2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,144 2,049 50.9 48.9-52.9 568 14.1 12.7-15.7 646 15.2 13.9-16.7 697 15.4 14.1-16.7 184 4.4 3.6- 5.3
Non-Hispanic White 2,600 1,187 48.6 46.1-51.1 323 12.6 11.0-14.4 433 15.8 14.2-17.6 515 17.5 15.9-19.3 142 5.5 4.4- 6.8
GENDER
Male 1,225 493 42.8 39.4-46.4 136 10.8 8.8-13.0 222 17.9 15.4-20.6 275 20.3 17.8-23.0 99 8.3 6.4-10.6
Female 1,375 694 53.8 50.3-57.2 187 14.3 11.9-17.1 211 14.0 11.9-16.3 240 15.1 13.0-17.4 43 2.9 2.0- 4.3
AGE
18-34 519 173 36.4 31.4-41.7 78 16.3 12.4-21.1 124 22.9 19.0-27.4 133 20.7 17.2-24.7 *** *** ***
35-44 331 117 40.2 34.0-46.7 37 10.3 7.1-14.6 68 19.2 14.8-24.4 96 26.2 21.2-31.8 *** *** ***
45-54 386 157 42.8 36.6-49.2 62 18.2 13.8-23.7 69 15.9 11.9-20.9 79 17.7 13.9-22.3 19 5.5 3.2- 9.2
55-64 496 237 50.6 44.7-56.4 68 11.5 8.7-15.2 70 14.7 11.1-19.2 86 16.4 12.6-21.1 35 6.8 4.6-10.1
65-74 498 265 60.3 54.7-65.5 49 8.1 5.9-11.1 64 10.1 7.5-13.4 79 14.3 11.0-18.4 41 7.3 5.1-10.2
75+ 329 217 70.5 63.0-77.1 26 9.1 5.1-15.6 30 7.2 4.6-11.3 33 6.7 4.2-10.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 516 330 63.6 58.3-68.5 41 8.8 6.1-12.6 55 11.2 8.2-15.0 67 12.3 9.4-15.9 23 4.2 2.3- 7.3
Some Post-H.S. 773 393 48.9 44.7-53.2 107 14.7 11.9-18.0 113 14.6 11.9-17.8 120 15.3 12.6-18.4 40 6.5 4.5- 9.3
College Graduate 1,205 390 32.7 29.6-36.0 168 13.7 11.6-16.2 250 21.3 18.7-24.2 323 26.5 23.7-29.6 74 5.7 4.3- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 159 115 75.4 66.6-82.4 13 6.1 3.4-10.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 225 131 56.3 47.8-64.5 27 12.2 7.3-19.8 38 15.8 11.0-22.1 21 9.6 5.5-16.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 274 136 49.9 42.3-57.6 43 17.7 12.6-24.3 31 10.4 6.4-16.4 53 16.6 12.3-22.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 349 144 43.6 37.1-50.3 41 13.0 8.2-20.1 65 15.3 11.5-19.9 70 19.9 15.3-25.6 29 8.2 5.0-13.1
$75,000+ 996 314 31.9 28.4-35.5 148 15.2 12.6-18.1 208 22.4 19.4-25.9 266 24.8 21.8-28.0 60 5.7 4.2- 7.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 827 485 60.3 55.7-64.7 104 13.2 10.2-16.9 103 11.2 8.9-14.0 94 10.2 7.9-13.0 41 5.2 3.4- 7.8
No 1,749 688 42.0 39.1-44.9 215 12.2 10.5-14.3 330 18.5 16.4-20.8 415 21.5 19.4-23.9 101 5.7 4.5- 7.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 348 153 43.4 37.1-49.9 31 10.9 7.3-15.8 71 19.7 15.2-25.0 63 19.7 14.9-25.5 30 6.4 4.2- 9.6
Non-Veteran 2,249 1,032 49.2 46.6-51.9 292 12.9 11.1-14.8 361 15.3 13.6-17.2 452 17.3 15.5-19.1 112 5.3 4.2- 6.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 791 291 37.6 33.6-41.8 99 13.8 10.9-17.2 150 18.9 15.9-22.2 211 25.2 21.8-28.9 40 4.6 3.2- 6.6
Regional City or Suburban County 755 365 51.6 47.0-56.2 103 13.2 10.2-17.0 114 15.2 12.2-18.7 137 14.3 11.8-17.2 36 5.6 3.7- 8.3
Rural 1,054 531 54.3 50.3-58.3 121 11.2 9.0-13.8 169 14.0 11.7-16.7 167 14.4 12.0-17.2 66 6.0 4.3- 8.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,432 500 37.0 33.9-40.2 213 15.1 13.0-17.5 288 19.5 17.1-22.1 359 23.1 20.7-25.7 72 5.3 4.0- 7.0
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 785 450 61.7 57.1-66.1 71 8.8 6.4-12.0 98 11.2 8.7-14.3 110 11.5 9.1-14.5 56 6.8 4.7- 9.7
Unable to Work 164 128 80.4 71.5-87.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 18.7 12.3-27.3 22 12.8 8.0-19.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 89 75.4 65.6-83.1 16 9.3 5.3-15.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 15.6 9.6-24.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 190 117 58.5 49.2-67.3 26 15.3 9.5-23.7 20 10.1 5.5-17.6 20 10.2 5.8-17.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,589 577 37.0 34.1-40.0 222 14.1 12.1-16.3 307 19.6 17.3-22.1 385 23.0 20.7-25.5 98 6.3 4.9- 8.1
HOUSING
Own 1,907 856 48.6 45.7-51.5 246 12.8 10.9-14.9 303 14.7 12.9-16.7 386 17.8 15.9-19.9 116 6.1 4.8- 7.7
Rent 533 240 44.5 39.6-49.6 60 12.6 9.5-16.5 105 21.1 17.2-25.6 109 18.9 15.5-22.9 19 2.9 1.7- 4.9
Other arrangement 142 79 56.9 46.7-66.6 16 11.5 6.4-19.6 22 16.5 10.7-24.6 19 11.5 6.4-19.7 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 504 296 61.8 55.7-67.5 62 11.5 8.4-15.6 69 11.5 8.5-15.4 56 9.5 6.7-13.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 907 466 52.7 48.6-56.9 106 12.5 9.6-15.9 136 14.9 12.4-17.9 140 13.8 11.3-16.6 59 6.1 4.6- 8.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,189 425 39.4 36.0-42.9 155 13.2 11.0-15.7 228 18.4 15.9-21.3 319 24.1 21.5-27.0 62 4.8 3.4- 6.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 971 355 40.9 37.1-44.9 121 12.4 10.1-15.1 177 18.3 15.4-21.6 258 23.5 20.5-26.7 60 4.9 3.5- 6.7
2nd Quartile 740 349 48.6 44.1-53.1 101 13.6 10.7-17.3 119 14.7 12.1-17.8 128 17.0 14.0-20.5 43 6.1 4.2- 8.7
3rd Quartile 621 322 55.0 49.6-60.2 74 12.5 9.3-16.7 97 14.7 11.6-18.4 99 11.7 9.3-14.6 29 6.1 3.8- 9.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 268 161 62.7 54.6-70.2 27 9.5 6.0-14.7 40 12.7 8.6-18.3 30 11.5 6.9-18.5 *** *** ***

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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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