2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,615 2,345 50.8 49.0-52.6 780 15.6 14.4-16.9 1,490 33.7 32.0-35.4
-FEMALES 2,472 1,419 56.5 54.0-58.9 314 12.2 10.7-13.9 739 31.3 29.0-33.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,561 819 53.9 50.7-57.0 212 12.6 10.7-14.6 530 33.6 30.7-36.5
Non-Hispanic Black 505 336 60.8 55.3-66.1 62 13.2 9.9-17.4 107 26.0 21.3-31.3
Other 377 244 61.6 54.6-68.1 37 8.9 5.8-13.4 96 29.5 23.4-36.5
AGE
18-34 458 199 46.9 41.3-52.6 48 11.1 8.1-15.0 211 42.0 36.6-47.5
35-44 368 169 46.2 40.0-52.6 55 14.9 11.0-19.8 144 38.9 33.1-45.1
45-54 356 195 54.3 48.1-60.4 45 11.2 8.1-15.4 116 34.4 28.7-40.6
55-64 441 246 58.3 52.5-63.8 62 13.4 10.1-17.5 133 28.3 23.5-33.7
65-74 474 326 70.4 64.8-75.5 64 12.8 9.6-16.8 84 16.8 12.8-21.7
75+ 317 244 77.8 71.6-83.0 34 10.1 6.6-15.1 39 12.1 8.5-17.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 170 81.4 73.8-87.2 *** *** *** 26 16.1 10.6-23.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 527 370 66.1 60.7-71.1 46 8.9 6.4-12.3 111 24.9 20.5-30.1
Some Post-H.S. 684 412 57.2 52.4-61.9 94 13.9 10.9-17.4 178 28.9 24.8-33.4
College Graduate 1,048 462 39.8 36.5-43.3 164 16.3 13.8-19.2 422 43.9 40.4-47.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 172 127 70.3 60.3-78.7 13 6.6 3.2-13.1 32 23.1 15.5-33.0
$15,000- 24,999 257 188 66.5 58.3-73.8 19 6.5 3.9-10.4 50 27.1 20.1-35.4
$25,000- 34,999 273 174 62.9 55.4-69.8 36 12.9 8.9-18.3 63 24.2 18.5-31.1
$35,000- 49,999 236 130 53.0 44.5-61.4 37 13.5 9.3-19.1 69 33.5 25.8-42.2
$50,000- 74,999 291 161 55.4 47.8-62.8 43 13.4 9.4-18.8 87 31.1 24.7-38.4
$75,000+ 682 250 36.3 32.1-40.7 112 17.7 14.4-21.7 320 45.9 41.6-50.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 829 574 67.9 63.7-71.8 87 10.3 8.0-13.1 168 21.9 18.5-25.7
No 1,627 836 51.2 48.0-54.3 224 13.0 11.1-15.1 567 35.8 32.9-38.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** 14 17.3 9.8-28.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,386 1,374 56.6 54.1-59.1 299 12.1 10.5-13.7 713 31.3 29.0-33.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 727 338 47.0 42.7-51.4 108 14.3 11.5-17.5 281 38.7 34.5-43.1
Regional City or Suburban County 658 353 52.2 47.5-56.8 88 12.0 9.4-15.2 217 35.8 31.5-40.4
Rural 1,087 728 68.3 64.5-71.9 118 10.6 8.5-13.2 241 21.1 18.2-24.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,184 536 44.4 40.9-48.0 172 14.5 12.3-17.0 476 41.1 37.6-44.6
Unemployed 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 34.1 24.8-44.8
Retired 727 509 71.2 66.8-75.1 96 12.0 9.4-15.1 122 16.8 13.7-20.6
Unable to Work 187 150 81.7 73.6-87.7 14 5.8 3.1-10.6 23 12.5 7.4-20.4
Other not in Labor Force 229 131 61.0 52.8-68.7 24 10.5 6.3-17.1 74 28.5 22.0-35.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 225 162 65.0 56.1-73.0 16 6.0 3.4-10.6 47 29.0 21.3-38.0
101% to 150% 235 152 64.9 57.1-71.9 27 10.4 6.8-15.8 56 24.7 18.6-32.0
151% to 200% 213 141 62.0 53.0-70.2 22 10.0 6.2-15.6 50 28.0 20.5-36.9
More than 200% 1,165 526 44.0 40.4-47.6 187 16.5 14.0-19.3 452 39.6 36.1-43.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 721 519 72.6 67.9-76.8 65 7.6 5.6-10.3 137 19.8 16.1-24.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 961 532 56.1 52.0-60.1 139 13.2 10.8-16.0 290 30.7 27.1-34.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 790 368 46.7 42.7-50.8 110 14.2 11.6-17.3 312 39.1 35.3-43.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 740 344 47.8 43.4-52.2 108 13.8 11.1-17.1 288 38.4 34.3-42.7
2nd Quartile 624 352 54.9 50.1-59.6 85 13.1 10.3-16.4 187 32.1 27.8-36.7
3rd Quartile 693 397 59.1 54.3-63.7 88 11.7 9.2-14.8 208 29.2 25.0-33.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 415 326 79.5 73.4-84.4 33 6.5 4.0-10.2 56 14.1 9.9-19.5

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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