2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 2,051 767 34.0 31.4-36.7 671 34.3 31.7-37.0 293 15.2 13.2-17.4 108 5.3 4.2- 6.6 212 11.2 9.5-13.1
GENDER
Male 1,070 302 24.6 21.7-27.7 357 35.7 32.1-39.5 179 17.3 14.5-20.4 66 6.2 4.7- 8.1 166 16.3 13.7-19.2
Female 981 465 44.7 40.5-49.0 314 32.8 29.1-36.7 114 12.9 10.2-16.1 42 4.3 2.9- 6.4 46 5.4 3.7- 7.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,398 554 35.3 32.3-38.4 464 35.1 32.0-38.3 192 14.3 12.0-16.9 77 6.0 4.6- 7.7 111 9.4 7.6-11.6
Non-Hispanic Black 302 103 29.6 24.0-35.9 101 35.1 28.5-42.2 58 21.1 15.6-27.8 13 4.2 2.2- 8.0 27 10.0 6.5-14.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 182 41 20.9 14.8-28.6 56 34.5 26.5-43.4 23 14.1 9.1-21.1 *** *** *** 52 25.6 19.1-33.6
AGE
18-34 560 130 22.3 18.5-26.5 195 34.8 30.1-39.8 102 19.3 15.2-24.0 41 6.8 4.8- 9.7 92 16.8 13.4-21.0
35-44 355 110 28.4 23.1-34.4 115 33.0 27.4-39.1 59 18.0 13.5-23.6 23 5.9 3.7- 9.3 48 14.7 10.6-20.0
45-54 348 114 31.6 25.9-37.9 129 36.3 30.4-42.7 51 17.4 12.9-23.1 19 5.2 3.1- 8.7 35 9.4 6.4-13.8
55-64 341 154 42.5 36.2-49.1 116 38.1 31.7-44.9 38 9.5 6.6-13.6 13 4.7 2.3- 9.2 20 5.2 3.2- 8.3
65-74 284 155 50.1 42.9-57.4 74 31.9 25.1-39.6 34 10.3 6.9-15.1 *** *** *** 12 4.3 2.0- 9.0
75+ 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 20 17.4 10.4-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 347 100 26.6 21.2-32.8 112 35.4 29.2-42.1 58 17.2 12.6-23.1 22 5.8 3.7- 9.1 55 14.9 11.0-20.0
Some Post-H.S. 540 173 31.4 26.2-37.0 188 36.3 31.3-41.6 84 14.6 11.6-18.3 39 7.2 4.9-10.5 56 10.5 7.7-14.1
College Graduate 1,063 473 43.1 39.5-46.7 349 33.8 30.4-37.3 132 13.0 10.7-15.6 43 3.7 2.6- 5.3 66 6.4 4.8- 8.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 517 201 36.2 30.2-42.6 145 29.2 24.1-34.7 78 16.4 12.1-21.7 23 4.2 2.4- 7.3 70 14.1 10.5-18.6
No 1,516 557 33.0 30.2-35.9 523 36.3 33.3-39.4 213 14.9 12.8-17.3 82 5.6 4.4- 7.2 141 10.2 8.4-12.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 288 108 34.6 28.3-41.5 93 32.4 26.1-39.3 34 12.8 8.3-19.1 12 4.5 2.4- 8.5 41 15.7 11.2-21.7
Non-Veteran 1,760 658 33.9 31.1-36.9 578 34.7 31.8-37.6 259 15.6 13.5-18.0 95 5.4 4.2- 6.9 170 10.4 8.7-12.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,400 455 30.1 27.2-33.1 491 36.2 33.1-39.4 212 15.6 13.4-18.1 84 6.2 4.8- 7.9 158 11.9 10.0-14.2
Unemployed 64 13 15.7 8.3-27.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 406 244 58.8 51.3-65.8 100 28.6 22.4-35.8 39 7.4 5.0-10.8 *** *** *** 15 3.1 1.5- 6.0
Unable to Work 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 108 31 24.0 16.1-34.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.0 7.3-25.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 34 23.7 15.6-34.3 *** *** *** 19 16.7 10.0-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 168 55 27.4 19.5-37.0 46 32.9 24.2-42.9 35 20.6 14.3-28.8 11 7.0 3.6-13.2 21 12.0 7.4-19.0
$35,000- 49,999 216 69 25.2 19.2-32.4 65 38.1 29.6-47.3 38 16.4 11.0-23.7 18 9.1 5.0-16.0 26 11.2 7.0-17.5
