2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,041 1,399 65.8 63.1-68.4 199 10.4 8.8-12.2 151 7.7 6.4- 9.2 210 11.0 9.4-12.9 82 5.2 4.0- 6.7
GENDER
Male 1,066 665 59.3 55.5-62.9 118 12.0 9.7-14.7 82 8.1 6.2-10.4 142 14.0 11.6-16.9 59 6.7 4.9- 8.9
Female 975 734 73.2 69.5-76.7 81 8.5 6.6-11.0 69 7.2 5.5- 9.4 68 7.6 5.7-10.1 23 3.4 2.1- 5.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,390 981 67.6 64.4-70.6 121 8.6 7.0-10.5 92 7.3 5.8- 9.2 134 10.4 8.6-12.5 62 6.1 4.5- 8.1
Non-Hispanic Black 300 201 62.6 55.4-69.3 32 13.4 8.9-19.8 23 7.4 4.4-12.2 37 13.9 9.6-19.7 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 180 100 55.4 46.6-63.8 29 17.9 12.0-25.9 23 11.6 7.4-17.8 22 11.7 7.4-18.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 562 295 53.3 48.2-58.3 98 17.0 13.6-21.1 65 10.8 8.2-14.1 76 12.6 9.7-16.2 28 6.3 4.1- 9.7
35-44 353 215 56.9 50.5-63.1 44 13.3 9.6-18.2 25 6.4 3.8-10.5 52 17.9 13.4-23.5 17 5.6 3.2- 9.6
45-54 345 244 69.0 62.6-74.8 20 5.2 3.1- 8.6 30 8.7 5.8-12.8 36 11.1 7.4-16.1 15 6.1 3.4-10.7
55-64 338 264 77.8 71.7-82.9 20 5.5 3.0- 9.7 15 4.4 2.5- 7.5 27 8.4 5.3-13.1 12 3.9 2.0- 7.5
65-74 283 234 81.0 74.2-86.3 14 4.6 2.4- 8.8 14 6.9 3.6-12.6 13 3.5 1.9- 6.4 *** *** ***
75+ 126 117 95.4 89.6-98.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 22.6 14.3-33.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 343 206 60.9 54.4-67.1 47 14.5 10.7-19.5 38 9.0 6.3-12.7 26 7.3 4.6-11.4 26 8.2 5.2-12.9
Some Post-H.S. 539 360 63.6 58.2-68.6 48 9.7 6.9-13.5 42 8.0 5.6-11.3 65 12.8 9.7-16.8 24 5.9 3.8- 9.2
College Graduate 1,060 784 72.4 69.1-75.6 94 8.7 7.0-10.8 60 6.2 4.7- 8.3 93 9.5 7.5-11.9 29 3.1 2.0- 4.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 514 360 69.6 64.0-74.7 38 6.6 4.4- 9.7 37 6.4 4.2- 9.5 50 10.2 7.3-14.2 29 7.2 4.5-11.2
No 1,510 1,025 64.2 61.1-67.2 160 11.8 9.8-14.0 114 8.2 6.7-10.1 158 11.4 9.5-13.6 53 4.5 3.3- 6.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 285 202 68.4 61.5-74.6 23 8.9 5.6-13.6 16 6.0 3.6-10.0 25 8.4 5.3-13.2 19 8.3 4.9-13.7
Non-Veteran 1,753 1,196 65.5 62.6-68.3 175 10.6 8.9-12.6 135 7.9 6.5- 9.6 185 11.4 9.7-13.5 62 4.6 3.4- 6.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,397 903 61.7 58.5-64.8 158 11.8 9.8-14.0 110 7.8 6.3- 9.6 168 13.2 11.0-15.6 58 5.6 4.2- 7.5
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 404 350 86.8 81.8-90.5 14 2.8 1.4- 5.4 14 5.0 2.7- 9.2 15 2.7 1.5- 4.9 11 2.7 1.3- 5.7
Unable to Work 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 104 *** *** *** 16 15.8 9.1-26.2 11 11.0 5.1-22.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** 16 15.9 9.1-26.5 12 11.6 6.1-21.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 169 100 58.4 49.0-67.3 21 12.6 7.8-19.8 21 12.0 7.4-18.9 18 10.5 6.1-17.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 209 138 65.5 56.5-73.4 20 11.6 6.5-19.8 16 6.9 3.8-12.1 26 10.1 6.5-15.2 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 289 199 65.4 57.7-72.4 30 10.2 6.9-14.9 14 6.2 3.1-12.0 35 13.5 8.9-20.2 11 4.7 2.3- 9.3
