2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,144 2,049 50.9 48.9-52.9 568 14.1 12.7-15.7 646 15.2 13.9-16.7 697 15.4 14.1-16.7 184 4.4 3.6- 5.3
MALES 1,941 839 44.7 41.8-47.6 247 12.3 10.6-14.2 346 18.2 16.1-20.5 378 18.1 16.1-20.3 131 6.8 5.5- 8.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,225 493 42.8 39.4-46.4 136 10.8 8.8-13.0 222 17.9 15.4-20.6 275 20.3 17.8-23.0 99 8.3 6.4-10.6
Non-Hispanic Black 291 146 50.0 42.7-57.2 38 12.9 9.0-18.3 49 18.7 13.3-25.5 44 14.1 10.0-19.6 14 4.3 2.4- 7.5
Other 378 181 46.5 39.0-54.1 67 16.0 11.9-21.2 66 19.0 14.1-25.0 48 13.7 9.7-18.8 16 4.9 2.8- 8.3
AGE
18-34 502 171 35.9 30.5-41.7 71 13.2 10.2-17.1 120 24.9 20.3-30.1 120 21.0 17.1-25.5 20 5.0 3.0- 8.1
35-44 284 100 37.0 30.5-44.1 40 14.3 10.0-20.0 52 16.5 12.0-22.3 78 26.9 21.3-33.4 14 5.3 2.9- 9.5
45-54 303 118 41.1 33.8-48.7 48 15.8 11.3-21.8 58 18.5 13.7-24.5 59 16.8 12.5-22.2 20 7.8 4.7-12.8
55-64 331 162 52.2 45.0-59.2 39 9.9 6.8-14.4 40 13.9 9.8-19.3 58 15.0 10.8-20.5 32 9.0 5.9-13.5
65-74 321 164 53.8 46.7-60.7 38 10.2 7.0-14.7 46 12.6 8.8-17.7 44 14.9 10.5-20.8 29 8.5 5.7-12.6
75+ 167 110 70.5 59.8-79.4 *** *** *** 21 10.6 6.2-17.6 13 4.4 2.2- 8.6 16 9.1 3.9-19.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 187 109 56.5 47.2-65.3 21 12.2 7.5-19.2 30 15.0 9.9-21.9 17 11.0 6.2-18.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 469 247 53.9 47.8-59.9 50 8.9 6.3-12.4 68 16.0 12.0-21.0 76 15.7 12.2-20.0 28 5.5 3.4- 8.8
Some Post-H.S. 528 238 42.9 37.8-48.1 69 13.0 10.0-16.8 90 17.2 13.5-21.6 90 17.6 13.9-21.9 41 9.3 6.5-13.1
College Graduate 750 239 31.1 27.3-35.3 107 15.1 12.1-18.6 157 23.0 19.5-27.1 195 24.6 21.2-28.3 52 6.2 4.5- 8.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** 27 13.1 8.0-20.9 21 17.5 10.9-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 168 87 47.7 38.3-57.2 19 10.1 5.7-17.2 26 14.5 9.4-21.7 28 20.6 13.7-29.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 206 88 44.7 35.9-54.0 25 12.7 8.0-19.5 31 16.9 10.4-26.3 44 17.2 12.2-23.6 18 8.5 4.9-14.3
$50,000- 74,999 253 107 42.7 35.2-50.5 26 8.7 5.4-13.8 42 13.6 9.7-18.8 52 23.7 17.3-31.5 26 11.3 7.0-17.7
$75,000+ 717 229 33.0 28.8-37.6 103 15.0 12.0-18.5 154 21.9 18.5-25.8 183 23.4 19.9-27.2 48 6.7 4.8- 9.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 586 316 55.7 50.3-61.0 69 11.6 8.8-15.1 84 13.1 10.2-16.8 80 13.5 10.3-17.6 37 6.0 3.9- 9.2
No 1,337 518 39.9 36.5-43.4 172 12.4 10.4-14.7 260 20.4 17.8-23.4 293 20.1 17.7-22.8 94 7.2 5.6- 9.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 461 213 46.6 40.8-52.5 43 9.8 6.9-13.6 80 17.7 13.6-22.7 84 19.1 15.0-24.1 41 6.8 4.8- 9.6
Non-Veteran 1,473 622 44.1 40.7-47.5 204 13.0 11.0-15.2 264 18.3 15.9-21.0 293 17.8 15.6-20.2 90 6.8 5.3- 8.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 681 241 35.4 31.2-39.8 93 14.5 11.5-18.0 141 22.5 18.9-26.7 162 21.3 18.0-25.0 44 6.3 4.5- 8.8
Regional City or Suburban County 508 215 47.5 41.7-53.4 62 11.1 8.3-14.6 86 15.8 12.3-20.1 109 17.9 14.3-22.1 36 7.7 5.2-11.4
Rural 752 383 51.6 46.6-56.5 92 11.1 8.5-14.3 119 15.8 12.5-19.6 107 15.1 11.9-19.0 51 6.5 4.5- 9.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,261 456 37.4 34.1-40.8 193 14.8 12.6-17.4 247 19.7 17.1-22.5 288 21.7 19.1-24.5 77 6.5 5.0- 8.3
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 434 235 57.7 51.4-63.7 36 7.2 4.8-10.8 63 14.3 10.5-19.1 57 11.4 8.2-15.6 43 9.5 6.3-14.1
Unable to Work 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 *** *** *** 24 14.8 8.8-23.6 17 10.6 6.1-17.6 14 10.8 5.7-19.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** 11 10.3 4.5-21.8 19 21.3 13.3-32.2 14 13.3 7.4-23.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 136 *** *** *** 19 11.7 6.8-19.4 17 14.4 7.1-27.0 15 12.5 6.7-22.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,129 401 36.7 33.2-40.3 148 13.0 10.7-15.5 225 19.6 17.0-22.5 272 22.9 20.0-26.0 83 7.9 6.0-10.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 467 262 55.8 49.1-62.3 64 11.0 7.9-15.2 63 13.5 9.5-18.8 55 13.9 9.7-19.4 23 5.7 3.2-10.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 603 289 49.3 44.1-54.4 65 10.7 8.1-14.0 99 16.1 12.9-19.9 99 15.7 12.5-19.6 51 8.2 6.0-11.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 871 288 36.1 32.1-40.3 118 14.0 11.4-17.0 184 21.9 18.6-25.6 224 21.8 18.9-25.0 57 6.2 4.5- 8.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 642 215 37.2 32.5-42.2 81 12.9 10.0-16.3 128 20.2 16.6-24.3 170 23.7 20.1-27.7 48 6.1 4.3- 8.6
2nd Quartile 525 224 43.3 37.9-48.8 70 13.1 10.1-16.9 102 19.9 16.0-24.5 90 15.8 12.5-19.7 39 7.9 5.5-11.2
3rd Quartile 489 228 50.2 44.5-55.8 60 11.5 8.5-15.4 79 15.1 11.7-19.3 90 16.2 12.6-20.6 32 6.9 4.5-10.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 172 58.8 49.7-67.3 36 9.5 5.9-14.8 37 13.6 8.0-22.0 28 13.3 7.8-21.7 12 4.9 2.4- 9.8

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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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