2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 2,010 447 20.6 18.3-23.2 519 25.8 23.4-28.3 348 17.1 15.1-19.4 180 8.7 7.3-10.3 516 27.8 25.4-30.4
Eastern NC 650 175 24.9 20.7-29.8 160 23.0 19.2-27.3 101 15.7 12.3-19.8 45 7.2 5.0-10.3 169 29.2 24.8-34.0
GENDER
Male 349 64 19.0 13.6-26.1 72 18.6 14.1-24.3 56 15.2 10.7-21.0 26 6.3 3.9-10.1 131 40.8 34.2-47.9
Female 301 111 33.2 26.8-40.2 88 29.1 23.1-36.0 45 16.3 11.7-22.4 19 8.5 4.9-14.3 38 12.9 8.8-18.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 414 119 26.0 21.1-31.5 100 23.1 18.5-28.5 60 13.9 10.2-18.7 31 7.6 5.0-11.4 104 29.4 24.2-35.1
Non-Hispanic Black 110 *** *** *** 36 23.1 15.5-33.0 20 18.6 10.8-30.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 155 30 22.9 14.8-33.5 27 17.1 11.2-25.2 25 15.2 9.7-23.1 16 10.5 5.9-17.9 57 34.4 26.2-43.7
35-44 114 25 16.0 9.9-24.8 22 18.3 11.8-27.3 18 12.1 6.9-20.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 104 18 15.8 9.4-25.2 *** *** *** 22 22.7 14.0-34.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 137 *** *** *** 32 21.0 14.0-30.2 19 15.8 8.8-26.7 *** *** *** 39 27.3 19.1-37.5
Some Post-H.S. 196 55 24.3 17.9-32.1 44 23.2 16.5-31.8 22 9.6 5.8-15.5 16 9.4 5.3-16.3 59 33.4 25.8-42.1
College Graduate 271 81 27.7 21.7-34.7 76 27.4 21.6-33.9 50 19.4 14.2-26.0 16 5.7 3.3- 9.7 48 19.8 14.4-26.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 216 59 28.9 21.6-37.4 44 17.7 12.3-24.9 35 16.8 11.2-24.4 *** *** *** 62 29.9 22.4-38.7
No 428 113 22.7 17.5-28.8 116 26.0 21.1-31.6 64 14.9 11.0-20.0 29 7.5 4.8-11.8 106 28.8 23.5-34.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 150 36 24.3 16.6-34.1 45 26.2 18.6-35.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 28.7 20.9-38.0
Non-Veteran 499 139 25.2 20.2-30.9 115 22.0 17.7-27.0 83 16.6 12.8-21.2 36 7.0 4.6-10.5 126 29.2 24.1-35.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 414 95 20.1 15.9-25.2 98 22.3 17.8-27.6 72 15.5 11.7-20.1 29 8.7 5.6-13.1 120 33.4 27.8-39.5
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 155 *** *** *** 47 28.7 20.1-39.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** 26 23.0 14.5-34.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 249 66 23.8 18.1-30.5 65 25.3 19.4-32.3 39 14.2 9.9-19.9 18 6.0 3.5- 9.9 61 30.7 23.7-38.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.2 10.3-30.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 393 110 23.3 18.6-28.7 101 23.7 19.1-29.1 57 14.6 10.5-19.8 28 7.5 4.8-11.6 97 30.9 25.2-37.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.2 10.3-30.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 445 131 25.8 21.0-31.1 118 25.6 20.8-31.1 69 15.6 11.7-20.6 28 6.9 4.3-10.7 99 26.2 21.3-31.7
Rent 159 31 19.9 12.8-29.7 36 22.3 15.5-31.0 23 14.5 8.5-23.6 *** *** *** 55 33.0 24.7-42.4
Other arrangement 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 192 49 24.8 18.0-33.1 44 19.5 13.4-27.4 31 16.0 10.5-23.5 *** *** *** 54 32.9 24.9-41.9
Rural 385 106 24.7 18.8-31.8 101 25.8 20.6-31.7 62 16.6 12.0-22.6 24 7.0 4.1-11.7 92 25.8 20.4-32.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 296 70 22.5 15.7-31.2 78 25.4 19.5-32.5 51 16.5 11.4-23.3 *** *** *** 78 27.6 21.1-35.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 139 41 21.5 15.0-29.9 26 16.3 10.5-24.4 18 16.7 9.7-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 215 64 30.6 23.5-38.7 56 24.6 18.1-32.5 32 13.7 9.3-19.8 16 7.4 4.3-12.3 47 23.7 17.6-31.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 179 50 26.9 19.9-35.2 43 20.8 15.0-28.1 27 14.9 9.7-22.2 *** *** *** 47 30.9 23.3-39.8
2nd Quartile 99 *** *** *** 19 18.3 10.4-30.1 14 15.7 8.7-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 189 45 21.5 15.0-29.9 55 26.4 19.6-34.6 29 14.9 9.5-22.4 *** *** *** 47 31.6 23.8-40.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 183 *** *** *** 43 24.7 16.9-34.7 31 17.5 10.3-28.2 *** *** *** 49 23.7 16.1-33.4

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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 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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