2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 2,051 767 34.0 31.4-36.7 671 34.3 31.7-37.0 293 15.2 13.2-17.4 108 5.3 4.2- 6.6 212 11.2 9.5-13.1
MALES 1,070 302 24.6 21.7-27.7 357 35.7 32.1-39.5 179 17.3 14.5-20.4 66 6.2 4.7- 8.1 166 16.3 13.7-19.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 721 210 25.1 21.7-28.9 252 37.7 33.4-42.3 123 15.8 12.9-19.1 48 7.1 5.1- 9.6 88 14.3 11.3-18.0
Non-Hispanic Black 139 32 20.8 14.2-29.4 48 33.6 24.4-44.2 33 26.7 18.0-37.7 *** *** *** 19 15.2 9.4-23.7
Other 182 51 25.0 18.1-33.4 46 27.9 20.3-37.0 22 16.3 10.1-25.1 *** *** *** 54 25.1 18.3-33.3
AGE
18-34 314 51 14.5 10.8-19.3 110 35.9 29.5-42.9 51 17.5 12.7-23.8 31 8.8 6.0-12.8 71 23.2 18.0-29.4
35-44 180 41 20.7 14.6-28.7 52 29.9 22.5-38.5 36 21.9 15.1-30.5 14 6.5 3.7-11.3 37 21.0 14.7-29.0
45-54 180 46 23.2 16.9-30.9 62 34.1 26.1-43.1 36 24.7 17.6-33.7 *** *** *** 26 12.2 7.8-18.6
55-64 166 56 33.8 25.7-43.1 63 41.0 32.2-50.5 24 11.0 6.9-17.1 *** *** *** 18 10.0 6.0-16.2
65-74 154 69 39.9 31.1-49.3 46 38.4 29.0-48.8 25 12.2 7.6-19.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 11 15.1 7.8-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 216 44 16.0 11.4-21.8 72 38.1 30.2-46.7 40 20.0 13.7-28.3 14 6.5 3.7-11.2 46 19.4 14.0-26.3
Some Post-H.S. 281 64 19.3 14.6-25.0 100 38.1 31.3-45.4 47 16.8 12.3-22.6 24 8.6 5.5-13.1 46 17.2 12.4-23.4
College Graduate 505 183 37.2 32.2-42.4 170 33.8 29.0-39.0 81 15.6 12.1-19.8 24 4.1 2.7- 6.3 47 9.3 6.7-12.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 15 15.1 7.7-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 15 11.6 6.1-20.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.9 9.4-28.5
$35,000- 49,999 115 26 17.0 10.9-25.4 *** *** *** 17 13.2 6.8-24.1 12 11.1 5.9-19.8 21 15.9 9.4-25.7
$50,000- 74,999 142 44 29.4 21.0-39.5 *** *** *** 22 11.9 7.3-18.9 *** *** *** 19 16.1 9.3-26.4
$75,000+ 482 151 28.5 24.2-33.3 165 34.3 29.4-39.6 80 18.3 14.3-23.1 31 6.5 4.4- 9.6 55 12.4 9.2-16.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 257 77 28.0 21.8-35.1 79 32.3 25.4-40.1 39 14.9 10.0-21.5 *** *** *** 52 20.9 15.4-27.7
No 801 220 23.4 20.2-26.9 276 36.9 32.8-41.3 139 18.1 14.9-21.8 53 6.7 5.0- 9.0 113 14.9 12.0-18.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 242 83 30.5 24.0-37.9 80 34.0 27.0-41.8 27 12.0 7.2-19.3 11 4.7 2.4- 9.2 41 18.7 13.3-25.7
Non-Veteran 825 218 23.0 19.9-26.5 277 36.3 32.2-40.6 152 18.7 15.6-22.3 54 6.5 4.8- 8.7 124 15.4 12.6-18.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 425 114 25.4 20.9-30.6 152 37.9 32.5-43.7 78 17.1 13.4-21.5 25 5.6 3.6- 8.6 56 14.0 10.5-18.4
Regional City or Suburban County 288 82 24.7 19.4-30.8 95 33.0 26.6-40.1 41 15.4 10.7-21.7 20 7.0 4.3-11.1 50 19.9 14.5-26.6
Rural 357 106 23.3 18.5-28.9 110 35.1 28.6-42.3 60 19.1 13.8-25.9 21 6.3 3.8-10.2 60 16.2 12.0-21.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 781 201 23.2 19.9-26.8 266 35.8 31.7-40.2 131 17.1 14.1-20.7 54 6.6 4.9- 8.9 129 17.3 14.3-20.7
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 88 40.4 32.0-49.5 63 39.8 30.7-49.6 29 10.6 6.8-16.2 *** *** *** 12 5.5 2.6-11.4
Unable to Work 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 716 215 27.1 23.5-31.0 246 36.4 32.1-40.9 119 16.5 13.4-20.3 48 6.9 5.0- 9.4 88 13.2 10.3-16.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 197 56 21.4 15.3-28.9 59 38.1 28.3-48.9 37 19.7 12.5-29.5 11 4.1 2.1- 7.9 34 16.8 11.0-24.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 308 86 24.3 19.3-30.0 97 31.5 25.7-37.9 45 17.3 12.4-23.7 28 10.5 7.0-15.4 52 16.5 12.2-21.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 565 160 25.7 21.7-30.2 201 37.5 32.6-42.6 97 16.5 13.2-20.4 27 4.3 2.9- 6.5 80 16.0 12.5-20.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 416 116 23.1 18.9-27.9 152 38.8 33.2-44.7 77 18.0 14.0-22.9 19 5.0 3.0- 8.2 52 15.0 11.1-20.1
2nd Quartile 291 87 28.0 22.5-34.3 89 31.4 25.4-38.1 49 17.9 13.0-24.0 18 6.3 3.8-10.2 48 16.5 12.0-22.2
3rd Quartile 257 67 21.4 16.3-27.5 84 39.3 31.6-47.5 37 13.8 9.5-19.6 24 8.3 5.3-12.9 45 17.2 12.5-23.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was 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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