2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 645 66 12.3 8.8-17.0 579 87.7 83.0-91.2
GENDER
Male 265 36 13.8 8.6-21.3 229 86.2 78.7-91.4
Female 380 30 11.2 6.8-17.8 350 88.8 82.2-93.2
AGE
18-34 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 96 *** *** *** 81 81.4 69.0-89.6
45-54 106 17 11.8 6.5-20.5 89 88.2 79.5-93.5
55-64 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 162 19 9.8 5.5-16.8 143 90.2 83.2-94.5
Some Post-H.S. 202 22 14.8 8.3-24.9 180 85.2 75.1-91.7
College Graduate 229 18 8.7 4.9-14.9 211 91.3 85.1-95.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 155 18 15.0 8.9-24.1 137 85.0 75.9-91.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 232 27 13.8 7.8-23.4 205 86.2 76.6-92.2
No 408 39 11.7 7.7-17.5 369 88.3 82.5-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 559 55 12.5 8.6-17.8 504 87.5 82.2-91.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 239 23 10.3 6.5-16.0 216 89.7 84.0-93.5
Regional City or Suburban County 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 247 25 11.1 6.6-18.0 222 88.9 82.0-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 342 46 16.1 11.1-22.9 296 83.9 77.1-88.9
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 311 37 13.7 9.4-19.5 274 86.3 80.5-90.6
HOUSING
Own 344 30 10.8 6.6-17.1 314 89.2 82.9-93.4
Rent 230 30 17.1 10.0-27.6 200 82.9 72.4-90.0
Other arrangement 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 247 27 12.3 7.4-19.7 220 87.7 80.3-92.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 241 25 12.5 7.4-20.5 216 87.5 79.5-92.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 213 20 10.0 5.7-17.0 193 90.0 83.0-94.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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