2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Seatbelt Use and Drinking and Driving

During the past 30 days, how many times have you driven when you've had
perhaps too much to drink?*

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  Total
Respond.^
One or more times Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,922 44 2.2 1.6- 3.1 1,878 97.8 96.9-98.4
Non-Hispanic White 1,288 32 2.2 1.5- 3.2 1,256 97.8 96.8-98.5
GENDER
Male 617 20 2.7 1.7- 4.4 597 97.3 95.6-98.3
Female 671 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 338 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 747 20 2.4 1.5- 3.9 727 97.6 96.1-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 622 17 1.8 1.1- 2.9 605 98.2 97.1-98.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 341 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 936 25 2.3 1.5- 3.6 911 97.7 96.4-98.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,104 27 2.2 1.4- 3.3 1,077 97.8 96.7-98.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 419 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 373 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 496 16 3.1 1.8- 5.3 480 96.9 94.7-98.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 762 23 2.8 1.8- 4.3 739 97.2 95.7-98.2
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 381 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 902 21 1.7 1.1- 2.7 881 98.3 97.3-98.9
HOUSING
Own 962 19 1.5 0.9- 2.4 943 98.5 97.6-99.1
Rent 259 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 264 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 378 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 646 15 1.7 1.0- 3.0 631 98.3 97.0-99.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 539 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 343 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 326 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked only of those who had at least one drink in the past 30 days.

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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