2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^
None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,041 1,399 65.8 63.1-68.4 199 10.4 8.8-12.2 151 7.7 6.4- 9.2 210 11.0 9.4-12.9 82 5.2 4.0- 6.7
MALES 1,066 665 59.3 55.5-62.9 118 12.0 9.7-14.7 82 8.1 6.2-10.4 142 14.0 11.6-16.9 59 6.7 4.9- 8.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 718 463 61.5 57.1-65.8 71 9.2 7.2-11.9 50 7.8 5.6-10.6 87 13.0 10.3-16.2 47 8.5 6.1-11.7
Non-Hispanic Black 136 82 55.7 45.0-65.9 17 19.1 11.4-30.2 12 8.1 3.8-16.5 22 14.3 8.8-22.3 *** *** ***
Other 185 105 55.8 46.7-64.5 27 16.4 10.7-24.2 19 9.6 5.7-15.6 26 14.1 9.0-21.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 320 144 44.9 38.3-51.7 62 20.3 15.3-26.4 38 11.5 7.9-16.4 57 16.5 12.2-22.1 19 6.8 4.0-11.3
35-44 180 95 48.7 40.0-57.5 22 13.1 8.4-19.9 16 8.0 4.1-15.0 33 21.2 14.9-29.3 14 9.0 4.9-15.9
45-54 177 118 62.6 53.3-71.0 *** *** *** 14 8.8 4.9-15.4 24 14.5 9.0-22.6 11 8.5 4.2-16.3
55-64 163 122 77.6 69.4-84.1 13 6.1 3.3-11.1 *** *** *** 14 8.9 4.7-16.0 *** *** ***
65-74 153 121 80.2 71.2-86.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 56 52 95.8 86.1-98.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 212 113 54.0 45.7-62.2 33 17.5 12.2-24.5 27 10.7 7.1-15.9 21 8.7 5.4-13.6 18 9.1 5.3-15.2
Some Post-H.S. 281 166 52.9 45.7-59.9 31 13.0 8.5-19.3 19 7.7 4.5-13.1 46 17.7 12.7-24.1 19 8.7 5.4-13.9
College Graduate 507 354 70.1 65.2-74.6 48 8.7 6.4-11.8 29 6.0 4.0- 8.8 57 11.7 8.6-15.6 19 3.5 2.1- 5.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** 11 16.4 8.7-28.8 11 11.8 5.8-22.5 11 13.2 6.7-24.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 15.5 9.6-24.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 142 *** *** *** 17 12.3 7.3-19.9 *** *** *** 21 17.0 9.6-28.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 482 316 61.8 56.3-66.9 49 10.7 7.8-14.6 32 7.2 4.8-10.8 57 12.8 9.6-16.9 28 7.5 4.9-11.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 255 164 62.7 54.9-69.9 21 7.1 4.3-11.5 17 6.7 3.6-12.4 32 14.6 9.8-21.2 21 8.8 5.2-14.6
No 800 493 58.1 53.8-62.3 96 13.5 10.7-16.9 65 8.5 6.4-11.3 108 13.8 11.1-17.1 38 6.0 4.2- 8.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 239 162 65.6 57.8-72.6 21 9.6 5.9-15.1 12 4.9 2.7- 8.8 25 10.0 6.3-15.6 19 9.9 5.8-16.3
Non-Veteran 824 502 57.8 53.5-62.0 96 12.6 9.9-15.8 70 8.9 6.7-11.7 117 15.1 12.3-18.5 39 5.6 3.8- 8.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 424 261 60.1 54.4-65.6 56 14.5 10.7-19.5 34 7.9 5.5-11.2 58 14.2 10.7-18.7 15 3.3 1.7- 6.2
Regional City or Suburban County 286 177 56.2 49.0-63.2 27 10.0 6.6-15.0 22 9.1 5.2-15.3 41 15.0 10.8-20.5 19 9.6 5.8-15.5
Rural 356 227 60.9 53.9-67.4 35 10.3 6.8-15.3 26 7.4 4.7-11.4 43 12.9 8.7-18.7 25 8.5 5.4-13.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 782 463 56.0 51.7-60.3 96 12.9 10.2-16.2 64 8.1 6.1-10.7 117 15.9 13.0-19.4 42 7.1 5.0- 9.9
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 194 158 82.3 74.4-88.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 714 458 60.7 56.2-65.1 73 10.9 8.4-14.0 50 8.3 5.9-11.5 94 13.7 10.7-17.2 39 6.4 4.4- 9.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 196 122 56.8 46.7-66.4 21 11.8 6.8-19.6 13 6.3 3.3-11.8 29 16.1 9.7-25.7 11 9.0 4.7-16.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 307 180 57.2 50.6-63.6 42 13.8 9.9-18.9 24 8.9 5.5-14.0 35 11.5 8.0-16.3 26 8.6 5.4-13.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 563 363 61.3 56.1-66.2 55 10.9 7.9-14.9 45 8.2 5.8-11.4 78 14.8 11.6-18.8 22 4.8 2.9- 7.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 414 271 60.9 55.0-66.5 42 11.8 8.4-16.4 34 7.9 5.5-11.2 51 14.8 10.9-19.7 16 4.6 2.5- 8.5
2nd Quartile 293 177 59.1 52.2-65.7 32 11.6 7.7-17.1 26 9.9 6.2-15.4 41 12.6 9.0-17.3 17 6.9 4.0-11.6
3rd Quartile 253 151 56.7 48.9-64.2 31 12.9 8.5-19.0 16 7.0 4.1-11.5 34 14.6 9.5-21.9 21 8.8 5.4-14.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 106 *** *** *** 13 11.9 5.8-22.8 *** *** *** 16 15.8 8.7-27.0 *** *** ***

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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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