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
MALES 1,654 771 48.3 44.9-51.7 370 20.4 18.0-23.1 513 31.3 28.3-34.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,006 419 45.7 41.5-50.0 250 20.9 18.0-24.1 337 33.4 29.6-37.4
Non-Hispanic Black 268 150 54.2 45.9-62.2 54 22.1 16.0-29.7 64 23.7 17.1-31.8
Other 350 186 48.8 40.8-56.9 61 18.0 12.3-25.6 103 33.2 26.2-41.0
AGE
18-34 377 153 46.9 40.5-53.4 64 14.3 10.7-18.8 160 38.8 32.7-45.3
35-44 236 80 29.9 23.2-37.6 53 22.3 16.2-29.8 103 47.8 39.7-56.0
45-54 238 112 50.3 41.3-59.2 42 21.0 14.2-29.9 84 28.7 21.9-36.6
55-64 308 154 54.1 45.6-62.4 72 18.9 14.2-24.9 82 26.9 20.6-34.4
65-74 282 150 54.3 46.0-62.4 78 29.5 22.3-37.8 54 16.2 11.6-22.2
75+ 190 110 59.9 49.8-69.3 53 24.2 17.0-33.3 27 15.8 9.6-24.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 143 *** *** *** 19 13.8 7.7-23.3 39 23.0 14.9-33.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 375 215 56.8 50.1-63.2 55 15.2 10.9-20.8 105 28.0 22.5-34.2
Some Post-H.S. 423 207 48.0 41.6-54.4 91 18.9 14.7-24.0 125 33.1 27.2-39.6
College Graduate 705 260 34.3 30.0-38.9 202 29.5 25.3-34.0 243 36.2 31.8-40.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 137 *** *** *** 23 15.4 9.2-24.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 213 116 59.1 50.1-67.6 35 12.1 8.1-17.8 62 28.8 21.4-37.4
$50,000- 74,999 230 101 46.8 38.3-55.5 68 25.2 18.9-32.8 61 28.0 20.6-36.8
$75,000+ 639 234 35.4 30.9-40.3 158 23.5 19.4-28.1 247 41.1 36.3-46.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 513 276 55.8 49.4-62.0 100 15.9 12.2-20.4 137 28.3 22.7-34.7
No 1,129 489 44.8 40.8-48.9 265 22.3 19.2-25.6 375 32.9 29.4-36.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 421 198 51.0 44.5-57.5 102 21.1 16.4-26.8 121 27.8 22.6-33.7
Non-Veteran 1,227 568 47.3 43.3-51.2 267 20.3 17.5-23.4 392 32.5 28.9-36.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 534 224 46.0 40.8-51.3 129 21.3 17.5-25.8 181 32.6 28.0-37.6
Regional City or Suburban County 442 191 46.2 39.6-52.9 109 21.8 17.2-27.3 142 32.0 26.1-38.4
Rural 678 356 52.4 46.7-57.9 132 18.2 14.4-22.8 190 29.4 24.6-34.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,009 421 41.5 37.6-45.5 217 20.8 17.8-24.1 371 37.7 33.8-41.8
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 431 227 58.7 51.6-65.5 121 23.9 18.8-29.9 83 17.4 13.2-22.6
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 13.6 6.9-25.1
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 102 *** *** *** 11 8.4 4.0-16.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** 13 10.7 5.3-20.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** 26 19.3 11.6-30.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,011 415 42.3 38.3-46.4 248 22.4 19.2-25.9 348 35.4 31.6-39.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 502 281 53.3 46.9-59.6 92 19.7 15.0-25.3 129 27.1 22.1-32.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 475 235 55.4 49.1-61.4 111 20.9 16.3-26.3 129 23.8 19.3-28.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 677 255 40.6 35.8-45.6 167 20.5 17.1-24.3 255 38.9 34.0-44.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 533 204 41.2 35.8-46.8 132 20.5 16.7-25.0 197 38.3 32.8-44.0
2nd Quartile 445 220 52.8 46.6-59.0 95 17.8 14.1-22.2 130 29.4 24.1-35.3
3rd Quartile 413 181 44.4 38.2-50.8 103 26.6 21.0-33.0 129 29.0 24.0-34.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 263 166 66.4 56.3-75.1 40 12.8 7.8-20.1 57 20.9 14.3-29.4

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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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