2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking
(CDC calculated variable)*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,787 3,324 86.4 84.8-87.9 463 13.6 12.1-15.2
Non-Hispanic Black 652 585 86.8 82.0-90.6 67 13.2 9.4-18.0
GENDER
Male 270 229 83.0 74.9-88.9 41 17.0 11.1-25.1
Female 382 356 90.0 83.4-94.2 26 10.0 5.8-16.6
AGE
18-34 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 165 144 87.2 77.9-92.9 21 12.8 7.1-22.1
Some Post-H.S. 205 182 84.6 74.7-91.1 23 15.4 8.9-25.3
College Graduate 230 213 92.2 86.3-95.6 17 7.8 4.4-13.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 79 80.6 68.3-88.9 17 19.4 11.1-31.7
$50,000- 74,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 155 139 87.1 78.3-92.7 16 12.9 7.3-21.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 235 209 86.5 77.0-92.4 26 13.5 7.6-23.0
No 412 371 86.9 80.7-91.3 41 13.1 8.7-19.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 565 508 86.1 80.6-90.2 57 13.9 9.8-19.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 243 218 88.7 82.8-92.7 25 11.3 7.3-17.2
Regional City or Suburban County 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 250 223 86.1 77.6-91.7 27 13.9 8.3-22.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 348 300 82.4 75.2-87.8 48 17.6 12.2-24.8
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 311 277 87.5 81.9-91.6 34 12.5 8.4-18.1
HOUSING
Own 345 316 88.7 81.8-93.2 29 11.3 6.8-18.2
Rent 234 204 82.3 72.0-89.4 30 17.7 10.6-28.0
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 248 222 87.6 80.1-92.5 26 12.4 7.5-19.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 245 220 86.3 77.6-92.0 25 13.7 8.0-22.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 178 161 83.5 71.6-91.1 17 16.5 8.9-28.4
3rd Quartile 219 194 87.4 80.4-92.2 25 12.6 7.8-19.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past 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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