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%)
North Carolina 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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,366 694 54.2 50.7-57.7 205 12.9 10.8-15.3 467 32.9 29.8-36.2
Non-Hispanic Black 442 278 62.8 57.1-68.1 40 7.7 5.4-11.0 124 29.5 24.5-35.0
Other 335 213 62.2 54.4-69.5 26 7.1 4.1-12.1 96 30.6 24.1-38.1
AGE
18-34 433 190 47.6 41.6-53.5 44 9.5 6.7-13.3 199 43.0 37.3-48.9
35-44 334 160 52.0 44.9-59.1 35 8.3 5.5-12.3 139 39.7 33.2-46.6
45-54 338 171 50.5 43.9-57.2 44 12.5 8.8-17.4 123 37.0 30.8-43.6
55-64 412 237 57.0 50.6-63.2 60 14.0 10.3-18.9 115 28.9 23.5-35.0
65-74 377 248 73.2 67.3-78.3 45 7.5 5.4-10.4 84 19.3 14.8-24.8
75+ 244 175 76.9 68.6-83.6 39 14.7 9.1-22.8 30 8.4 5.2-13.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 107 79.2 67.3-87.6 *** *** *** 26 18.5 10.5-30.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 442 310 68.9 63.2-74.1 34 8.2 5.2-12.8 98 22.9 18.4-28.0
Some Post-H.S. 658 398 56.0 50.8-61.2 73 12.3 8.5-17.6 187 31.6 27.2-36.4
College Graduate 943 392 41.6 37.8-45.5 165 15.8 13.2-18.8 386 42.6 38.8-46.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 19.9 12.3-30.6
$15,000- 24,999 216 172 82.0 75.0-87.4 13 3.2 1.5- 6.6 31 14.8 9.9-21.5
$25,000- 34,999 246 155 61.9 53.5-69.5 27 11.8 6.9-19.6 64 26.3 20.1-33.8
$35,000- 49,999 231 131 55.3 46.9-63.3 28 11.7 7.5-17.8 72 33.0 25.6-41.4
$50,000- 74,999 265 118 48.0 40.1-56.0 45 12.7 8.9-17.7 102 39.3 31.6-47.6
$75,000+ 611 234 39.1 34.4-44.1 105 15.1 12.0-18.9 272 45.7 40.9-50.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 723 465 64.5 59.0-69.7 82 10.9 7.3-16.0 176 24.5 20.3-29.3
No 1,442 732 52.6 49.3-55.8 192 11.8 9.9-14.0 518 35.7 32.7-38.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,102 1,174 57.3 54.4-60.2 266 11.3 9.4-13.5 662 31.5 28.9-34.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 711 331 48.2 43.4-53.0 93 13.2 9.4-18.1 287 38.6 34.2-43.3
Regional City or Suburban County 583 317 56.6 51.2-61.8 75 11.4 8.5-15.1 191 32.0 27.2-37.2
Rural 890 562 66.3 61.9-70.4 108 9.6 7.5-12.3 220 24.1 20.6-28.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,098 483 44.1 40.4-47.8 150 12.7 10.4-15.4 465 43.2 39.6-46.9
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 611 403 68.3 62.1-74.0 90 14.6 9.7-21.3 118 17.1 13.6-21.2
Unable to Work 174 142 83.7 75.2-89.7 11 4.2 2.0- 8.3 21 12.1 6.9-20.3
Other not in Labor Force 197 119 62.5 53.2-70.9 18 7.5 4.4-12.3 60 30.0 22.2-39.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 215 157 73.8 65.1-81.0 16 7.1 3.6-13.5 42 19.1 13.1-26.8
101% to 150% 160 *** *** *** 14 6.2 3.4-11.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 187 123 63.3 53.6-72.0 19 11.4 6.2-19.9 45 25.3 18.0-34.4
More than 200% 1,059 454 43.5 39.8-47.2 175 14.3 11.9-17.0 430 42.2 38.6-45.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 560 377 68.9 63.2-74.2 51 7.5 5.0-11.0 132 23.6 19.0-28.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 687 409 61.1 56.2-65.8 88 11.0 8.3-14.4 190 27.9 23.7-32.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 937 424 48.2 44.0-52.5 137 13.6 10.4-17.5 376 38.2 34.3-42.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 663 310 51.2 46.3-56.0 99 12.2 9.6-15.4 254 36.6 32.1-41.3
2nd Quartile 612 322 53.0 47.6-58.3 84 13.1 9.2-18.2 206 33.9 29.2-39.0
3rd Quartile 543 316 62.6 57.0-67.9 60 10.2 7.1-14.6 167 27.2 22.7-32.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 366 262 71.7 64.4-78.1 33 6.9 4.0-11.8 71 21.3 15.9-28.1

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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