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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,958 532 18.4 16.7-20.1 2,426 81.6 79.9-83.3
GENDER
Male 1,396 313 23.0 20.5-25.7 1,083 77.0 74.3-79.5
Female 1,562 219 14.1 12.2-16.4 1,343 85.9 83.6-87.8
AGE
18-34 546 171 27.5 23.4-32.0 375 72.5 68.0-76.6
35-44 378 100 27.8 22.7-33.6 278 72.2 66.4-77.3
45-54 440 72 17.1 13.4-21.6 368 82.9 78.4-86.6
55-64 528 81 13.9 11.0-17.5 447 86.1 82.5-89.0
65-74 617 68 10.2 7.8-13.2 549 89.8 86.8-92.2
75+ 404 32 7.0 4.8-10.1 372 93.0 89.9-95.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 625 84 14.8 11.8-18.5 541 85.2 81.5-88.2
Some Post-H.S. 800 142 18.9 15.9-22.3 658 81.1 77.7-84.1
College Graduate 1,390 294 22.8 20.4-25.4 1,096 77.2 74.6-79.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 202 25 11.6 7.5-17.4 177 88.4 82.6-92.5
$25,000- 34,999 263 39 13.6 9.5-19.0 224 86.4 81.0-90.5
$35,000- 49,999 305 40 14.7 10.2-20.8 265 85.3 79.2-89.8
$50,000- 74,999 426 73 16.7 13.0-21.4 353 83.3 78.6-87.0
$75,000+ 1,109 274 26.1 23.2-29.3 835 73.9 70.7-76.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 893 106 12.6 10.2-15.5 787 87.4 84.5-89.8
No 2,044 422 20.8 18.8-23.0 1,622 79.2 77.0-81.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 401 74 21.5 16.7-27.3 327 78.5 72.7-83.3
Non-Veteran 2,555 456 17.8 16.1-19.6 2,099 82.2 80.4-83.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 864 209 23.2 20.1-26.5 655 76.8 73.5-79.9
Regional City or Suburban County 812 139 18.6 15.5-22.1 673 81.4 77.9-84.5
Rural 1,282 184 14.6 12.4-17.1 1,098 85.4 82.9-87.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,569 362 23.7 21.3-26.3 1,207 76.3 73.7-78.7
Unemployed 113 21 17.3 10.9-26.3 92 82.7 73.7-89.1
Retired 926 99 9.6 7.7-11.9 827 90.4 88.1-92.3
Unable to Work 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 164 39 20.1 14.1-27.9 125 79.9 72.1-85.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 180 21 12.2 7.5-19.1 159 87.8 80.9-92.5
151% to 200% 234 35 14.3 10.0-20.1 199 85.7 79.9-90.0
More than 200% 1,803 385 22.2 20.0-24.7 1,418 77.8 75.3-80.0
HOUSING
Own 2,199 372 17.5 15.7-19.5 1,827 82.5 80.5-84.3
Rent 568 133 25.0 21.0-29.5 435 75.0 70.5-79.0
Other arrangement 172 25 13.8 8.9-20.9 147 86.2 79.1-91.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 640 81 14.4 11.1-18.5 559 85.6 81.5-88.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,321 226 18.2 15.8-20.9 1,095 81.8 79.1-84.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 997 225 20.7 18.0-23.6 772 79.3 76.4-82.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,062 234 21.3 18.6-24.3 828 78.7 75.7-81.4
2nd Quartile 808 148 19.3 16.3-22.6 660 80.7 77.4-83.7
3rd Quartile 791 119 15.1 12.2-18.5 672 84.9 81.5-87.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 297 31 11.6 7.7-17.1 266 88.4 82.9-92.3

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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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