2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^
None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,791 1,329 71.4 68.4-74.3 139 7.8 6.2- 9.6 112 8.0 6.2-10.2 149 8.5 7.0-10.3 62 4.4 3.2- 5.9
MALES 886 601 64.6 60.2-68.8 68 7.4 5.3-10.3 80 10.9 8.2-14.3 93 10.5 8.3-13.2 44 6.6 4.6- 9.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 589 413 66.9 62.0-71.5 40 6.3 4.4- 8.8 51 10.3 7.6-14.0 60 10.5 7.8-13.9 25 6.0 3.8- 9.1
Non-Hispanic Black 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.6 5.0-24.4 11 9.4 4.7-17.9 *** *** ***
Other 164 *** *** *** 16 6.6 3.7-11.5 14 12.8 6.2-24.5 20 11.8 7.0-19.2 15 12.1 6.0-22.9
AGE
18-34 223 123 52.4 43.7-61.0 25 12.3 7.1-20.5 26 12.8 8.0-19.7 27 12.3 8.0-18.3 22 10.3 6.3-16.2
35-44 155 91 52.7 42.6-62.7 11 5.7 2.9-11.2 19 16.3 9.2-27.2 25 16.4 10.8-24.1 *** *** ***
45-54 128 *** *** *** 13 8.3 4.5-14.8 16 10.9 5.6-20.4 15 8.2 4.6-14.2 *** *** ***
55-64 156 123 78.9 69.7-85.9 11 4.5 2.3- 8.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 134 108 83.9 74.9-90.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 5.0 2.5- 9.9 *** *** ***
75+ 79 72 89.6 76.3-95.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 12.6 6.2-23.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 159 91 57.5 47.4-67.1 13 5.9 3.1-11.1 18 13.2 6.9-23.8 21 13.3 8.2-20.8 16 10.1 5.6-17.3
Some Post-H.S. 217 140 63.5 54.9-71.2 16 6.6 3.7-11.4 24 11.4 6.9-18.3 22 10.7 6.7-16.7 15 7.8 4.4-13.6
College Graduate 447 333 71.1 65.3-76.3 36 7.9 5.5-11.1 30 9.0 6.0-13.3 38 8.3 5.8-11.7 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.0 7.8-23.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 9.0 4.8-16.4 11 7.5 4.0-13.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 410 284 64.4 58.2-70.1 35 8.3 5.6-12.1 30 9.2 6.0-13.9 43 12.3 8.7-17.2 18 5.7 3.4- 9.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 236 147 56.9 47.1-66.2 19 10.3 4.9-20.2 23 10.0 5.8-16.8 27 11.3 7.2-17.4 20 11.4 6.5-19.3
No 643 448 67.0 62.1-71.6 49 6.6 4.8- 9.0 56 11.1 7.9-15.2 66 10.4 7.8-13.6 24 5.0 3.1- 7.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 223 151 66.2 57.6-73.9 19 7.1 4.4-11.3 21 9.4 5.8-15.0 19 7.2 4.4-11.4 13 10.1 5.1-19.1
Non-Veteran 662 449 64.1 59.0-68.9 49 7.5 5.1-11.1 59 11.3 8.1-15.5 74 11.5 8.8-14.8 31 5.6 3.7- 8.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 314 218 64.8 58.0-71.1 25 7.8 5.1-11.7 23 10.2 6.2-16.2 32 10.4 7.1-14.9 16 6.9 3.9-11.7
Regional City or Suburban County 249 171 67.7 59.2-75.3 16 7.0 3.0-15.5 19 7.3 4.5-11.6 33 12.4 8.3-18.0 *** *** ***
Rural 323 212 61.1 53.3-68.5 27 7.5 4.8-11.5 38 15.3 9.8-23.1 28 8.9 5.5-14.0 18 7.2 4.1-12.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 590 371 60.0 54.7-65.0 52 7.2 5.2- 9.8 63 12.9 9.4-17.3 69 12.3 9.4-15.9 35 7.7 5.1-11.4
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 205 174 84.8 77.3-90.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 5.2 2.8- 9.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 600 418 66.3 61.3-71.0 45 6.9 4.9- 9.7 47 9.8 6.9-13.6 63 11.3 8.5-14.8 27 5.8 3.7- 8.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 219 139 64.0 55.4-71.8 19 7.8 4.6-12.8 21 7.3 4.2-12.4 29 13.5 8.6-20.4 11 7.5 3.7-14.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 243 166 68.2 60.6-75.0 16 5.6 3.1- 9.9 19 8.0 4.8-13.0 28 12.8 8.5-19.0 14 5.3 2.9- 9.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 424 296 62.8 56.1-69.1 33 8.3 5.1-13.4 40 13.9 9.5-19.9 36 8.1 5.5-11.6 19 6.9 4.0-11.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 331 238 66.1 58.7-72.9 22 6.0 3.8- 9.4 31 12.8 8.2-19.2 25 8.2 5.1-12.8 15 6.9 3.6-12.7
2nd Quartile 228 150 61.5 52.9-69.5 22 10.1 5.3-18.3 19 11.5 6.5-19.4 27 11.1 7.4-16.4 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 231 153 66.8 58.9-73.8 16 5.6 3.1-10.1 17 8.0 4.8-13.3 30 13.0 8.5-19.3 15 6.5 3.8-11.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 9.4 4.1-19.9 11 10.4 4.8-21.1 *** *** ***

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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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