2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,774 1,995 52.5 50.3-54.7 675 17.0 15.4-18.7 1,104 30.5 28.5-32.6
Eastern NC 1,404 809 52.0 48.3-55.7 221 15.6 13.3-18.2 374 32.4 29.0-36.1
GENDER
Male 593 286 44.0 38.4-49.7 121 19.0 15.4-23.3 186 37.0 31.6-42.7
Female 811 523 59.4 54.5-64.2 100 12.4 9.6-15.7 188 28.2 23.9-32.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 695 325 46.1 41.4-50.9 139 19.3 16.0-23.1 231 34.6 30.3-39.1
Non-Hispanic Black 266 180 63.7 55.2-71.4 30 10.2 6.8-14.9 56 26.1 18.9-35.0
Other 425 296 57.9 48.3-66.9 51 11.7 7.3-18.4 78 30.4 22.0-40.3
AGE
18-34 254 103 43.7 36.3-51.3 37 12.2 8.4-17.4 114 44.2 36.9-51.7
35-44 206 92 33.8 25.7-42.9 40 25.9 18.6-34.9 74 40.3 30.7-50.7
45-54 202 113 52.3 42.6-61.8 29 14.9 9.3-22.9 60 32.8 24.6-42.2
55-64 292 187 58.7 50.0-67.0 40 12.8 8.5-18.9 65 28.4 21.1-37.1
65-74 266 179 63.5 55.2-71.1 41 15.7 10.9-22.1 46 20.8 14.8-28.3
75+ 173 124 72.9 62.9-81.1 34 17.8 11.4-26.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 336 216 54.6 46.6-62.4 49 16.8 12.2-22.7 71 28.6 21.5-36.8
Some Post-H.S. 448 257 50.0 43.9-56.2 65 14.0 10.5-18.4 126 36.0 30.2-42.2
College Graduate 501 249 47.1 41.3-53.0 98 19.3 15.0-24.3 154 33.6 28.4-39.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 512 316 57.8 51.5-63.9 77 14.2 10.7-18.7 119 27.9 22.6-34.0
No 882 487 48.8 44.1-53.4 141 15.9 13.1-19.3 254 35.3 30.9-40.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 231 101 45.2 37.2-53.4 53 17.9 12.9-24.3 77 37.0 29.6-44.9
Non-Veteran 1,170 706 53.6 49.4-57.8 167 15.0 12.4-17.9 297 31.4 27.5-35.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 718 348 43.4 38.5-48.6 127 17.9 14.6-21.7 243 38.7 33.8-43.8
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 401 269 63.8 56.9-70.1 68 17.2 12.9-22.7 64 19.0 14.1-25.1
Unable to Work 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 15.1 8.4-25.7
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 156 *** *** *** 19 14.4 8.3-23.8 34 23.4 15.7-33.5
$35,000- 49,999 198 116 48.3 38.0-58.7 34 16.7 10.8-25.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 194 100 42.9 34.2-52.0 43 26.0 18.9-34.5 51 31.1 23.3-40.2
$75,000+ 407 178 40.4 34.1-47.0 79 17.7 13.4-22.9 150 42.0 35.7-48.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 278 193 65.6 56.7-73.6 28 9.2 5.8-14.2 57 25.2 17.9-34.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 120 *** *** *** 22 18.9 11.4-29.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 743 374 44.5 39.7-49.4 138 18.6 15.3-22.5 231 36.9 32.3-41.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 278 193 65.6 56.7-73.6 28 9.2 5.8-14.2 57 25.2 17.9-34.2
HOUSING
Own 960 556 51.7 47.1-56.3 166 17.6 14.6-21.0 238 30.7 26.5-35.2
Rent 337 184 49.3 42.5-56.2 44 13.8 9.9-19.0 109 36.9 30.3-43.9
Other arrangement 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 363 192 52.7 46.4-58.9 59 15.7 11.8-20.4 112 31.7 26.2-37.7
Rural 954 586 53.8 48.8-58.8 148 16.0 13.0-19.6 220 30.2 25.6-35.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 965 625 58.9 54.1-63.4 129 13.8 11.0-17.1 211 27.4 23.3-31.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 78 46.7 37.3-56.3 41 22.7 16.1-31.1 53 30.6 22.9-39.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 267 106 37.0 30.1-44.5 51 16.1 11.8-21.6 110 46.9 39.2-54.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 214 77 32.9 25.8-40.9 49 20.5 14.9-27.4 88 46.6 38.3-55.1
2nd Quartile 168 86 48.9 39.6-58.2 24 13.3 8.5-20.2 58 37.9 29.0-47.6
3rd Quartile 422 216 52.1 46.0-58.2 79 16.7 13.0-21.2 127 31.2 25.8-37.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 600 430 65.8 58.8-72.1 69 12.4 8.6-17.6 101 21.8 16.6-28.2

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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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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