2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 2,051 767 34.0 31.4-36.7 671 34.3 31.7-37.0 293 15.2 13.2-17.4 108 5.3 4.2- 6.6 212 11.2 9.5-13.1
Non-Hispanic White 1,398 554 35.3 32.3-38.4 464 35.1 32.0-38.3 192 14.3 12.0-16.9 77 6.0 4.6- 7.7 111 9.4 7.6-11.6
GENDER
Male 721 210 25.1 21.7-28.9 252 37.7 33.4-42.3 123 15.8 12.9-19.1 48 7.1 5.1- 9.6 88 14.3 11.3-18.0
Female 677 344 46.4 41.7-51.3 212 32.2 28.0-36.8 69 12.7 9.3-17.1 29 4.8 3.0- 7.5 23 3.9 2.4- 6.2
AGE
18-34 342 74 21.0 16.4-26.5 127 35.4 29.6-41.7 67 20.9 15.6-27.4 29 7.9 5.1-12.1 45 14.7 10.6-20.1
35-44 213 71 30.8 24.1-38.3 65 29.1 22.7-36.3 34 17.5 12.2-24.6 17 7.5 4.5-12.3 26 15.1 10.0-22.2
45-54 226 78 31.7 24.9-39.4 86 40.7 33.2-48.8 33 13.7 9.2-19.9 *** *** *** 16 7.6 4.3-13.1
55-64 256 114 41.0 33.9-48.5 94 42.2 34.8-50.1 26 8.2 5.3-12.6 *** *** *** 13 3.8 2.1- 6.6
65-74 230 128 52.0 44.2-59.8 61 29.8 22.9-37.8 25 10.1 6.4-15.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 53 26.9 19.7-35.6 67 39.5 31.1-48.5 26 13.7 8.8-20.6 13 7.1 4.0-12.4 25 12.8 8.2-19.4
Some Post-H.S. 372 123 30.7 25.5-36.4 129 35.5 30.0-41.5 55 14.5 10.9-18.9 29 8.2 5.3-12.6 36 11.1 7.7-15.8
College Graduate 812 371 43.1 39.2-47.2 261 34.0 30.2-38.0 104 12.7 10.3-15.7 34 4.1 2.8- 5.8 42 6.0 4.2- 8.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 19.5 11.7-30.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 138 53 30.5 22.4-40.1 *** *** *** 19 12.7 7.5-20.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 201 81 35.1 27.1-44.0 69 35.5 27.5-44.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 678 264 35.3 31.2-39.6 236 36.6 32.3-41.1 90 13.2 10.5-16.5 40 6.8 4.8- 9.6 48 8.2 5.9-11.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 336 142 37.2 30.8-44.1 101 32.0 25.8-38.8 44 15.3 10.1-22.5 *** *** *** 33 10.2 6.8-15.0
No 1,052 407 34.3 31.0-37.8 362 36.5 33.0-40.1 146 13.9 11.7-16.6 59 6.1 4.6- 8.1 78 9.1 7.1-11.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 193 78 33.7 26.4-41.8 62 35.4 27.7-43.9 20 9.1 5.4-15.0 *** *** *** 25 17.3 11.4-25.5
Non-Veteran 1,204 475 35.5 32.2-38.9 402 35.1 31.8-38.6 172 15.1 12.6-18.0 69 6.2 4.7- 8.2 86 8.1 6.3-10.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 495 177 34.8 29.9-40.0 184 38.3 33.3-43.5 73 13.1 10.2-16.7 29 6.2 4.1- 9.3 32 7.6 5.2-11.1
Regional City or Suburban County 387 161 36.4 30.6-42.7 123 31.2 25.6-37.4 51 16.3 11.4-22.8 20 5.2 3.2- 8.3 32 10.8 7.2-15.9
Rural 516 216 34.7 30.0-39.8 157 35.4 30.2-40.9 68 13.7 10.4-17.9 28 6.3 3.9-10.1 47 9.9 7.1-13.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 924 314 31.1 27.6-34.7 326 36.3 32.6-40.1 142 15.3 12.7-18.3 61 7.1 5.2- 9.5 81 10.3 8.1-13.0
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 332 205 57.9 50.4-65.1 83 30.2 23.5-37.9 29 6.9 4.4-10.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 70 18 19.3 11.2-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,004 396 34.9 31.5-38.5 348 37.6 34.0-41.4 128 12.1 10.0-14.6 60 6.9 5.2- 9.1 72 8.4 6.4-11.0
HOUSING
Own 1,039 460 39.4 35.8-43.2 337 34.9 31.3-38.7 123 12.0 9.5-15.0 53 6.0 4.4- 8.2 66 7.7 5.8-10.2
Rent 291 76 22.3 17.4-28.1 104 38.2 31.8-45.0 55 20.0 15.1-26.0 21 7.1 4.5-11.1 35 12.4 8.6-17.6
Other arrangement 62 15 15.9 8.8-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 205 87 35.6 27.8-44.2 54 32.9 24.5-42.6 30 13.4 8.6-20.2 *** *** *** 21 11.4 6.8-18.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 436 167 33.6 28.4-39.3 132 30.9 25.9-36.5 64 17.4 12.7-23.4 28 6.8 4.5-10.3 45 11.2 8.2-15.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 757 300 36.2 32.2-40.4 278 38.4 34.2-42.7 98 12.6 10.1-15.6 36 5.2 3.6- 7.4 45 7.6 5.4-10.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 612 249 36.7 32.2-41.4 220 38.3 33.6-43.2 80 13.0 10.2-16.5 29 5.6 3.7- 8.3 34 6.4 4.3- 9.5
2nd Quartile 384 142 32.5 27.4-38.2 130 33.6 28.2-39.4 58 17.3 12.5-23.3 21 5.8 3.6- 9.2 33 10.8 7.3-15.7
3rd Quartile 297 123 37.3 30.4-44.7 83 31.5 24.8-39.0 42 13.2 9.2-18.7 20 7.1 4.0-12.2 29 11.0 7.3-16.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 105 40 32.5 23.1-43.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 16.3 9.0-27.9

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*This question was 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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