2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^
None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,041 1,399 65.8 63.1-68.4 199 10.4 8.8-12.2 151 7.7 6.4- 9.2 210 11.0 9.4-12.9 82 5.2 4.0- 6.7
Non-Hispanic White 1,390 981 67.6 64.4-70.6 121 8.6 7.0-10.5 92 7.3 5.8- 9.2 134 10.4 8.6-12.5 62 6.1 4.5- 8.1
GENDER
Male 718 463 61.5 57.1-65.8 71 9.2 7.2-11.9 50 7.8 5.6-10.6 87 13.0 10.3-16.2 47 8.5 6.1-11.7
Female 672 518 74.3 69.9-78.3 50 7.9 5.7-10.8 42 6.9 4.9- 9.5 47 7.5 5.4-10.4 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 344 179 54.1 47.6-60.4 56 13.9 10.5-18.3 42 12.1 8.6-16.7 48 12.6 9.3-17.0 19 7.3 4.3-12.2
35-44 210 123 54.0 46.1-61.7 30 13.7 9.4-19.4 *** *** *** 33 18.6 13.1-25.9 *** *** ***
45-54 223 161 70.4 62.4-77.2 *** *** *** 20 9.2 5.5-14.9 20 9.8 5.7-16.1 *** *** ***
55-64 256 204 77.5 70.3-83.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 9.5 5.8-15.2 *** *** ***
65-74 228 191 82.3 74.7-88.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 180 108 61.4 52.8-69.3 22 12.7 8.2-19.1 19 10.2 6.4-15.9 15 6.7 3.8-11.6 16 9.0 5.1-15.4
Some Post-H.S. 373 251 63.6 57.5-69.3 26 6.6 4.2-10.2 28 8.3 5.4-12.7 47 13.8 10.1-18.5 21 7.7 4.8-12.2
College Graduate 808 604 72.5 68.7-76.0 73 9.2 7.2-11.8 44 6.0 4.3- 8.3 63 8.5 6.4-11.1 24 3.8 2.3- 6.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 137 96 70.2 59.8-78.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 9.5 5.5-15.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 203 139 66.1 57.0-74.1 24 11.1 7.2-16.8 *** *** *** 23 11.2 7.1-17.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 675 476 67.9 63.5-72.0 57 8.1 6.1-10.8 51 7.7 5.7-10.3 61 10.7 8.1-14.0 30 5.7 3.8- 8.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 334 252 74.0 67.5-79.6 15 3.8 2.2- 6.5 16 4.5 2.6- 7.6 32 9.9 6.5-14.7 19 7.8 4.5-13.2
No 1,046 721 65.1 61.5-68.6 106 10.4 8.4-12.8 76 8.4 6.5-10.8 100 10.5 8.5-13.0 43 5.5 3.9- 7.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 192 144 69.4 60.7-77.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 11.5 6.5-19.4
Non-Veteran 1,197 836 67.3 63.9-70.5 109 8.8 7.1-10.8 85 7.8 6.1- 9.9 121 10.8 8.8-13.2 46 5.3 3.7- 7.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 494 330 65.0 59.8-69.8 57 11.7 8.8-15.5 36 8.1 5.7-11.3 56 12.0 9.0-16.0 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 385 281 69.2 63.1-74.8 29 6.4 4.3- 9.4 24 7.5 4.6-11.9 32 10.0 6.8-14.4 19 7.0 4.2-11.4
Rural 511 370 68.9 63.5-73.8 35 7.3 5.0-10.6 32 6.4 4.3- 9.5 46 9.0 6.4-12.5 28 8.4 5.4-12.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 920 599 62.0 58.1-65.7 102 11.1 8.9-13.6 67 7.2 5.5- 9.2 107 12.6 10.2-15.5 45 7.1 5.1- 9.9
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 329 291 88.2 82.7-92.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,001 700 67.3 63.6-70.7 94 9.1 7.3-11.3 64 7.2 5.4- 9.6 98 10.9 8.7-13.5 45 5.5 3.9- 7.7
HOUSING
Own 1,035 775 71.5 67.9-74.9 80 7.7 6.0- 9.9 54 6.0 4.3- 8.1 81 8.6 6.7-11.0 45 6.3 4.5- 8.7
Rent 287 164 55.6 48.9-62.2 34 11.6 8.1-16.3 31 12.6 8.7-18.0 42 14.4 10.5-19.5 16 5.7 3.2-10.1
Other arrangement 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 202 147 69.9 60.9-77.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 9.9 6.0-15.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 434 289 64.5 58.7-69.9 45 10.2 7.2-14.2 31 7.6 5.2-11.1 39 10.1 7.1-14.2 30 7.5 4.9-11.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 754 545 69.0 64.7-72.9 64 8.2 6.3-10.7 51 7.9 5.8-10.8 72 10.7 8.3-13.7 22 4.2 2.6- 6.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 606 446 70.3 65.7-74.6 51 8.5 6.3-11.4 42 7.5 5.4-10.5 46 8.9 6.4-12.3 21 4.7 2.8- 7.6
2nd Quartile 387 259 63.6 57.6-69.3 33 9.2 6.3-13.3 33 9.3 6.3-13.6 45 12.1 8.8-16.3 17 5.8 3.3- 9.9
3rd Quartile 294 205 69.0 62.0-75.3 29 7.4 5.0-11.0 *** *** *** 29 10.0 6.5-15.0 21 9.0 5.3-14.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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