2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,273 1,603 68.9 66.6-71.2 231 10.8 9.3-12.4 143 6.9 5.7- 8.3 214 9.4 8.1-10.9 82 4.0 3.1- 5.1
-MALES 1,215 804 64.2 60.9-67.4 128 11.6 9.6-14.1 90 7.8 6.1- 9.8 139 11.2 9.3-13.5 54 5.2 3.8- 7.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 851 571 64.5 60.5-68.2 87 11.9 9.4-14.9 62 7.3 5.6- 9.6 93 10.9 8.7-13.6 38 5.4 3.8- 7.7
Non-Hispanic Black 153 108 71.5 61.8-79.5 14 9.2 5.1-15.8 *** *** *** 18 10.2 5.9-17.0 *** *** ***
Other 187 109 54.0 44.7-63.0 24 14.0 8.6-22.1 18 13.0 7.9-20.8 25 12.8 7.9-19.9 11 6.2 2.7-13.5
AGE
18-34 317 160 52.5 45.9-58.9 50 15.3 11.3-20.4 39 11.8 8.2-16.7 49 13.3 9.5-18.2 19 7.1 4.4-11.5
35-44 218 119 55.0 46.9-62.9 32 16.3 10.9-23.7 20 7.9 4.9-12.6 36 15.0 10.4-21.2 11 5.7 2.9-11.1
45-54 204 145 69.1 61.0-76.1 17 7.6 4.4-12.7 *** *** *** 30 16.1 10.9-23.2 *** *** ***
55-64 188 136 73.0 65.1-79.7 17 10.2 6.0-16.7 13 6.3 3.4-11.4 11 4.3 2.3- 7.9 11 6.2 3.2-11.5
65-74 175 147 83.2 75.6-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 92 83 89.2 76.5-95.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 16.3 9.0-27.7 12 12.7 6.4-23.5 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 258 165 65.1 57.9-71.8 35 14.8 10.2-21.0 16 6.8 3.7-12.2 22 6.5 4.0-10.4 20 6.8 4.1-11.1
Some Post-H.S. 301 190 60.4 53.9-66.6 29 10.7 7.3-15.6 24 7.5 4.9-11.4 43 15.6 11.4-21.1 15 5.7 3.2- 9.7
College Graduate 572 401 68.7 64.2-72.9 54 10.4 7.8-13.6 38 6.6 4.7- 9.3 62 10.8 8.3-14.0 17 3.5 2.0- 5.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.9 7.6-24.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** 13 12.5 6.7-22.1 *** *** *** 11 11.1 5.3-22.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 129 93 71.2 61.0-79.6 12 11.0 5.6-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 182 130 71.4 63.2-78.5 15 8.2 4.8-13.7 12 6.1 3.2-11.4 18 9.7 5.8-15.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 506 330 60.8 55.4-66.0 48 10.8 7.8-14.9 36 8.1 5.4-11.9 67 13.9 10.6-18.0 25 6.4 4.1- 9.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 290 208 67.4 60.0-73.9 24 10.5 6.6-16.2 16 6.6 3.4-12.5 22 7.0 4.3-11.2 20 8.5 5.2-13.8
No 914 589 63.3 59.5-67.0 102 11.9 9.6-14.8 74 8.2 6.4-10.5 115 12.4 10.1-15.2 34 4.1 2.8- 6.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 296 218 68.4 61.0-74.9 31 11.7 7.8-17.3 15 6.2 3.0-12.5 26 10.0 6.5-15.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 912 582 63.2 59.4-66.9 95 11.3 9.0-14.1 74 8.2 6.4-10.4 113 11.7 9.4-14.3 48 5.6 4.0- 7.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 456 294 64.8 59.4-69.8 47 10.3 7.5-14.1 38 8.9 6.1-12.8 55 11.6 8.6-15.5 22 4.4 2.7- 6.9
Regional City or Suburban County 340 234 66.8 60.3-72.6 39 13.8 9.7-19.4 20 6.1 3.7- 9.9 35 8.8 6.0-12.7 12 4.5 2.3- 8.6
Rural 419 276 61.0 55.1-66.7 42 11.2 8.0-15.6 32 7.9 5.4-11.5 49 13.0 9.5-17.7 20 6.8 4.1-10.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 834 511 59.7 55.6-63.7 102 13.1 10.5-16.2 70 8.9 6.8-11.5 111 12.5 10.2-15.4 40 5.8 4.1- 8.1
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 245 208 85.3 79.0-89.9 12 5.9 3.2-10.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** 13 16.0 8.3-28.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 785 525 64.0 59.8-68.0 73 10.2 7.9-13.2 54 7.3 5.3-10.0 97 12.8 10.2-15.9 36 5.7 3.9- 8.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 243 152 55.2 47.1-62.9 33 16.5 11.0-23.9 15 6.0 3.3-10.7 30 12.9 8.5-19.1 13 9.5 5.2-16.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 501 354 67.0 61.8-71.8 42 10.1 7.2-14.0 31 6.4 4.3- 9.3 50 11.1 8.1-15.1 24 5.4 3.4- 8.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 471 298 65.6 60.4-70.5 53 11.0 8.1-14.6 44 9.7 6.8-13.5 59 10.6 8.0-14.1 17 3.2 1.8- 5.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 430 274 62.0 56.4-67.3 44 11.5 8.3-15.7 41 10.9 7.9-14.9 51 11.1 8.1-15.1 20 4.5 2.7- 7.4
2nd Quartile 345 230 66.2 60.1-71.9 43 12.7 9.2-17.2 23 6.6 4.0-10.9 36 10.0 6.9-14.2 13 4.5 2.5- 7.9
3rd Quartile 337 238 66.3 59.7-72.3 27 9.8 6.0-15.4 20 5.8 3.6- 9.3 35 11.6 7.9-16.6 17 6.6 3.8-11.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 103 *** *** *** 14 14.0 7.6-24.4 *** *** *** 17 17.4 10.1-28.2 *** *** ***

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*This question was 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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