2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 2,051 767 34.0 31.4-36.7 671 34.3 31.7-37.0 293 15.2 13.2-17.4 108 5.3 4.2- 6.6 212 11.2 9.5-13.1
Eastern NC 661 268 35.5 31.1-40.3 184 30.3 25.9-35.1 94 17.0 13.0-21.8 35 5.0 3.3- 7.5 80 12.2 9.4-15.6
GENDER
Male 353 106 25.2 20.1-31.1 102 31.3 25.1-38.1 61 20.9 15.0-28.4 21 6.2 3.7-10.1 63 16.4 12.3-21.4
Female 308 162 49.7 42.6-56.7 82 29.0 23.0-35.8 33 11.5 7.8-16.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 424 183 36.7 31.4-42.3 117 31.7 26.3-37.7 56 14.2 10.4-19.1 23 5.6 3.5- 8.8 45 11.8 8.6-16.1
Non-Hispanic Black 111 40 28.4 19.6-39.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 113 *** *** *** 26 18.6 11.3-29.1 17 18.7 10.6-30.7 *** *** *** 24 17.8 10.3-29.0
AGE
18-34 159 42 25.1 18.3-33.4 48 32.4 24.3-41.8 23 17.6 10.3-28.4 *** *** *** 35 19.1 13.2-27.0
35-44 117 37 25.3 17.6-35.0 33 29.1 20.4-39.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.0 9.5-25.6
45-54 107 *** *** *** 35 28.3 19.3-39.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 143 52 33.3 24.3-43.7 43 30.7 21.8-41.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 12.2 7.2-20.0
Some Post-H.S. 198 81 36.0 28.4-44.4 49 27.5 20.2-36.1 25 14.2 9.1-21.4 *** *** *** 28 15.9 10.6-23.1
College Graduate 275 128 44.3 37.4-51.4 79 30.6 24.3-37.6 38 15.6 10.9-21.9 *** *** *** 20 6.5 3.9-10.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 215 89 40.4 32.2-49.1 53 25.9 18.9-34.4 30 15.8 9.8-24.5 *** *** *** 33 14.6 9.7-21.3
No 440 176 32.9 27.7-38.6 130 32.6 27.1-38.7 63 17.6 12.7-23.9 24 5.8 3.5- 9.3 47 11.0 7.8-15.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 152 63 37.4 28.6-47.3 48 35.8 26.4-46.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 14.0 8.9-21.3
Non-Veteran 508 205 35.0 29.9-40.4 136 28.6 23.7-34.0 81 19.7 14.8-25.7 28 5.1 3.2- 8.2 58 11.6 8.5-15.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 423 145 30.7 25.7-36.3 130 31.6 26.4-37.4 64 17.5 13.0-23.1 26 5.8 3.7- 9.2 58 14.3 10.7-18.9
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 255 107 36.3 29.7-43.4 77 31.5 24.9-38.9 35 17.5 11.7-25.5 *** *** *** 23 9.8 6.2-15.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 400 172 36.5 31.0-42.4 112 31.2 25.6-37.4 53 14.7 10.4-20.3 22 5.9 3.6- 9.5 41 11.7 8.4-16.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 452 204 39.7 34.1-45.4 129 31.6 26.2-37.4 60 14.5 10.8-19.3 20 4.1 2.4- 6.9 39 10.2 7.1-14.3
Rent 162 49 28.9 21.3-37.8 43 30.0 21.9-39.7 26 15.7 9.6-24.5 *** *** *** 32 16.6 10.9-24.5
Other arrangement 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 18.7 10.6-30.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 195 78 37.3 29.4-46.1 48 24.8 17.9-33.3 32 19.7 13.0-28.6 *** *** *** 26 12.5 8.2-18.6
Rural 393 163 34.7 28.9-40.9 114 33.0 27.0-39.7 47 14.7 9.6-21.9 20 4.2 2.4- 7.1 49 13.4 9.5-18.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 301 114 32.6 26.0-40.0 84 32.6 25.3-40.7 47 18.6 12.4-27.0 *** *** *** 40 12.4 8.3-18.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 143 58 32.3 24.1-41.7 38 26.9 19.0-36.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 16.8 10.7-25.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 217 96 41.9 34.1-50.1 62 29.7 23.0-37.5 33 16.5 11.3-23.5 *** *** *** 19 8.4 5.1-13.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 180 75 37.8 29.9-46.4 55 32.5 25.0-41.0 25 14.9 9.5-22.5 *** *** *** 15 7.7 4.5-13.0
2nd Quartile 101 *** *** *** 25 23.6 15.4-34.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.6 6.9-21.9
3rd Quartile 193 77 34.8 27.3-43.2 52 30.6 22.8-39.7 27 14.6 9.4-21.9 *** *** *** 23 12.7 8.2-19.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 187 72 30.7 22.2-40.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 15.8 9.4-25.2

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*This question was 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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