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%)
TOTAL 3,787 3,324 86.4 84.8-87.9 463 13.6 12.1-15.2
GENDER
Male 1,658 1,372 81.7 79.0-84.1 286 18.3 15.9-21.0
Female 2,129 1,952 90.6 88.6-92.3 177 9.4 7.7-11.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,287 1,996 86.5 84.6-88.1 291 13.5 11.9-15.4
Non-Hispanic Black 652 585 86.8 82.0-90.6 67 13.2 9.4-18.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 315 287 87.0 77.3-92.9 28 13.0 7.1-22.7
Non-Hispanic Other 151 134 86.4 77.2-92.2 17 13.6 7.8-22.8
Hispanic 330 276 84.0 78.8-88.1 54 16.0 11.9-21.2
AGE
18-34 760 585 78.4 74.4-82.0 175 21.6 18.0-25.6
35-44 530 435 79.6 74.5-83.9 95 20.4 16.1-25.5
45-54 579 490 85.9 82.0-89.0 89 14.1 11.0-18.0
55-64 704 647 91.3 88.0-93.8 57 8.7 6.2-12.0
65-74 669 636 95.8 93.6-97.2 33 4.2 2.8- 6.4
75+ 494 485 98.2 95.8-99.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 288 253 87.9 81.4-92.3 35 12.1 7.7-18.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 815 718 87.3 84.0-90.1 97 12.7 9.9-16.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,044 910 85.1 81.8-87.9 134 14.9 12.1-18.2
College Graduate 1,625 1,428 86.2 83.9-88.3 197 13.8 11.7-16.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,248 1,099 86.1 83.0-88.7 149 13.9 11.3-17.0
No 2,508 2,195 86.4 84.4-88.1 313 13.6 11.9-15.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 492 415 84.9 80.4-88.5 77 15.1 11.5-19.6
Non-Veteran 3,288 2,902 86.6 84.8-88.2 386 13.4 11.8-15.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,021 1,674 81.3 78.8-83.5 347 18.7 16.5-21.2
Unemployed 167 139 82.0 71.0-89.4 28 18.0 10.6-29.0
Retired 1,074 1,031 96.3 94.6-97.5 43 3.7 2.5- 5.4
Unable to Work 273 258 95.4 91.9-97.5 15 4.6 2.5- 8.1
Other not in Labor Force 218 192 90.2 85.2-93.6 26 9.8 6.4-14.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 150 134 89.8 81.2-94.8 16 10.2 5.2-18.8
$15,000- 24,999 261 234 88.3 81.0-93.0 27 11.7 7.0-19.0
$25,000- 34,999 355 310 88.0 82.9-91.8 45 12.0 8.2-17.1
$35,000- 49,999 471 413 85.1 79.9-89.1 58 14.9 10.9-20.1
$50,000-74,999 517 457 87.8 83.0-91.4 60 12.2 8.6-17.0
$75,000-100,000 404 351 83.3 77.4-88.0 53 16.7 12.0-22.6
$100,000-150,000 440 370 84.4 80.0-88.0 70 15.6 12.0-20.0
$150,000+ 402 327 78.0 72.1-83.0 75 22.0 17.0-27.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 787 728 90.8 87.0-93.5 59 9.2 6.5-13.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 290 260 89.9 83.6-94.0 30 10.1 6.0-16.4
101% to 150% 239 203 81.4 72.7-87.7 36 18.6 12.3-27.3
151% to 200% 287 253 87.8 80.2-92.7 34 12.2 7.3-19.8
More than 200% 2,100 1,807 84.5 82.4-86.5 293 15.5 13.5-17.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 787 728 90.8 87.0-93.5 59 9.2 6.5-13.0
HOUSING
Own 2,499 2,250 88.5 86.6-90.2 249 11.5 9.8-13.4
Rent 1,001 828 81.3 77.8-84.4 173 18.7 15.6-22.2
Other arrangement 248 211 81.5 74.1-87.1 37 18.5 12.9-25.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,170 998 84.1 81.2-86.6 172 15.9 13.4-18.8
Regional City or Suburban County 935 817 86.8 83.4-89.7 118 13.2 10.3-16.6
Rural 1,682 1,509 88.2 85.7-90.3 173 11.8 9.7-14.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,212 1,081 87.9 85.1-90.3 131 12.1 9.7-14.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,067 947 88.4 85.5-90.8 120 11.6 9.2-14.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,508 1,296 84.2 81.5-86.6 212 15.8 13.4-18.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,162 1,012 85.2 82.2-87.7 150 14.8 12.3-17.8
2nd Quartile 998 881 87.3 84.0-90.0 117 12.7 10.0-16.0
3rd Quartile 965 826 85.1 82.1-87.7 139 14.9 12.3-17.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 662 605 90.8 86.8-93.6 57 9.2 6.4-13.2

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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 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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