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
MALES 1,680 771 47.2 43.9-50.6 206 11.3 9.6-13.3 286 16.3 14.0-18.9 324 18.9 16.5-21.5 93 6.2 4.7- 8.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,019 419 45.0 40.9-49.3 107 9.9 7.9-12.3 174 16.0 13.1-19.4 248 22.2 19.2-25.4 71 6.9 5.1- 9.3
Non-Hispanic Black 271 150 53.8 45.7-61.8 38 13.0 8.8-18.8 39 13.9 9.6-19.8 36 16.2 10.1-25.0 *** *** ***
Other 359 186 46.1 38.1-54.2 57 14.0 9.9-19.4 67 20.1 14.3-27.4 36 12.4 8.0-18.5 13 7.5 3.3-16.1
AGE
18-34 381 153 46.5 40.1-53.0 60 13.4 9.9-17.8 80 18.2 13.6-24.0 80 20.4 15.7-26.0 *** *** ***
35-44 246 80 27.4 21.1-34.7 41 14.3 9.9-20.2 52 24.5 17.6-33.2 56 23.9 17.7-31.6 17 9.9 5.5-17.0
45-54 242 112 49.7 40.9-58.5 24 10.7 6.8-16.5 48 15.2 10.5-21.4 46 15.6 10.9-21.8 12 8.8 3.9-18.8
55-64 313 154 53.5 45.0-61.7 41 10.5 7.1-15.3 46 15.7 10.9-22.0 55 15.9 11.4-21.8 17 4.4 2.5- 7.7
65-74 284 150 54.0 45.7-62.1 22 6.7 4.0-11.2 38 11.1 7.4-16.3 57 20.7 14.6-28.6 17 7.5 4.1-13.3
75+ 191 110 59.8 49.6-69.2 15 8.7 4.4-16.6 17 4.7 2.6- 8.2 28 14.4 9.1-22.1 21 12.4 6.9-21.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 *** *** *** 18 7.7 4.5-12.7 21 10.0 6.1-16.1 15 14.5 7.4-26.5 12 6.9 3.4-13.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 380 215 55.4 48.8-61.9 50 11.9 8.6-16.1 50 13.9 9.8-19.4 49 13.5 9.5-18.8 16 5.3 2.6-10.6
Some Post-H.S. 429 207 46.8 40.5-53.2 58 11.2 8.1-15.2 66 17.7 12.8-24.0 69 16.5 12.6-21.2 29 7.8 5.0-12.1
College Graduate 712 260 34.0 29.7-38.5 78 12.3 9.3-16.0 148 19.9 16.6-23.6 191 28.7 24.7-33.0 35 5.2 3.1- 8.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** 13 12.4 6.0-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 139 *** *** *** 17 10.4 6.0-17.4 *** *** *** 15 11.2 5.9-20.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 217 116 58.1 49.2-66.6 25 9.2 5.6-14.7 43 16.1 11.3-22.4 27 14.1 8.8-21.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 233 101 45.0 36.5-53.9 33 11.7 7.7-17.4 41 17.8 11.7-26.1 43 18.3 12.2-26.6 15 7.2 3.7-13.5
$75,000+ 649 234 34.6 30.1-39.4 73 11.6 8.8-15.2 133 20.9 17.1-25.4 170 25.7 21.8-30.0 39 7.2 4.4-11.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 522 276 54.9 48.6-61.0 59 8.0 5.8-10.9 65 12.6 8.6-18.2 78 15.4 11.4-20.6 44 9.1 6.2-13.3
No 1,144 489 44.1 40.1-48.2 142 12.6 10.4-15.3 220 17.6 15.0-20.6 244 20.6 17.8-23.8 49 5.1 3.4- 7.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 427 198 50.4 43.9-56.8 46 9.6 6.9-13.2 58 9.4 6.8-12.9 88 21.2 16.4-27.0 37 9.4 6.1-14.2
Non-Veteran 1,247 568 46.1 42.2-50.1 160 11.9 9.8-14.3 227 18.3 15.5-21.6 236 18.3 15.6-21.3 56 5.3 3.7- 7.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 546 224 45.1 39.9-50.3 66 11.3 8.5-14.8 111 17.3 14.0-21.3 116 21.1 17.3-25.5 29 5.2 3.2- 8.3
Regional City or Suburban County 444 191 46.1 39.5-52.8 56 12.5 9.2-16.8 80 16.1 11.8-21.7 91 17.9 13.7-23.0 26 7.4 4.3-12.5
Rural 690 356 50.4 44.8-56.0 84 10.4 7.9-13.6 95 15.4 11.6-20.2 117 17.7 13.8-22.4 38 6.1 4.0- 9.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,028 421 40.6 36.7-44.5 142 13.2 10.8-15.9 202 19.6 16.5-23.1 215 21.3 18.3-24.7 48 5.4 3.7- 7.7
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** 11 13.3 6.6-25.1 11 11.4 5.5-22.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 435 227 58.3 51.2-65.0 40 7.6 5.2-11.0 54 8.6 6.2-11.8 80 16.9 12.5-22.5 34 8.6 5.5-13.2
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** 14 11.1 5.9-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** 14 10.2 5.2-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** 17 11.9 6.7-20.1 19 10.9 6.3-18.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,025 415 41.3 37.3-45.4 120 11.2 9.0-13.8 198 19.2 16.2-22.7 235 21.8 18.9-25.1 57 6.5 4.4- 9.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 508 281 51.3 44.7-57.8 68 12.9 9.6-17.2 74 17.0 12.3-23.1 63 13.3 9.5-18.3 22 5.5 3.3- 9.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 484 235 54.1 48.0-60.2 54 10.2 7.3-14.0 71 12.6 9.4-16.6 94 16.9 13.3-21.2 30 6.2 3.5-10.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 688 255 40.1 35.3-45.1 84 11.4 8.9-14.5 141 18.6 15.0-22.9 167 23.3 19.4-27.8 41 6.6 4.4- 9.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 541 204 40.5 35.2-46.1 66 12.1 9.1-16.0 108 19.0 14.5-24.4 128 21.2 17.3-25.8 35 7.2 4.6-10.9
2nd Quartile 454 220 52.0 45.8-58.1 47 8.2 6.0-11.1 67 13.0 9.8-16.9 94 21.0 16.5-26.4 26 5.9 3.5- 9.7
3rd Quartile 418 181 44.0 37.8-50.3 57 15.3 11.3-20.4 80 17.4 13.4-22.3 76 16.9 12.8-21.9 24 6.4 3.4-11.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 267 *** *** *** 36 9.6 5.8-15.4 31 16.2 8.6-28.6 26 9.4 5.2-16.4 *** *** ***

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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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