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
-MALES 2,169 926 43.8 41.2-46.4 291 14.0 12.2-16.1 387 17.2 15.4-19.2 414 18.5 16.6-20.5 151 6.5 5.4- 7.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,417 554 40.1 37.1-43.2 174 12.5 10.5-14.7 256 18.2 15.9-20.7 316 21.4 19.0-24.0 117 7.8 6.4- 9.6
Non-Hispanic Black 357 194 52.4 45.8-59.0 47 16.3 11.5-22.7 53 14.1 10.2-19.2 47 13.3 9.6-18.2 16 3.8 2.1- 6.6
Other 352 159 48.1 41.2-55.1 61 16.3 11.8-21.9 75 19.0 14.6-24.2 42 13.0 8.9-18.6 15 3.6 1.9- 6.6
AGE
18-34 506 179 39.1 33.9-44.5 68 14.6 11.1-19.0 114 19.9 16.2-24.2 125 21.9 18.1-26.3 20 4.5 2.8- 7.2
35-44 323 102 30.2 24.7-36.2 57 19.1 14.1-25.5 75 23.3 18.2-29.4 69 19.2 15.0-24.4 20 8.1 4.9-13.0
45-54 365 158 46.5 40.5-52.6 53 13.9 10.1-18.9 68 17.0 13.0-21.8 65 17.3 13.2-22.4 21 5.3 3.3- 8.4
55-64 345 152 47.0 40.6-53.6 44 11.7 8.2-16.6 60 16.3 12.3-21.3 61 17.2 12.9-22.7 28 7.7 5.1-11.3
65-74 371 191 52.4 46.3-58.5 35 9.8 6.6-14.3 45 10.3 7.5-14.1 66 19.5 14.7-25.3 34 8.0 5.5-11.4
75+ 217 123 60.7 52.6-68.4 27 12.9 8.4-19.4 20 10.1 6.0-16.5 20 7.2 4.4-11.6 27 9.0 5.8-13.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 108 54.3 45.5-62.9 31 16.4 10.5-24.6 35 16.3 10.9-23.7 14 9.3 5.2-16.0 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 553 282 47.6 42.6-52.6 84 16.5 12.9-21.0 67 12.6 9.6-16.4 82 17.2 13.7-21.5 38 6.0 4.1- 8.7
Some Post-H.S. 565 260 46.4 41.6-51.3 69 11.8 9.0-15.2 101 17.4 14.1-21.3 95 16.9 13.6-20.8 40 7.5 5.3-10.4
College Graduate 844 270 31.6 28.2-35.3 105 12.8 10.3-15.9 183 22.7 19.6-26.1 222 25.8 22.7-29.3 64 7.0 5.4- 9.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.1 6.0-23.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 176 90 52.5 42.7-62.2 24 15.9 9.5-25.5 30 11.9 7.9-17.6 24 15.7 9.8-24.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 209 118 50.9 42.6-59.1 28 13.1 8.7-19.2 34 21.0 14.2-30.0 19 10.3 6.1-16.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 266 131 48.0 41.0-55.2 40 15.2 10.6-21.2 44 15.6 11.3-21.2 41 16.7 11.9-23.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 304 120 40.9 34.3-47.8 55 20.9 15.5-27.5 49 14.7 10.5-20.1 53 15.1 11.3-20.0 27 8.5 5.5-12.8
$75,000+ 729 222 31.5 27.7-35.7 80 11.2 8.4-14.6 152 20.1 17.0-23.6 210 28.0 24.3-32.1 65 9.2 6.9-12.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 618 317 52.2 47.2-57.1 83 12.7 9.7-16.5 103 16.7 13.4-20.7 69 11.8 9.0-15.2 46 6.6 4.7- 9.3
No 1,535 604 40.4 37.4-43.5 204 14.5 12.4-17.0 281 17.4 15.3-19.8 343 21.2 18.9-23.7 103 6.4 5.1- 8.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 534 232 43.3 38.3-48.3 80 17.0 13.1-21.7 80 14.3 11.2-18.1 98 18.3 14.7-22.6 44 7.1 5.0-10.0
Non-Veteran 1,627 694 44.1 41.1-47.2 208 13.0 11.0-15.2 305 18.0 15.9-20.4 314 18.6 16.4-20.9 106 6.3 5.0- 7.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 703 240 37.1 32.8-41.7 92 13.7 10.8-17.3 151 20.9 17.6-24.8 177 22.4 19.1-26.1 43 5.8 4.1- 8.1
Regional City or Suburban County 592 243 41.6 36.9-46.6 85 16.1 12.5-20.6 107 16.5 13.3-20.2 118 19.7 16.0-23.9 39 6.1 4.2- 8.7
Rural 874 443 52.0 47.9-56.2 114 12.7 10.2-15.6 129 14.2 11.6-17.2 119 13.7 11.1-16.7 69 7.5 5.6- 9.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,311 460 36.2 33.1-39.3 195 15.4 13.0-18.1 280 20.4 18.0-23.1 297 21.5 19.1-24.3 79 6.5 5.0- 8.3
Unemployed 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.7 9.5-27.8 11 8.0 4.1-14.9 13 10.4 5.6-18.8
Retired 538 286 54.4 49.1-59.5 57 11.4 8.3-15.3 66 12.3 9.3-16.1 78 14.6 11.3-18.8 51 7.3 5.4- 9.9
Unable to Work 141 98 71.3 61.2-79.7 14 8.2 4.3-14.8 *** *** *** 13 11.1 5.8-20.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.7 7.0-25.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 152 *** *** *** 22 18.5 10.7-30.0 20 13.4 7.3-23.3 12 7.4 3.3-15.9 11 4.9 2.6- 9.3
101% to 150% 152 86 55.4 45.0-65.4 20 12.1 7.2-19.6 23 16.5 9.8-26.5 21 14.9 9.1-23.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 179 87 50.5 41.9-59.0 23 12.5 7.8-19.5 32 14.4 9.8-20.6 27 15.7 10.3-23.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,237 449 36.5 33.3-39.7 163 14.3 11.9-17.1 235 18.2 15.9-20.8 289 22.6 20.0-25.5 101 8.4 6.7-10.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 526 271 50.1 44.6-55.7 75 16.8 12.6-21.9 83 14.6 11.4-18.5 65 12.6 9.5-16.6 32 5.9 3.9- 8.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 886 375 45.1 41.1-49.2 123 12.9 10.6-15.7 150 16.0 13.4-19.0 173 19.0 16.0-22.2 65 7.0 5.3- 9.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 757 280 39.1 35.0-43.4 93 13.7 10.8-17.2 154 19.8 16.6-23.4 176 21.2 18.0-24.7 54 6.2 4.5- 8.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 700 267 42.0 37.5-46.6 79 10.5 8.1-13.4 140 18.9 15.7-22.5 161 21.9 18.4-25.8 53 6.8 4.9- 9.4
2nd Quartile 604 252 41.6 37.0-46.3 85 15.7 12.4-19.8 110 18.1 14.7-22.0 115 17.9 14.7-21.7 42 6.7 4.8- 9.3
3rd Quartile 609 257 44.0 39.1-48.9 99 16.7 13.1-20.9 103 15.3 12.4-18.7 110 18.0 14.6-21.9 40 6.1 4.3- 8.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 256 150 58.6 50.5-66.3 28 12.4 7.5-19.8 34 13.5 9.0-19.9 28 10.0 6.2-15.8 16 5.4 2.9- 9.8

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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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