2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,769 531 14.9 13.4-16.6 3,238 85.1 83.4-86.6
FEMALES 2,123 220 11.1 9.3-13.2 1,903 88.9 86.8-90.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,276 149 11.9 9.7-14.5 1,127 88.1 85.5-90.3
Non-Hispanic Black 380 30 11.2 6.8-17.8 350 88.8 82.2-93.2
Other 445 39 8.7 5.5-13.6 406 91.3 86.4-94.5
AGE
18-34 382 78 19.7 14.7-25.7 304 80.3 74.3-85.3
35-44 292 34 9.3 6.2-13.9 258 90.7 86.1-93.8
45-54 338 44 13.8 9.7-19.3 294 86.2 80.7-90.3
55-64 394 36 9.9 6.4-15.0 358 90.1 85.0-93.6
65-74 385 20 3.9 2.3- 6.6 365 96.1 93.4-97.7
75+ 304 *** *** *** 298 99.1 97.6-99.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 143 12 9.2 4.6-17.7 131 90.8 82.3-95.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 438 29 8.1 5.0-12.9 409 91.9 87.1-95.0
Some Post-H.S. 618 68 13.4 9.8-18.1 550 86.6 81.9-90.2
College Graduate 917 111 11.7 9.3-14.5 806 88.3 85.5-90.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 *** *** *** 92 90.2 78.3-95.9
$15,000- 24,999 179 15 9.1 4.9-16.2 164 90.9 83.8-95.1
$25,000- 34,999 217 20 9.5 5.5-15.9 197 90.5 84.1-94.5
$35,000- 49,999 255 23 9.5 5.5-15.9 232 90.5 84.1-94.5
$50,000- 74,999 288 33 12.3 8.2-17.9 255 87.7 82.1-91.8
$75,000+ 601 92 15.2 11.7-19.5 509 84.8 80.5-88.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 730 74 11.6 8.5-15.7 656 88.4 84.3-91.5
No 1,375 146 11.0 8.8-13.6 1,229 89.0 86.4-91.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,052 212 11.1 9.2-13.3 1,840 88.9 86.7-90.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 626 83 13.7 10.5-17.6 543 86.3 82.4-89.5
Regional City or Suburban County 495 51 11.0 7.5-16.0 444 89.0 84.0-92.5
Rural 1,002 86 8.8 6.4-11.9 916 91.2 88.1-93.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,005 148 15.9 12.7-19.6 857 84.1 80.4-87.3
Unemployed 95 16 18.1 10.1-30.3 79 81.9 69.7-89.9
Retired 641 27 2.9 1.7- 5.1 614 97.1 94.9-98.3
Unable to Work 187 *** *** *** 178 96.1 91.9-98.2
Other not in Labor Force 179 19 9.3 5.7-14.9 160 90.7 85.1-94.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 188 13 4.4 2.1- 8.8 175 95.6 91.2-97.9
101% to 150% 147 18 17.9 10.2-29.3 129 82.1 70.7-89.8
151% to 200% 164 14 7.0 3.7-12.9 150 93.0 87.1-96.3
More than 200% 1,084 140 13.4 10.9-16.4 944 86.6 83.6-89.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 712 60 10.0 6.8-14.7 652 90.0 85.3-93.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 588 57 10.6 7.2-15.3 531 89.4 84.7-92.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 823 103 12.0 9.5-15.1 720 88.0 84.9-90.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 624 73 11.8 9.0-15.4 551 88.2 84.6-91.0
2nd Quartile 549 51 9.4 6.3-13.7 498 90.6 86.3-93.7
3rd Quartile 550 70 14.3 10.5-19.2 480 85.7 80.8-89.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 400 26 6.3 3.7-10.6 374 93.7 89.4-96.3

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*Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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