2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,090 3,448 83.4 81.9-84.8 642 16.6 15.2-18.1
GENDER
Male 1,905 1,504 77.8 75.4-80.1 401 22.2 19.9-24.6
Female 2,185 1,944 88.5 86.7-90.1 241 11.5 9.9-13.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,577 2,168 83.5 81.7-85.2 409 16.5 14.8-18.3
Non-Hispanic Black 724 625 84.2 80.4-87.4 99 15.8 12.6-19.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 88 80 91.1 82.1-95.8 *** *** ***
Hispanic 392 312 80.3 75.2-84.5 80 19.7 15.5-24.8
AGE
18-34 923 656 72.9 69.3-76.2 267 27.1 23.8-30.7
35-44 613 475 76.4 72.0-80.4 138 23.6 19.6-28.0
45-54 634 533 83.4 79.5-86.8 101 16.6 13.2-20.5
55-64 737 663 90.2 87.1-92.5 74 9.8 7.5-12.9
65-74 695 646 93.2 90.4-95.2 49 6.8 4.8- 9.6
75+ 411 402 98.8 97.3-99.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 312 264 86.0 80.5-90.1 48 14.0 9.9-19.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 900 763 85.1 82.1-87.7 137 14.9 12.3-17.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,175 996 82.0 78.9-84.7 179 18.0 15.3-21.1
College Graduate 1,691 1,415 82.6 80.3-84.7 276 17.4 15.3-19.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,295 1,141 88.3 85.8-90.4 154 11.7 9.6-14.2
No 2,760 2,275 80.9 78.9-82.7 485 19.1 17.3-21.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 531 448 83.3 79.0-86.8 83 16.7 13.2-21.0
Non-Veteran 3,549 2,992 83.5 81.9-85.0 557 16.5 15.0-18.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,336 1,842 77.3 75.1-79.4 494 22.7 20.6-24.9
Unemployed 151 124 83.2 74.0-89.5 27 16.8 10.5-26.0
Retired 1,042 988 95.2 93.4-96.6 54 4.8 3.4- 6.6
Unable to Work 287 264 92.9 88.1-95.8 23 7.1 4.2-11.9
Other not in Labor Force 243 204 84.1 77.6-89.0 39 15.9 11.0-22.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 203 176 87.2 80.0-92.0 27 12.8 8.0-20.0
$15,000- 24,999 355 316 88.7 83.8-92.2 39 11.3 7.8-16.2
$25,000- 34,999 411 342 82.0 77.0-86.1 69 18.0 13.9-23.0
$35,000- 49,999 428 357 83.1 77.8-87.3 71 16.9 12.7-22.2
$50,000-74,999 514 424 81.3 76.4-85.3 90 18.7 14.7-23.6
$75,000-100,000 453 375 82.0 77.2-85.9 78 18.0 14.1-22.8
$100,000-150,000 425 351 81.6 76.6-85.8 74 18.4 14.2-23.4
$150,000+ 446 345 74.6 69.3-79.2 101 25.4 20.8-30.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 855 762 88.0 84.8-90.6 93 12.0 9.4-15.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 94 80 87.6 77.6-93.5 14 12.4 6.5-22.4
50% to 100% 355 309 86.5 81.1-90.5 46 13.5 9.5-18.9
101% to 150% 269 228 83.9 77.9-88.5 41 16.1 11.5-22.1
151% to 200% 320 279 86.5 80.3-91.0 41 13.5 9.0-19.7
More than 200% 2,174 1,772 80.0 77.8-82.0 402 20.0 18.0-22.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 855 762 88.0 84.8-90.6 93 12.0 9.4-15.2
HOUSING
Own 2,670 2,333 86.4 84.6-88.0 337 13.6 12.0-15.4
Rent 1,108 863 77.1 73.9-79.9 245 22.9 20.1-26.1
Other arrangement 271 217 76.7 69.1-82.8 54 23.3 17.2-30.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,376 1,104 80.3 77.6-82.8 272 19.7 17.2-22.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,083 904 82.3 79.3-85.0 179 17.7 15.0-20.7
Rural 1,631 1,440 87.5 85.1-89.5 191 12.5 10.5-14.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,020 905 87.4 84.2-90.1 115 12.6 9.9-15.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,284 1,082 83.8 81.1-86.1 202 16.2 13.9-18.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,786 1,461 81.3 79.0-83.4 325 18.7 16.6-21.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,289 1,068 82.1 79.4-84.5 221 17.9 15.5-20.6
2nd Quartile 1,130 933 81.7 78.7-84.4 197 18.3 15.6-21.3
3rd Quartile 1,026 865 84.5 81.5-87.1 161 15.5 12.9-18.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 645 582 90.2 86.5-92.9 63 9.8 7.1-13.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past 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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