2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,090 3,448 83.4 81.9-84.8 642 16.6 15.2-18.1
MALES 1,905 1,504 77.8 75.4-80.1 401 22.2 19.9-24.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,211 956 78.2 75.3-80.9 255 21.8 19.1-24.7
Non-Hispanic Black 282 228 78.4 71.5-84.1 54 21.6 15.9-28.5
Other 366 286 77.1 70.9-82.2 80 22.9 17.8-29.1
AGE
18-34 491 315 65.1 59.6-70.2 176 34.9 29.8-40.4
35-44 280 195 67.9 61.0-74.1 85 32.1 25.9-39.0
45-54 295 236 78.4 71.8-83.8 59 21.6 16.2-28.2
55-64 325 284 89.7 85.5-92.9 41 10.3 7.1-14.5
65-74 317 285 91.0 86.3-94.1 32 9.0 5.9-13.7
75+ 166 162 98.8 95.8-99.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 141 81.2 72.8-87.4 33 18.8 12.6-27.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 459 360 79.3 74.5-83.3 99 20.7 16.7-25.5
Some Post-H.S. 519 404 73.4 68.1-78.0 115 26.6 22.0-31.9
College Graduate 746 593 79.5 75.8-82.7 153 20.5 17.3-24.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 139 114 82.8 73.5-89.4 25 17.2 10.6-26.5
$25,000- 34,999 163 125 74.4 65.4-81.7 38 25.6 18.3-34.6
$35,000- 49,999 200 155 77.5 68.9-84.2 45 22.5 15.8-31.1
$50,000- 74,999 249 194 75.2 67.2-81.7 55 24.8 18.3-32.8
$75,000+ 711 545 74.5 70.4-78.3 166 25.5 21.7-29.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 571 480 84.1 79.9-87.6 91 15.9 12.4-20.1
No 1,318 1,011 75.1 72.0-77.9 307 24.9 22.1-28.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 452 375 81.8 77.0-85.8 77 18.2 14.2-23.0
Non-Veteran 1,446 1,124 76.8 73.9-79.5 322 23.2 20.5-26.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 665 502 74.7 70.4-78.5 163 25.3 21.5-29.6
Regional City or Suburban County 501 392 77.2 72.3-81.5 109 22.8 18.5-27.7
Rural 739 610 81.4 77.4-84.9 129 18.6 15.1-22.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,238 919 72.8 69.6-75.8 319 27.2 24.2-30.4
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 429 393 92.6 89.0-95.1 36 7.4 4.9-11.0
Unable to Work 114 102 90.8 82.3-95.5 12 9.2 4.5-17.7
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 112 80.6 71.0-87.6 28 19.4 12.4-29.0
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 133 114 82.9 71.5-90.3 19 17.1 9.7-28.5
More than 200% 1,115 859 75.4 72.0-78.4 256 24.6 21.6-28.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 458 384 81.5 75.9-86.1 74 18.5 13.9-24.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 596 469 78.5 74.2-82.2 127 21.5 17.8-25.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 851 651 75.6 71.9-79.1 200 24.4 20.9-28.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 629 486 75.9 71.5-79.7 143 24.1 20.3-28.5
2nd Quartile 517 401 77.1 72.3-81.2 116 22.9 18.8-27.7
3rd Quartile 481 379 78.7 73.8-83.0 102 21.3 17.0-26.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 278 238 84.6 77.9-89.5 40 15.4 10.5-22.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past 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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