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%)
North Carolina 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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,276 644 52.3 48.6-55.8 209 14.5 12.2-17.0 423 33.3 30.0-36.7
Non-Hispanic Black 379 246 60.0 52.9-66.6 50 15.1 10.5-21.2 83 24.9 19.3-31.6
Other 443 320 66.4 57.5-74.3 44 10.9 5.8-19.7 79 22.7 16.4-30.4
AGE
18-34 382 169 48.1 41.3-54.9 43 11.4 7.2-17.7 170 40.5 34.2-47.1
35-44 294 140 48.8 41.3-56.3 47 16.6 12.3-22.2 107 34.6 27.9-41.9
45-54 336 177 49.3 42.0-56.6 46 15.2 10.2-22.1 113 35.5 28.9-42.8
55-64 396 246 62.4 55.8-68.6 50 12.3 8.8-17.1 100 25.2 20.0-31.4
65-74 383 247 62.8 55.6-69.5 62 15.8 11.4-21.5 74 21.4 16.0-28.0
75+ 301 225 76.8 69.6-82.8 54 14.9 10.4-20.9 22 8.2 4.6-14.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 143 117 82.4 73.3-88.8 *** *** *** 19 14.9 8.9-23.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 439 312 64.4 57.3-70.9 47 12.7 8.0-19.7 80 22.9 17.8-28.9
Some Post-H.S. 617 380 55.7 50.1-61.1 79 13.4 10.2-17.5 158 30.9 25.9-36.4
College Graduate 914 409 42.2 38.2-46.4 172 19.1 16.1-22.5 333 38.7 34.7-42.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 177 126 72.8 63.7-80.3 18 8.9 5.0-15.2 33 18.4 12.3-26.6
$25,000- 34,999 217 149 64.5 54.2-73.7 26 14.8 8.1-25.4 42 20.7 14.1-29.3
$35,000- 49,999 257 151 60.0 51.9-67.6 44 13.8 9.4-19.7 62 26.2 19.8-34.0
$50,000- 74,999 287 151 44.4 36.4-52.8 41 19.8 12.4-30.0 95 35.8 28.5-43.8
$75,000+ 600 239 40.8 35.2-46.6 112 17.0 13.5-21.2 249 42.3 36.9-47.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 732 479 64.0 59.0-68.8 88 10.1 7.7-13.2 165 25.8 21.6-30.6
No 1,370 732 52.3 48.5-56.1 214 15.7 13.0-18.8 424 32.0 28.6-35.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,049 1,192 56.7 53.7-59.8 295 14.1 12.0-16.5 562 29.1 26.5-32.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 629 312 51.2 46.0-56.4 93 14.6 10.9-19.2 224 34.2 29.6-39.1
Regional City or Suburban County 494 258 53.6 47.4-59.6 82 14.6 11.0-19.1 154 31.8 26.3-37.9
Rural 997 654 63.1 58.5-67.4 130 12.9 10.1-16.3 213 24.1 20.3-28.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,006 466 45.1 40.8-49.5 150 15.1 12.1-18.7 390 39.8 35.6-44.2
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 638 428 65.9 60.3-71.0 113 17.0 13.4-21.4 97 17.1 13.2-21.9
Unable to Work 189 154 83.2 75.8-88.6 11 4.8 2.5- 9.1 24 12.0 7.5-18.8
Other not in Labor Force 178 117 71.1 62.9-78.1 17 7.7 4.5-12.8 44 21.2 15.3-28.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 187 136 76.9 68.7-83.5 17 6.8 3.9-11.8 34 16.2 10.8-23.7
101% to 150% 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 27.4 18.2-38.9
151% to 200% 163 105 65.2 55.4-73.9 22 14.9 9.2-23.4 36 19.9 13.5-28.3
More than 200% 1,083 515 44.6 40.4-48.9 184 17.2 14.1-20.9 384 38.2 34.2-42.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 708 495 67.2 61.7-72.3 70 8.1 6.0-10.9 143 24.7 19.9-30.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 587 340 57.4 51.4-63.1 90 16.3 11.9-22.1 157 26.3 21.6-31.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 825 389 49.8 45.2-54.4 145 15.5 12.7-18.8 291 34.7 30.6-39.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 624 296 48.3 43.0-53.7 118 16.8 13.4-20.8 210 34.9 30.0-40.1
2nd Quartile 549 302 57.6 51.8-63.2 82 14.8 10.7-20.1 165 27.6 22.9-32.7
3rd Quartile 548 321 58.1 52.6-63.4 69 11.3 8.7-14.7 158 30.5 25.5-36.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 399 305 73.3 65.7-79.7 36 8.5 5.2-13.5 58 18.2 12.8-25.4

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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