$50,000-74,999 288 113 34.7 28.1-42.0 98 36.8 29.8-44.5 38 14.7 9.0-23.0 14 3.7 2.0- 6.7 25 10.1 6.1-16.2
$75,000-100,000 276 112 35.3 29.1-42.0 98 39.2 32.5-46.4 29 10.4 6.8-15.6 14 5.8 3.2-10.5 23 9.3 5.8-14.6
$100,000-150,000 269 109 39.9 32.9-47.4 95 33.5 27.0-40.8 32 12.9 8.7-18.7 13 5.1 2.7- 9.3 20 8.6 5.1-14.1
$150,000+ 318 111 30.8 25.3-36.9 113 35.9 29.9-42.4 51 18.4 13.5-24.5 19 6.4 3.8-10.5 24 8.5 5.5-13.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 342 138 42.3 34.7-50.3 113 29.9 24.0-36.6 41 12.6 8.8-17.7 13 3.4 1.7- 6.5 37 11.8 7.9-17.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 43 29.6 20.6-40.4 26 27.5 18.5-38.9 16 13.4 7.7-22.4 *** *** *** 28 26.0 17.0-37.7
101% to 150% 101 30 19.7 12.7-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 21.0 13.1-32.0
151% to 200% 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 20.6 13.3-30.6 11 8.2 3.4-18.5 11 9.3 4.5-18.3
More than 200% 1,326 506 33.9 31.0-37.0 461 37.5 34.3-40.8 178 13.7 11.6-16.2 72 5.8 4.4- 7.5 109 9.1 7.3-11.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 342 138 42.3 34.7-50.3 113 29.9 24.0-36.6 41 12.6 8.8-17.7 13 3.4 1.7- 6.5 37 11.8 7.9-17.2
HOUSING
Own 1,348 586 39.4 36.0-42.9 443 34.8 31.5-38.2 158 12.3 10.1-14.9 64 5.0 3.8- 6.7 97 8.5 6.7-10.7
Rent 564 149 24.9 20.9-29.4 184 35.8 31.0-40.9 103 17.7 14.3-21.6 37 6.7 4.6- 9.6 91 14.9 11.8-18.7
Other arrangement 121 25 12.9 7.8-20.8 39 25.8 17.8-35.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 806 281 34.5 30.2-39.1 289 36.8 32.7-41.1 122 13.7 11.2-16.6 41 5.2 3.7- 7.4 73 9.7 7.5-12.6
Regional City or Suburban County 554 207 33.7 28.9-38.7 172 30.2 25.6-35.2 80 17.1 13.0-22.2 29 4.9 3.3- 7.4 66 14.1 10.6-18.4
Rural 691 279 33.5 29.3-38.0 210 34.7 30.1-39.7 91 15.5 12.0-19.9 38 5.7 3.8- 8.7 73 10.5 7.9-13.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 384 150 33.0 27.2-39.4 104 32.5 25.9-39.9 59 17.1 12.2-23.4 24 5.8 3.2-10.2 47 11.7 8.1-16.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 589 216 32.0 27.6-36.8 183 31.2 26.8-36.0 88 18.1 14.0-23.0 37 6.6 4.5- 9.4 65 12.1 9.2-15.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,078 401 35.4 31.7-39.3 384 36.7 33.1-40.4 146 13.0 10.8-15.5 47 4.4 3.2- 6.1 100 10.5 8.3-13.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 771 295 34.4 30.5-38.5 273 37.2 33.1-41.5 106 13.8 11.1-16.9 33 4.6 3.1- 6.8 64 9.9 7.5-13.0
2nd Quartile 582 211 33.9 29.0-39.2 194 32.9 28.3-37.8 90 16.9 13.1-21.4 28 5.0 3.3- 7.6 59 11.3 8.4-15.0
3rd Quartile 486 179 33.2 28.0-38.7 144 32.8 27.4-38.6 70 14.8 11.3-19.1 35 7.1 4.7-10.7 58 12.1 9.0-16.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 212 82 34.7 26.2-44.2 60 32.0 23.4-42.0 27 15.3 8.3-26.6 12 4.2 2.0- 8.6 31 13.8 8.6-21.5

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*This question was 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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