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
MALES 852 161 19.2 15.6-23.3 217 25.4 21.6-29.5 150 16.9 13.5-20.9 68 8.0 6.0-10.5 256 30.6 26.8-34.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 571 104 17.5 13.9-21.8 150 24.4 20.3-29.0 108 18.9 14.6-24.1 50 8.6 6.2-11.8 159 30.6 26.1-35.5
Non-Hispanic Black 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 15.9 8.1-28.8 *** *** *** 29 19.5 12.3-29.5
Other 157 32 19.3 11.5-30.7 *** *** *** 20 9.3 5.3-15.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 216 28 12.4 7.0-21.0 38 19.0 13.3-26.3 38 17.6 10.8-27.3 21 8.7 5.3-14.0 91 42.3 34.1-51.1
35-44 149 17 13.1 7.0-23.1 38 25.9 17.8-36.1 20 12.6 6.5-22.9 16 10.4 5.9-17.6 58 38.0 28.9-48.1
45-54 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 14.5 8.9-22.8 *** *** *** 45 27.6 19.2-37.9
55-64 150 28 17.3 11.0-26.1 44 25.2 18.1-34.0 34 25.4 17.0-36.0 *** *** *** 34 24.2 16.4-34.2
65-74 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 15.3 8.9-25.2 *** *** *** 18 9.6 5.7-15.8
75+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 152 19 11.8 7.2-18.8 37 26.4 17.7-37.3 25 18.6 11.4-28.9 11 7.7 3.9-14.5 60 35.5 26.6-45.6
Some Post-H.S. 206 36 15.5 9.9-23.4 59 27.5 20.4-36.0 29 16.4 9.4-27.2 13 7.8 4.3-13.6 69 32.8 25.2-41.4
College Graduate 434 93 23.2 18.1-29.1 111 25.2 20.4-30.7 90 18.2 14.5-22.6 40 8.6 6.1-12.0 100 24.8 20.2-30.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 59 11 12.8 6.0-25.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 15 14.5 7.6-25.9 21 21.3 13.0-32.8 13 13.0 6.7-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 16.7 9.9-26.6 *** *** *** 30 20.3 13.5-29.5
$75,000+ 394 65 15.5 11.3-20.9 95 24.7 19.3-31.2 82 18.5 14.4-23.5 36 8.6 5.7-12.8 116 32.6 26.9-38.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 226 52 26.0 17.4-36.9 52 19.6 13.8-27.0 32 15.9 8.5-27.8 11 3.8 2.0- 7.2 79 34.7 26.5-43.8
No 620 109 17.0 13.5-21.1 160 26.8 22.3-31.9 118 17.4 13.9-21.5 57 9.5 7.0-12.8 176 29.3 25.0-34.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 47 24.5 16.8-34.4 57 23.4 16.9-31.5 34 14.8 9.8-21.9 12 7.5 3.7-14.6 67 29.7 22.9-37.5
Non-Veteran 634 114 17.7 13.9-22.3 159 25.8 21.5-30.8 116 17.4 13.4-22.3 56 8.1 6.0-10.9 189 30.9 26.4-35.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 299 54 17.9 13.3-23.7 78 25.8 20.0-32.4 55 15.7 11.7-20.9 27 8.8 5.6-13.5 85 31.8 25.6-38.6
Regional City or Suburban County 245 47 20.1 13.4-28.9 64 26.3 19.3-34.6 44 18.4 11.7-27.6 18 7.8 4.6-13.0 72 27.4 21.1-34.8
Rural 308 60 19.7 13.6-27.5 75 23.9 17.9-31.3 51 16.5 11.0-24.1 23 7.2 4.4-11.4 99 32.7 25.8-40.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 563 96 17.4 13.5-22.0 127 23.0 18.8-27.8 99 17.3 13.1-22.5 45 7.6 5.4-10.5 196 34.8 30.0-40.0
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 199 53 29.1 20.7-39.2 69 31.7 24.1-40.5 36 16.7 11.4-23.9 17 9.4 5.1-16.5 24 13.1 7.8-21.1
Unable to Work 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 580 97 15.7 12.2-20.0 155 26.7 22.2-31.7 112 18.4 14.9-22.5 49 8.5 6.0-11.8 167 30.7 26.2-35.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 213 43 21.4 14.2-31.0 49 23.2 16.6-31.5 33 15.3 9.9-22.8 14 7.6 4.2-13.4 74 32.5 25.0-41.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 233 46 19.2 13.3-26.9 67 31.6 23.6-40.9 35 12.5 8.3-18.4 12 4.7 2.5- 8.6 73 32.0 25.0-39.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 406 72 18.3 13.4-24.4 101 22.8 18.1-28.3 82 19.9 14.5-26.6 42 10.0 6.9-14.1 109 29.1 23.7-35.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 317 56 17.4 12.4-23.9 79 23.4 17.9-30.1 66 21.2 14.8-29.5 33 9.9 6.6-14.7 83 28.0 22.0-34.9
2nd Quartile 217 41 20.5 13.8-29.3 59 24.0 17.9-31.5 37 16.8 11.3-24.2 16 7.8 4.4-13.4 64 30.9 23.9-39.0
3rd Quartile 224 45 21.3 14.8-29.7 58 28.7 20.9-38.0 33 11.7 7.5-17.7 13 5.1 2.7- 9.3 75 33.3 26.1-41.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 94 19 13.0 6.1-25.4 *** *** *** 14 14.9 7.4-27.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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