2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

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 1,788 716 36.9 33.9-40.0 642 35.7 32.7-38.8 209 12.5 10.5-14.9 94 6.0 4.6- 7.9 127 8.8 7.1-10.8
Eastern NC 597 217 31.0 26.4-36.0 222 38.0 33.0-43.2 72 12.3 9.1-16.5 34 7.2 4.6-11.0 52 11.5 8.3-15.8
GENDER
Male 306 80 23.2 17.5-30.1 116 38.4 31.5-45.7 42 13.1 8.7-19.3 23 7.2 4.4-11.6 45 18.1 12.8-25.0
Female 291 137 40.9 33.9-48.3 106 37.4 30.4-45.0 30 11.4 7.1-17.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 375 136 31.4 26.2-37.2 150 40.0 34.2-46.2 46 14.3 10.1-20.0 16 5.0 2.8- 8.5 27 9.3 6.0-14.0
Non-Hispanic Black 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 148 38 19.8 13.8-27.7 54 40.2 30.9-50.3 21 11.6 7.0-18.6 *** *** *** 24 17.0 11.1-25.3
35-44 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 18.7 10.9-30.1
Some Post-H.S. 194 55 22.7 16.8-29.9 87 41.0 32.9-49.8 25 18.6 11.9-27.7 *** *** *** 16 12.9 7.6-21.1
College Graduate 254 114 44.1 36.5-52.0 87 35.1 28.2-42.8 33 13.2 8.7-19.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 195 70 28.3 21.2-36.7 63 35.2 26.9-44.5 27 14.2 8.7-22.2 *** *** *** 21 13.2 8.0-20.9
No 397 145 31.2 25.9-37.0 156 39.2 33.1-45.5 45 11.9 8.1-17.3 20 6.5 3.9-10.7 31 11.2 7.3-16.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 31 19.6 12.9-28.7 44 33.1 24.3-43.3 25 20.8 13.4-30.7 *** *** *** 17 18.4 11.2-28.6
Non-Veteran 469 186 34.0 28.6-39.9 177 39.1 33.3-45.2 47 10.1 6.7-15.0 24 6.9 4.1-11.6 35 9.8 6.4-14.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 370 125 28.7 23.4-34.5 133 37.8 31.6-44.4 48 13.6 9.3-19.4 24 5.9 3.7- 9.5 40 14.1 9.7-19.9
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 80 27 20.6 12.6-31.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 232 90 32.1 25.1-40.0 82 36.3 28.8-44.4 32 15.5 9.7-24.0 *** *** *** 17 12.6 7.2-21.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 371 133 31.4 25.6-37.9 139 37.4 31.4-43.9 49 15.0 10.4-21.1 17 3.8 2.2- 6.7 33 12.3 8.2-18.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 409 169 36.0 30.1-42.3 156 38.6 32.6-44.9 47 12.9 8.8-18.5 *** *** *** 20 8.3 4.8-14.1
Rent 151 40 22.6 15.9-31.0 53 33.4 24.8-43.3 20 11.8 6.9-19.3 *** *** *** 27 18.9 12.5-27.7
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 170 58 31.1 23.8-39.4 67 40.2 32.0-49.0 22 10.4 6.3-16.6 *** *** *** 16 14.4 8.7-22.9
Rural 369 143 33.1 26.7-40.2 130 35.1 28.4-42.3 42 12.6 8.2-19.1 24 9.6 5.6-15.8 30 9.6 5.8-15.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 341 125 32.6 26.0-39.9 116 32.7 26.4-39.7 44 12.1 7.7-18.5 22 8.2 4.6-14.2 34 14.5 9.6-21.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.3 8.9-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 161 59 26.9 20.0-35.0 67 46.7 37.3-56.3 15 10.8 6.2-18.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 139 54 28.6 20.9-37.7 *** *** *** 14 11.0 6.1-18.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 208 69 30.0 23.3-37.7 80 34.7 27.4-42.7 27 12.3 7.9-18.8 *** *** *** 18 13.5 8.1-21.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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