2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,821 1,995 51.6 49.4-53.9 493 12.8 11.4-14.3 570 15.3 13.7-16.9 608 15.9 14.4-17.6 155 4.4 3.5- 5.5
GENDER
Male 1,680 771 47.2 43.9-50.6 206 11.3 9.6-13.3 286 16.3 14.0-18.9 324 18.9 16.5-21.5 93 6.2 4.7- 8.2
Female 2,141 1,224 55.6 52.6-58.6 287 14.1 12.1-16.4 284 14.3 12.4-16.5 284 13.2 11.4-15.3 62 2.7 1.9- 3.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,307 1,063 48.5 45.7-51.2 284 11.6 10.1-13.3 376 16.2 14.3-18.4 463 18.5 16.6-20.5 121 5.2 4.1- 6.6
Non-Hispanic Black 654 396 56.9 51.6-62.1 89 13.9 10.6-18.1 78 12.9 9.7-16.8 75 13.9 10.2-18.5 16 2.4 1.3- 4.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 316 *** *** *** 35 11.5 5.8-21.7 29 8.4 4.2-16.1 20 5.9 2.5-13.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 154 *** *** *** 20 14.5 7.8-25.4 26 16.8 10.4-26.1 19 14.0 8.0-23.4 *** *** ***
Hispanic 337 192 59.9 53.4-66.1 56 15.6 11.7-20.6 54 14.2 10.5-18.9 25 7.6 4.9-11.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 768 322 46.9 42.3-51.6 119 14.5 11.4-18.3 174 20.0 16.7-23.9 138 16.3 13.3-19.9 15 2.2 1.1- 4.3
35-44 543 220 37.8 32.6-43.3 102 16.4 13.1-20.3 98 20.6 16.2-25.7 98 19.0 15.0-23.9 25 6.3 3.8-10.1
45-54 581 289 49.2 43.4-54.9 73 13.3 10.2-17.3 101 16.2 12.4-20.9 99 16.1 12.7-20.3 19 5.2 2.5-10.2
55-64 711 400 57.9 52.6-63.0 96 12.1 9.4-15.4 79 11.7 8.8-15.2 104 14.3 11.3-18.0 32 4.1 2.6- 6.2
65-74 670 397 58.5 53.1-63.7 58 8.5 6.1-11.6 72 10.1 7.5-13.4 110 17.7 13.8-22.5 33 5.2 3.3- 8.2
75+ 497 335 69.0 62.9-74.4 39 8.6 5.6-12.9 39 5.5 3.6- 8.5 55 10.6 7.6-14.7 29 6.3 3.7-10.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 296 202 70.2 62.6-76.7 31 7.9 5.2-11.9 28 7.8 5.1-11.8 21 9.9 5.5-16.9 14 4.3 2.2- 8.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 823 527 59.4 54.5-64.0 98 12.5 9.6-16.1 86 12.2 9.3-15.9 84 11.1 8.5-14.3 28 4.9 2.9- 8.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,055 587 51.4 47.2-55.5 143 13.0 10.5-16.0 138 16.0 12.9-19.6 140 14.8 12.2-17.9 47 4.8 3.4- 6.9
College Graduate 1,632 669 38.2 35.3-41.3 219 14.6 12.5-17.0 316 19.9 17.6-22.4 363 23.7 21.1-26.5 65 3.6 2.5- 5.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,262 755 59.3 55.3-63.1 144 10.1 8.3-12.4 136 11.0 8.7-13.9 157 12.8 10.3-15.8 70 6.8 4.9- 9.3
No 2,527 1,221 48.0 45.3-50.8 341 13.9 12.1-15.9 433 17.2 15.3-19.3 447 17.5 15.7-19.6 85 3.4 2.4- 4.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 497 229 49.4 43.5-55.4 60 10.4 7.8-13.8 66 9.4 7.0-12.6 100 21.6 17.0-27.1 42 9.1 6.0-13.4
Non-Veteran 3,317 1,760 51.8 49.4-54.3 433 13.2 11.6-14.9 503 16.1 14.4-18.0 508 15.1 13.6-16.8 113 3.7 2.8- 4.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,044 887 42.4 39.5-45.3 318 15.6 13.5-17.9 379 18.9 16.7-21.3 386 18.9 16.8-21.3 74 4.2 3.1- 5.8
Unemployed 168 85 46.0 36.0-56.4 21 10.6 6.3-17.1 28 19.5 12.1-30.0 26 17.2 10.0-28.1 *** *** ***
Retired 1,079 655 62.1 57.8-66.3 102 9.2 7.2-11.7 109 8.4 6.6-10.6 155 14.8 11.9-18.1 58 5.5 3.9- 7.8
Unable to Work 276 213 78.3 71.2-84.1 24 6.8 4.1-11.0 12 4.6 2.3- 9.3 18 6.8 4.0-11.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 219 133 68.4 60.8-75.2 26 10.8 7.0-16.3 36 13.3 9.1-18.9 19 5.8 3.5- 9.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 107 69.3 59.1-77.9 17 9.6 5.4-16.7 11 9.3 4.6-17.8 12 9.1 4.4-17.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 262 174 66.9 57.9-74.8 35 11.6 7.6-17.2 26 7.9 5.0-12.2 20 8.3 4.6-14.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 357 226 60.0 51.9-67.7 47 11.2 7.8-15.8 39 15.5 9.4-24.5 28 8.5 5.4-13.3 17 4.7 2.5- 8.8