$75,000-100,000 274 196 69.6 62.7-75.8 32 12.7 8.6-18.3 19 6.5 3.9-10.6 19 8.5 5.1-13.9 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 268 194 71.0 63.7-77.2 22 8.2 5.1-12.9 12 3.4 1.8- 6.4 25 8.9 5.5-14.0 15 8.6 4.8-14.7
$150,000+ 319 218 63.5 56.8-69.7 25 8.2 5.2-12.7 29 10.5 6.8-15.8 37 14.0 9.9-19.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 336 243 67.9 60.6-74.3 27 9.0 5.6-14.1 23 7.9 5.1-12.2 33 11.0 7.2-16.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 *** *** *** 13 11.1 5.3-21.6 12 8.7 4.6-16.0 13 14.2 7.8-24.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 *** *** *** 12 13.1 7.0-23.2 11 8.1 4.0-15.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 121 *** *** *** 13 11.6 5.1-24.3 15 10.0 5.6-17.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,319 917 66.7 63.4-69.8 126 10.0 8.3-12.2 88 7.3 5.7- 9.4 137 11.3 9.3-13.7 51 4.7 3.4- 6.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 336 243 67.9 60.6-74.3 27 9.0 5.6-14.1 23 7.9 5.1-12.2 33 11.0 7.2-16.4 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,341 1,004 71.8 68.5-74.8 107 8.5 6.7-10.7 68 5.6 4.2- 7.4 107 8.6 6.9-10.8 55 5.5 4.1- 7.4
Rent 562 317 55.2 50.2-60.1 76 13.9 10.8-17.6 63 11.1 8.4-14.4 82 15.7 12.3-19.8 24 4.2 2.6- 6.6
Other arrangement 120 *** *** *** 15 17.3 10.1-27.9 17 14.4 8.0-24.5 19 17.8 10.8-27.9 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 804 532 65.7 61.4-69.7 94 12.4 9.8-15.7 63 7.7 5.9-10.0 90 11.5 9.0-14.4 25 2.8 1.7- 4.4
Regional City or Suburban County 551 372 62.7 57.4-67.7 52 9.1 6.7-12.4 44 9.2 6.5-13.0 58 11.9 8.9-15.6 25 7.0 4.5-10.8
Rural 686 495 69.0 64.1-73.5 53 8.5 6.1-11.8 44 6.1 4.3- 8.7 62 9.6 6.9-13.3 32 6.7 4.4-10.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 381 266 65.8 58.6-72.3 32 9.0 5.8-13.6 25 6.1 3.7- 9.9 43 11.8 7.7-17.7 15 7.3 4.1-12.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 586 384 63.4 58.4-68.1 69 11.9 9.1-15.5 44 8.2 5.8-11.4 56 10.2 7.6-13.7 33 6.3 4.1- 9.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,074 749 67.2 63.6-70.7 98 9.9 7.8-12.4 82 7.8 6.1-10.0 111 11.3 9.1-13.8 34 3.8 2.6- 5.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 764 543 67.5 63.2-71.4 68 9.6 7.3-12.5 59 7.9 5.9-10.4 69 10.8 8.3-13.9 25 4.3 2.7- 6.7
2nd Quartile 584 387 64.5 59.4-69.2 58 10.8 8.0-14.4 50 8.8 6.3-12.1 66 11.0 8.4-14.3 23 5.0 3.0- 8.0
3rd Quartile 482 321 64.0 58.3-69.4 55 11.5 8.3-15.6 28 6.4 4.3- 9.5 49 11.0 7.7-15.6 29 7.1 4.5-10.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 211 148 70.0 60.6-78.0 18 8.2 4.5-14.3 14 4.7 2.2- 9.8 26 12.6 7.6-20.2 *** *** ***

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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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