2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,144 2,049 50.9 48.9-52.9 568 14.1 12.7-15.7 646 15.2 13.9-16.7 697 15.4 14.1-16.7 184 4.4 3.6- 5.3
Females 2,203 1,210 56.6 53.7-59.4 321 15.8 13.7-18.3 300 12.5 11.0-14.3 319 12.8 11.3-14.6 53 2.2 1.5- 3.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,375 694 53.8 50.3-57.2 187 14.3 11.9-17.1 211 14.0 11.9-16.3 240 15.1 13.0-17.4 43 2.9 2.0- 4.3
Non-Hispanic Black 446 278 62.5 56.8-67.8 66 14.8 11.1-19.3 50 11.1 8.1-15.2 46 10.4 7.4-14.4 *** *** ***
Other 340 213 62.0 54.2-69.2 63 19.2 14.2-25.5 33 9.7 6.2-14.9 27 8.1 4.8-13.4 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 437 190 47.1 41.2-53.1 90 21.1 16.5-26.6 82 16.9 13.3-21.2 72 13.5 10.4-17.4 *** *** ***
35-44 338 160 51.6 44.5-58.6 57 15.9 11.6-21.5 56 15.3 11.2-20.4 61 16.2 12.1-21.4 *** *** ***
45-54 344 171 50.2 43.5-56.8 55 18.0 13.5-23.7 57 15.4 11.1-20.9 52 14.0 10.1-19.2 *** *** ***
55-64 412 237 57.0 50.6-63.2 58 14.2 10.4-19.0 52 13.5 9.6-18.6 54 13.1 9.5-17.8 11 2.2 1.1- 4.6
65-74 380 248 72.6 66.8-77.8 34 6.3 4.2- 9.2 34 5.8 4.0- 8.4 47 10.7 7.4-15.3 17 4.5 2.5- 8.2
75+ 246 175 76.3 68.0-83.0 20 8.7 4.4-16.5 16 4.0 2.0- 7.7 26 7.7 4.6-12.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 139 *** *** *** 12 12.9 6.1-25.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 446 310 68.7 62.9-73.9 56 14.5 10.6-19.4 36 6.6 4.5- 9.8 35 8.5 5.7-12.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 663 398 55.8 50.5-60.9 97 17.4 13.2-22.6 81 13.3 10.4-16.9 75 11.5 8.9-14.7 12 2.1 1.0- 4.2
College Graduate 950 392 41.3 37.5-45.2 155 16.3 13.6-19.3 175 18.5 15.7-21.8 199 20.8 17.8-24.0 29 3.1 2.0- 5.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 *** *** *** 15 14.4 7.3-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 217 172 81.6 74.5-87.0 19 7.4 4.4-12.2 11 4.3 2.0- 8.8 13 5.6 2.9-10.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 250 155 61.1 52.9-68.8 35 16.0 10.3-23.9 33 12.3 8.2-18.1 21 7.3 4.4-11.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 233 131 55.2 46.8-63.2 40 20.9 14.5-29.1 28 10.3 6.7-15.5 29 11.0 7.4-16.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 266 118 47.9 40.1-55.9 43 19.6 13.0-28.4 52 14.9 10.8-20.3 46 16.5 11.7-22.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 617 234 38.8 34.1-43.7 110 17.3 14.0-21.3 113 20.6 16.7-25.1 140 20.4 17.0-24.2 20 2.8 1.7- 4.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 730 465 64.1 58.6-69.3 111 17.7 13.3-23.1 73 8.4 6.2-11.2 61 6.8 4.9- 9.4 20 3.1 1.7- 5.5
No 1,454 732 52.2 49.0-55.4 207 14.7 12.5-17.1 226 15.0 12.9-17.4 256 16.4 14.2-18.8 33 1.7 1.2- 2.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** 11 15.7 8.5-27.0 *** *** *** 11 9.6 4.9-17.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,120 1,174 56.9 54.0-59.8 310 15.9 13.6-18.4 275 12.0 10.4-13.8 308 13.0 11.4-14.8 53 2.3 1.6- 3.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 716 331 48.0 43.2-52.8 122 19.9 15.6-24.9 109 13.9 11.2-17.1 141 16.8 13.8-20.2 13 1.5 0.8- 3.0
Regional City or Suburban County 586 317 56.3 51.0-61.6 87 14.5 10.9-19.1 89 14.8 11.5-18.7 82 12.2 9.3-15.8 11 2.2 1.1- 4.4
Rural 901 562 65.6 61.2-69.7 112 12.8 10.2-16.1 102 9.3 7.3-11.9 96 9.4 7.4-11.9 29 2.9 1.7- 4.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,105 483 43.9 40.3-47.6 200 19.6 16.7-22.7 193 17.1 14.6-20.0 207 17.5 15.0-20.4 22 1.9 1.0- 3.3
Unemployed 89 *** *** *** 15 17.3 9.8-28.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 615 403 67.9 61.7-73.5 61 11.8 7.2-18.8 60 7.5 5.3-10.5 71 9.8 7.3-13.2 20 3.0 1.7- 5.3
Unable to Work 176 142 83.1 74.6-89.2 15 7.7 3.9-14.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 200 119 62.2 53.0-70.7 28 15.2 9.0-24.5 31 14.0 9.3-20.4 21 7.9 4.9-12.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 216 157 73.5 64.8-80.7 24 11.8 6.9-19.2 12 4.2 2.1- 8.1 17 7.8 4.4-13.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 10.2 6.1-16.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 190 123 62.7 53.2-71.4 29 18.3 11.6-27.7 17 8.4 4.8-14.1 18 7.7 4.4-13.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,068 454 43.2 39.5-46.9 181 17.3 14.7-20.2 190 18.4 15.6-21.6 210 18.6 16.0-21.5 33 2.6 1.7- 4.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 569 377 67.9 62.1-73.2 79 13.6 10.2-17.9 59 8.3 5.9-11.6 44 7.6 5.3-10.8 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 694 409 60.7 55.8-65.4 93 15.9 12.2-20.4 87 11.1 8.7-14.0 83 9.9 7.5-13.0 22 2.4 1.5- 3.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 940 424 48.2 43.9-52.4 149 16.8 13.4-20.9 154 15.7 13.0-18.8 192 17.5 14.8-20.5 21 1.9 1.1- 3.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 665 310 51.1 46.2-55.9 94 13.8 11.0-17.2 103 15.6 12.3-19.4 138 17.1 14.1-20.5 20 2.5 1.4- 4.4
2nd Quartile 617 322 52.6 47.3-57.9 98 18.9 14.3-24.6 85 11.6 9.1-14.7 94 14.7 11.6-18.6 18 2.1 1.3- 3.6
3rd Quartile 550 316 62.0 56.4-67.3 82 15.1 11.4-19.9 78 12.4 9.5-16.0 64 7.8 5.9-10.3 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 371 262 70.9 63.5-77.3 47 14.0 9.4-20.2 34 7.5 4.6-11.9 23 7.1 4.1-11.9 *** *** ***

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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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