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%)
North Carolina 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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 627 211 30.7 26.4-35.4 210 30.1 25.9-34.6 95 18.6 14.5-23.5 36 5.5 3.8- 8.0 75 15.0 11.5-19.4
Non-Hispanic Black 130 *** *** *** 46 29.1 20.7-39.2 12 9.7 5.0-17.8 *** *** *** 12 10.2 5.1-19.3
Other 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 6.8 3.0-14.4 19 16.2 8.5-28.7
AGE
18-34 211 45 22.4 14.7-32.8 53 20.1 14.6-27.1 40 21.9 15.3-30.3 17 9.5 4.6-18.6 56 26.0 19.0-34.5
35-44 151 47 33.0 24.7-42.4 62 39.9 30.3-50.3 14 11.3 6.3-19.6 *** *** *** 19 12.2 7.5-19.2
45-54 157 *** *** *** 55 28.8 21.1-37.9 *** *** *** 14 7.3 4.0-12.8 21 13.9 8.2-22.7
55-64 149 51 33.6 24.8-43.8 54 34.9 25.9-45.0 23 12.8 7.9-20.1 11 10.5 5.1-20.4 *** *** ***
65-74 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 126 *** *** *** 35 26.6 18.2-37.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 10.4 5.7-18.5
Some Post-H.S. 235 79 30.4 23.4-38.4 70 23.6 17.8-30.8 32 18.2 12.2-26.2 20 9.3 4.6-18.1 34 18.5 12.5-26.4
College Graduate 499 174 33.6 28.7-38.9 179 36.6 31.4-42.2 67 13.6 10.3-17.7 26 6.0 3.7- 9.4 53 10.3 7.6-13.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 135 *** *** *** 46 29.1 20.4-39.7 15 10.9 6.0-19.0 13 7.1 3.3-14.4 19 16.6 9.7-27.0
$75,000+ 358 112 28.8 23.1-35.1 118 31.0 25.1-37.6 60 19.5 14.3-26.0 23 6.0 3.7- 9.6 45 14.8 10.2-21.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 250 89 28.7 22.1-36.3 80 30.5 23.8-38.1 28 16.5 10.1-25.8 16 5.8 3.2-10.3 37 18.5 12.5-26.4
No 632 217 33.4 28.3-39.0 210 29.7 25.3-34.6 91 16.6 12.9-21.1 42 7.4 4.6-11.6 72 12.9 9.7-16.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 848 299 33.1 28.8-37.8 276 29.5 25.7-33.6 111 15.8 12.5-19.7 57 6.9 4.7-10.2 105 14.7 11.6-18.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 313 95 30.7 23.8-38.6 104 27.7 22.2-33.8 39 13.5 9.4-18.9 25 7.4 4.7-11.6 50 20.7 15.0-27.9
Regional City or Suburban County 232 82 31.6 24.3-40.1 80 32.0 24.6-40.6 31 16.8 10.8-25.2 11 8.7 3.6-19.4 28 10.8 7.0-16.5
Rural 342 132 35.2 28.3-42.8 108 30.4 24.3-37.3 49 19.9 13.7-28.0 22 4.7 2.9- 7.7 31 9.7 6.2-15.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 534 152 27.8 22.6-33.7 189 30.8 25.9-36.1 73 17.3 13.0-22.6 43 8.6 5.4-13.5 77 15.5 11.6-20.3
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 209 113 50.0 40.6-59.4 61 30.8 23.0-39.9 23 14.0 7.7-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 565 184 31.1 25.9-36.8 190 31.5 26.7-36.7 80 16.3 12.4-21.1 39 6.5 4.5- 9.5 72 14.6 10.9-19.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 211 72 25.5 18.8-33.6 72 32.3 24.4-41.5 *** *** *** 18 8.6 4.8-15.1 26 13.4 7.8-22.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 246 91 38.8 29.6-48.9 74 26.5 20.0-34.2 40 14.2 9.4-20.9 13 7.8 3.0-18.7 28 12.7 8.1-19.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 430 146 31.3 26.1-37.0 146 30.8 25.6-36.5 56 16.5 12.2-22.0 27 5.8 3.8- 9.0 55 15.5 11.4-20.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 325 119 32.9 26.7-39.7 111 31.8 25.6-38.7 39 15.9 10.8-22.8 16 4.2 2.5- 7.0 40 15.3 10.7-21.2
2nd Quartile 246 83 35.4 26.8-45.0 83 29.1 22.6-36.6 38 14.9 10.2-21.3 19 9.7 4.8-18.7 23 10.8 6.3-18.0
3rd Quartile 222 70 27.8 21.4-35.3 65 26.5 20.1-34.1 35 20.1 12.8-30.0 15 7.0 3.7-12.8 37 18.6 12.6-26.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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