2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,615 2,345 50.8 49.0-52.6 780 15.6 14.4-16.9 1,490 33.7 32.0-35.4
GENDER
Male 2,143 926 44.5 41.9-47.1 466 19.3 17.4-21.3 751 36.2 33.8-38.8
Female 2,472 1,419 56.5 54.0-58.9 314 12.2 10.7-13.9 739 31.3 29.0-33.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 4,092 2,050 49.6 47.7-51.5 728 16.6 15.3-18.1 1,314 33.7 31.9-35.6
No 427 227 51.7 46.0-57.3 42 8.8 6.3-12.3 158 39.5 34.1-45.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,222 527 46.1 42.5-49.7 214 16.1 13.7-18.8 481 37.9 34.6-41.3
Overweight 1,466 699 45.1 42.0-48.2 280 17.9 15.7-20.3 487 37.0 34.0-40.2
Obese 1,522 858 56.0 52.8-59.1 238 14.6 12.6-16.9 426 29.4 26.6-32.4
Current Smoker
Yes 617 284 43.0 38.2-48.0 85 12.3 9.5-15.9 248 44.6 39.8-49.6
No 3,981 2,050 52.0 50.1-53.9 691 16.1 14.8-17.5 1,240 31.9 30.1-33.7
History of CVD**
Yes 504 355 69.4 64.2-74.2 71 13.4 10.2-17.3 78 17.2 13.4-21.8
No 4,065 1,959 48.5 46.6-50.5 700 15.8 14.5-17.2 1,406 35.6 33.8-37.5
Binge Drinker
Yes 670 *** *** *** *** *** *** 670 100 . - .
No 3,924 2,345 60.3 58.3-62.2 779 18.5 17.1-20.0 800 21.2 19.7-22.9
Heavy Drinker
Yes 254 *** *** *** *** *** *** 254 100 . - .
No 4,326 2,345 54.1 52.2-55.9 772 16.5 15.2-17.8 1,209 29.4 27.8-31.2
COPD
Yes 354 241 67.7 61.0-73.7 41 10.9 7.3-16.0 72 21.4 16.4-27.4
No 4,244 2,092 49.3 47.4-51.1 737 16.0 14.7-17.3 1,415 34.8 33.0-36.6
Current Asthma
Yes 402 227 55.1 48.8-61.2 57 14.8 10.7-20.1 118 30.2 24.8-36.1
No 4,197 2,105 50.3 48.4-52.1 722 15.7 14.4-17.0 1,370 34.1 32.3-35.9
Diabetes
Yes 638 460 72.2 67.8-76.2 77 12.3 9.5-15.8 101 15.5 12.5-19.1
No 3,975 1,884 47.7 45.7-49.6 702 16.0 14.7-17.4 1,389 36.3 34.5-38.2
Functional Disability
Yes 1,440 891 61.1 57.9-64.2 228 14.6 12.5-16.9 321 24.3 21.6-27.3
No 3,144 1,440 46.3 44.1-48.5 546 16.0 14.5-17.6 1,158 37.8 35.7-39.9
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,440 906 62.9 59.8-65.9 232 15.2 13.1-17.6 302 21.9 19.3-24.7
No 3,175 1,439 46.0 43.8-48.2 548 15.7 14.3-17.3 1,188 38.3 36.2-40.4

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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