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%)
North Carolina 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
Non-Hispanic White 2,583 1,187 49.0 46.5-51.5 450 15.6 14.0-17.5 946 35.4 33.1-37.7
GENDER
Male 1,217 493 43.2 39.7-46.8 245 18.7 16.2-21.5 479 38.1 34.8-41.5
Female 1,366 694 54.2 50.7-57.7 205 12.9 10.8-15.3 467 32.9 29.8-36.2
AGE
18-34 515 173 36.8 31.7-42.1 59 12.0 8.9-16.0 283 51.2 45.9-56.5
35-44 329 117 40.4 34.2-47.0 42 11.7 8.3-16.2 170 47.9 41.6-54.2
45-54 383 157 43.0 36.9-49.4 71 18.4 13.9-23.9 155 38.6 32.8-44.7
55-64 492 237 51.4 45.5-57.2 90 16.5 12.9-20.9 165 32.1 27.1-37.6
65-74 496 265 60.5 55.0-65.8 106 18.5 14.8-22.8 125 21.0 17.1-25.5
75+ 328 217 70.8 63.2-77.4 72 18.9 13.5-25.8 39 10.3 6.4-16.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 512 330 64.0 58.7-69.0 55 11.3 8.1-15.5 127 24.8 20.6-29.5
Some Post-H.S. 768 393 49.2 44.9-53.4 116 15.7 12.7-19.1 259 35.2 31.2-39.3
College Graduate 1,199 390 32.9 29.8-36.2 271 20.5 18.1-23.3 538 46.5 43.2-49.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 21.1 12.7-32.8
$15,000- 24,999 157 115 76.3 67.5-83.3 *** *** *** 32 18.9 12.7-27.0
$25,000- 34,999 222 131 58.3 49.7-66.3 27 10.4 5.7-18.0 64 31.4 24.2-39.6
$35,000- 49,999 274 136 49.9 42.3-57.6 56 21.1 15.6-28.1 82 28.9 22.6-36.1
$50,000- 74,999 349 144 43.6 37.1-50.3 61 14.4 10.5-19.4 144 42.0 35.4-48.9
$75,000+ 991 314 32.0 28.6-35.7 219 21.0 18.1-24.2 458 47.0 43.2-50.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 821 485 61.0 56.4-65.4 126 13.4 10.7-16.6 210 25.7 21.8-29.9
No 1,738 688 42.3 39.4-45.2 320 16.9 14.8-19.2 730 40.8 38.1-43.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 346 153 43.7 37.3-50.2 79 22.0 17.2-27.8 114 34.3 28.5-40.7
Non-Veteran 2,235 1,032 49.7 47.0-52.3 371 14.8 13.0-16.7 832 35.5 33.1-38.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 784 291 37.9 33.9-42.1 131 17.2 14.1-20.8 362 44.9 40.8-49.1
Regional City or Suburban County 752 365 51.8 47.2-56.4 133 16.3 13.2-19.9 254 31.9 27.8-36.3
Rural 1,047 531 55.0 51.0-58.9 186 14.0 11.8-16.5 330 31.0 27.5-34.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,423 500 37.2 34.2-40.4 257 16.9 14.7-19.4 666 45.8 42.7-49.0
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 782 450 62.0 57.4-66.3 163 18.4 15.1-22.3 169 19.6 16.3-23.5
Unable to Work 160 128 83.6 75.8-89.2 *** *** *** 22 11.3 6.8-18.2
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** 15 9.1 5.1-15.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 125 89 76.9 67.1-84.4 *** *** *** 26 17.8 11.2-27.0
101% to 150% 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 188 117 60.2 50.9-68.9 24 15.0 8.8-24.5 47 24.8 17.9-33.2
More than 200% 1,583 577 37.1 34.2-40.1 330 19.3 17.1-21.8 676 43.5 40.6-46.5
HOUSING
Own 1,895 856 49.0 46.1-51.9 374 17.6 15.5-19.8 665 33.5 30.8-36.2
Rent 529 240 45.1 40.1-50.2 58 9.5 7.1-12.6 231 45.5 40.5-50.5
Other arrangement 141 79 57.4 47.2-67.1 16 8.3 4.7-14.3 46 34.3 25.3-44.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 499 296 63.2 57.1-68.8 69 12.2 9.0-16.3 134 24.6 19.9-30.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 900 466 53.1 48.9-57.2 143 13.8 11.3-16.9 291 33.1 29.3-37.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,184 425 39.6 36.1-43.1 238 18.6 16.0-21.5 521 41.8 38.5-45.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 966 355 41.1 37.3-45.1 201 18.3 15.6-21.5 410 40.5 36.8-44.3
2nd Quartile 734 349 48.9 44.4-53.4 119 14.6 11.9-17.8 266 36.5 32.3-40.9
3rd Quartile 617 322 55.3 49.9-60.6 95 14.9 11.4-19.2 200 29.8 25.4-34.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 266 161 65.0 57.5-71.9 35 10.2 6.9-14.7 70 24.8 18.8-31.9

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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.

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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