2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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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 2,010 447 20.6 18.3-23.2 519 25.8 23.4-28.3 348 17.1 15.1-19.4 180 8.7 7.3-10.3 516 27.8 25.4-30.4
Non-Hispanic White 1,371 318 21.0 18.5-23.8 341 24.8 22.0-27.8 251 18.9 16.3-21.7 126 8.3 6.8-10.2 335 27.0 24.2-30.0
GENDER
Male 709 111 13.9 11.3-17.2 139 20.1 16.6-24.2 146 21.2 17.7-25.2 69 7.4 5.6- 9.6 244 37.4 33.1-41.8
Female 662 207 29.0 24.7-33.6 202 30.0 25.8-34.6 105 16.2 12.6-20.6 57 9.4 6.9-12.5 91 15.4 12.3-19.2
AGE
18-34 333 43 13.7 9.8-18.9 50 16.0 11.7-21.6 67 21.7 16.2-28.4 33 8.3 5.6-12.0 140 40.3 34.1-46.7
35-44 207 32 14.8 9.9-21.4 45 20.5 14.8-27.6 35 15.6 10.9-21.8 23 10.0 6.4-15.4 72 39.1 31.6-47.2
45-54 223 45 19.9 14.3-27.1 57 25.8 19.2-33.8 50 22.3 16.5-29.5 22 8.6 5.4-13.6 49 23.3 17.2-30.8
55-64 252 64 22.7 17.1-29.4 75 32.1 25.2-39.9 45 17.0 12.2-23.4 29 10.7 6.8-16.5 39 17.5 12.2-24.3
65-74 227 69 26.1 20.3-32.9 75 36.9 29.4-45.1 37 15.7 11.1-21.8 *** *** *** 30 14.3 9.3-21.5
75+ 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 176 36 20.1 13.5-28.9 37 20.9 14.3-29.4 24 18.0 11.5-26.9 16 6.3 3.5-11.0 63 34.7 27.0-43.3
Some Post-H.S. 367 85 22.6 17.9-28.2 81 23.9 18.9-29.6 70 15.9 12.4-20.2 31 8.7 5.8-12.7 100 28.9 23.7-34.7
College Graduate 799 193 20.8 17.9-24.2 218 27.9 24.3-31.8 151 20.1 16.9-23.7 78 9.3 7.3-11.8 159 21.9 18.6-25.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 135 38 24.4 17.0-33.7 34 30.8 21.6-41.9 19 15.0 8.5-25.0 *** *** *** 31 22.3 15.0-31.7
$50,000- 74,999 203 49 19.7 13.8-27.5 46 20.9 14.7-28.7 38 21.9 14.0-32.7 20 9.8 6.0-15.7 50 27.7 20.2-36.6
$75,000+ 667 142 19.6 16.3-23.3 167 26.4 22.4-30.8 130 18.9 15.7-22.6 62 7.7 5.8-10.2 166 27.4 23.5-31.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 331 91 25.4 19.8-32.0 77 22.8 17.6-29.1 69 23.8 17.6-31.3 23 5.5 3.4- 8.7 71 22.5 17.3-28.7
No 1,030 223 19.3 16.5-22.3 263 25.5 22.3-29.0 179 17.1 14.5-19.9 103 9.4 7.5-11.7 262 28.7 25.5-32.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 189 38 18.2 12.5-25.7 58 28.7 21.8-36.8 33 16.3 11.3-22.9 *** *** *** 46 30.0 22.4-38.9
Non-Veteran 1,182 280 21.5 18.7-24.5 283 24.2 21.2-27.4 218 19.3 16.4-22.5 112 8.5 6.9-10.6 289 26.5 23.5-29.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 490 84 16.3 12.6-20.8 119 26.9 22.3-32.2 95 17.5 14.1-21.5 54 10.3 7.6-13.9 138 29.0 24.5-34.0
Regional City or Suburban County 378 103 25.5 20.3-31.6 83 21.3 16.4-27.2 74 19.5 14.4-25.8 32 7.4 4.9-10.8 86 26.3 21.0-32.4
Rural 503 131 22.1 18.2-26.7 139 25.5 21.3-30.3 82 19.8 15.4-25.1 40 7.1 4.9-10.1 111 25.5 20.9-30.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 905 176 18.0 15.2-21.2 194 21.3 18.2-24.8 181 19.7 16.8-22.9 95 9.6 7.6-12.0 259 31.4 27.8-35.1
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 329 120 34.6 27.9-42.0 113 36.4 29.7-43.8 45 14.0 9.5-20.2 21 5.9 3.5- 9.8 30 9.1 5.7-14.1
Unable to Work 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 993 227 20.2 17.4-23.3 240 25.1 21.9-28.6 182 18.2 15.5-21.3 99 9.0 7.2-11.1 245 27.5 24.2-31.0
HOUSING
Own 1,022 264 23.5 20.4-26.9 275 26.8 23.5-30.4 185 18.2 15.2-21.5 95 8.7 6.9-11.0 203 22.8 19.7-26.2
Rent 283 40 11.6 8.2-16.1 54 18.9 14.1-24.9 54 21.9 16.3-28.7 26 7.7 5.1-11.6 109 39.9 33.5-46.6
Other arrangement 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 198 50 24.1 17.2-32.6 55 25.7 18.8-34.0 33 18.8 11.7-28.8 *** *** *** 44 23.7 17.0-32.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 425 107 22.2 17.5-27.6 87 18.5 14.6-23.1 73 20.7 15.7-26.8 39 8.8 6.0-12.7 119 29.9 24.8-35.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 748 161 19.6 16.4-23.2 199 28.4 24.5-32.8 145 17.7 14.9-21.0 71 8.2 6.4-10.6 172 26.0 22.3-30.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 602 135 19.9 16.3-23.9 163 28.7 24.2-33.6 116 18.1 14.9-21.9 57 8.4 6.3-11.3 131 24.9 20.9-29.4
2nd Quartile 380 88 19.8 15.7-24.7 83 21.3 16.8-26.7 69 20.1 15.1-26.2 37 9.1 6.2-13.0 103 29.7 24.4-35.6
3rd Quartile 287 72 25.6 19.1-33.3 69 22.1 16.8-28.5 50 19.4 13.7-26.7 24 7.0 4.4-10.9 72 25.9 20.2-32.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 102 23 19.5 12.3-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question 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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