2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,090 3,448 83.4 81.9-84.8 642 16.6 15.2-18.1
Non-Hispanic Black 724 625 84.2 80.4-87.4 99 15.8 12.6-19.6
GENDER
Male 282 228 78.4 71.5-84.1 54 21.6 15.9-28.5
Female 442 397 89.1 84.8-92.2 45 10.9 7.8-15.2
AGE
18-34 143 106 73.3 63.4-81.3 37 26.7 18.7-36.6
35-44 118 91 73.5 62.0-82.5 *** *** ***
45-54 115 100 85.6 75.7-91.9 15 14.4 8.1-24.3
55-64 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 186 161 86.0 78.7-91.2 25 14.0 8.8-21.3
Some Post-H.S. 233 201 82.4 74.6-88.1 32 17.6 11.9-25.4
College Graduate 261 224 84.6 78.4-89.3 37 15.4 10.7-21.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 75 80.1 69.3-87.8 19 19.9 12.2-30.7
$75,000+ 172 145 81.2 72.6-87.6 27 18.8 12.4-27.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 243 219 88.8 82.4-93.1 24 11.2 6.9-17.6
No 477 402 82.0 77.0-86.1 75 18.0 13.9-23.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 111 95 88.1 80.2-93.1 16 11.9 6.9-19.8
Non-Veteran 611 529 83.8 79.5-87.4 82 16.2 12.6-20.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 306 255 83.2 77.3-87.8 51 16.8 12.2-22.7
Regional City or Suburban County 155 124 75.1 64.9-83.1 31 24.9 16.9-35.1
Rural 263 246 91.5 85.3-95.2 17 8.5 4.8-14.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 403 327 78.5 72.8-83.4 76 21.5 16.6-27.2
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 323 264 80.7 74.9-85.5 59 19.3 14.5-25.1
HOUSING
Own 371 338 89.0 84.0-92.6 33 11.0 7.4-16.0
Rent 279 223 77.6 70.7-83.3 56 22.4 16.7-29.3
Other arrangement 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 248 228 89.5 82.7-93.8 20 10.5 6.2-17.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 203 174 84.1 76.6-89.5 29 15.9 10.5-23.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 273 223 80.6 73.9-86.0 50 19.4 14.0-26.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 136 114 81.7 72.3-88.4 22 18.3 11.6-27.7
2nd Quartile 199 164 79.8 71.6-86.1 35 20.2 13.9-28.4
3rd Quartile 228 194 85.7 79.4-90.4 34 14.3 9.6-20.6
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 = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past 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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