2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,774 1,995 52.5 50.3-54.7 675 17.0 15.4-18.7 1,104 30.5 28.5-32.6
GENDER
Male 1,654 771 48.3 44.9-51.7 370 20.4 18.0-23.1 513 31.3 28.3-34.5
Female 2,120 1,224 56.3 53.3-59.3 305 13.9 11.9-16.2 591 29.7 27.1-32.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,430 1,786 51.4 49.0-53.8 639 17.9 16.2-19.8 1,005 30.7 28.5-32.9
No 282 164 60.9 53.6-67.8 35 10.4 7.1-15.0 83 28.7 22.5-35.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 968 451 48.3 43.9-52.7 191 18.4 15.2-22.1 326 33.3 29.5-37.4
Overweight 1,238 612 48.0 44.0-52.1 234 17.4 14.7-20.5 392 34.6 30.9-38.5
Obese 1,264 730 56.2 52.3-60.1 213 16.4 13.8-19.3 321 27.4 24.0-31.1
Current Smoker
Yes 466 238 49.6 42.6-56.6 48 11.4 7.8-16.5 180 38.9 32.7-45.5
No 3,284 1,744 53.0 50.6-55.4 622 17.9 16.2-19.8 918 29.1 27.0-31.3
History of CVD**
Yes 412 272 66.4 59.6-72.5 68 16.7 12.4-22.2 72 16.9 12.5-22.5
No 3,338 1,705 50.7 48.4-53.1 605 17.1 15.4-19.0 1,028 32.2 30.0-34.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 463 *** *** *** *** *** *** 463 100 . - .
No 3,297 1,995 61.2 58.8-63.5 675 19.8 18.0-21.8 627 19.0 17.2-20.9
Heavy Drinker
Yes 194 *** *** *** *** *** *** 194 100 . - .
No 3,564 1,995 55.8 53.5-58.1 672 18.0 16.3-19.8 897 26.2 24.2-28.2
COPD
Yes 295 211 73.1 65.2-79.8 40 10.6 6.8-16.0 44 16.3 10.9-23.7
No 3,465 1,778 51.0 48.6-53.3 632 17.5 15.8-19.3 1,055 31.6 29.5-33.8
Current Asthma
Yes 417 250 56.9 49.1-64.4 57 13.6 8.4-21.2 110 29.5 23.0-37.1
No 3,339 1,737 52.0 49.6-54.3 615 17.4 15.8-19.2 987 30.6 28.5-32.8
Diabetes
Yes 523 381 72.2 66.7-77.2 73 14.5 10.9-19.1 69 13.3 9.9-17.5
No 3,245 1,610 49.7 47.3-52.1 601 17.4 15.6-19.3 1,034 32.9 30.7-35.2
Functional Disability
Yes 1,245 755 60.3 56.3-64.1 188 12.8 10.5-15.3 302 27.0 23.4-30.8
No 2,499 1,221 48.7 45.9-51.5 479 18.9 16.8-21.1 799 32.4 30.0-35.0
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,065 686 65.6 61.5-69.4 172 14.4 11.9-17.4 207 20.0 16.9-23.5
No 2,707 1,308 48.3 45.7-51.0 502 17.8 15.9-19.9 897 33.8 31.4-36.3

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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