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%)
North Carolina 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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,288 644 51.6 48.0-55.2 177 13.2 11.1-15.6 202 16.4 13.9-19.2 215 15.2 12.9-17.8 50 3.6 2.4- 5.5
Non-Hispanic Black 383 246 59.5 52.5-66.1 51 14.7 10.1-21.0 39 12.0 7.9-17.8 39 11.9 8.2-17.0 *** *** ***
Other 448 320 65.0 56.2-72.9 54 15.9 10.0-24.3 42 10.2 6.6-15.4 28 8.2 4.2-15.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 387 169 47.3 40.7-54.1 59 15.7 10.8-22.1 94 21.8 17.1-27.3 58 12.4 9.0-16.9 *** *** ***
35-44 297 140 48.1 40.6-55.6 61 18.4 13.8-24.0 46 16.6 12.0-22.5 42 14.2 9.5-20.7 *** *** ***
45-54 339 177 48.6 41.5-55.9 49 15.9 11.4-21.7 53 17.2 11.7-24.6 53 16.6 12.0-22.6 *** *** ***
55-64 398 246 62.0 55.4-68.2 55 13.5 9.7-18.4 33 7.9 5.2-12.0 49 12.8 9.1-17.9 15 3.7 1.9- 7.2
65-74 386 247 62.3 55.2-69.0 36 9.9 6.5-14.8 34 9.2 6.0-14.0 53 15.2 10.5-21.4 16 3.4 1.8- 6.2
75+ 306 225 75.4 68.0-81.6 24 8.5 4.9-14.3 22 6.2 3.4-10.9 27 7.9 4.8-12.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 145 117 81.0 71.8-87.7 13 8.2 4.1-15.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 443 312 63.5 56.4-69.9 48 13.1 8.7-19.4 36 10.5 6.9-15.8 35 8.5 5.7-12.4 12 4.4 2.0- 9.1
Some Post-H.S. 626 380 54.9 49.4-60.3 85 14.4 10.9-18.9 72 14.6 11.0-19.2 71 13.5 10.1-17.8 18 2.5 1.4- 4.3
College Graduate 920 409 41.9 37.8-46.0 141 16.6 13.7-19.9 168 19.9 16.9-23.3 172 19.4 16.2-23.1 30 2.2 1.5- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 181 126 70.6 61.3-78.4 22 11.0 6.7-17.7 17 8.7 5.1-14.5 12 6.4 3.1-12.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 218 149 63.9 53.5-73.0 30 11.9 7.4-18.5 19 15.4 8.3-26.8 13 6.2 3.2-11.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 258 151 59.7 51.6-67.2 37 12.8 8.2-19.4 32 12.2 8.0-18.2 31 12.2 8.2-17.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 289 151 44.0 36.0-52.3 41 21.0 13.6-30.9 46 17.8 12.4-24.8 42 14.9 10.3-21.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 606 239 40.4 34.8-46.1 103 15.9 12.7-19.8 112 19.3 15.3-24.0 133 21.7 17.5-26.6 19 2.8 1.5- 5.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 740 479 62.9 57.9-67.7 85 11.9 9.2-15.3 71 9.7 7.4-12.7 79 10.6 7.8-14.2 26 4.8 2.8- 8.3
No 1,383 732 51.8 48.0-55.5 199 15.1 12.4-18.2 213 16.8 14.2-19.8 203 14.6 12.3-17.3 36 1.8 1.2- 2.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 *** *** *** 14 15.1 8.3-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,070 1,192 56.0 52.9-59.0 273 14.1 12.0-16.5 276 14.5 12.5-16.8 272 12.8 11.0-14.9 57 2.6 1.7- 3.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 637 312 50.4 45.2-55.6 87 14.2 10.6-18.8 111 17.5 14.2-21.5 106 15.7 12.5-19.6 21 2.1 1.3- 3.5
Regional City or Suburban County 499 258 52.8 46.7-58.8 82 16.9 12.7-22.0 73 14.5 10.8-19.2 73 13.3 9.8-17.9 13 2.6 1.3- 5.2
Rural 1,005 654 62.6 58.0-66.9 118 12.0 9.6-15.0 100 11.3 8.5-14.7 105 10.7 8.3-13.8 28 3.4 1.9- 6.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,016 466 44.4 40.2-48.8 176 18.4 15.0-22.4 177 18.1 15.1-21.5 171 16.2 13.3-19.5 26 2.9 1.6- 5.1
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 644 428 65.1 59.6-70.2 62 10.4 7.5-14.3 55 8.3 5.8-11.6 75 13.1 9.6-17.6 24 3.1 1.8- 5.4
Unable to Work 189 154 83.2 75.8-88.6 17 8.8 5.0-15.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 180 117 70.4 62.1-77.5 20 9.7 6.0-15.4 27 13.6 8.9-20.1 11 4.3 2.1- 8.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 136 76.3 68.1-83.0 22 9.5 5.7-15.6 16 7.4 4.1-12.9 12 6.2 3.3-11.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 149 *** *** *** 24 14.7 8.5-24.3 *** *** *** 13 9.9 5.0-18.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 166 105 62.8 53.0-71.7 21 13.1 7.7-21.2 22 13.6 8.4-21.3 13 7.1 3.7-12.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,091 515 44.2 40.1-48.5 168 16.2 13.2-19.8 177 18.0 15.0-21.5 195 18.4 15.5-21.8 36 3.1 2.0- 4.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 712 495 66.9 61.4-71.9 82 11.3 8.6-14.7 58 9.0 6.5-12.3 65 9.5 6.6-13.6 12 3.3 1.3- 8.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 592 340 56.9 51.0-62.6 91 17.1 12.5-22.9 73 12.4 9.1-16.7 67 11.1 8.2-14.8 21 2.5 1.4- 4.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 837 389 48.8 44.3-53.4 114 13.6 11.0-16.8 153 18.4 15.2-22.1 152 16.5 13.5-20.0 29 2.6 1.7- 4.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 633 296 47.3 42.0-52.7 95 15.2 12.0-19.1 116 18.6 14.9-23.1 103 15.8 12.3-20.0 23 3.1 1.9- 5.1
2nd Quartile 555 302 56.9 51.2-62.5 81 14.6 10.5-19.9 73 14.1 10.6-18.6 84 13.0 10.0-16.7 15 1.4 0.7- 2.5
3rd Quartile 553 321 57.7 52.3-63.0 70 12.6 9.6-16.4 71 12.5 9.6-16.1 71 12.5 9.1-16.8 20 4.7 2.4- 9.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 400 305 73.1 65.5-79.6 41 12.7 8.3-18.9 24 5.7 2.9-10.7 26 7.2 4.2-12.0 *** *** ***

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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 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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