2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,584 745 16.7 15.4-18.0 3,839 83.3 82.0-84.6
-MALES 2,117 443 21.1 19.1-23.3 1,674 78.9 76.7-80.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,396 313 23.0 20.5-25.7 1,083 77.0 74.3-79.5
Non-Hispanic Black 343 45 12.9 9.1-18.0 298 87.1 82.0-90.9
Other 339 80 24.6 19.1-31.1 259 75.4 68.9-80.9
AGE
18-34 489 152 27.8 23.4-32.7 337 72.2 67.3-76.6
35-44 312 95 31.7 25.8-38.2 217 68.3 61.8-74.2
45-54 359 60 16.4 12.5-21.4 299 83.6 78.6-87.5
55-64 337 57 15.5 11.7-20.4 280 84.5 79.6-88.3
65-74 365 46 12.7 9.2-17.3 319 87.3 82.7-90.8
75+ 215 25 10.3 6.4-16.1 190 89.7 83.9-93.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 186 35 18.6 12.9-26.1 151 81.4 73.9-87.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 531 94 18.5 14.8-23.0 437 81.5 77.0-85.2
Some Post-H.S. 557 119 22.5 18.7-26.7 438 77.5 73.3-81.3
College Graduate 833 193 23.4 20.4-26.8 640 76.6 73.2-79.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 12 12.6 5.8-25.5 69 87.4 74.5-94.2
$15,000- 24,999 168 36 19.5 13.6-27.0 132 80.5 73.0-86.4
$25,000- 34,999 206 34 16.5 11.3-23.6 172 83.5 76.4-88.7
$35,000- 49,999 258 40 16.7 11.8-23.0 218 83.3 77.0-88.2
$50,000- 74,999 300 57 17.6 13.2-22.9 243 82.4 77.1-86.8
$75,000+ 723 197 29.5 25.5-33.8 526 70.5 66.2-74.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 603 91 16.4 12.9-20.6 512 83.6 79.4-87.1
No 1,498 347 22.9 20.5-25.5 1,151 77.1 74.5-79.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 521 89 19.4 15.3-24.3 432 80.6 75.7-84.7
Non-Veteran 1,590 350 21.4 19.1-23.9 1,240 78.6 76.1-80.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 687 174 23.4 19.9-27.3 513 76.6 72.7-80.1
Regional City or Suburban County 575 113 20.1 16.4-24.4 462 79.9 75.6-83.6
Rural 855 156 19.6 16.6-23.1 699 80.4 76.9-83.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,278 326 26.0 23.2-29.0 952 74.0 71.0-76.8
Unemployed 100 23 18.9 11.8-28.7 77 81.1 71.3-88.2
Retired 526 66 11.4 8.6-14.9 460 88.6 85.1-91.4
Unable to Work 139 11 7.7 3.9-14.4 128 92.3 85.6-96.1
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 24 13.2 8.0-20.8 122 86.8 79.2-92.0
101% to 150% 146 17 11.5 6.7-19.0 129 88.5 81.0-93.3
151% to 200% 173 39 23.8 17.0-32.2 134 76.2 67.8-83.0
More than 200% 1,225 289 24.7 21.8-27.7 936 75.3 72.3-78.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 508 95 22.1 17.7-27.3 413 77.9 72.7-82.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 870 165 19.8 16.8-23.2 705 80.2 76.8-83.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 739 183 21.8 18.6-25.4 556 78.2 74.6-81.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 686 167 22.8 19.4-26.7 519 77.2 73.3-80.6
2nd Quartile 594 126 21.3 17.7-25.4 468 78.7 74.6-82.3
3rd Quartile 588 109 19.9 16.2-24.3 479 80.1 75.7-83.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 249 41 17.5 12.3-24.3 208 82.5 75.7-87.7

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Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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