2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,010 447 20.6 18.3-23.2 519 25.8 23.4-28.3 348 17.1 15.1-19.4 180 8.7 7.3-10.3 516 27.8 25.4-30.4
GENDER
Male 1,055 165 14.4 12.0-17.3 217 20.9 17.9-24.2 196 18.5 15.7-21.5 97 7.9 6.2-10.0 380 38.3 34.7-42.1
Female 955 282 27.8 23.8-32.2 302 31.4 27.7-35.4 152 15.6 12.8-19.0 83 9.5 7.4-12.2 136 15.6 12.9-18.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,371 318 21.0 18.5-23.8 341 24.8 22.0-27.8 251 18.9 16.3-21.7 126 8.3 6.8-10.2 335 27.0 24.2-30.0
Non-Hispanic Black 299 59 18.2 13.3-24.3 94 31.0 24.8-37.9 52 16.0 11.7-21.5 25 9.3 5.9-14.4 69 25.5 19.8-32.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 173 21 12.0 7.1-19.6 45 28.6 21.0-37.6 23 12.3 7.8-18.8 16 8.8 5.1-14.6 68 38.3 30.2-47.2
AGE
18-34 549 75 14.5 11.2-18.7 99 19.3 15.5-23.9 92 16.5 12.9-21.0 58 9.8 7.2-13.1 225 39.9 35.0-44.9
35-44 344 56 14.2 10.3-19.4 86 24.6 19.6-30.5 62 16.8 12.8-21.9 32 10.2 6.8-15.0 108 34.1 28.2-40.5
45-54 340 65 17.5 13.3-22.7 95 27.7 22.0-34.3 72 22.6 17.6-28.6 31 7.6 5.1-11.2 77 24.5 19.2-30.7
55-64 336 92 25.7 20.4-31.9 96 31.0 25.0-37.7 57 15.5 11.5-20.6 34 10.1 6.7-15.2 57 17.6 13.1-23.2
65-74 281 85 25.8 20.4-32.0 92 36.8 29.9-44.3 46 16.8 11.8-23.3 21 6.8 4.0-11.2 37 13.8 9.4-20.0
75+ 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** 18 18.0 10.5-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 333 64 19.5 14.3-26.0 74 21.6 16.6-27.7 53 17.5 12.8-23.5 35 10.0 6.7-14.8 107 31.3 25.6-37.6
Some Post-H.S. 536 116 21.2 16.5-26.9 129 25.8 21.3-30.8 98 15.2 12.2-18.8 46 8.9 6.4-12.2 147 28.9 24.3-33.9
College Graduate 1,044 258 22.9 19.9-26.1 297 29.2 25.9-32.7 181 17.7 15.0-20.6 94 8.5 6.8-10.7 214 21.7 18.9-24.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 506 128 25.1 19.4-31.8 118 22.5 18.1-27.6 98 21.0 16.3-26.7 33 5.0 3.4- 7.4 129 26.4 21.5-31.9
No 1,485 312 18.9 16.6-21.5 399 26.9 24.2-29.9 245 15.6 13.6-17.9 147 10.1 8.3-12.2 382 28.4 25.6-31.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 283 57 19.6 14.5-25.8 83 27.1 21.4-33.7 50 17.1 12.3-23.2 18 7.8 4.2-14.0 75 28.5 22.4-35.4
Non-Veteran 1,725 390 20.8 18.2-23.7 436 25.6 23.0-28.4 298 17.2 15.0-19.6 162 8.8 7.3-10.5 439 27.6 25.0-30.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,370 259 17.3 15.0-19.9 331 24.4 21.6-27.4 250 17.1 14.9-19.6 134 10.0 8.2-12.2 396 31.1 28.2-34.2
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** 11 15.3 7.9-27.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 403 146 37.5 29.7-46.0 136 34.0 27.6-41.1 56 14.2 9.9-20.0 26 5.4 3.3- 8.6 39 8.9 5.9-13.2
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 103 21 16.3 10.1-25.1 28 26.8 17.9-37.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** 14 15.5 8.2-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 26 15.5 9.3-24.6 18 16.4 9.3-27.3 19 22.2 13.7-33.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 33 18.4 11.4-28.3 35 19.7 13.2-28.3 23 15.2 9.1-24.4 18 10.8 6.6-17.3 55 35.8 27.3-45.4
