1-62.4 86 14.3 11.3-17.9 52 8.6 6.4-11.6 84 13.0 10.1-16.4 38 6.3 4.3- 9.1
Other arrangement 120 *** *** *** 16 16.3 9.7-26.1 12 10.5 5.5-19.2 17 11.7 6.6-19.8 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 846 581 69.3 65.5-72.9 92 10.4 8.3-13.0 60 7.2 5.3- 9.6 83 9.4 7.4-12.0 30 3.6 2.4- 5.3
Regional City or Suburban County 648 466 69.2 64.6-73.4 67 11.8 9.0-15.3 37 7.1 4.8-10.3 60 8.5 6.3-11.3 18 3.4 2.0- 5.8
Rural 779 556 68.2 63.9-72.1 72 10.1 7.7-13.2 46 6.3 4.5- 8.7 71 10.4 8.0-13.4 34 5.0 3.4- 7.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 445 298 60.5 54.3-66.3 50 13.6 9.7-18.8 29 7.6 4.6-12.2 44 11.2 7.9-15.5 24 7.2 4.4-11.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 932 690 70.4 66.6-73.9 83 10.0 7.8-12.7 51 6.4 4.7- 8.7 75 9.5 7.3-12.2 33 3.7 2.5- 5.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 896 615 70.9 67.3-74.1 98 10.4 8.4-12.8 63 7.1 5.3- 9.3 95 8.7 7.0-10.9 25 3.0 1.9- 4.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 827 573 68.1 64.3-71.7 83 10.4 8.3-13.1 60 8.3 6.3-10.9 82 9.1 7.1-11.5 29 4.0 2.7- 6.1
2nd Quartile 616 435 70.3 65.9-74.4 74 11.9 9.3-15.1 36 6.0 4.1- 8.9 52 8.5 6.2-11.4 19 3.3 2.0- 5.4
3rd Quartile 639 467 69.6 64.9-74.0 51 8.9 6.3-12.3 38 6.8 4.6-10.1 60 10.5 7.9-13.8 23 4.2 2.6- 6.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 191 128 62.6 53.0-71.3 23 14.1 8.5-22.5 *** *** *** 20 12.7 7.8-19.9 11 6.8 3.1-14.1

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*This question was 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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