2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,090 3,448 83.4 81.9-84.8 642 16.6 15.2-18.1
Females 2,185 1,944 88.5 86.7-90.1 241 11.5 9.9-13.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,366 1,212 88.2 85.9-90.2 154 11.8 9.8-14.1
Non-Hispanic Black 442 397 89.1 84.8-92.2 45 10.9 7.8-15.2
Other 336 298 89.3 84.0-93.0 38 10.7 7.0-16.0
AGE
18-34 432 341 81.0 76.4-84.9 91 19.0 15.1-23.6
35-44 333 280 84.2 78.5-88.5 53 15.8 11.5-21.5
45-54 339 297 88.4 83.7-91.8 42 11.6 8.2-16.3
55-64 412 379 90.5 85.9-93.8 33 9.5 6.2-14.1
65-74 378 361 95.2 91.4-97.3 17 4.8 2.7- 8.6
75+ 245 240 98.8 96.5-99.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 123 91.1 83.6-95.4 15 8.9 4.6-16.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 441 403 91.3 87.3-94.1 38 8.7 5.9-12.7
Some Post-H.S. 656 592 88.9 85.4-91.6 64 11.1 8.4-14.6
College Graduate 945 822 85.2 82.1-87.8 123 14.8 12.2-17.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 110 90.0 80.9-95.1 13 10.0 4.9-19.1
$15,000- 24,999 216 202 92.7 87.2-95.9 14 7.3 4.1-12.8
$25,000- 34,999 248 217 87.3 81.5-91.6 31 12.7 8.4-18.5
$35,000- 49,999 228 202 88.9 82.4-93.2 26 11.1 6.8-17.6
$50,000- 74,999 265 230 87.5 82.2-91.4 35 12.5 8.6-17.8
$75,000+ 613 526 85.3 81.6-88.4 87 14.7 11.6-18.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 724 661 91.4 88.3-93.8 63 8.6 6.2-11.7
No 1,442 1,264 86.6 84.3-88.7 178 13.4 11.3-15.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 73 90.9 80.7-95.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,103 1,868 88.4 86.5-90.0 235 11.6 10.0-13.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 711 602 85.4 82.0-88.2 109 14.6 11.8-18.0
Regional City or Suburban County 582 512 86.8 82.9-89.9 70 13.2 10.1-17.1
Rural 892 830 93.1 90.6-95.0 62 6.9 5.0- 9.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,098 923 82.8 79.8-85.4 175 17.2 14.6-20.2
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 613 595 97.1 94.9-98.4 18 2.9 1.6- 5.1
Unable to Work 173 162 94.1 87.3-97.4 11 5.9 2.6-12.7
Other not in Labor Force 196 173 91.3 86.4-94.5 23 8.7 5.5-13.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 55 90.9 79.9-96.2 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 215 197 90.4 83.3-94.6 18 9.6 5.4-16.7
101% to 150% 161 148 92.7 87.1-96.0 13 7.3 4.0-12.9
151% to 200% 187 165 89.3 81.8-93.9 22 10.7 6.1-18.2
More than 200% 1,059 913 85.5 82.8-87.9 146 14.5 12.1-17.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 562 521 92.8 89.1-95.3 41 7.2 4.7-10.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 688 613 88.5 85.1-91.2 75 11.5 8.8-14.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 935 810 86.4 83.6-88.9 125 13.6 11.1-16.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 660 582 87.9 84.6-90.5 78 12.1 9.5-15.4
2nd Quartile 613 532 86.1 82.3-89.1 81 13.9 10.9-17.7
3rd Quartile 545 486 89.8 86.1-92.6 59 10.2 7.4-13.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 367 344 94.5 90.1-97.0 23 5.5 3.0- 9.9

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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 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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