2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,610 4,356 94.6 93.8-95.3 254 5.4 4.7- 6.2
-MALES 2,137 2,027 94.8 93.6-95.8 110 5.2 4.2- 6.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,406 1,325 94.0 92.3-95.3 81 6.0 4.7- 7.7
Non-Hispanic Black 349 340 97.2 94.2-98.7 *** *** ***
Other 343 323 94.8 91.1-97.0 20 5.2 3.0- 8.9
AGE
18-34 494 464 94.3 91.6-96.2 30 5.7 3.8- 8.4
35-44 315 292 91.7 87.0-94.8 23 8.3 5.2-13.0
45-54 362 348 96.3 93.3-98.0 14 3.7 2.0- 6.7
55-64 341 321 94.8 91.6-96.8 20 5.2 3.2- 8.4
65-74 368 353 95.9 93.0-97.7 15 4.1 2.3- 7.0
75+ 217 210 97.3 94.0-98.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 185 96.3 92.1-98.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 539 510 95.2 92.7-96.9 29 4.8 3.1- 7.3
Some Post-H.S. 560 528 93.7 90.9-95.7 32 6.3 4.3- 9.1
College Graduate 835 794 95.0 93.1-96.5 41 5.0 3.5- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 82 76 95.9 90.0-98.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 173 163 95.3 91.0-97.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 206 197 95.1 89.5-97.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 263 254 95.9 91.9-98.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 301 285 94.9 91.3-97.1 16 5.1 2.9- 8.7
$75,000+ 724 675 92.5 89.8-94.5 49 7.5 5.5-10.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 611 574 93.6 91.0-95.5 37 6.4 4.5- 9.0
No 1,510 1,438 95.4 94.0-96.5 72 4.6 3.5- 6.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 523 501 95.0 92.1-96.9 22 5.0 3.1- 7.9
Non-Veteran 1,607 1,519 94.8 93.3-95.9 88 5.2 4.1- 6.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 691 648 94.5 92.3-96.1 43 5.5 3.9- 7.7
Regional City or Suburban County 582 557 95.5 93.1-97.1 25 4.5 2.9- 6.9
Rural 864 822 94.6 92.4-96.2 42 5.4 3.8- 7.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,291 1,210 93.3 91.5-94.8 81 6.7 5.2- 8.5
Unemployed 102 97 95.5 87.5-98.5 *** *** ***
Retired 530 511 97.1 95.2-98.2 19 2.9 1.8- 4.8
Unable to Work 140 136 98.0 93.5-99.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 60 59 99.0 93.1-99.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 142 97.5 94.2-98.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 144 97.7 93.8-99.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 178 167 92.9 86.7-96.3 11 7.1 3.7-13.3
More than 200% 1,228 1,154 93.4 91.5-94.9 74 6.6 5.1- 8.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 517 489 94.0 90.9-96.1 28 6.0 3.9- 9.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 877 832 94.4 92.2-96.0 45 5.6 4.0- 7.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 743 706 95.6 93.7-97.0 37 4.4 3.0- 6.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 687 656 96.0 93.8-97.4 31 4.0 2.6- 6.2
2nd Quartile 599 566 94.7 92.2-96.4 33 5.3 3.6- 7.8
3rd Quartile 600 565 93.4 90.6-95.4 35 6.6 4.6- 9.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 251 240 95.7 91.1-98.0 11 4.3 2.0- 8.9

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*Heavy drinkers--MALES having more than two drinks per day and FEMALES having more than one drink per day.
This question was asked of all respondents.

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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