2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,066 714 18.1 16.6-19.6 3,352 81.9 80.4-83.4
Females 2,180 284 13.2 11.5-15.1 1,896 86.8 84.9-88.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,365 192 14.1 12.0-16.5 1,173 85.9 83.5-88.0
Non-Hispanic Black 440 47 11.4 8.2-15.7 393 88.6 84.3-91.8
Other 335 42 12.1 8.1-17.7 293 87.9 82.3-91.9
AGE
18-34 431 96 20.1 16.1-24.8 335 79.9 75.2-83.9
35-44 333 58 16.9 12.4-22.5 275 83.1 77.5-87.6
45-54 337 47 13.4 9.6-18.3 290 86.6 81.7-90.4
55-64 412 42 11.0 7.6-15.7 370 89.0 84.3-92.4
65-74 377 29 8.6 5.5-13.3 348 91.4 86.7-94.5
75+ 244 11 2.8 1.4- 5.6 233 97.2 94.4-98.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 15 8.9 4.6-16.4 123 91.1 83.6-95.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 438 39 9.0 6.1-13.0 399 91.0 87.0-93.9
Some Post-H.S. 654 80 13.3 10.4-16.9 574 86.7 83.1-89.6
College Graduate 945 149 17.5 14.7-20.8 796 82.5 79.2-85.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 15 12.2 6.5-21.8 108 87.8 78.2-93.5
$15,000- 24,999 215 14 7.2 4.0-12.6 201 92.8 87.4-96.0
$25,000- 34,999 247 33 14.1 9.5-20.5 214 85.9 79.5-90.5
$35,000- 49,999 228 30 12.3 7.8-18.9 198 87.7 81.1-92.2
$50,000- 74,999 264 42 15.0 10.6-20.8 222 85.0 79.2-89.4
$75,000+ 613 108 17.9 14.5-21.8 505 82.1 78.2-85.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 722 74 10.2 7.6-13.6 648 89.8 86.4-92.4
No 1,439 209 15.1 13.0-17.5 1,230 84.9 82.5-87.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** 71 89.1 79.0-94.7
Non-Veteran 2,098 276 13.3 11.6-15.3 1,822 86.7 84.7-88.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 708 123 16.4 13.4-20.0 585 83.6 80.0-86.6
Regional City or Suburban County 581 80 14.4 11.2-18.3 501 85.6 81.7-88.8
Rural 891 81 8.9 6.7-11.6 810 91.1 88.4-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,097 198 18.7 16.0-21.8 899 81.3 78.2-84.0
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 611 30 4.5 2.9- 6.9 581 95.5 93.1-97.1
Unable to Work 173 14 9.0 4.6-16.8 159 91.0 83.2-95.4
Other not in Labor Force 195 26 10.6 6.8-16.0 169 89.4 84.0-93.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** 55 90.9 79.9-96.2
50% to 100% 215 22 11.9 7.1-19.2 193 88.1 80.8-92.9
101% to 150% 160 13 7.1 3.9-12.7 147 92.9 87.3-96.1
151% to 200% 186 23 11.4 6.6-18.9 163 88.6 81.1-93.4
More than 200% 1,058 177 17.4 14.8-20.3 881 82.6 79.7-85.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 560 47 8.1 5.5-11.9 513 91.9 88.1-94.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 688 89 13.1 10.2-16.6 599 86.9 83.4-89.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 932 148 15.6 13.0-18.7 784 84.4 81.3-87.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 660 98 14.8 11.8-18.3 562 85.2 81.7-88.2
2nd Quartile 611 90 15.3 12.1-19.2 521 84.7 80.8-87.9
3rd Quartile 543 68 11.2 8.3-15.0 475 88.8 85.0-91.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 366 28 7.1 4.2-11.7 338 92.9 88.3-95.8

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Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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