2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,106 2,049 51.3 49.3-53.4 643 14.5 13.1-16.0 1,414 34.2 32.3-36.1
Eastern NC 1,483 819 54.4 50.9-57.8 238 15.0 12.7-17.7 426 30.6 27.5-33.8
GENDER
Male 687 327 45.8 40.7-50.9 129 18.3 14.6-22.8 231 35.9 31.2-40.9
Female 796 492 62.8 58.3-67.1 109 11.8 9.3-14.8 195 25.4 21.7-29.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 828 407 51.6 47.2-56.0 161 17.5 14.5-21.0 260 30.9 27.1-34.9
Non-Hispanic Black 313 201 60.3 52.6-67.6 34 10.1 6.0-16.8 78 29.5 23.1-36.9
Other 309 192 55.1 46.7-63.2 36 12.9 8.2-19.7 81 32.0 24.6-40.5
AGE
18-34 302 140 46.1 39.1-53.3 42 15.3 10.5-21.8 120 38.6 32.1-45.5
35-44 218 101 47.1 38.6-55.7 30 10.4 6.8-15.5 87 42.5 34.3-51.2
45-54 208 102 49.3 40.0-58.7 32 13.3 9.0-19.2 74 37.4 28.9-46.8
55-64 284 174 63.6 55.8-70.8 46 14.3 9.8-20.2 64 22.1 16.4-29.1
65-74 288 175 58.7 50.7-66.3 52 19.1 13.6-26.2 61 22.1 16.1-29.6
75+ 161 115 75.8 64.6-84.3 32 18.9 11.2-30.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 27.2 18.3-38.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 376 231 58.5 51.5-65.1 49 13.1 8.6-19.4 96 28.4 22.8-34.9
Some Post-H.S. 467 267 54.0 48.1-59.9 75 15.5 11.8-20.2 125 30.5 25.3-36.1
College Graduate 490 217 42.8 37.3-48.6 107 21.8 17.6-26.8 166 35.3 30.2-40.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 531 314 58.3 52.5-63.9 79 15.6 11.9-20.2 138 26.1 21.5-31.4
No 936 495 51.8 47.4-56.1 156 14.8 11.9-18.1 285 33.5 29.5-37.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 279 125 43.8 36.4-51.5 64 22.8 17.0-29.8 90 33.4 26.7-40.9
Non-Veteran 1,200 691 56.9 53.1-60.8 174 13.1 10.7-16.0 335 29.9 26.5-33.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 784 359 45.8 41.1-50.4 137 15.5 12.7-18.8 288 38.8 34.4-43.3
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 417 261 62.9 56.2-69.2 82 20.0 15.0-26.1 74 17.1 12.6-22.7
Unable to Work 130 102 78.6 67.2-86.8 *** *** *** 22 17.8 10.3-29.0
Other not in Labor Force 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 20.6 13.0-31.1
$25,000- 34,999 170 104 51.7 41.9-61.3 19 9.8 5.6-16.5 47 38.5 29.4-48.6
$35,000- 49,999 169 96 54.5 44.8-63.9 27 17.2 11.0-25.8 46 28.3 20.3-38.0
$50,000- 74,999 184 90 49.9 40.4-59.4 36 15.0 9.6-22.7 58 35.1 26.5-44.8
$75,000+ 411 158 39.4 33.2-45.9 97 21.8 17.3-27.0 156 38.9 33.0-45.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 203 65.3 57.8-72.2 33 10.3 6.7-15.6 75 24.3 18.4-31.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 109 69.1 58.7-77.9 *** *** *** 35 23.0 15.5-32.9
101% to 150% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 138 80 53.6 43.0-63.9 19 16.4 9.8-26.1 39 30.0 21.2-40.6
More than 200% 727 328 45.5 40.7-50.4 154 18.2 15.0-21.9 245 36.3 31.8-41.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 203 65.3 57.8-72.2 33 10.3 6.7-15.6 75 24.3 18.4-31.5
HOUSING
Own 1,012 561 56.3 52.1-60.3 178 15.8 13.1-18.9 273 27.9 24.5-31.7
Rent 364 199 50.0 43.5-56.5 45 12.3 8.7-17.1 120 37.7 31.4-44.3
Other arrangement 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 106 *** *** *** 26 23.5 15.4-34.2 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 392 196 48.9 42.9-55.0 64 17.0 12.8-22.3 132 34.1 28.5-40.1
Rural 985 591 60.1 55.7-64.4 148 13.0 10.3-16.3 246 26.8 23.2-30.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 808 504 60.1 55.0-65.0 100 12.0 8.9-16.1 204 27.9 23.6-32.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 338 195 59.0 52.4-65.3 55 12.5 9.2-16.8 88 28.5 22.7-35.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 337 120 36.7 30.6-43.3 83 24.4 19.1-30.5 134 38.9 32.8-45.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 275 94 35.8 29.0-43.3 64 20.9 15.8-27.0 117 43.3 36.4-50.5
2nd Quartile 190 90 46.2 37.8-54.9 39 19.7 13.7-27.5 61 34.1 26.2-42.9
3rd Quartile 427 233 56.6 50.6-62.4 67 14.1 10.5-18.5 127 29.4 24.3-35.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 591 402 66.5 60.1-72.4 68 10.4 6.7-15.8 121 23.1 18.3-28.8

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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 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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