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%)
North Carolina 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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 662 207 29.0 24.7-33.6 202 30.0 25.8-34.6 105 16.2 12.6-20.6 57 9.4 6.9-12.5 91 15.4 12.3-19.2
Non-Hispanic Black 159 42 23.7 17.0-32.0 56 36.2 27.7-45.8 25 13.8 9.0-20.7 15 12.5 6.9-21.5 21 13.8 8.6-21.3
Other 119 28 19.8 11.9-31.1 *** *** *** 21 18.5 11.3-28.9 *** *** *** 22 18.6 10.9-30.0
AGE
18-34 237 44 18.6 13.3-25.5 58 25.7 19.5-32.9 47 20.3 14.1-28.3 28 10.5 7.0-15.6 60 24.9 19.0-31.9
35-44 167 35 17.9 12.0-25.7 57 33.5 25.5-42.5 30 17.8 12.0-25.6 17 12.6 7.2-21.2 28 18.2 11.9-26.9
45-54 164 44 25.6 18.4-34.6 54 34.2 25.5-44.2 26 16.1 10.5-23.9 16 10.0 5.8-16.5 24 14.1 8.8-21.9
55-64 174 61 33.0 24.8-42.3 58 35.3 26.7-45.0 26 11.7 7.5-17.8 15 10.4 5.5-19.0 14 9.5 5.1-17.2
65-74 127 47 33.1 24.2-43.4 *** *** *** 16 12.4 7.0-21.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 128 *** *** *** 42 30.6 21.9-40.9 20 16.0 9.8-25.0 14 11.0 6.0-19.3 17 14.0 7.7-24.1
Some Post-H.S. 254 74 29.6 21.5-39.2 74 31.7 24.7-39.5 44 14.0 10.0-19.2 25 11.2 7.2-17.0 37 13.6 9.4-19.1
College Graduate 543 169 28.0 23.7-32.8 179 33.4 28.7-38.5 83 14.9 11.7-18.7 42 8.5 6.0-11.9 70 15.3 11.9-19.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.1 7.3-22.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.2 9.8-28.4 *** *** *** 14 12.7 7.0-22.0
$50,000- 74,999 146 45 24.5 17.1-33.8 47 30.5 21.8-40.9 *** *** *** 11 9.5 5.0-17.2 20 13.6 8.2-21.7
$75,000+ 373 109 26.0 21.0-31.8 119 34.8 28.9-41.1 64 15.7 12.0-20.4 31 8.3 5.5-12.3 50 15.2 11.2-20.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 250 *** *** *** 65 25.7 18.8-34.0 47 20.7 13.9-29.7 15 4.8 2.7- 8.5 38 15.6 10.2-22.9
No 699 195 25.6 21.8-29.9 235 33.6 29.4-38.0 103 13.3 10.7-16.4 68 11.6 8.8-15.2 98 15.9 12.8-19.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 910 272 27.6 23.5-32.1 277 30.8 27.0-34.9 145 15.6 12.7-19.1 82 9.8 7.6-12.6 134 16.1 13.3-19.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 371 96 26.4 19.6-34.6 119 33.8 27.7-40.4 58 12.6 9.3-16.7 42 12.0 8.5-16.6 56 15.3 11.3-20.3
Regional City or Suburban County 261 76 27.0 20.5-34.6 75 24.9 18.8-32.1 47 20.2 13.9-28.6 22 7.9 4.6-13.2 41 20.0 14.4-27.2
Rural 323 110 30.8 24.8-37.5 108 35.0 28.7-41.9 47 15.4 10.9-21.2 19 7.4 4.3-12.6 39 11.4 7.7-16.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 602 151 23.4 19.4-27.8 180 30.3 25.9-35.0 106 16.2 13.1-19.9 67 12.7 9.7-16.5 98 17.5 14.0-21.5
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 207 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 8.1 4.6-13.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 75 18 20.7 12.3-32.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.8 8.2-25.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 599 179 26.1 22.1-30.6 189 34.0 29.4-38.9 95 15.0 12.0-18.7 52 9.2 6.8-12.4 84 15.6 12.4-19.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 178 52 27.0 19.0-36.7 61 32.9 24.8-42.2 29 20.6 13.4-30.1 *** *** *** 26 12.3 7.4-19.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 274 91 29.3 22.7-37.0 68 23.9 18.1-30.8 47 18.8 12.7-26.8 28 11.2 7.0-17.3 40 16.8 11.8-23.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 503 139 27.1 21.4-33.6 173 35.3 30.0-41.0 76 12.5 9.7-16.1 45 9.2 6.6-12.6 70 15.9 12.2-20.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 349 99 25.4 20.3-31.2 122 36.8 30.6-43.4 53 13.4 9.9-17.9 28 8.1 5.3-12.1 47 16.4 12.0-21.8
2nd Quartile 285 86 28.9 21.2-38.0 81 27.8 21.5-35.0 39 14.1 9.0-21.3 37 13.8 9.5-19.8 42 15.4 10.9-21.3
3rd Quartile 218 63 29.9 21.9-39.4 73 29.4 22.5-37.4 40 20.3 14.3-28.1 15 5.3 3.0- 9.2 27 15.0 9.6-22.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 15.1 7.8-27.1

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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 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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