2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,102 3,840 93.9 92.9-94.7 262 6.1 5.3- 7.1
Non-Hispanic Black 726 696 96.0 93.9-97.4 30 4.0 2.6- 6.1
GENDER
Male 285 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 441 422 95.9 93.3-97.5 19 4.1 2.5- 6.7
AGE
18-34 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 59 100 . - . *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 233 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 260 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 244 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 477 456 95.9 93.5-97.5 21 4.1 2.5- 6.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 612 588 96.1 93.7-97.6 24 3.9 2.4- 6.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 307 288 95.3 92.4-97.2 19 4.7 2.8- 7.6
Regional City or Suburban County 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 264 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 406 380 93.9 90.3-96.2 26 6.1 3.8- 9.7
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 65 65 100 . - . *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 324 306 94.2 89.9-96.8 18 5.8 3.2-10.1
HOUSING
Own 372 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 279 261 94.1 90.2-96.5 18 5.9 3.5- 9.8
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 249 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 273 253 94.1 90.5-96.4 20 5.9 3.6- 9.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 199 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

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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