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
-MALES 2,143 926 44.5 41.9-47.1 466 19.3 17.4-21.3 751 36.2 33.8-38.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,406 554 40.4 37.4-43.5 324 20.2 17.9-22.7 528 39.4 36.4-42.5
Non-Hispanic Black 348 194 54.7 48.0-61.2 72 19.8 15.0-25.8 82 25.5 20.1-31.7
Other 348 159 48.5 41.6-55.5 59 13.9 10.0-19.1 130 37.6 31.2-44.4
AGE
18-34 497 179 40.2 35.0-45.7 73 13.8 10.6-17.8 245 45.9 40.7-51.2
35-44 320 102 30.5 25.0-36.6 58 17.1 12.6-22.9 160 52.4 45.9-58.9
45-54 359 158 47.6 41.6-53.8 76 19.4 15.0-24.8 125 32.9 27.6-38.8
55-64 341 152 47.5 41.0-54.1 79 21.7 16.9-27.4 110 30.8 25.3-36.9
65-74 368 191 52.7 46.6-58.8 103 25.9 21.0-31.4 74 21.4 16.5-27.2
75+ 216 123 60.8 52.6-68.4 68 27.4 21.0-34.9 25 11.8 7.5-18.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 108 56.2 47.4-64.7 24 11.8 7.1-19.1 61 31.9 24.4-40.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 543 282 48.6 43.5-53.7 82 15.8 12.4-20.1 179 35.6 30.8-40.6
Some Post-H.S. 561 260 46.7 41.8-51.6 114 18.3 14.9-22.1 187 35.1 30.6-39.9
College Graduate 836 270 32.1 28.6-35.9 244 27.5 24.2-31.0 322 40.4 36.7-44.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 173 90 55.6 46.0-64.8 29 15.0 9.5-22.8 54 29.4 22.0-38.1
$25,000- 34,999 209 118 50.9 42.6-59.1 24 10.8 6.9-16.5 67 38.3 30.2-47.1
$35,000- 49,999 260 131 49.1 42.0-56.3 56 20.2 15.2-26.4 73 30.6 24.2-37.9
$50,000- 74,999 301 120 41.8 35.1-48.8 77 26.0 20.2-32.8 104 32.2 26.4-38.6
$75,000+ 725 222 31.7 27.8-35.8 187 21.5 18.3-25.0 316 46.9 42.5-51.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 611 317 52.9 47.9-57.8 141 19.8 16.4-23.7 153 27.3 23.1-32.1
No 1,517 604 41.1 38.1-44.2 322 19.1 16.8-21.6 591 39.8 36.8-42.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 529 232 43.8 38.8-48.9 137 22.3 18.5-26.6 160 33.9 29.0-39.1
Non-Veteran 1,606 694 44.9 41.9-47.9 325 18.3 16.2-20.7 587 36.8 33.9-39.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 692 240 37.7 33.3-42.3 158 20.8 17.4-24.6 294 41.5 37.2-46.0
Regional City or Suburban County 585 243 42.6 37.8-47.6 135 20.9 17.2-25.0 207 36.5 31.9-41.5
Rural 866 443 52.7 48.5-56.8 173 16.5 13.8-19.6 250 30.8 27.2-34.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,294 460 36.7 33.6-39.9 269 18.8 16.4-21.5 565 44.5 41.3-47.8
Unemployed 102 *** *** *** 17 16.0 8.7-27.5 *** *** ***
Retired 534 286 54.7 49.4-59.8 153 27.1 22.8-31.9 95 18.2 14.5-22.7
Unable to Work 138 98 74.5 65.1-82.1 17 10.3 5.8-17.7 23 15.2 9.5-23.3
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 *** *** *** 18 14.2 7.7-24.7 43 26.2 17.9-36.6
101% to 150% 150 *** *** *** 21 12.5 7.6-19.8 43 31.0 22.1-41.7
151% to 200% 176 87 51.1 42.5-59.6 31 14.6 9.9-20.9 58 34.4 26.6-43.1
More than 200% 1,230 449 36.7 33.6-40.0 301 21.9 19.3-24.8 480 41.3 38.0-44.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 521 271 51.5 46.0-57.0 92 14.9 11.7-18.8 158 33.6 28.6-39.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 875 375 45.6 41.5-49.7 207 20.1 17.3-23.3 293 34.3 30.6-38.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 747 280 39.8 35.6-44.1 167 20.8 17.5-24.5 300 39.5 35.4-43.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 690 267 42.7 38.2-47.4 158 19.3 16.0-23.0 265 38.0 33.7-42.4
2nd Quartile 598 252 42.0 37.4-46.8 126 20.3 16.8-24.4 220 37.6 33.1-42.4
3rd Quartile 600 257 44.8 40.0-49.8 141 19.9 16.6-23.7 202 35.2 30.7-40.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 255 150 59.9 51.9-67.4 41 12.9 8.7-18.7 64 27.2 20.7-34.9

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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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