2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,106 2,049 51.3 49.3-53.4 643 14.5 13.1-16.0 1,414 34.2 32.3-36.1
MALES 1,922 839 45.2 42.3-48.1 367 17.9 15.8-20.1 716 36.9 34.2-39.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,217 493 43.2 39.7-46.8 245 18.7 16.2-21.5 479 38.1 34.8-41.5
Non-Hispanic Black 289 146 50.2 42.9-57.5 50 16.3 11.7-22.4 93 33.5 27.0-40.7
Other 370 181 47.6 40.0-55.3 62 16.3 11.9-21.9 127 36.1 29.6-43.2
AGE
18-34 495 171 36.4 31.0-42.3 66 13.7 10.2-18.0 258 49.9 44.2-55.6
35-44 281 100 37.3 30.7-44.4 46 16.2 11.5-22.3 135 46.5 39.6-53.5
45-54 299 118 41.7 34.4-49.4 61 18.2 13.5-24.2 120 40.1 33.2-47.4
55-64 327 162 53.4 46.3-60.4 67 20.1 15.2-26.1 98 26.5 21.1-32.6
65-74 321 164 53.8 46.7-60.7 80 24.8 19.5-31.1 77 21.4 16.4-27.5
75+ 167 110 70.5 59.8-79.4 39 18.9 12.4-27.7 18 10.6 5.0-20.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 179 109 59.4 50.0-68.1 16 10.1 5.8-16.8 54 30.6 22.8-39.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 247 54.4 48.2-60.4 57 12.0 8.5-16.6 160 33.6 28.3-39.4
Some Post-H.S. 525 238 43.2 38.1-48.4 91 17.0 13.5-21.2 196 39.9 34.8-45.2
College Graduate 747 239 31.3 27.4-35.4 203 28.4 24.5-32.6 305 40.3 36.2-44.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 139 *** *** *** 16 7.3 3.4-14.8 47 33.3 24.2-43.9
$25,000- 34,999 165 87 49.4 40.0-58.9 18 9.0 5.0-15.9 60 41.5 32.4-51.3
$35,000- 49,999 203 88 45.4 36.4-54.7 41 19.7 13.6-27.5 74 34.9 26.8-44.1
$50,000- 74,999 253 107 42.7 35.2-50.5 45 15.3 10.7-21.4 101 42.0 34.5-49.9
$75,000+ 717 229 33.0 28.8-37.6 182 24.4 20.8-28.3 306 42.6 38.2-47.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 577 316 56.8 51.5-62.1 91 14.6 11.4-18.4 170 28.6 24.1-33.6
No 1,327 518 40.2 36.8-43.8 271 19.3 16.7-22.1 538 40.5 37.2-43.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 457 213 47.0 41.2-52.9 102 20.9 16.7-25.8 142 32.1 26.9-37.8
Non-Veteran 1,459 622 44.6 41.3-48.0 265 17.1 14.8-19.7 572 38.2 35.1-41.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 669 241 36.1 31.8-40.5 134 21.3 17.7-25.3 294 42.7 38.3-47.2
Regional City or Suburban County 505 215 47.8 41.9-53.7 97 17.2 13.5-21.7 193 35.0 30.0-40.4
Rural 748 383 52.1 47.1-57.0 136 15.1 12.1-18.7 229 32.8 28.4-37.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,248 456 37.8 34.5-41.2 247 18.5 16.1-21.3 545 43.7 40.3-47.1
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 434 235 57.7 51.4-63.7 102 22.5 17.8-27.9 97 19.9 15.4-25.3
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 18.2 10.8-29.2
Other not in Labor Force 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** 15 8.1 4.0-15.4 44 30.6 21.8-41.0
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** 12 10.6 5.1-20.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 134 *** *** *** 18 13.7 7.2-24.3 40 29.6 20.5-40.7
More than 200% 1,127 401 36.7 33.2-40.4 259 21.3 18.6-24.3 467 41.9 38.4-45.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 464 262 56.6 49.9-63.1 72 13.6 9.7-18.6 130 29.8 24.1-36.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 598 289 49.6 44.4-54.8 96 13.9 11.1-17.3 213 36.5 31.8-41.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 860 288 36.6 32.6-40.9 199 22.8 19.5-26.5 373 40.5 36.6-44.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 636 215 37.6 32.8-42.6 146 20.9 17.3-25.0 275 41.6 36.9-46.4
2nd Quartile 517 224 43.9 38.5-49.6 96 18.3 14.6-22.7 197 37.8 32.7-43.1
3rd Quartile 487 228 50.3 44.7-56.0 83 14.8 11.6-18.7 176 34.9 29.7-40.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 282 172 60.6 51.6-68.9 42 14.8 9.0-23.5 68 24.5 18.0-32.5

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*Moderate drinking guideline-MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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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