2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,739 470 25.7 22.9-28.8 509 27.6 24.9-30.4 269 16.7 14.3-19.4 126 7.5 5.9- 9.4 365 22.6 20.1-25.3
GENDER
Male 852 161 19.2 15.6-23.3 217 25.4 21.6-29.5 150 16.9 13.5-20.9 68 8.0 6.0-10.5 256 30.6 26.8-34.7
Female 887 309 32.4 28.2-36.9 292 29.8 26.1-33.9 119 16.5 13.2-20.5 58 6.9 4.7-10.1 109 14.3 11.4-17.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,198 315 24.1 21.2-27.3 360 27.2 24.3-30.4 203 18.8 15.7-22.2 86 7.1 5.5- 9.0 234 22.8 19.9-26.0
Non-Hispanic Black 240 74 32.7 24.6-41.8 79 31.3 24.3-39.4 31 12.6 7.8-19.7 15 8.8 4.2-17.5 41 14.6 10.0-20.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 128 27 18.8 12.7-27.0 23 18.7 12.0-27.9 17 11.9 7.0-19.5 13 10.7 5.6-19.3 48 39.9 30.5-50.2
AGE
18-34 427 73 17.6 12.5-24.1 91 19.6 15.4-24.4 78 19.8 14.9-25.9 38 9.1 5.8-14.0 147 34.0 28.4-40.0
35-44 300 64 22.2 16.8-28.6 100 32.3 25.7-39.6 34 12.0 7.7-18.3 25 7.3 4.5-11.7 77 26.2 20.7-32.7
45-54 277 67 28.0 20.9-36.4 79 27.5 20.6-35.7 43 17.4 11.8-24.8 22 6.8 4.2-10.7 66 20.3 15.2-26.7
55-64 299 79 25.1 19.5-31.7 98 29.8 23.9-36.4 57 19.4 14.1-26.0 21 9.2 5.5-14.9 44 16.6 11.5-23.3
65-74 263 96 36.2 28.4-44.8 95 39.4 31.6-47.8 37 14.7 9.2-22.7 15 4.5 2.5- 7.9 20 5.2 3.2- 8.4
75+ 154 *** *** *** 41 25.7 17.4-36.1 19 12.9 7.2-22.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 278 68 23.2 16.6-31.4 72 26.5 20.2-33.9 42 19.6 13.7-27.3 21 6.6 3.9-10.7 75 24.2 18.5-31.0
Some Post-H.S. 441 115 23.5 18.8-29.1 129 25.4 20.7-30.8 61 17.4 12.5-23.6 33 8.6 5.3-13.6 103 25.1 20.2-30.7
College Graduate 933 267 28.5 24.9-32.4 290 31.1 27.4-35.0 157 15.8 13.3-18.8 66 7.3 5.5- 9.5 153 17.3 14.6-20.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 476 141 27.4 21.8-33.8 132 25.1 20.4-30.3 60 16.2 11.0-23.3 27 4.8 3.1- 7.5 116 26.5 21.4-32.3
No 1,252 326 25.1 21.9-28.6 370 28.3 25.0-31.7 209 17.0 14.4-20.0 99 8.5 6.5-11.0 248 21.2 18.4-24.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 256 57 23.4 16.5-32.0 73 25.8 19.5-33.2 42 17.8 12.0-25.4 13 7.4 3.8-13.9 71 25.8 19.9-32.6
Non-Veteran 1,482 413 26.1 23.1-29.4 435 27.8 24.9-30.9 227 16.5 13.9-19.5 113 7.5 5.8- 9.6 294 22.1 19.4-25.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,097 248 22.2 19.0-25.9 316 26.6 23.4-30.1 172 17.3 14.2-20.9 88 8.1 6.0-10.7 273 25.8 22.6-29.4
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.2 7.3-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 408 166 40.0 33.6-46.8 130 31.3 25.6-37.5 59 15.3 10.8-21.2 24 5.7 3.4- 9.3 29 7.7 4.7-12.3
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 83 19 21.9 13.7-33.3 *** *** *** 19 22.4 13.9-33.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 127 *** *** *** 29 20.6 12.8-31.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 23.6 15.1-34.9
$35,000- 49,999 196 59 24.2 17.7-32.3 56 27.4 20.4-35.7 21 11.2 6.8-18.1 13 6.5 3.7-11.2 47 30.6 22.5-40.1
