2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,066 714 18.1 16.6-19.6 3,352 81.9 80.4-83.4
MALES 1,886 430 23.5 21.1-26.0 1,456 76.5 74.0-78.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,203 288 24.0 21.2-27.1 915 76.0 72.9-78.8
Non-Hispanic Black 278 54 21.9 16.2-29.0 224 78.1 71.0-83.8
Other 359 76 22.2 17.1-28.3 283 77.8 71.7-82.9
AGE
18-34 482 169 34.0 28.9-39.5 313 66.0 60.5-71.1
35-44 277 86 32.0 25.8-38.9 191 68.0 61.1-74.2
45-54 292 59 21.8 16.4-28.5 233 78.2 71.5-83.6
55-64 323 46 11.0 7.8-15.4 277 89.0 84.6-92.2
65-74 315 51 15.8 11.3-21.6 264 84.2 78.4-88.7
75+ 166 15 9.1 3.9-19.7 151 90.9 80.3-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 29 16.8 10.8-25.1 141 83.2 74.9-89.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 455 105 22.6 18.2-27.7 350 77.4 72.3-81.8
Some Post-H.S. 513 120 27.7 23.0-33.0 393 72.3 67.0-77.0
College Graduate 741 175 23.0 19.6-26.8 566 77.0 73.2-80.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 27 19.8 12.7-29.5 110 80.2 70.5-87.3
$25,000- 34,999 161 37 27.9 19.7-38.0 124 72.1 62.0-80.3
$35,000- 49,999 199 48 23.6 16.7-32.2 151 76.4 67.8-83.3
$50,000- 74,999 246 59 26.9 20.1-35.2 187 73.1 64.8-79.9
$75,000+ 707 181 26.7 22.9-30.9 526 73.3 69.1-77.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 563 99 17.8 14.1-22.4 464 82.2 77.6-85.9
No 1,307 328 26.0 23.1-29.1 979 74.0 70.9-76.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 449 90 21.3 16.9-26.5 359 78.7 73.5-83.1
Non-Veteran 1,430 338 24.0 21.3-27.0 1,092 76.0 73.0-78.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 658 174 26.4 22.5-30.6 484 73.6 69.4-77.5
Regional City or Suburban County 499 119 24.1 19.7-29.1 380 75.9 70.9-80.3
Rural 729 137 20.2 16.4-24.5 592 79.8 75.5-83.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,222 320 27.1 24.1-30.4 902 72.9 69.6-75.9
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 427 63 14.3 10.3-19.6 364 85.7 80.4-89.7
Unable to Work 113 12 9.2 4.6-17.7 101 90.8 82.3-95.4
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 27 19.4 12.4-28.9 112 80.6 71.1-87.6
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 133 21 19.0 11.2-30.4 112 81.0 69.6-88.8
More than 200% 1,107 278 26.6 23.4-30.1 829 73.4 69.9-76.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 452 76 20.1 15.1-26.3 376 79.9 73.7-84.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 593 139 23.2 19.4-27.6 454 76.8 72.4-80.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 841 215 25.2 21.8-29.1 626 74.8 70.9-78.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 622 160 25.7 21.7-30.1 462 74.3 69.9-78.3
2nd Quartile 512 122 23.9 19.7-28.8 390 76.1 71.2-80.3
3rd Quartile 479 108 22.7 18.2-27.9 371 77.3 72.1-81.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 273 40 16.9 11.3-24.5 233 83.1 75.5-88.7

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Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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