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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,922 839 45.2 42.3-48.1 367 17.9 15.8-20.1 716 36.9 34.2-39.7
Female 2,184 1,210 56.9 54.1-59.8 276 11.4 9.6-13.6 698 31.6 29.1-34.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,583 1,187 49.0 46.5-51.5 450 15.6 14.0-17.5 946 35.4 33.1-37.7
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 155 *** *** *** 24 8.7 5.3-13.8 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 88 *** *** *** 20 21.2 13.2-32.2 *** *** ***
Hispanic 394 212 55.1 48.7-61.3 36 9.7 6.5-14.2 146 35.2 29.6-41.2
AGE
18-34 928 361 41.8 37.8-46.0 110 11.6 9.3-14.4 457 46.5 42.5-50.6
35-44 615 260 45.0 40.0-50.1 81 12.1 9.2-15.6 274 42.9 38.1-47.9
45-54 637 289 46.2 41.2-51.2 105 15.3 12.2-19.1 243 38.5 33.8-43.4
55-64 739 399 55.4 50.6-60.1 127 16.8 13.7-20.5 213 27.8 23.9-32.1
65-74 698 412 64.1 59.4-68.5 125 15.6 12.7-19.0 161 20.3 16.8-24.3
75+ 411 285 74.4 67.9-79.9 78 16.4 11.9-22.1 48 9.3 6.1-13.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 315 216 68.7 61.4-75.3 19 6.4 3.8-10.4 80 24.9 19.0-31.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 906 557 61.4 57.2-65.4 91 10.2 7.8-13.3 258 28.4 24.9-32.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,183 636 50.3 46.6-54.0 164 14.4 11.7-17.7 383 35.3 31.9-38.8
College Graduate 1,690 631 36.9 34.1-39.8 368 21.5 19.2-24.0 691 41.6 38.8-44.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,300 781 61.2 57.3-64.9 173 12.5 9.9-15.6 346 26.3 23.1-29.7
No 2,769 1,250 46.4 44.0-48.8 463 15.5 13.9-17.3 1,056 38.1 35.8-40.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 536 246 46.9 41.6-52.3 112 20.2 16.3-24.6 178 32.9 28.2-38.1
Non-Veteran 3,561 1,796 51.9 49.7-54.1 531 13.8 12.3-15.4 1,234 34.3 32.3-36.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,346 939 40.6 38.2-43.1 397 15.9 14.2-17.8 1,010 43.5 41.0-46.0
Unemployed 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 31.4 22.6-41.8
Retired 1,045 638 63.9 59.5-68.1 192 17.9 14.3-22.1 215 18.2 15.4-21.5
Unable to Work 287 228 80.9 74.3-86.2 17 4.7 2.6- 8.2 42 14.4 9.8-20.6
Other not in Labor Force 246 139 57.3 49.1-65.2 25 8.0 5.2-12.2 82 34.6 27.2-42.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 200 133 64.6 54.4-73.6 18 12.3 6.6-21.8 49 23.1 16.3-31.6
$15,000- 24,999 355 248 72.8 66.6-78.3 29 4.9 2.8- 8.2 78 22.3 17.3-28.2
$25,000- 34,999 411 242 56.7 50.4-62.8 45 10.6 7.1-15.7 124 32.7 27.2-38.7
$35,000- 49,999 434 219 50.3 44.1-56.4 69 15.8 11.9-20.6 146 34.0 28.4-40.1
$50,000-74,999 518 225 45.3 39.8-50.8 90 14.0 10.9-17.9 203 40.7 35.2-46.4
$75,000-100,000 457 179 40.4 34.7-46.3 104 20.8 16.8-25.4 174 38.8 33.5-44.5
$100,000-150,000 426 157 36.3 30.9-42.1 86 20.8 16.2-26.2 183 42.9 37.2-48.8
$150,000+ 445 127 30.5 25.4-36.1 97 19.3 15.4-23.9 221 50.2 44.6-55.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 860 519 62.4 57.7-66.9 105 12.2 8.9-16.4 236 25.4 21.8-29.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 354 237 68.9 62.2-75.0 31 7.5 4.6-11.9 86 23.6 18.4-29.8
101% to 150% 267 165 58.9 50.7-66.6 26 7.9 4.9-12.5 76 33.2 25.8-41.6
151% to 200% 321 199 60.4 53.1-67.3 37 12.4 8.0-18.6 85 27.2 21.3-34.1
More than 200% 2,186 855 39.8 37.2-42.4 434 18.1 16.3-20.2 897 42.1 39.5-44.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 860 519 62.4 57.7-66.9 105 12.2 8.9-16.4 236 25.4 21.8-29.3
HOUSING
Own 2,680 1,329 51.4 48.8-53.9 499 17.4 15.5-19.4 852 31.3 29.0-33.6
Rent 1,114 546 48.6 44.9-52.2 110 8.6 6.9-10.7 458 42.8 39.2-46.4
Other arrangement 271 151 57.9 49.3-65.9 28 7.1 3.9-12.7 92 35.0 27.7-43.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,380 572 42.5 39.2-45.8 227 17.0 14.3-20.1 581 40.6 37.4-43.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,088 532 52.4 48.5-56.3 172 14.1 11.7-16.9 384 33.4 29.9-37.1
Rural 1,638 945 59.4 56.0-62.6 244 12.3 10.4-14.5 449 28.3 25.4-31.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,024 639 63.1 58.6-67.3 123 10.4 8.0-13.3 262 26.6 22.8-30.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,285 698 55.7 52.2-59.2 184 12.4 10.3-14.7 403 32.0 28.8-35.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,797 712 42.7 39.7-45.7 336 18.0 15.6-20.6 749 39.3 36.5-42.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,299 525 44.6 41.1-48.2 245 16.4 14.1-18.9 529 39.0 35.7-42.3
2nd Quartile 1,129 546 48.6 44.8-52.4 180 15.6 12.8-18.8 403 35.8 32.3-39.4
3rd Quartile 1,030 544 56.7 52.7-60.7 143 12.4 10.1-15.2 343 30.8 27.4-34.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 648 434 66.8 61.1-72.1 75 10.4 7.1-15.0 139 22.8 18.4-27.8

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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 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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