2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 1,739 470 25.7 22.9-28.8 509 27.6 24.9-30.4 269 16.7 14.3-19.4 126 7.5 5.9- 9.4 365 22.6 20.1-25.3
Eastern NC 583 153 21.6 17.8-26.0 162 25.7 21.5-30.4 83 16.3 12.2-21.4 34 6.8 4.6- 9.9 151 29.6 24.7-35.0
GENDER
Male 297 52 14.3 10.2-19.6 71 23.0 17.6-29.5 49 18.1 12.3-26.0 *** *** *** 113 39.3 32.2-47.0
Female 286 101 30.6 24.3-37.8 91 29.0 22.8-36.2 34 14.1 9.3-20.8 22 8.7 5.3-13.8 38 17.6 11.8-25.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 366 93 23.2 18.5-28.7 105 27.4 22.3-33.2 57 15.1 11.1-20.0 25 7.6 5.0-11.6 86 26.6 21.5-32.5
Non-Hispanic Black 81 23 21.2 13.1-32.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 126 *** *** *** 32 17.4 9.4-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 148 27 13.8 8.8-20.9 28 18.9 12.3-27.8 24 18.5 12.1-27.3 *** *** *** 60 42.9 33.4-52.9
35-44 109 *** *** *** 35 25.1 16.8-35.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 25.0 16.2-36.3
45-54 88 *** *** *** 20 19.0 11.1-30.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 104 24 13.6 7.7-22.9 *** *** *** 19 15.3 9.2-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 15.0 8.5-25.0
75+ 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 117 33 24.7 16.6-35.2 29 24.2 16.0-34.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 186 39 16.3 11.1-23.1 60 28.3 21.3-36.6 28 19.6 13.2-28.2 18 11.5 6.9-18.7 41 24.3 17.6-32.6
College Graduate 249 76 27.4 20.9-35.1 67 25.7 19.5-33.1 40 15.8 10.9-22.2 *** *** *** 57 27.7 21.1-35.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 192 56 23.6 16.9-32.0 45 23.0 16.2-31.5 21 13.5 7.9-22.3 *** *** *** 58 32.1 23.7-41.9
No 387 97 21.0 16.5-26.4 113 26.0 21.0-31.7 62 17.7 12.6-24.3 22 6.5 4.0-10.3 93 28.8 23.0-35.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 29 17.6 11.3-26.4 30 20.0 13.1-29.3 17 14.2 8.2-23.5 *** *** *** 45 40.8 31.0-51.4
Non-Veteran 455 124 22.7 18.3-27.9 131 27.2 22.3-32.7 66 16.9 12.1-23.1 28 6.6 4.3-10.1 106 26.5 21.1-32.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 360 87 20.3 15.7-25.8 102 26.1 20.9-32.1 47 16.5 11.3-23.5 25 7.4 4.7-11.4 99 29.7 23.7-36.5
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 131 46 30.8 21.8-41.7 *** *** *** 21 12.6 7.4-20.8 *** *** *** 17 14.5 8.0-24.8
Unable to Work 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.5 10.0-26.2
$75,000+ 224 56 21.3 15.3-28.7 57 22.9 16.8-30.5 44 19.7 14.0-26.9 *** *** *** 56 30.2 22.8-38.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 82 19 18.5 10.4-30.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 363 93 21.7 17.0-27.3 101 27.1 21.8-33.1 56 16.8 12.4-22.4 23 7.0 4.4-11.1 90 27.4 21.9-33.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 82 19 18.5 10.4-30.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 397 117 24.5 19.7-30.2 118 28.5 23.2-34.4 61 18.1 12.8-25.0 23 6.7 4.1-10.7 78 22.2 17.1-28.3
Rent 150 30 18.5 12.4-26.7 37 23.0 15.6-32.4 17 11.5 6.7-19.1 *** *** *** 60 43.0 33.2-53.4
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 168 37 20.1 14.1-27.8 49 25.8 19.2-33.8 26 16.6 11.0-24.3 *** *** *** 46 30.0 22.3-38.9
Rural 360 107 24.4 19.0-30.7 97 24.6 19.1-31.0 52 16.9 11.1-24.8 19 5.9 3.3-10.1 85 28.3 21.7-36.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 333 91 21.7 16.6-27.8 91 25.8 20.2-32.5 42 14.4 9.9-20.4 21 7.8 4.6-12.8 88 30.3 23.7-37.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 13.4 7.6-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 158 36 17.6 11.9-25.2 47 25.3 18.1-34.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 28.2 19.5-38.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 135 36 21.6 14.7-30.5 40 28.7 20.2-38.9 16 12.4 7.1-20.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 81 13 14.1 7.6-24.5 25 24.2 15.5-35.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 200 52 24.0 17.7-31.5 53 24.2 18.0-31.8 26 9.2 5.8-14.4 *** *** *** 59 35.8 27.6-44.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 167 52 24.5 16.1-35.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 24.9 16.6-35.5

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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 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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