2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,225 548 22.8 20.8-25.0 602 26.7 24.5-29.0 353 16.7 14.9-18.7 206 9.3 7.9-10.9 516 24.5 22.4-26.7
-Non-Hispanic White 1,562 376 22.3 19.9-24.8 422 25.4 22.9-28.0 258 17.7 15.5-20.1 149 10.1 8.3-12.1 357 24.6 22.1-27.3
GENDER
Male 826 157 17.0 14.2-20.2 180 20.2 17.3-23.5 159 20.3 17.2-23.7 76 10.5 8.0-13.7 254 32.0 28.4-35.9
Female 736 219 28.3 24.6-32.3 242 31.3 27.4-35.4 99 14.8 11.9-18.2 73 9.6 7.4-12.3 103 16.1 13.0-19.8
AGE
18-34 351 42 14.4 10.2-19.8 58 14.7 11.2-19.1 66 19.7 15.4-24.9 43 12.3 8.8-16.9 142 38.9 33.2-44.9
35-44 251 48 18.7 13.7-25.0 57 20.8 15.7-27.1 38 16.3 11.6-22.2 32 12.6 8.1-19.2 76 31.6 25.1-38.8
45-54 242 43 14.3 10.2-19.6 77 35.6 28.9-43.0 50 19.8 14.8-25.9 21 9.3 5.8-14.6 51 21.0 15.8-27.4
55-64 292 72 23.1 18.1-28.9 96 33.4 27.2-40.2 43 15.3 11.0-20.7 31 11.1 7.2-16.6 50 17.2 12.8-22.8
65-74 269 102 36.6 30.0-43.8 83 30.7 24.4-37.8 38 16.3 11.1-23.4 19 6.6 3.9-10.9 27 9.7 6.3-14.8
75+ 135 61 48.9 39.1-58.9 48 31.7 23.5-41.2 15 11.3 6.4-19.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 257 55 19.9 14.8-26.1 63 24.0 18.5-30.5 54 23.8 18.2-30.4 20 6.7 4.1-10.9 65 25.7 20.0-32.3
Some Post-H.S. 374 100 25.4 20.6-30.8 88 22.0 17.7-27.0 56 15.3 11.6-19.9 40 12.3 8.7-16.9 90 25.0 20.3-30.5
College Graduate 898 212 21.8 19.0-24.9 265 28.8 25.6-32.2 142 16.6 14.0-19.5 86 9.4 7.5-11.7 193 23.5 20.4-26.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 101 26 22.2 14.8-31.9 19 17.0 10.0-27.4 15 17.0 10.0-27.3 *** *** *** 29 26.2 17.5-37.1
$35,000- 49,999 149 47 24.8 17.9-33.2 39 28.3 20.6-37.6 20 15.5 9.5-24.2 16 9.9 5.7-16.6 27 21.5 13.8-31.8
$50,000- 74,999 225 61 25.5 19.3-32.9 57 26.9 20.3-34.7 36 15.4 10.8-21.5 18 7.9 4.6-13.4 53 24.2 18.2-31.5
$75,000+ 750 142 19.1 15.8-22.8 222 26.1 22.7-29.7 127 18.1 15.0-21.6 79 10.8 8.3-13.8 180 26.0 22.5-30.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 350 113 28.2 23.2-33.8 102 28.9 23.5-34.9 41 14.4 10.4-19.6 22 6.0 3.7- 9.5 72 22.5 17.7-28.3
No 1,202 260 20.4 17.8-23.3 318 24.4 21.7-27.3 216 18.7 16.2-21.5 125 11.2 9.1-13.8 283 25.2 22.4-28.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 225 52 18.7 13.9-24.6 56 21.7 16.3-28.2 47 24.9 18.4-32.8 17 5.3 3.1- 9.0 53 29.5 22.1-38.1
Non-Veteran 1,334 323 22.7 20.1-25.4 365 26.0 23.3-28.9 211 16.7 14.4-19.2 132 10.8 8.9-13.2 303 23.9 21.3-26.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 566 114 19.2 15.7-23.2 148 24.6 20.8-28.9 101 18.6 15.1-22.7 59 11.9 8.9-15.7 144 25.7 21.8-30.0
Regional City or Suburban County 445 108 22.0 17.8-26.8 125 27.6 22.9-32.8 78 17.3 13.5-21.8 38 9.5 6.4-14.0 96 23.7 19.1-29.0
Rural 551 154 26.2 22.0-30.9 149 24.1 20.3-28.4 79 17.0 13.5-21.3 52 8.4 6.2-11.3 117 24.3 20.1-28.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 990 185 17.9 15.3-20.9 249 24.1 21.1-27.3 178 18.2 15.6-21.1 100 10.2 8.0-12.8 278 29.6 26.4-33.1
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 380 150 38.4 32.6-44.4 123 32.2 26.7-38.1 53 16.6 12.2-22.4 22 4.8 3.1- 7.5 32 8.0 5.3-11.9
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 88 *** *** *** 16 14.2 8.0-23.9 *** *** *** 14 17.8 10.2-29.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 98 28 27.2 18.7-37.9 *** *** *** 17 16.3 10.0-25.3 *** *** *** 23 23.9 15.7-34.6
More than 200% 1,099 240 20.7 18.0-23.7 309 26.2 23.3-29.4 179 17.5 15.0-20.4 111 10.1 8.2-12.5 260 25.4 22.4-28.7
HOUSING
Own 1,172 301 23.7 21.0-26.6 351 27.8 24.9-30.9 189 16.8 14.5-19.5 105 9.8 7.8-12.2 226 21.9 19.1-25.0
Rent 313 57 16.4 12.2-21.7 51 15.1 11.2-20.2 56 20.9 15.9-27.0 37 10.1 7.0-14.4 112 37.5 31.5-43.8
Other arrangement 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 234 56 20.3 15.1-26.6 61 24.9 18.9-32.1 28 10.9 7.2-16.1 24 9.5 6.2-14.4 65 34.4 26.8-42.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 707 182 23.4 19.9-27.4 188 24.6 21.1-28.5 125 19.8 16.4-23.7 58 7.4 5.5- 9.9 154 24.8 21.1-28.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 621 138 21.8 18.3-25.8 173 26.2 22.5-30.4 105 17.9 14.7-21.7 67 12.7 9.6-16.6 138 21.3 17.9-25.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 646 149 21.4 17.8-25.5 181 27.4 23.5-31.6 113 18.0 14.8-21.7 61 10.5 7.9-14.0 142 22.8 19.2-26.7
2nd Quartile 420 104 23.4 19.1-28.3 102 22.8 18.5-27.6 70 17.3 13.5-21.9 39 9.9 6.8-14.4 105 26.6 22.0-31.7
3rd Quartile 409 98 21.3 17.2-26.2 117 25.6 21.2-30.7 68 19.5 15.1-24.7 41 9.9 7.1-13.6 85 23.7 18.7-29.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question 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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