$35,000- 49,999 475 267 58.9 52.8-64.7 62 10.9 7.8-14.9 75 14.3 10.9-18.4 58 13.2 9.6-18.0 13 2.8 1.5- 5.2
$50,000-74,999 522 252 44.5 38.6-50.6 74 16.4 11.9-22.1 87 17.8 13.5-23.0 85 16.6 12.6-21.6 24 4.7 2.8- 7.9
$75,000-100,000 406 166 39.2 32.3-46.6 62 16.4 12.1-21.8 75 18.4 13.9-24.0 83 21.1 16.2-26.9 20 5.0 2.4- 9.9
$100,000-150,000 443 178 41.6 35.7-47.8 66 14.9 11.3-19.5 74 17.7 13.2-23.2 101 19.4 15.4-24.1 24 6.4 3.3-11.9
$150,000+ 406 129 30.9 25.6-36.8 48 9.7 7.0-13.4 96 24.6 19.5-30.5 119 31.1 25.5-37.4 14 3.6 2.0- 6.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 797 496 61.4 56.6-66.1 82 12.0 9.0-15.8 87 10.3 8.0-13.2 102 12.3 9.4-15.9 30 4.0 2.4- 6.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 293 200 71.3 63.8-77.7 36 10.2 6.8-14.9 25 7.5 4.6-11.9 21 6.2 3.7-10.2 11 4.8 1.9-11.6
101% to 150% 241 *** *** *** 38 12.4 8.0-18.7 31 18.2 10.2-30.3 23 12.1 7.0-20.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 289 171 58.8 50.8-66.4 38 12.5 8.5-18.0 41 12.3 8.6-17.3 26 11.9 6.8-20.1 13 4.5 2.2- 9.1
More than 200% 2,116 930 42.7 39.8-45.7 288 13.6 11.7-15.8 375 18.6 16.4-21.0 430 20.2 18.1-22.5 93 4.8 3.6- 6.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 797 496 61.4 56.6-66.1 82 12.0 9.0-15.8 87 10.3 8.0-13.2 102 12.3 9.4-15.9 30 4.0 2.4- 6.7
HOUSING
Own 2,520 1,301 50.4 47.6-53.2 308 12.7 10.9-14.7 360 15.3 13.3-17.5 443 17.0 15.1-19.0 108 4.7 3.5- 6.1
Rent 1,013 515 49.8 45.8-53.9 147 13.9 11.6-16.7 176 16.9 14.3-19.9 138 15.1 12.2-18.6 37 4.2 2.8- 6.4
Other arrangement 249 155 65.9 58.0-72.9 32 10.9 7.1-16.3 28 9.7 6.3-14.6 25 11.2 6.8-17.9 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,183 536 47.9 44.2-51.6 153 12.8 10.4-15.7 222 17.4 15.0-20.2 222 18.3 15.7-21.1 50 3.6 2.5- 5.1
Regional City or Suburban County 943 449 49.4 44.9-53.9 138 14.7 11.9-18.0 153 15.3 12.3-18.8 164 15.6 12.7-18.9 39 5.0 3.2- 7.7
Rural 1,695 1,010 57.0 53.4-60.5 202 11.3 9.4-13.4 195 13.2 10.8-16.0 222 13.9 11.6-16.6 66 4.7 3.3- 6.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,220 776 59.6 55.3-63.7 150 12.1 9.9-14.7 132 12.7 10.0-16.0 128 11.3 8.8-14.3 34 4.3 2.7- 7.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,076 575 55.5 51.3-59.7 145 13.7 10.8-17.1 144 12.5 10.1-15.3 161 14.0 11.6-16.7 51 4.4 2.8- 6.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,525 644 44.8 41.4-48.1 198 12.6 10.7-14.7 294 18.5 16.0-21.2 319 19.7 17.2-22.4 70 4.5 3.3- 6.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,174 500 44.1 40.2-47.9 161 13.7 11.4-16.4 224 18.8 15.8-22.2 231 18.4 15.7-21.4 58 5.0 3.6- 7.0
2nd Quartile 1,009 522 54.6 50.4-58.7 128 11.6 9.1-14.7 140 13.6 11.1-16.5 178 16.8 14.0-20.0 41 3.5 2.3- 5.3
3rd Quartile 971 502 51.2 47.1-55.4 127 13.9 11.3-17.0 151 14.8 12.3-17.7 147 14.5 11.9-17.7 44 5.5 3.4- 8.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 667 471 67.1 60.2-73.3 77 11.1 8.0-15.2 55 10.9 6.6-17.6 52 8.3 5.5-12.2 12 2.6 1.3- 5.3

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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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