$35,000- 49,999 207 46 18.4 13.2-25.2 50 30.8 22.6-40.3 31 12.8 8.0-19.7 26 13.2 8.1-20.6 54 24.9 18.5-32.6
$50,000-74,999 289 64 17.6 12.9-23.5 74 22.9 17.6-29.3 55 22.3 15.7-30.6 24 8.0 5.1-12.4 72 29.2 22.5-36.9
$75,000-100,000 275 69 22.2 17.2-28.2 79 28.4 22.4-35.3 43 17.5 12.7-23.6 20 6.0 3.5-10.1 64 25.9 20.1-32.7
$100,000-150,000 268 57 22.1 16.4-29.0 79 30.3 23.7-37.8 45 15.3 10.9-21.1 23 7.5 4.7-11.7 64 24.7 18.9-31.7
$150,000+ 311 59 15.7 11.8-20.7 71 24.3 18.9-30.6 68 19.8 15.2-25.3 32 9.0 6.0-13.3 81 31.2 25.2-37.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 324 79 26.5 18.9-35.7 99 28.9 22.8-35.8 49 13.0 9.4-17.8 29 10.2 6.5-15.7 68 21.4 16.1-28.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 24 18.7 11.2-29.7 24 18.3 11.3-28.1 22 21.6 13.8-32.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 21 13.3 7.8-21.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 18.2 11.2-28.3 11 8.5 4.1-16.5 29 22.7 14.9-33.1
More than 200% 1,313 290 19.3 16.9-21.9 342 26.4 23.5-29.4 229 17.3 14.9-19.9 123 8.8 7.2-10.8 329 28.3 25.3-31.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 324 79 26.5 18.9-35.7 99 28.9 22.8-35.8 49 13.0 9.4-17.8 29 10.2 6.5-15.7 68 21.4 16.1-28.0
HOUSING
Own 1,330 343 23.9 20.8-27.2 381 28.4 25.4-31.7 228 16.8 14.3-19.6 113 8.3 6.7-10.3 265 22.6 19.8-25.7
Rent 548 79 13.2 10.1-17.0 115 22.3 18.2-27.1 94 17.4 13.8-21.6 55 10.0 7.3-13.6 205 37.1 32.4-42.0
Other arrangement 115 20 13.5 6.6-25.7 19 10.5 6.0-17.9 22 19.6 12.2-30.1 12 8.6 4.4-16.4 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 792 148 18.6 14.7-23.2 205 28.6 24.7-32.9 136 15.2 12.6-18.3 85 10.2 8.0-12.9 218 27.4 23.8-31.3
Regional City or Suburban County 541 127 22.3 18.2-27.0 126 21.4 17.3-26.1 99 17.9 13.9-22.7 45 7.3 5.1-10.4 144 31.1 26.3-36.3
Rural 677 172 21.9 18.1-26.3 188 25.9 22.0-30.2 113 19.2 15.4-23.6 50 7.8 5.4-11.0 154 25.2 21.0-29.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 375 90 21.9 16.4-28.7 100 24.1 19.0-30.0 65 19.4 14.0-26.2 24 6.6 4.0-10.8 96 28.0 22.0-34.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 574 131 19.7 16.0-24.0 128 20.7 17.0-24.9 103 19.8 15.8-24.6 56 10.0 7.2-13.8 156 29.8 25.3-34.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,061 226 20.8 17.4-24.6 291 29.2 25.7-32.9 180 14.9 12.7-17.5 100 8.5 6.8-10.6 264 26.6 23.4-30.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 759 164 19.2 16.2-22.7 206 28.3 24.4-32.6 136 16.8 14.0-20.0 72 8.4 6.5-10.9 181 27.2 23.5-31.4
2nd Quartile 570 132 21.6 17.0-26.9 135 24.3 20.1-29.0 94 16.6 13.1-20.9 59 10.3 7.6-13.8 150 27.3 23.0-32.0
3rd Quartile 473 99 20.4 15.9-25.9 126 24.1 19.7-29.0 83 18.6 14.3-23.8 37 6.7 4.6- 9.6 128 30.2 25.1-35.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 208 52 23.5 15.0-34.8 52 26.0 18.7-34.9 35 16.9 10.5-25.9 12 7.9 3.7-16.0 57 25.7 18.4-34.8

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last 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 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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