2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,661 2,345 50.2 48.4-52.0 618 13.6 12.4-14.9 736 15.9 14.6-17.2 719 15.6 14.4-16.9 243 4.7 4.1- 5.5
-Non-Hispanic White 2,989 1,373 47.2 45.0-49.4 379 12.8 11.4-14.3 488 16.2 14.7-17.8 558 18.2 16.7-19.9 191 5.6 4.7- 6.6
GENDER
Male 1,417 554 40.1 37.1-43.2 174 12.5 10.5-14.7 256 18.2 15.9-20.7 316 21.4 19.0-24.0 117 7.8 6.4- 9.6
Female 1,572 819 53.6 50.5-56.8 205 13.1 11.2-15.3 232 14.4 12.4-16.6 242 15.3 13.3-17.6 74 3.6 2.7- 4.6
AGE
18-34 555 188 40.5 35.3-45.8 70 12.3 9.5-15.9 139 22.3 18.5-26.6 144 22.1 18.6-26.1 *** *** ***
35-44 385 124 31.5 26.2-37.3 72 20.1 15.5-25.5 81 20.8 16.4-26.0 89 22.0 17.6-27.0 19 5.7 3.3- 9.6
45-54 441 193 45.1 39.8-50.5 62 13.4 10.2-17.4 68 14.4 11.1-18.4 95 22.1 18.0-26.9 23 5.1 3.2- 7.8
55-64 534 235 47.9 42.6-53.2 64 11.3 8.5-14.9 89 16.3 13.0-20.3 104 17.5 14.0-21.7 42 7.0 5.0- 9.6
65-74 623 345 58.3 53.3-63.1 65 9.5 7.2-12.5 72 10.5 7.9-13.7 95 14.7 11.5-18.5 46 7.0 5.1- 9.7
75+ 405 266 68.4 62.7-73.6 37 9.9 6.9-14.1 30 6.3 4.1- 9.6 26 6.6 4.2-10.3 46 8.8 6.3-12.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 143 107 73.2 63.6-81.1 *** *** *** 14 10.7 5.9-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 635 371 55.2 50.4-59.8 86 14.4 11.4-18.0 59 10.7 8.1-14.1 83 14.5 11.5-18.2 36 5.2 3.5- 7.5
Some Post-H.S. 807 418 50.3 46.1-54.4 108 13.7 11.1-16.8 117 15.0 12.3-18.2 120 15.8 13.0-18.9 44 5.3 3.8- 7.3
College Graduate 1,402 476 31.6 29.0-34.4 174 12.4 10.5-14.4 298 22.9 20.5-25.5 347 26.3 23.7-29.0 107 6.8 5.6- 8.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 74 71.5 60.0-80.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 207 138 63.2 54.8-70.9 17 10.2 6.1-16.6 23 11.4 7.1-17.8 21 11.8 7.3-18.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 263 161 60.7 53.0-67.8 31 9.8 6.7-14.2 32 14.8 9.8-21.8 24 9.3 5.9-14.3 15 5.4 3.0- 9.6
$35,000- 49,999 309 153 49.0 42.2-55.8 45 14.8 10.7-20.3 58 19.8 14.7-26.1 41 12.9 9.2-17.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 429 198 47.3 41.3-53.4 65 15.7 12.0-20.4 64 14.9 11.1-19.7 74 16.1 12.4-20.5 28 6.0 3.9- 9.3
$75,000+ 1,116 342 30.4 27.3-33.7 141 13.6 11.3-16.4 227 19.8 17.3-22.7 314 28.4 25.4-31.6 92 7.7 6.1- 9.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 899 536 60.5 56.6-64.3 114 11.3 9.1-13.9 114 12.8 10.4-15.7 88 10.2 8.1-12.9 47 5.1 3.7- 7.1
No 2,069 828 41.3 38.7-44.1 259 13.3 11.6-15.2 373 17.8 15.9-19.9 467 21.8 19.7-23.9 142 5.8 4.8- 7.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 408 172 41.6 36.2-47.3 56 13.8 10.4-18.2 62 16.0 11.9-21.1 77 19.2 14.9-24.3 41 9.4 6.6-13.2
Non-Veteran 2,578 1,201 48.0 45.6-50.4 321 12.5 11.0-14.1 426 16.2 14.6-18.0 481 18.1 16.5-19.9 149 5.1 4.2- 6.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 879 288 34.7 31.0-38.6 108 12.2 9.9-14.9 182 20.2 17.3-23.5 238 26.7 23.4-30.2 63 6.2 4.7- 8.2
