2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,769 531 14.9 13.4-16.6 3,238 85.1 83.4-86.6
Eastern NC 1,398 211 18.8 16.0-22.0 1,187 81.2 78.0-84.0
GENDER
Male 586 127 25.2 20.6-30.4 459 74.8 69.6-79.4
Female 812 84 13.0 9.9-17.0 728 87.0 83.0-90.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 697 134 20.6 17.1-24.6 563 79.4 75.4-82.9
Non-Hispanic Black 266 29 13.1 8.1-20.5 237 86.9 79.5-91.9
Other 417 43 20.6 12.9-31.4 374 79.4 68.6-87.1
AGE
18-34 249 67 27.1 20.8-34.5 182 72.9 65.5-79.2
35-44 203 40 22.7 15.7-31.8 163 77.3 68.2-84.3
45-54 203 38 20.4 14.1-28.6 165 79.6 71.4-85.9
55-64 291 26 12.8 7.5-21.0 265 87.2 79.0-92.5
65-74 267 30 12.8 8.2-19.4 237 87.2 80.6-91.8
75+ 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 331 40 16.1 10.8-23.2 291 83.9 76.8-89.2
Some Post-H.S. 449 69 20.5 15.8-26.0 380 79.5 74.0-84.2
College Graduate 503 84 17.8 13.8-22.5 419 82.2 77.5-86.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 509 81 18.3 13.8-23.8 428 81.7 76.2-86.2
No 878 130 19.4 15.9-23.6 748 80.6 76.4-84.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 226 55 26.9 20.3-34.7 171 73.1 65.3-79.7
Non-Veteran 1,169 156 17.0 13.9-20.6 1,013 83.0 79.4-86.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 712 134 23.2 19.0-27.8 578 76.8 72.2-81.0
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 404 37 10.2 6.6-15.4 367 89.8 84.6-93.4
Unable to Work 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 154 20 13.0 7.7-21.2 134 87.0 78.8-92.3
$35,000- 49,999 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 196 26 13.8 8.8-20.9 170 86.2 79.1-91.2
$75,000+ 408 86 25.8 20.4-32.1 322 74.2 67.9-79.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 276 27 11.6 7.5-17.5 249 88.4 82.5-92.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 117 14 10.8 5.9-19.0 103 89.2 81.0-94.1
More than 200% 743 130 21.0 17.3-25.4 613 79.0 74.6-82.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 276 27 11.6 7.5-17.5 249 88.4 82.5-92.5
HOUSING
Own 960 129 16.5 13.4-20.2 831 83.5 79.8-86.6
Rent 333 65 23.2 17.5-30.1 268 76.8 69.9-82.5
Other arrangement 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 360 55 16.4 12.2-21.7 305 83.6 78.3-87.8
Rural 951 129 18.2 14.5-22.6 822 81.8 77.4-85.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 963 120 16.0 12.7-20.0 843 84.0 80.0-87.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 171 33 17.9 12.1-25.7 138 82.1 74.3-87.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 264 58 27.2 20.6-34.9 206 72.8 65.1-79.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 214 48 28.2 20.7-37.3 166 71.8 62.7-79.3
2nd Quartile 165 27 18.1 12.1-26.2 138 81.9 73.8-87.9
3rd Quartile 420 76 19.2 14.7-24.7 344 80.8 75.3-85.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 599 60 12.9 8.9-18.3 539 87.1 81.7-91.1

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*Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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