2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,066 714 18.1 16.6-19.6 3,352 81.9 80.4-83.4
Non-Hispanic Black 718 101 16.1 12.9-20.0 617 83.9 80.0-87.1
GENDER
Male 278 54 21.9 16.2-29.0 224 78.1 71.0-83.8
Female 440 47 11.4 8.2-15.7 393 88.6 84.3-91.8
AGE
18-34 141 35 25.3 17.5-35.2 106 74.7 64.8-82.5
35-44 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 113 14 13.8 7.6-23.9 99 86.2 76.1-92.4
55-64 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 26 14.6 9.2-22.3 158 85.4 77.7-90.8
Some Post-H.S. 231 33 17.9 12.1-25.7 198 82.1 74.3-87.9
College Graduate 260 38 16.5 11.6-22.9 222 83.5 77.1-88.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 171 28 19.6 13.1-28.3 143 80.4 71.7-86.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 240 23 10.3 6.2-16.6 217 89.7 83.4-93.8
No 474 78 18.9 14.7-24.0 396 81.1 76.0-85.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 111 18 16.4 9.5-27.0 93 83.6 73.0-90.5
Non-Veteran 605 82 15.8 12.3-20.1 523 84.2 79.9-87.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 301 51 16.7 12.0-22.6 250 83.3 77.4-88.0
Regional City or Suburban County 155 33 26.4 18.2-36.5 122 73.6 63.5-81.8
Rural 262 17 8.9 5.0-15.5 245 91.1 84.5-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 398 74 20.6 15.8-26.3 324 79.4 73.7-84.2
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 320 60 20.6 15.5-26.7 260 79.4 73.3-84.5
HOUSING
Own 369 37 12.7 8.8-18.0 332 87.3 82.0-91.2
Rent 275 54 20.6 15.2-27.2 221 79.4 72.8-84.8
Other arrangement 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 247 21 11.4 6.8-18.6 226 88.6 81.4-93.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 203 29 15.9 10.5-23.4 174 84.1 76.6-89.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 268 51 19.7 14.3-26.5 217 80.3 73.5-85.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 135 23 18.4 11.7-27.7 112 81.6 72.3-88.3
2nd Quartile 197 34 20.2 13.9-28.5 163 79.8 71.5-86.1
3rd Quartile 225 35 13.8 9.4-19.7 190 86.2 80.3-90.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.

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 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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