Regional City or Suburban County 818 361 43.8 39.8-47.9 110 14.3 11.5-17.5 147 18.6 15.5-22.1 152 18.0 15.1-21.3 48 5.4 3.9- 7.5
Rural 1,292 724 59.0 55.6-62.4 161 12.2 10.2-14.5 159 11.4 9.5-13.6 168 12.1 10.2-14.3 80 5.3 4.1- 6.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,591 564 36.4 33.5-39.3 245 15.9 13.8-18.2 312 19.6 17.4-22.0 380 22.8 20.5-25.2 90 5.4 4.3- 6.8
Unemployed 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.9 9.1-26.4 18 12.4 7.6-19.8 *** *** ***
Retired 933 544 60.7 56.7-64.5 90 9.2 7.2-11.5 105 11.0 8.8-13.8 115 12.3 9.9-15.3 79 6.8 5.3- 8.7
Unable to Work 175 128 74.8 66.4-81.6 16 7.2 4.3-11.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 164 73 56.1 46.4-65.4 *** *** *** 37 14.6 9.9-21.0 31 16.0 10.8-23.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 115 70.9 60.9-79.3 17 8.9 5.0-15.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 180 117 63.4 54.2-71.6 17 9.0 5.3-14.8 24 14.6 9.0-22.8 18 10.9 6.5-17.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 239 136 58.4 50.7-65.6 28 11.8 7.9-17.2 35 13.1 9.1-18.6 27 11.2 7.4-16.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,813 682 37.6 34.9-40.4 242 14.3 12.4-16.4 335 18.4 16.3-20.6 420 22.9 20.7-25.3 134 6.9 5.6- 8.4
HOUSING
Own 2,215 1,010 46.3 43.8-48.9 280 13.4 11.8-15.3 345 15.6 13.9-17.5 420 18.5 16.7-20.4 160 6.1 5.1- 7.3
Rent 582 250 43.1 38.4-48.0 74 10.9 8.5-14.0 112 20.3 16.7-24.6 119 20.8 17.2-25.0 27 4.7 3.0- 7.5
Other arrangement 173 101 64.0 54.5-72.4 22 10.3 6.2-16.5 30 13.9 8.7-21.3 16 9.4 5.3-16.3 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 650 411 64.3 59.3-69.0 74 12.0 9.1-15.5 66 9.6 7.1-12.9 66 9.4 7.1-12.3 33 4.8 3.2- 7.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,332 604 47.5 44.2-50.9 185 14.0 11.8-16.4 214 16.0 13.7-18.5 239 16.6 14.4-19.1 90 5.9 4.6- 7.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,007 358 37.4 33.9-41.0 120 12.0 9.8-14.6 208 20.0 17.3-23.1 253 24.8 21.9-28.0 68 5.7 4.3- 7.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,073 399 39.9 36.3-43.5 129 12.1 9.9-14.7 204 18.3 15.7-21.2 261 23.7 20.9-26.8 80 6.0 4.6- 7.8
2nd Quartile 814 381 46.0 42.0-50.1 111 14.0 11.5-17.1 137 17.1 14.3-20.4 138 17.1 14.3-20.4 47 5.6 4.1- 7.7
3rd Quartile 801 380 51.6 47.3-55.9 118 13.7 11.1-16.8 122 14.4 11.7-17.6 128 14.4 11.9-17.3 53 5.9 4.4- 8.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 301 213 71.1 63.8-77.5 21 7.9 4.7-12.9 25 8.4 5.2-13.2 31 10.0 6.4-15.2 *** *** ***

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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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