2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,769 531 14.9 13.4-16.6 3,238 85.1 83.4-86.6
MALES 1,646 311 19.2 16.8-21.9 1,335 80.8 78.1-83.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,006 207 20.3 17.4-23.5 799 79.7 76.5-82.6
Non-Hispanic Black 265 36 13.8 8.6-21.3 229 86.2 78.7-91.4
Other 345 63 22.1 16.0-29.8 282 77.9 70.2-84.0
AGE
18-34 370 95 24.3 19.2-30.3 275 75.7 69.7-80.8
35-44 232 61 30.9 23.7-39.1 171 69.1 60.9-76.3
45-54 239 53 17.3 12.4-23.5 186 82.7 76.5-87.6
55-64 310 34 10.1 6.6-15.1 276 89.9 84.9-93.4
65-74 283 43 14.7 10.1-21.0 240 85.3 79.0-89.9
75+ 189 22 10.4 5.8-18.0 167 89.6 82.0-94.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 141 27 17.5 10.2-28.6 114 82.5 71.4-89.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 370 67 17.6 13.3-23.0 303 82.4 77.0-86.7
Some Post-H.S. 421 82 20.2 15.8-25.4 339 79.8 74.6-84.2
College Graduate 706 135 20.6 17.0-24.9 571 79.4 75.1-83.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 135 27 17.3 10.3-27.5 108 82.7 72.5-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 212 39 19.7 13.4-27.9 173 80.3 72.1-86.6
$50,000- 74,999 229 38 17.5 11.3-26.2 191 82.5 73.8-88.7
$75,000+ 643 145 25.0 20.9-29.5 498 75.0 70.5-79.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 511 101 20.7 16.0-26.4 410 79.3 73.6-84.0
No 1,122 208 18.6 15.9-21.7 914 81.4 78.3-84.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 418 89 20.0 15.5-25.4 329 80.0 74.6-84.5
Non-Veteran 1,222 222 19.0 16.2-22.2 1,000 81.0 77.8-83.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 536 103 19.6 15.8-24.0 433 80.4 76.0-84.2
Regional City or Suburban County 437 84 19.1 14.6-24.6 353 80.9 75.4-85.4
Rural 673 124 18.9 15.1-23.4 549 81.1 76.6-84.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,002 218 22.9 19.8-26.4 784 77.1 73.6-80.2
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 431 58 11.5 8.2-15.9 373 88.5 84.1-91.8
Unable to Work 86 11 10.9 4.8-22.9 75 89.1 77.1-95.2
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,012 207 21.5 18.4-24.9 805 78.5 75.1-81.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 497 84 18.2 14.0-23.4 413 81.8 76.6-86.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 474 85 14.8 11.5-18.8 389 85.2 81.2-88.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 675 142 22.9 18.9-27.5 533 77.1 72.5-81.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 534 112 22.5 18.1-27.6 422 77.5 72.4-81.9
2nd Quartile 445 83 18.1 13.9-23.1 362 81.9 76.9-86.1
3rd Quartile 406 78 18.2 14.1-23.2 328 81.8 76.8-85.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 261 38 14.4 9.0-22.2 223 85.6 77.8-91.0

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*Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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