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%)
North Carolina 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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,967 1,373 47.4 45.2-49.7 536 16.2 14.7-17.8 1,058 36.4 34.3-38.5
GENDER
Male 1,406 554 40.4 37.4-43.5 324 20.2 17.9-22.7 528 39.4 36.4-42.5
Female 1,561 819 53.9 50.7-57.0 212 12.6 10.7-14.6 530 33.6 30.7-36.5
AGE
18-34 551 188 40.7 35.6-46.1 67 11.9 9.1-15.5 296 47.4 42.3-52.4
35-44 382 124 31.7 26.4-37.5 67 17.0 13.0-21.9 191 51.4 45.4-57.3
45-54 438 193 45.3 40.0-50.7 72 14.0 10.9-17.8 173 40.7 35.5-46.1
55-64 530 235 48.2 42.9-53.6 99 17.0 13.6-20.9 196 34.8 30.1-39.9
65-74 619 345 58.5 53.5-63.4 138 20.1 16.7-24.0 136 21.3 17.5-25.7
75+ 402 266 68.8 63.0-74.0 86 20.0 15.7-25.1 50 11.2 8.2-15.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 142 107 73.7 64.1-81.5 *** *** *** 24 20.8 13.7-30.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 632 371 55.5 50.8-60.1 82 12.9 10.1-16.3 179 31.6 27.4-36.1
Some Post-H.S. 803 418 50.4 46.2-54.5 136 16.4 13.6-19.6 249 33.3 29.5-37.3
College Graduate 1,388 476 31.9 29.2-34.7 307 21.2 18.9-23.7 605 46.9 43.9-49.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 22.9 14.8-33.7
$15,000- 24,999 206 138 63.4 55.0-71.0 21 10.7 6.5-17.1 47 25.9 19.3-34.0
$25,000- 34,999 263 161 60.7 53.0-67.8 30 9.6 6.5-13.9 72 29.7 23.1-37.3
$35,000- 49,999 303 153 49.7 42.8-56.5 62 17.6 13.4-22.9 88 32.7 26.4-39.6
$50,000- 74,999 427 198 47.7 41.6-53.8 86 19.5 15.3-24.6 143 32.8 27.6-38.5
$75,000+ 1,109 342 30.6 27.5-33.9 235 19.9 17.2-22.8 532 49.6 46.1-53.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 893 536 60.8 56.9-64.6 153 15.2 12.7-18.1 204 24.0 20.7-27.6
No 2,054 828 41.6 38.9-44.3 380 16.6 14.8-18.6 846 41.8 39.2-44.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 405 172 42.1 36.6-47.8 97 19.6 15.8-24.0 136 38.3 32.7-44.4
Non-Veteran 2,559 1,201 48.3 45.9-50.7 438 15.7 14.1-17.5 920 36.0 33.8-38.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 867 288 35.2 31.4-39.1 169 17.9 15.2-21.0 410 46.9 43.0-50.8
Regional City or Suburban County 814 361 43.9 39.9-48.1 158 17.4 14.6-20.6 295 38.7 34.7-42.8
Rural 1,286 724 59.2 55.8-62.6 209 14.0 11.9-16.4 353 26.7 23.9-29.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,578 564 36.6 33.7-39.6 280 16.7 14.7-19.0 734 46.7 43.7-49.6
Unemployed 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 928 544 61.0 57.0-64.8 202 19.7 16.8-22.8 182 19.3 16.4-22.7
Unable to Work 174 128 75.0 66.6-81.9 18 8.7 5.2-14.2 28 16.4 10.7-24.3
Other not in Labor Force 162 73 56.3 46.5-65.6 22 10.8 6.3-18.0 67 32.9 24.9-41.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 115 71.2 61.1-79.5 *** *** *** 35 23.4 15.8-33.3
101% to 150% 178 117 63.9 54.7-72.2 21 9.7 6.0-15.4 40 26.4 19.0-35.5
151% to 200% 237 136 58.7 51.1-66.0 35 13.7 9.6-19.2 66 27.6 21.4-34.7
More than 200% 1,802 682 37.7 35.0-40.5 367 19.0 16.9-21.2 753 43.3 40.6-46.1
HOUSING
Own 2,202 1,010 46.6 44.0-49.1 434 17.8 16.0-19.7 758 35.6 33.3-38.1
Rent 574 250 43.6 38.8-48.5 75 11.3 8.7-14.6 249 45.1 40.3-50.0
Other arrangement 172 101 64.5 55.0-72.9 25 10.9 6.3-18.3 46 24.6 17.7-33.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 647 411 64.5 59.5-69.1 79 10.5 8.1-13.5 157 25.1 21.0-29.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,322 604 47.8 44.4-51.2 262 16.9 14.7-19.4 456 35.3 32.2-38.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 998 358 37.7 34.2-41.3 195 18.5 15.9-21.5 445 43.8 40.2-47.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,064 399 40.2 36.6-43.8 211 17.4 14.8-20.2 454 42.5 39.0-46.0
2nd Quartile 811 381 46.2 42.2-50.3 149 17.2 14.5-20.3 281 36.6 32.7-40.6
3rd Quartile 791 380 52.0 47.7-56.3 143 15.0 12.5-18.0 268 32.9 29.1-37.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 301 213 71.1 63.8-77.5 33 10.4 6.8-15.5 55 18.5 13.5-24.9

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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.

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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