2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,584 745 16.7 15.4-18.0 3,839 83.3 82.0-84.6
-FEMALES 2,467 302 12.6 11.1-14.3 2,165 87.4 85.7-88.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,562 219 14.1 12.2-16.4 1,343 85.9 83.6-87.8
Non-Hispanic Black 501 41 8.8 6.2-12.3 460 91.2 87.7-93.8
Other 375 39 11.4 7.9-16.3 336 88.6 83.7-92.1
AGE
18-34 449 106 20.4 16.6-24.9 343 79.6 75.1-83.4
35-44 368 57 15.4 11.4-20.5 311 84.6 79.5-88.6
45-54 357 37 9.8 6.9-13.9 320 90.2 86.1-93.1
55-64 441 49 9.8 7.2-13.1 392 90.2 86.9-92.8
65-74 474 31 5.8 3.8- 8.7 443 94.2 91.3-96.2
75+ 319 19 6.8 4.1-10.9 300 93.2 89.1-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 203 *** *** *** 193 95.1 90.3-97.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 524 51 10.5 7.7-14.2 473 89.5 85.8-92.3
Some Post-H.S. 683 82 13.0 10.2-16.3 601 87.0 83.7-89.8
College Graduate 1,049 158 16.5 14.0-19.4 891 83.5 80.6-86.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 170 15 12.1 7.0-20.3 155 87.9 79.7-93.0
$15,000- 24,999 254 20 8.9 5.2-14.7 234 91.1 85.3-94.8
$25,000- 34,999 274 33 10.8 7.3-15.7 241 89.2 84.3-92.7
$35,000- 49,999 237 23 12.1 7.3-19.4 214 87.9 80.6-92.7
$50,000- 74,999 291 34 11.6 7.8-17.0 257 88.4 83.0-92.2
$75,000+ 683 128 18.7 15.6-22.3 555 81.3 77.7-84.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 830 75 9.8 7.6-12.5 755 90.2 87.5-92.4
No 1,621 227 14.2 12.2-16.3 1,394 85.8 83.7-87.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,381 293 12.6 11.1-14.3 2,088 87.4 85.7-88.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 724 117 15.2 12.5-18.3 607 84.8 81.7-87.5
Regional City or Suburban County 658 85 14.5 11.4-18.2 573 85.5 81.8-88.6
Rural 1,085 100 9.0 7.1-11.2 985 91.0 88.8-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,179 188 16.2 13.8-19.0 991 83.8 81.0-86.2
Unemployed 130 17 12.6 7.3-20.7 113 87.4 79.3-92.7
Retired 728 51 7.0 5.2- 9.5 677 93.0 90.5-94.8
Unable to Work 186 *** *** *** 179 97.0 93.4-98.6
Other not in Labor Force 230 37 13.9 9.7-19.6 193 86.1 80.4-90.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 224 18 10.6 6.3-17.4 206 89.4 82.6-93.7
101% to 150% 232 26 11.2 7.2-17.1 206 88.8 82.9-92.8
151% to 200% 214 19 8.5 5.0-14.0 195 91.5 86.0-95.0
More than 200% 1,167 181 15.9 13.5-18.6 986 84.1 81.4-86.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 718 60 9.5 6.8-13.2 658 90.5 86.8-93.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 958 113 12.2 9.9-15.0 845 87.8 85.0-90.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 791 129 15.0 12.5-18.0 662 85.0 82.0-87.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 739 125 16.7 13.8-20.0 614 83.3 80.0-86.2
2nd Quartile 620 69 11.1 8.6-14.3 551 88.9 85.7-91.4
3rd Quartile 697 83 12.1 9.3-15.5 614 87.9 84.5-90.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 411 25 7.1 4.3-11.5 386 92.9 88.5-95.7

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Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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