2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 1,788 716 36.9 33.9-40.0 642 35.7 32.7-38.8 209 12.5 10.5-14.9 94 6.0 4.6- 7.9 127 8.8 7.1-10.8
MALES 886 263 27.5 23.7-31.7 328 35.8 31.7-40.2 124 14.4 11.4-18.0 65 7.8 5.8-10.3 106 14.4 11.5-17.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 592 180 25.4 21.5-29.8 232 38.1 33.1-43.4 83 15.0 11.6-19.1 43 8.8 6.3-12.3 54 12.6 9.2-17.0
Non-Hispanic Black 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 7.6 3.7-15.1 11 10.6 5.1-20.7
Other 163 *** *** *** 48 28.2 19.3-39.3 21 13.2 6.9-23.6 *** *** *** 38 23.4 15.7-33.4
AGE
18-34 220 40 15.7 10.8-22.3 84 38.0 29.7-47.2 30 15.8 9.9-24.3 21 8.9 5.4-14.4 45 21.5 15.6-28.9
35-44 158 32 19.2 12.0-29.2 64 38.7 29.4-48.8 22 14.4 8.1-24.3 14 8.8 4.9-15.3 26 19.0 12.4-28.0
45-54 127 *** *** *** 41 28.4 19.5-39.4 25 14.8 9.3-22.8 13 8.1 4.3-14.5 *** *** ***
55-64 158 51 27.0 19.5-36.0 68 43.3 33.9-53.1 21 16.6 10.1-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 11.3 6.1-20.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 158 25 18.6 10.8-30.2 60 38.7 29.4-48.9 24 13.1 7.9-20.8 15 8.6 4.6-15.5 34 21.0 14.3-29.7
Some Post-H.S. 217 52 21.1 15.2-28.5 81 35.9 27.5-45.3 29 12.0 7.6-18.4 24 11.1 6.9-17.3 31 19.9 13.4-28.5
College Graduate 449 166 37.1 31.6-42.9 172 36.4 31.2-41.9 65 16.5 12.2-22.0 22 5.2 3.3- 8.0 24 4.8 3.0- 7.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 20 17.1 10.2-27.1 *** *** *** 17 17.8 10.2-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 8.9 4.9-15.7
$75,000+ 412 129 27.3 22.0-33.3 146 33.3 27.9-39.2 69 17.4 13.2-22.7 33 7.7 5.1-11.5 35 14.2 9.7-20.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 240 70 25.0 18.3-33.2 80 33.7 25.0-43.8 32 15.4 8.9-25.4 20 8.1 4.7-13.8 38 17.7 12.1-25.1
No 639 192 27.9 23.6-32.6 242 36.3 31.7-41.2 92 14.4 11.3-18.2 45 7.8 5.6-10.9 68 13.5 10.2-17.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 223 62 29.6 21.8-38.7 82 29.8 23.2-37.3 40 19.6 13.1-28.2 17 8.8 4.8-15.7 22 12.2 7.8-18.6
Non-Veteran 662 201 27.0 22.7-31.8 245 37.4 32.5-42.6 84 13.0 9.8-17.1 48 7.5 5.4-10.3 84 15.0 11.6-19.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 315 94 28.3 22.7-34.5 124 36.1 30.0-42.7 40 12.8 9.0-17.9 21 7.4 4.4-12.1 36 15.5 10.8-21.8
Regional City or Suburban County 248 76 28.0 20.9-36.4 89 35.9 27.9-44.7 39 16.8 10.8-25.2 19 8.3 5.0-13.5 25 11.1 7.1-16.8
Rural 323 93 26.3 19.7-34.1 115 35.5 28.4-43.3 45 14.0 9.4-20.3 25 7.7 4.8-12.3 45 16.5 11.3-23.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 589 156 23.7 19.7-28.1 211 36.4 31.4-41.7 86 14.6 11.3-18.7 49 7.9 5.7-10.8 87 17.5 13.7-22.0
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 204 90 46.3 37.2-55.6 76 31.4 24.2-39.5 24 10.9 6.7-17.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 603 179 27.1 22.6-32.2 230 36.5 31.8-41.5 87 14.6 11.4-18.7 44 7.5 5.3-10.5 63 14.2 10.6-18.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 219 58 28.2 19.7-38.6 75 33.3 25.4-42.1 35 14.0 8.8-21.7 14 5.2 2.7- 9.9 37 19.3 13.1-27.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 240 75 32.2 24.5-41.0 80 30.9 24.0-38.9 35 14.4 9.7-20.8 22 9.2 5.8-14.3 28 13.3 8.4-20.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 427 130 24.7 20.2-29.8 173 39.6 33.5-46.1 54 14.6 10.2-20.5 29 8.1 5.3-12.3 41 12.9 9.1-18.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 334 99 23.0 18.1-28.7 139 43.1 35.7-50.7 43 14.1 9.6-20.3 26 8.9 5.8-13.5 27 10.9 7.1-16.6
2nd Quartile 228 71 28.0 21.7-35.3 83 33.8 27.0-41.4 31 13.6 8.3-21.6 14 8.6 4.9-14.8 29 15.9 10.4-23.7
3rd Quartile 228 66 31.9 23.7-41.3 76 30.9 23.8-39.0 33 14.1 9.5-20.4 19 6.0 3.5-10.1 34 17.1 11.9-24.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was 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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