2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,106 2,049 51.3 49.3-53.4 643 14.5 13.1-16.0 1,414 34.2 32.3-36.1
GENDER
Male 1,922 839 45.2 42.3-48.1 367 17.9 15.8-20.1 716 36.9 34.2-39.7
Female 2,184 1,210 56.9 54.1-59.8 276 11.4 9.6-13.6 698 31.6 29.1-34.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,682 1,810 51.2 49.1-53.3 604 14.8 13.4-16.3 1,268 34.0 32.1-36.0
No 356 199 52.3 45.5-59.1 32 10.3 6.6-15.7 125 37.4 31.1-44.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,086 500 49.1 45.0-53.2 175 13.6 11.4-16.1 411 37.3 33.5-41.2
Overweight 1,367 613 46.3 43.0-49.7 235 16.5 14.1-19.2 519 37.2 34.1-40.4
Obese 1,264 695 54.0 50.2-57.8 188 14.9 12.0-18.3 381 31.1 27.9-34.6
Current Smoker
Yes 516 243 45.0 38.7-51.5 50 9.1 6.2-13.3 223 45.9 39.7-52.2
No 3,557 1,796 52.6 50.4-54.7 584 15.3 13.8-17.0 1,177 32.1 30.2-34.1
History of CVD**
Yes 440 304 70.4 64.0-76.1 63 15.5 11.2-21.0 73 14.1 10.4-18.9
No 3,635 1,727 49.1 47.0-51.2 575 14.5 13.0-16.1 1,333 36.4 34.4-38.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 642 *** *** *** *** *** *** 642 100 . - .
No 3,428 2,049 62.1 59.9-64.3 639 17.3 15.6-19.1 740 20.6 18.9-22.4
Heavy Drinker
Yes 262 *** *** *** *** *** *** 262 100 . - .
No 3,817 2,049 55.1 53.0-57.2 638 15.4 13.9-17.1 1,130 29.5 27.6-31.4
COPD
Yes 319 231 76.6 69.8-82.3 24 5.4 3.1- 9.1 64 18.0 13.0-24.4
No 3,778 1,811 49.1 47.0-51.2 619 15.3 13.8-16.9 1,348 35.6 33.6-37.5
Current Asthma
Yes 374 231 65.4 58.8-71.4 44 8.3 5.8-11.7 99 26.3 20.9-32.5
No 3,716 1,811 49.7 47.6-51.8 595 15.2 13.7-16.9 1,310 35.1 33.1-37.1
Diabetes
Yes 550 390 72.9 67.9-77.4 79 13.6 10.4-17.6 81 13.5 10.4-17.4
No 3,548 1,653 48.4 46.3-50.6 563 14.3 12.9-15.8 1,332 37.3 35.2-39.3
Functional Disability
Yes 1,300 781 61.2 57.3-64.9 173 12.5 9.9-15.6 346 26.3 23.1-29.7
No 2,769 1,250 46.4 44.0-48.8 463 15.5 13.9-17.3 1,056 38.1 35.8-40.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,230 776 65.4 61.7-68.9 167 12.3 10.1-14.9 287 22.3 19.3-25.5
No 2,876 1,273 45.7 43.4-48.1 476 15.4 13.6-17.3 1,127 38.9 36.6-41.2

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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