2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 647 396 57.3 52.0-62.5 104 18.3 14.4-22.9 147 24.4 19.9-29.4
GENDER
Male 268 150 54.2 45.9-62.2 54 22.1 16.0-29.7 64 23.7 17.1-31.8
Female 379 246 60.0 52.9-66.6 50 15.1 10.5-21.2 83 24.9 19.3-31.6
AGE
18-34 110 *** *** *** 18 16.5 9.0-28.3 *** *** ***
35-44 100 *** *** *** 19 20.5 12.2-32.3 *** *** ***
45-54 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 24.7 16.6-35.0
55-64 140 *** *** *** 32 20.2 13.4-29.1 20 20.3 12.4-31.4
65-74 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 165 105 61.2 50.7-70.8 23 15.9 9.2-26.1 37 22.9 15.5-32.6
Some Post-H.S. 202 135 59.2 49.6-68.1 26 15.6 10.0-23.6 41 25.2 17.4-34.9
College Graduate 228 118 48.2 40.1-56.4 50 26.7 19.7-35.0 60 25.1 18.9-32.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 154 79 51.8 41.6-61.9 29 20.3 13.5-29.2 46 27.9 20.1-37.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 233 152 62.1 52.5-70.8 32 15.2 9.5-23.2 49 22.8 15.6-32.0
No 409 240 54.8 48.2-61.2 71 19.8 15.0-25.8 98 25.4 20.0-31.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 21.9 13.6-33.3
Non-Veteran 561 348 57.7 51.9-63.3 90 17.5 13.6-22.3 123 24.7 19.9-30.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 242 134 56.2 48.4-63.7 48 21.2 15.3-28.6 60 22.6 17.0-29.3
Regional City or Suburban County 158 *** *** *** 31 19.8 12.9-29.2 *** *** ***
Rural 247 172 61.2 51.7-69.9 25 13.8 7.8-23.2 50 25.1 17.9-33.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 348 175 47.1 40.2-54.1 67 21.0 16.0-27.2 106 31.9 25.5-38.9
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 308 167 53.2 46.0-60.4 58 20.2 15.1-26.5 83 26.5 20.9-33.1
HOUSING
Own 342 210 56.7 49.5-63.6 64 21.1 15.8-27.6 68 22.2 16.6-29.2
Rent 232 131 50.1 41.0-59.3 37 19.4 12.5-28.8 64 30.5 22.3-40.2
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 246 170 65.5 56.6-73.5 25 10.6 6.0-18.2 51 23.8 17.1-32.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 157 *** *** *** 28 22.3 14.0-33.5 35 22.3 14.3-33.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 244 132 52.7 44.4-60.8 51 21.1 15.4-28.3 61 26.2 19.2-34.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 120 *** *** *** 28 21.0 13.9-30.4 29 22.3 14.6-32.6
2nd Quartile 176 102 51.0 41.1-60.8 30 20.8 13.6-30.5 44 28.2 19.5-38.9
3rd Quartile 216 134 59.1 50.1-67.5 34 18.6 12.0-27.6 48 22.3 16.0-30.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 22.1 13.9-33.3

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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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