2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,225 548 22.8 20.8-25.0 602 26.7 24.5-29.0 353 16.7 14.9-18.7 206 9.3 7.9-10.9 516 24.5 22.4-26.7
-MALES 1,182 224 17.2 14.7-20.0 265 21.3 18.7-24.3 215 19.5 16.9-22.4 107 9.6 7.6-12.0 371 32.4 29.3-35.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 826 157 17.0 14.2-20.2 180 20.2 17.3-23.5 159 20.3 17.2-23.7 76 10.5 8.0-13.7 254 32.0 28.4-35.9
Non-Hispanic Black 153 33 21.3 13.7-31.5 44 27.6 19.5-37.4 25 18.1 11.4-27.7 *** *** *** 42 26.4 19.0-35.4
Other 182 28 11.8 6.8-19.7 34 18.6 12.6-26.5 28 18.8 12.4-27.5 21 9.1 5.5-14.6 71 41.7 32.8-51.2
AGE
18-34 305 31 12.6 8.2-18.8 44 13.6 9.9-18.4 52 18.7 14.0-24.5 30 10.1 6.6-15.0 148 45.1 38.7-51.7
35-44 208 23 9.0 5.5-14.4 38 19.7 13.5-27.8 35 18.7 13.1-26.0 27 13.4 8.3-20.8 85 39.2 31.5-47.5
45-54 198 33 14.6 9.5-21.8 46 25.7 18.9-33.9 46 23.7 17.5-31.2 14 6.1 3.3-11.0 59 29.9 23.0-37.9
55-64 187 38 18.6 12.8-26.4 50 26.9 20.1-35.1 32 18.2 12.5-25.7 20 11.5 6.6-19.3 47 24.7 18.3-32.5
65-74 173 54 29.7 22.1-38.7 52 28.6 21.6-36.9 33 22.3 14.9-32.1 12 6.5 3.3-12.4 22 12.8 8.0-19.9
75+ 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.5 8.1-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 256 40 17.4 12.0-24.6 51 18.9 14.0-25.0 54 24.7 18.8-31.8 21 6.3 3.9-10.0 90 32.7 26.3-39.7
Some Post-H.S. 292 55 17.2 12.8-22.8 64 20.2 15.6-25.8 48 15.9 11.7-21.3 24 10.2 6.5-15.7 101 36.5 30.4-43.0
College Graduate 553 116 18.4 15.1-22.1 134 24.1 20.4-28.4 103 20.3 16.6-24.4 52 9.6 7.1-12.8 148 27.7 23.7-32.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 90 11 9.1 4.7-17.0 14 13.7 7.5-23.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 127 29 16.9 11.1-25.0 28 25.0 17.2-34.9 19 17.5 10.6-27.6 13 10.6 5.5-19.4 38 30.0 21.4-40.2
$50,000- 74,999 177 40 21.7 15.1-30.2 40 25.8 18.3-35.1 38 18.5 13.1-25.5 13 7.9 4.2-14.3 46 26.1 19.2-34.3
$75,000+ 487 74 14.1 10.6-18.6 119 20.8 17.1-25.0 90 19.9 16.0-24.6 48 10.4 7.4-14.4 156 34.8 29.8-40.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 286 84 24.0 18.6-30.4 69 25.6 19.8-32.3 43 17.7 12.6-24.2 22 6.6 4.1-10.7 68 26.1 20.2-33.0
No 887 138 14.9 12.2-18.2 195 20.0 17.1-23.3 171 20.2 17.2-23.6 82 10.4 8.0-13.5 301 34.5 30.8-38.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 289 67 22.1 16.5-28.9 77 23.3 18.2-29.4 53 21.4 16.0-28.0 25 7.0 4.4-10.9 67 26.3 20.3-33.2
Non-Veteran 885 154 15.4 12.8-18.6 186 20.8 17.7-24.2 161 19.1 16.1-22.4 82 10.4 8.0-13.4 302 34.2 30.6-38.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 438 67 14.5 10.8-19.1 99 22.4 18.0-27.6 89 21.5 17.1-26.6 41 10.7 7.6-15.0 142 30.9 26.1-36.1
Regional City or Suburban County 332 67 19.5 14.7-25.4 76 21.4 16.8-27.0 60 17.7 13.5-23.0 35 11.7 7.6-17.5 94 29.7 24.0-36.1
Rural 412 90 18.4 14.4-23.4 90 19.8 15.7-24.7 66 18.7 14.4-23.9 31 6.0 4.1- 8.8 135 37.0 31.4-42.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 809 116 13.0 10.3-16.2 166 20.2 17.1-23.8 148 19.2 16.1-22.7 80 10.3 7.9-13.3 299 37.3 33.4-41.4
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 243 85 35.3 28.2-43.1 75 28.7 22.6-35.8 45 21.3 15.3-28.9 13 4.3 2.3- 8.0 25 10.3 6.4-16.2
Unable to Work 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 87 17 17.3 10.3-27.6 17 17.9 10.7-28.3 13 14.7 8.1-25.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 760 134 15.5 12.7-18.9 177 22.2 18.9-25.9 144 19.9 16.7-23.5 70 9.8 7.4-12.7 235 32.6 28.7-36.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 246 47 14.9 10.7-20.4 48 17.6 12.6-24.0 37 15.1 10.5-21.4 21 7.4 4.6-11.7 93 44.9 37.3-52.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 489 97 17.9 14.2-22.4 121 23.2 19.3-27.7 92 20.2 16.2-25.0 41 7.7 5.4-11.0 138 30.9 26.1-36.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 447 80 17.5 13.4-22.5 96 21.3 17.0-26.3 86 20.8 16.6-25.7 45 12.1 8.6-17.0 140 28.3 23.8-33.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 405 76 16.9 12.7-22.1 86 19.1 15.2-23.8 79 20.0 15.8-25.0 32 9.9 6.6-14.8 132 34.1 28.8-39.8
2nd Quartile 335 57 17.8 13.2-23.6 81 23.5 18.6-29.3 65 20.6 15.9-26.3 35 10.8 7.2-15.8 97 27.3 22.2-33.0
3rd Quartile 339 70 16.3 12.5-20.9 77 22.2 17.6-27.7 58 18.4 14.0-23.8 33 8.8 6.0-12.6 101 34.3 28.3-40.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 103 21 18.3 11.2-28.5 21 16.2 8.8-27.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question 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 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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