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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,654 771 48.3 44.9-51.7 370 20.4 18.0-23.1 513 31.3 28.3-34.5
Female 2,120 1,224 56.3 53.3-59.3 305 13.9 11.9-16.2 591 29.7 27.1-32.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,282 1,063 49.1 46.4-51.9 459 17.5 15.7-19.5 760 33.3 30.8-35.9
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 316 *** *** *** 39 8.2 3.7-17.1 48 19.4 11.7-30.4
Non-Hispanic Other 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 27.8 19.1-38.6
Hispanic 327 192 62.0 55.5-68.2 38 9.6 6.8-13.4 97 28.4 22.9-34.6
AGE
18-34 759 322 47.5 42.8-52.2 107 12.9 9.9-16.5 330 39.7 35.2-44.3
35-44 530 220 39.8 34.5-45.3 100 19.4 15.5-23.9 210 40.9 35.5-46.5
45-54 574 289 49.8 44.0-55.5 88 18.0 13.7-23.5 197 32.2 27.3-37.5
55-64 704 400 58.4 53.1-63.5 122 15.5 12.5-19.1 182 26.1 21.8-30.8
65-74 665 397 58.9 53.5-64.2 140 22.0 17.8-27.0 128 19.0 15.3-23.4
75+ 491 335 69.8 63.7-75.2 107 18.8 14.6-23.8 49 11.4 7.8-16.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 286 202 72.2 64.5-78.7 26 8.6 5.2-14.0 58 19.2 13.8-26.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 814 527 60.5 55.7-65.1 102 14.0 10.6-18.2 185 25.5 21.7-29.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,040 587 52.3 48.1-56.5 170 15.8 13.1-18.9 283 31.9 28.0-36.0
College Graduate 1,619 669 38.6 35.6-41.7 374 23.9 21.3-26.7 576 37.5 34.6-40.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,245 755 60.3 56.3-64.1 188 12.8 10.5-15.3 302 27.0 23.4-30.8
No 2,499 1,221 48.7 45.9-51.5 479 18.9 16.8-21.1 799 32.4 30.0-35.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 491 229 50.0 44.0-56.0 112 19.5 15.3-24.5 150 30.6 25.4-36.2
Non-Veteran 3,276 1,760 52.8 50.4-55.2 562 16.7 15.0-18.5 954 30.5 28.4-32.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,015 887 43.2 40.3-46.1 367 18.1 16.0-20.5 761 38.7 35.8-41.6
Unemployed 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,069 655 62.7 58.4-66.9 234 20.0 16.9-23.5 180 17.2 14.2-20.7
Unable to Work 275 213 78.6 71.5-84.3 24 8.8 5.2-14.4 38 12.6 8.5-18.3
Other not in Labor Force 217 133 69.0 61.4-75.7 24 8.8 5.4-13.8 60 22.2 16.7-28.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 151 107 70.0 59.7-78.6 11 7.0 3.3-14.1 33 23.0 15.4-33.0
$15,000- 24,999 258 174 68.2 59.2-76.0 30 10.7 6.5-17.0 54 21.1 14.9-29.1
$25,000- 34,999 354 226 60.8 52.5-68.5 49 15.1 10.2-21.7 79 24.2 17.6-32.2
$35,000- 49,999 470 267 59.5 53.4-65.4 79 12.9 9.8-16.8 124 27.6 22.5-33.4
$50,000-74,999 517 252 45.6 39.7-51.6 109 22.4 17.4-28.5 156 32.0 26.7-37.8
$75,000-100,000 401 166 39.8 32.8-47.2 88 19.0 14.7-24.2 147 41.2 34.5-48.3
$100,000-150,000 439 178 42.2 36.2-48.4 95 21.0 16.1-27.0 166 36.8 31.2-42.8
$150,000+ 399 129 31.6 26.2-37.6 87 20.9 16.4-26.2 183 47.5 41.3-53.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 785 496 62.6 57.6-67.2 127 15.6 12.4-19.4 162 21.9 17.9-26.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 289 200 72.1 64.7-78.6 28 7.4 4.7-11.5 61 20.4 14.8-27.5
101% to 150% 237 *** *** *** 31 13.0 7.4-21.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 286 171 60.0 51.8-67.6 48 17.1 12.0-23.7 67 23.0 16.7-30.7
More than 200% 2,094 930 43.4 40.5-46.4 432 19.8 17.6-22.3 732 36.8 34.0-39.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 785 496 62.6 57.6-67.2 127 15.6 12.4-19.4 162 21.9 17.9-26.4
HOUSING
Own 2,493 1,301 51.3 48.4-54.1 502 19.1 17.1-21.4 690 29.6 27.1-32.2
Rent 995 515 50.9 46.8-55.0 139 14.1 11.4-17.3 341 35.1 31.3-39.0
Other arrangement 248 155 66.2 58.4-73.3 30 7.9 5.0-12.3 63 25.9 19.5-33.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,163 536 48.8 45.1-52.5 222 17.8 15.1-20.9 405 33.4 30.2-36.9
Regional City or Suburban County 936 449 49.9 45.4-54.4 191 18.2 15.2-21.7 296 31.9 27.8-36.3
Rural 1,675 1,010 58.2 54.7-61.7 262 15.3 12.9-18.0 403 26.5 23.5-29.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,210 776 60.8 56.7-64.8 162 13.4 10.9-16.4 272 25.8 22.3-29.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,062 575 56.4 52.1-60.6 201 18.6 15.3-22.4 286 25.0 21.7-28.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,502 644 45.5 42.1-48.9 312 17.8 15.6-20.3 546 36.7 33.5-40.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,157 500 44.9 41.1-48.8 250 18.6 16.0-21.5 407 36.5 32.8-40.4
2nd Quartile 994 522 55.4 51.2-59.5 177 16.2 13.3-19.6 295 28.4 24.9-32.2
3rd Quartile 961 502 51.7 47.5-55.8 172 18.5 15.4-22.2 287 29.8 26.2-33.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 662 471 70.0 63.9-75.4 76 10.5 7.4-14.6 115 19.5 15.1-24.8

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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 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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