2022 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 731 424 57.0 52.4-61.5 90 11.7 9.1-14.9 217 31.3 27.2-35.7
GENDER
Male 289 146 50.2 42.9-57.5 50 16.3 11.7-22.4 93 33.5 27.0-40.7
Female 442 278 62.8 57.1-68.1 40 7.7 5.4-11.0 124 29.5 24.5-35.0
AGE
18-34 146 62 41.7 32.6-51.4 17 12.2 6.8-21.0 67 46.1 36.6-55.8
35-44 119 56 42.3 32.4-52.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 116 *** *** *** 19 10.7 6.5-17.2 *** *** ***
55-64 145 94 68.0 58.2-76.4 24 16.9 10.5-25.9 27 15.1 9.8-22.6
65-74 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 18.5 10.9-29.7
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 189 116 61.1 52.0-69.5 *** *** *** 55 29.3 21.9-38.0
Some Post-H.S. 236 143 57.6 49.6-65.2 26 9.4 6.2-14.1 67 33.0 25.9-41.1
College Graduate 261 132 46.0 38.9-53.3 46 21.0 15.3-28.2 83 33.0 26.5-40.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** 20 17.1 10.6-26.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 174 81 48.0 39.0-57.1 30 15.4 10.3-22.4 63 36.6 28.4-45.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 247 160 64.3 56.4-71.4 25 9.0 5.7-13.8 62 26.7 20.2-34.5
No 479 262 53.6 48.0-59.2 64 13.0 9.6-17.3 153 33.4 28.3-38.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 *** *** *** 18 15.3 8.9-25.0 35 26.3 17.5-37.5
Non-Veteran 617 364 56.9 51.9-61.8 72 11.1 8.3-14.6 181 32.0 27.5-36.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 311 151 49.3 42.7-55.9 52 15.6 11.6-20.7 108 35.1 29.0-41.7
Regional City or Suburban County 155 80 53.7 43.8-63.3 14 7.7 4.3-13.4 61 38.6 29.5-48.6
Rural 265 193 70.0 61.8-77.1 *** *** *** 48 21.5 15.6-28.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 411 190 46.8 40.9-52.8 64 13.6 10.3-17.8 157 39.6 33.9-45.6
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 177 134 77.0 68.1-84.0 *** *** *** 29 14.6 9.2-22.5
Unable to Work 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 327 155 49.5 42.8-56.1 52 13.8 10.2-18.5 120 36.7 30.6-43.3
HOUSING
Own 375 232 61.5 55.3-67.4 60 14.2 10.6-18.6 83 24.3 19.3-30.1
Rent 281 143 49.0 41.8-56.2 25 7.9 5.1-12.1 113 43.1 36.0-50.5
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 250 164 64.4 55.7-72.2 *** *** *** 61 26.8 20.0-34.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 204 127 61.4 53.0-69.1 21 9.1 5.7-14.3 56 29.5 22.4-37.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 277 133 48.5 41.6-55.6 44 15.6 11.3-21.1 100 35.9 29.4-43.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 137 75 53.1 43.2-62.7 17 11.7 6.9-19.1 45 35.2 26.4-45.3
2nd Quartile 202 103 49.5 41.4-57.7 32 14.7 10.1-20.9 67 35.8 28.2-44.2
3rd Quartile 230 128 63.0 55.2-70.1 23 8.0 5.1-12.3 79 29.1 22.7-36.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 21.7 13.9-32.3

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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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