2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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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 2,010 447 20.6 18.3-23.2 519 25.8 23.4-28.3 348 17.1 15.1-19.4 180 8.7 7.3-10.3 516 27.8 25.4-30.4
MALES 1,055 165 14.4 12.0-17.3 217 20.9 17.9-24.2 196 18.5 15.7-21.5 97 7.9 6.2-10.0 380 38.3 34.7-42.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 709 111 13.9 11.3-17.2 139 20.1 16.6-24.2 146 21.2 17.7-25.2 69 7.4 5.6- 9.6 244 37.4 33.1-41.8
Non-Hispanic Black 140 17 13.4 7.2-23.5 38 26.4 18.2-36.6 27 17.9 11.5-26.8 *** *** *** 48 35.7 26.6-46.0
Other 180 30 15.5 9.8-23.5 37 19.8 13.6-28.0 20 9.9 5.8-16.2 17 12.3 6.9-21.1 76 42.6 33.8-51.8
AGE
18-34 312 31 11.3 7.4-16.9 41 14.4 9.8-20.6 45 13.6 9.8-18.6 30 9.2 5.9-14.0 165 51.6 44.7-58.4
35-44 177 21 11.2 6.5-18.7 29 17.3 11.5-25.2 32 16.0 10.9-23.0 15 8.2 4.7-14.1 80 47.2 38.5-56.1
45-54 176 21 10.4 6.6-16.2 41 22.1 15.2-30.9 46 28.4 20.9-37.3 15 5.6 3.1- 9.7 53 33.6 25.5-42.7
55-64 162 31 17.8 11.8-25.8 38 26.3 18.5-35.9 31 19.7 13.2-28.3 19 9.8 5.8-16.2 43 26.4 19.1-35.3
65-74 154 38 21.0 14.7-29.0 43 34.2 25.3-44.3 30 19.7 12.7-29.2 14 6.6 3.7-11.5 29 18.6 12.0-27.6
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 205 29 13.7 8.5-21.4 32 15.8 10.3-23.6 33 18.5 12.3-26.9 21 9.4 5.4-16.0 90 42.5 34.5-51.0
Some Post-H.S. 282 42 13.3 9.4-18.5 55 20.3 14.8-27.0 54 16.3 12.2-21.5 21 6.7 4.2-10.6 110 43.3 36.4-50.6
College Graduate 501 89 17.6 13.8-22.1 118 24.8 20.5-29.8 98 20.6 16.6-25.3 52 8.6 6.3-11.6 144 28.4 24.0-33.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 12 10.0 4.9-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** 13 15.6 8.1-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 111 18 11.0 6.6-17.9 *** *** *** 13 9.4 4.2-19.5 16 14.4 7.5-25.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 143 19 11.6 6.3-20.2 27 16.3 10.5-24.4 32 22.6 15.2-32.1 13 6.7 3.5-12.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 481 76 15.3 12.0-19.2 110 22.2 18.0-27.1 92 19.1 15.3-23.6 44 7.0 5.0- 9.9 159 36.4 31.3-41.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 256 43 16.5 11.6-22.9 53 19.1 14.0-25.5 51 21.3 15.4-28.7 18 5.2 3.0- 8.8 91 37.9 30.7-45.7
No 786 117 13.5 10.8-16.8 164 21.6 18.1-25.6 142 17.5 14.5-20.9 79 8.9 6.8-11.5 284 38.4 34.3-42.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 238 47 17.4 12.4-23.8 58 23.8 17.8-31.0 43 17.4 12.1-24.3 17 8.6 4.6-15.8 73 32.8 25.8-40.6
Non-Veteran 815 118 13.7 11.0-17.0 159 20.2 16.8-24.0 153 18.8 15.7-22.3 80 7.7 6.0- 9.9 305 39.6 35.5-43.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 421 52 11.6 8.5-15.6 86 24.0 19.0-29.7 78 17.6 13.8-22.1 43 8.6 6.1-12.0 162 38.3 32.9-43.9
Regional City or Suburban County 280 51 17.8 13.0-23.8 51 18.1 13.0-24.7 52 15.7 11.5-21.0 23 6.7 4.2-10.7 103 41.7 34.6-49.1
Rural 354 62 15.3 10.8-21.3 80 19.1 14.7-24.5 66 22.0 16.5-28.7 31 8.1 5.0-12.8 115 35.5 29.2-42.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 768 108 12.9 10.3-15.9 151 20.0 16.6-23.9 144 17.8 14.9-21.2 67 8.0 5.9-10.6 298 41.3 37.1-45.7
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 51 24.8 18.0-33.3 54 30.2 22.3-39.5 36 20.7 13.4-30.5 22 8.6 5.3-13.6 33 15.7 10.2-23.4
Unable to Work 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 714 111 14.1 11.5-17.3 153 20.6 17.3-24.4 134 18.9 15.6-22.8 71 8.5 6.4-11.3 245 37.8 33.4-42.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 197 38 18.1 11.2-28.0 39 17.4 11.7-25.1 36 18.6 11.4-28.7 14 6.2 3.2-11.7 70 39.8 30.5-49.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 300 40 11.2 7.9-15.5 60 17.8 13.4-23.3 56 20.8 15.8-26.9 28 9.0 5.6-14.1 116 41.2 34.7-48.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 558 87 15.1 11.9-19.1 118 23.7 19.3-28.8 104 17.1 13.8-20.9 55 7.8 5.8-10.6 194 36.2 31.5-41.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 410 65 14.0 10.6-18.3 84 21.1 16.4-26.6 83 19.7 15.6-24.5 44 8.7 6.2-12.2 134 36.5 30.9-42.4
2nd Quartile 285 46 14.9 10.7-20.3 54 21.1 15.6-27.8 55 18.9 14.3-24.5 22 7.0 4.1-11.6 108 38.1 31.7-45.0
3rd Quartile 255 36 12.9 8.7-18.6 53 19.8 14.7-26.2 43 17.2 11.6-24.8 22 7.8 4.8-12.4 101 42.3 34.8-50.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question 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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