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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,572 819 53.6 50.5-56.8 205 13.1 11.2-15.3 232 14.4 12.4-16.6 242 15.3 13.3-17.6 74 3.6 2.7- 4.6
Non-Hispanic Black 510 336 60.2 54.7-65.5 55 10.9 8.1-14.7 69 16.3 12.6-20.8 37 9.6 6.5-13.9 13 3.0 1.6- 5.5
Other 381 244 61.0 54.1-67.5 65 17.8 12.7-24.3 46 14.0 9.8-19.5 23 6.7 4.1-10.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 462 199 46.6 41.0-52.3 64 14.4 10.9-18.8 113 22.6 18.5-27.4 79 15.1 11.9-19.1 *** *** ***
35-44 372 169 45.9 39.7-52.3 76 19.2 14.9-24.4 60 15.8 12.0-20.6 56 16.4 12.2-21.7 11 2.6 1.3- 5.2
45-54 358 195 54.1 48.0-60.2 59 15.6 11.6-20.5 46 10.9 7.8-15.1 48 16.5 12.2-21.9 *** *** ***
55-64 443 246 58.1 52.3-63.6 51 11.4 8.2-15.5 67 14.8 11.3-19.2 60 12.3 9.3-16.2 19 3.4 2.1- 5.6
65-74 478 326 70.1 64.5-75.2 50 9.1 6.6-12.5 41 9.3 6.3-13.6 43 7.5 5.3-10.7 18 3.9 2.1- 7.0
75+ 320 244 77.1 70.9-82.3 19 5.1 3.0- 8.6 15 3.4 1.7- 6.9 16 6.8 3.9-11.5 26 7.5 4.9-11.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 170 81.4 73.8-87.2 19 7.4 4.4-12.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 529 370 65.7 60.3-70.7 61 11.5 8.6-15.1 42 10.7 7.6-14.8 41 9.5 6.7-13.3 15 2.7 1.5- 4.8
Some Post-H.S. 691 412 56.9 52.1-61.5 106 16.0 12.8-19.9 87 13.5 10.6-17.1 65 10.7 8.1-13.9 21 2.9 1.8- 4.5
College Graduate 1,059 462 39.5 36.1-42.9 141 13.6 11.3-16.3 208 21.5 18.7-24.6 194 21.0 18.3-24.1 54 4.4 3.3- 5.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 172 127 70.3 60.3-78.7 19 7.6 4.2-13.4 14 10.8 6.0-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 260 188 65.3 57.2-72.7 24 7.8 5.0-12.0 28 16.7 11.0-24.6 15 8.1 4.4-14.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 276 174 62.4 55.0-69.3 36 11.9 8.2-17.0 29 12.4 8.3-18.2 26 8.7 5.6-13.4 11 4.5 2.3- 8.8
$35,000- 49,999 239 130 52.7 44.3-61.1 36 18.2 12.2-26.3 46 19.1 13.4-26.4 22 8.7 5.5-13.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 292 161 55.3 47.7-62.7 43 14.1 10.0-19.6 40 13.7 9.3-19.6 38 14.1 9.7-20.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 686 250 36.1 32.0-40.5 106 17.0 13.7-20.9 135 18.4 15.3-21.9 158 23.9 20.3-27.8 37 4.6 3.2- 6.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 837 574 67.3 63.1-71.2 104 11.6 9.2-14.5 82 10.6 8.3-13.6 52 7.2 5.2- 9.9 25 3.2 2.0- 5.1
No 1,639 836 50.9 47.8-54.0 218 13.7 11.7-15.9 267 16.7 14.5-19.0 251 15.7 13.7-17.9 67 3.1 2.4- 4.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** 15 17.3 10.1-28.1 *** *** *** 13 11.8 6.3-21.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,406 1,374 56.3 53.7-58.8 312 13.1 11.4-14.9 339 14.6 12.9-16.4 291 13.0 11.4-14.7 90 3.2 2.5- 4.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 734 338 46.8 42.5-51.2 108 15.2 12.2-18.8 133 17.4 14.4-20.8 121 17.1 14.1-20.6 34 3.5 2.4- 5.2
Regional City or Suburban County 665 353 51.7 47.1-56.3 88 13.1 10.3-16.6 106 17.2 13.9-21.1 95 14.6 11.7-18.1 23 3.4 2.1- 5.3
Rural 1,093 728 68.0 64.2-71.5 131 11.5 9.3-14.1 110 10.1 8.0-12.7 89 7.8 6.1-10.0 35 2.6 1.8- 3.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,195 536 44.1 40.6-47.7 218 18.2 15.7-21.1 210 18.3 15.7-21.1 192 16.4 14.1-19.1 39 3.0 2.1- 4.2
Unemployed 134 82 59.5 49.0-69.2 12 8.8 4.4-16.9 18 14.1 8.4-22.7 15 12.6 6.7-22.4 *** *** ***
Retired 731 509 70.8 66.5-74.8 60 7.4 5.5- 9.8 60 8.5 6.2-11.6 62 8.6 6.4-11.5 40 4.6 3.2- 6.6
Unable to Work 187 150 81.7 73.6-87.7 14 5.3 2.8- 9.7 14 7.1 3.6-13.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 231 131 60.8 52.6-68.5 22 10.3 6.1-16.9 46 15.8 11.3-21.8 28 11.6 7.7-17.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 226 162 64.9 56.0-72.8 26 9.3 5.9-14.3 19 14.8 9.0-23.2 13 8.7 4.4-16.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 238 152 63.8 56.0-70.9 29 10.0 6.6-15.0 33 15.3 10.4-21.9 18 8.0 4.7-13.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 216 141 61.4 52.5-69.6 23 13.1 7.7-21.4 27 13.9 9.2-20.4 17 7.7 4.5-12.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,172 526 43.8 40.2-47.4 176 16.4 13.9-19.3 205 17.0 14.5-19.8 213 19.1 16.5-22.0 52 3.7 2.7- 5.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 725 519 72.3 67.6-76.5 83 10.7 8.1-13.9 56 7.9 5.5-11.2 53 7.1 5.1- 9.9 14 2.0 1.1- 3.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 971 532 55.7 51.6-59.7 144 14.7 12.0-17.8 141 15.0 12.3-18.1 111 11.4 9.1-14.1 43 3.3 2.3- 4.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 796 368 46.4 42.4-50.5 100 13.3 10.7-16.4 152 18.5 15.6-21.7 141 18.1 15.2-21.4 35 3.6 2.5- 5.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 743 344 47.7 43.2-52.1 93 13.2 10.4-16.6 123 16.3 13.5-19.7 139 18.5 15.5-22.0 44 4.3 3.1- 6.0
2nd Quartile 629 352 54.5 49.7-59.1 95 14.8 11.8-18.3 100 16.6 13.4-20.4 68 12.2 9.4-15.9 14 1.9 1.0- 3.5
3rd Quartile 704 397 58.5 53.7-63.0 104 13.6 10.6-17.2 99 13.8 10.8-17.3 73 9.8 7.6-12.6 31 4.4 2.9- 6.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 416 326 79.3 73.2-84.3 35 7.6 4.7-12.1 27 6.0 3.7- 9.7 25 6.7 4.0-10.9 *** *** ***

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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 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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