$50,000-74,999 261 62 28.2 19.9-38.4 95 32.0 25.2-39.7 34 13.6 9.2-19.7 21 7.7 4.5-13.0 49 18.4 13.2-25.0
$75,000-100,000 230 62 24.3 17.7-32.4 64 24.0 18.0-31.2 45 20.0 14.1-27.6 17 7.3 3.8-13.6 42 24.5 17.5-33.2
$100,000-150,000 261 64 23.1 16.9-30.6 77 30.5 23.2-38.9 45 18.1 12.3-25.7 18 8.2 4.8-13.5 57 20.3 15.1-26.6
$150,000+ 261 51 18.4 13.4-24.7 72 28.1 21.4-36.1 52 19.0 14.0-25.3 24 6.7 4.2-10.4 62 27.8 21.1-35.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 280 99 32.1 25.1-39.9 83 26.1 19.9-33.4 38 16.8 10.7-25.4 15 8.3 3.9-16.8 45 16.7 12.0-22.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.4 9.5-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** 18 15.1 8.0-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 22.2 14.1-33.0
More than 200% 1,145 281 23.3 20.0-26.9 345 29.0 25.7-32.6 192 17.4 14.7-20.4 88 7.5 5.8- 9.7 239 22.8 19.7-26.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 280 99 32.1 25.1-39.9 83 26.1 19.9-33.4 38 16.8 10.7-25.4 15 8.3 3.9-16.8 45 16.7 12.0-22.9
HOUSING
Own 1,170 358 28.5 25.0-32.3 362 29.1 25.7-32.7 187 17.7 14.6-21.3 74 6.7 4.9- 9.2 189 18.0 15.2-21.2
Rent 464 92 20.4 15.3-26.6 117 23.9 19.4-29.0 71 15.9 12.2-20.6 41 8.8 6.1-12.3 143 31.0 26.1-36.4
Other arrangement 91 17 13.7 7.1-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 612 149 24.5 20.1-29.5 182 26.7 22.7-31.2 94 14.6 11.6-18.2 52 8.1 5.9-11.1 135 26.1 21.8-31.0
Regional City or Suburban County 477 129 25.5 20.4-31.4 144 29.0 23.7-34.8 75 17.6 12.9-23.7 29 8.2 5.0-13.3 100 19.7 15.8-24.3
Rural 650 192 27.5 22.7-32.8 183 27.2 22.7-32.1 100 18.2 13.9-23.6 45 5.9 4.2- 8.4 130 21.2 17.1-25.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 424 115 23.3 18.2-29.4 121 27.5 22.2-33.4 56 17.5 12.3-24.4 32 8.1 5.3-12.1 100 23.6 18.6-29.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 479 137 29.1 23.2-35.7 141 29.0 23.7-35.1 75 13.4 10.0-17.6 25 6.3 3.3-11.5 101 22.3 17.9-27.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 836 218 24.8 21.1-28.8 247 26.8 23.2-30.7 138 18.2 14.6-22.4 69 7.9 6.0-10.4 164 22.3 18.8-26.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 642 175 25.2 21.0-29.8 190 27.6 23.3-32.4 105 18.6 14.3-23.8 49 7.1 5.1- 9.7 123 21.6 17.7-26.1
2nd Quartile 463 124 28.1 22.4-34.6 142 26.6 22.0-31.8 75 15.8 12.0-20.5 35 8.8 5.5-13.7 87 20.7 16.3-25.9
3rd Quartile 446 115 24.3 19.6-29.8 123 27.7 22.4-33.7 68 15.6 11.3-21.2 28 6.0 3.8- 9.2 112 26.4 21.6-32.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 188 56 22.2 15.0-31.5 54 32.2 23.0-43.0 21 14.7 8.3-24.6 14 9.3 5.0-16.7 43 21.7 14.9-30.5

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last 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 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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