2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 2,051 767 34.0 31.4-36.7 671 34.3 31.7-37.0 293 15.2 13.2-17.4 108 5.3 4.2- 6.6 212 11.2 9.5-13.1
Females 981 465 44.7 40.5-49.0 314 32.8 29.1-36.7 114 12.9 10.2-16.1 42 4.3 2.9- 6.4 46 5.4 3.7- 7.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 677 344 46.4 41.7-51.3 212 32.2 28.0-36.8 69 12.7 9.3-17.1 29 4.8 3.0- 7.5 23 3.9 2.4- 6.2
Non-Hispanic Black 163 71 39.4 31.0-48.5 53 36.8 28.0-46.5 25 14.9 9.8-21.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.0 7.6-21.3 *** *** *** 14 12.2 6.0-23.0
AGE
18-34 246 79 31.7 25.2-39.1 85 33.5 26.9-40.8 51 21.4 15.2-29.2 *** *** *** 21 9.0 5.4-14.6
35-44 175 69 37.5 29.3-46.6 63 36.7 28.6-45.6 23 13.5 8.6-20.5 *** *** *** 11 7.2 3.2-15.3
45-54 168 68 41.4 32.3-51.2 67 38.8 30.3-48.2 15 9.0 5.1-15.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 175 98 50.6 41.2-60.0 53 35.3 26.5-45.2 14 8.2 4.5-14.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 130 86 65.2 54.2-74.8 28 22.4 14.4-33.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 131 *** *** *** 40 31.1 22.2-41.7 18 12.8 7.6-21.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 259 109 43.8 35.5-52.5 88 34.4 27.5-42.1 37 12.4 8.7-17.4 15 5.9 3.0-11.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 558 290 48.8 43.8-53.8 179 33.8 29.1-38.7 51 10.4 7.7-14.0 19 3.4 1.9- 5.9 19 3.6 2.1- 6.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 17.1 9.8-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 20.5 12.5-31.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 146 *** *** *** 48 34.5 25.2-45.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 381 181 43.9 37.9-50.1 141 38.8 33.0-45.0 32 8.5 5.8-12.4 15 4.8 2.7- 8.7 12 3.9 2.0- 7.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 260 124 43.6 34.3-53.3 66 26.3 19.6-34.4 39 17.7 11.4-26.5 13 4.5 2.0- 9.8 18 8.0 4.2-14.6
No 715 337 45.0 40.5-49.5 247 35.5 31.3-39.9 74 10.9 8.5-13.9 29 4.3 2.7- 6.6 28 4.3 2.8- 6.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 935 440 44.2 39.8-48.6 301 33.2 29.3-37.2 107 12.7 9.9-16.0 41 4.3 2.9- 6.5 46 5.6 3.9- 8.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 381 167 44.5 37.6-51.7 137 35.6 29.6-42.1 44 10.0 7.2-13.6 16 4.8 2.7- 8.5 17 5.1 2.8- 9.1
Regional City or Suburban County 266 125 43.1 35.5-51.1 77 27.3 21.1-34.5 39 18.9 12.6-27.3 *** *** *** 16 7.9 4.4-13.8
Rural 334 173 46.6 39.9-53.5 100 34.2 27.9-41.2 31 10.9 7.1-16.2 17 5.1 2.4-10.5 13 3.2 1.5- 6.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 619 254 39.2 34.5-44.1 225 36.7 32.2-41.5 81 13.6 10.7-17.2 30 5.6 3.5- 8.7 29 4.9 3.1- 7.5
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 209 156 76.1 66.6-83.6 37 18.0 11.6-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 610 291 43.0 38.3-47.8 215 38.9 34.2-43.7 59 10.1 7.6-13.2 24 4.3 2.7- 7.0 21 3.7 2.2- 6.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 187 94 47.2 37.8-56.8 45 25.8 18.2-35.1 22 13.9 8.4-22.1 13 7.8 3.3-17.2 13 5.4 2.6-10.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 281 130 41.0 33.7-48.7 86 30.9 24.3-38.4 43 19.0 12.8-27.2 *** *** *** 13 7.1 3.8-12.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 513 241 46.1 40.2-52.1 183 35.8 30.7-41.3 49 9.1 6.7-12.3 20 4.6 2.7- 7.6 20 4.4 2.5- 7.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 355 179 47.5 41.2-53.9 121 35.4 29.6-41.8 29 8.8 6.0-12.9 14 4.2 2.2- 7.7 12 4.0 2.1- 7.5
2nd Quartile 291 124 40.4 32.5-48.9 105 34.5 27.8-42.0 41 15.7 10.5-23.0 *** *** *** 11 5.6 2.9-10.8
3rd Quartile 229 112 47.1 38.6-55.8 60 25.2 18.8-32.8 33 16.0 10.7-23.1 11 5.6 2.4-12.6 13 6.2 2.9-12.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 8.5 4.0-16.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was 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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