2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Seatbelt Use and Drinking and Driving

During the past 30 days, how many times have you driven when you've had
perhaps too much to drink?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 One or more times Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,922 44 2.2 1.6- 3.1 1,878 97.8 96.9-98.4
GENDER
Male 947 27 2.7 1.7- 4.1 920 97.3 95.9-98.3
Female 975 17 1.7 1.0- 2.9 958 98.3 97.1-99.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,288 32 2.2 1.5- 3.2 1,256 97.8 96.8-98.5
Non-Hispanic Black 279 *** *** *** 275 98.2 95.2-99.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 98 *** *** *** 98 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic Other 71 *** *** *** 69 97.5 90.3-99.4
Hispanic 161 *** *** *** 155 96.4 91.4-98.5
AGE
18-34 454 17 3.9 2.4- 6.4 437 96.1 93.6-97.6
35-44 335 *** *** *** 326 98.1 96.1-99.1
45-54 316 *** *** *** 313 99.0 96.7-99.7
55-64 326 *** *** *** 321 98.6 96.3-99.5
65-74 294 *** *** *** 286 98.2 96.2-99.1
75+ 178 *** *** *** 177 99.7 98.1- 100
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** 102 94.5 86.6-97.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 313 *** *** *** 306 97.7 95.1-98.9
Some Post-H.S. 497 *** *** *** 487 98.2 96.5-99.1
College Graduate 998 22 1.9 1.2- 3.0 976 98.1 97.0-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 544 15 3.1 1.8- 5.5 529 96.9 94.5-98.2
No 1,363 29 1.9 1.3- 2.9 1,334 98.1 97.1-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 271 *** *** *** 263 97.1 93.6-98.7
Non-Veteran 1,650 36 2.1 1.5- 3.1 1,614 97.9 96.9-98.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,212 31 2.5 1.7- 3.7 1,181 97.5 96.3-98.3
Unemployed 89 *** *** *** 87 98.7 94.5-99.7
Retired 451 *** *** *** 444 99.0 97.8-99.6
Unable to Work 67 *** *** *** 66 97.1 82.4-99.6
Other not in Labor Force 90 *** *** *** 88 97.1 88.5-99.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 94 *** *** *** 93 98.3 89.1-99.8
$25,000- 34,999 140 *** *** *** 134 94.9 88.3-97.9
$35,000- 49,999 214 *** *** *** 210 98.2 94.8-99.4
$50,000-74,999 278 *** *** *** 275 98.7 96.1-99.6
$75,000-100,000 251 *** *** *** 244 97.0 93.1-98.7
$100,000-150,000 274 *** *** *** 267 97.9 95.1-99.1
$150,000+ 281 *** *** *** 274 98.6 96.8-99.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 339 *** *** *** 334 98.5 96.0-99.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** 95 93.1 83.6-97.3
101% to 150% 103 *** *** *** 102 99.3 94.9-99.9
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** 119 94.8 87.0-98.0
More than 200% 1,223 26 1.8 1.2- 2.9 1,197 98.2 97.1-98.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 339 *** *** *** 334 98.5 96.0-99.5
HOUSING
Own 1,288 20 1.1 0.7- 1.8 1,268 98.9 98.2-99.3
Rent 514 17 4.0 2.3- 6.8 497 96.0 93.2-97.7
Other arrangement 104 *** *** *** 97 90.9 81.8-95.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 666 16 2.3 1.3- 3.9 650 97.7 96.1-98.7
Regional City or Suburban County 521 *** *** *** 513 98.4 96.5-99.3
Rural 735 20 2.8 1.7- 4.5 715 97.2 95.5-98.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 485 *** *** *** 476 97.6 95.1-98.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 531 14 2.7 1.5- 4.8 517 97.3 95.2-98.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 906 21 1.9 1.1- 3.1 885 98.1 96.9-98.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 691 17 2.4 1.4- 4.1 674 97.6 95.9-98.6
2nd Quartile 514 13 1.9 1.1- 3.6 501 98.1 96.4-98.9
3rd Quartile 498 *** *** *** 488 97.7 95.4-98.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 219 *** *** *** 215 97.6 93.5-99.1

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*This question was asked only of those who had at least one drink in 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 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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