2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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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 1,739 470 25.7 22.9-28.8 509 27.6 24.9-30.4 269 16.7 14.3-19.4 126 7.5 5.9- 9.4 365 22.6 20.1-25.3
Non-Hispanic White 1,198 315 24.1 21.2-27.3 360 27.2 24.3-30.4 203 18.8 15.7-22.2 86 7.1 5.5- 9.0 234 22.8 19.9-26.0
GENDER
Male 571 104 17.5 13.9-21.8 150 24.4 20.3-29.0 108 18.9 14.6-24.1 50 8.6 6.2-11.8 159 30.6 26.1-35.5
Female 627 211 30.7 26.4-35.4 210 30.1 25.9-34.6 95 18.6 14.5-23.5 36 5.5 3.8- 8.0 75 15.0 11.5-19.4
AGE
18-34 260 33 10.8 7.3-15.7 55 20.0 15.0-26.2 51 23.0 16.2-31.6 28 8.7 5.6-13.2 93 37.5 30.4-45.1
35-44 169 37 22.6 16.3-30.4 53 26.9 19.7-35.6 23 14.6 9.4-22.0 13 7.2 4.0-12.6 43 28.7 21.5-37.3
45-54 182 39 26.6 18.1-37.2 57 26.5 19.7-34.8 28 17.8 10.9-27.6 *** *** *** 45 22.8 16.5-30.6
55-64 214 45 22.2 16.1-29.7 71 29.6 22.9-37.3 51 23.5 17.1-31.5 17 9.4 5.5-15.6 30 15.3 10.1-22.6
65-74 220 78 34.4 26.9-42.7 84 42.1 34.0-50.7 31 14.4 9.1-22.0 *** *** *** 16 4.8 2.8- 8.2
75+ 142 *** *** *** 36 22.8 15.1-32.9 19 14.5 8.1-24.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 164 39 20.3 14.4-27.8 42 22.2 15.8-30.2 29 22.8 15.3-32.5 *** *** *** 44 28.6 21.3-37.3
Some Post-H.S. 309 77 22.7 17.2-29.3 93 26.0 20.5-32.3 44 18.6 12.7-26.5 25 7.8 5.1-11.9 70 24.9 19.2-31.6
College Graduate 705 192 26.6 22.8-30.6 219 30.1 26.3-34.2 127 17.3 14.3-20.7 51 7.3 5.4- 9.7 116 18.8 15.6-22.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 108 38 27.4 19.0-37.9 34 29.6 20.5-40.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 22.0 13.6-33.6
$50,000- 74,999 181 44 24.1 17.1-32.7 64 31.7 24.4-40.1 24 14.7 9.5-21.9 15 9.4 5.3-16.2 34 20.2 13.7-28.6
$75,000+ 587 127 21.1 17.1-25.7 168 26.5 22.4-31.0 118 20.6 16.6-25.3 45 6.8 4.8- 9.6 129 25.0 20.8-29.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 307 94 24.3 18.9-30.7 89 25.3 19.7-31.8 42 19.2 12.0-29.1 20 5.9 3.5- 9.7 62 25.3 19.2-32.5
No 881 218 23.9 20.5-27.6 265 27.7 24.2-31.4 161 18.9 15.7-22.4 66 7.6 5.7- 9.9 171 22.0 18.7-25.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 173 40 22.2 15.8-30.3 50 25.2 18.4-33.5 25 15.1 9.5-23.3 *** *** *** 47 27.1 20.2-35.3
Non-Veteran 1,024 275 24.4 21.3-27.9 309 27.5 24.3-31.0 178 19.3 16.0-23.2 75 6.6 5.1- 8.4 187 22.1 19.0-25.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 398 78 17.1 13.4-21.6 129 27.5 22.9-32.7 69 18.0 13.9-23.0 34 8.1 5.5-11.8 88 29.2 23.6-35.6
Regional City or Suburban County 347 99 25.1 19.7-31.5 99 25.8 20.6-31.9 60 21.6 15.4-29.5 23 7.7 4.9-12.1 66 19.7 15.1-25.2
Rural 453 138 29.9 24.7-35.6 132 28.4 23.3-34.1 74 16.7 12.3-22.3 29 5.4 3.6- 8.1 80 19.7 15.5-24.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 707 144 20.0 16.5-24.0 207 25.6 22.0-29.7 125 19.7 15.6-24.5 56 7.5 5.6-10.1 175 27.2 23.2-31.5
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 355 141 38.3 32.0-45.0 116 32.9 26.8-39.5 52 15.0 10.7-20.6 20 5.8 3.3- 9.9 26 8.0 4.7-13.3
Unable to Work 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 855 198 21.7 18.3-25.5 262 28.3 24.8-32.1 150 18.5 15.4-22.2 67 7.5 5.7- 9.9 178 23.9 20.4-27.8
HOUSING
Own 888 259 26.6 23.1-30.5 280 28.5 24.9-32.3 156 19.6 15.9-23.8 53 6.0 4.4- 8.2 140 19.3 16.0-23.1
Rent 248 45 16.7 11.7-23.2 62 22.5 17.2-28.9 39 17.7 12.5-24.4 26 10.3 6.7-15.6 76 32.8 26.3-40.0
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 238 64 25.5 19.5-32.7 70 28.8 22.3-36.4 33 15.9 10.0-24.3 20 8.4 5.0-13.6 51 21.5 15.9-28.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 351 106 29.4 23.5-35.9 98 25.3 20.0-31.5 63 17.1 12.6-22.8 15 5.1 2.9- 8.8 69 23.1 18.0-29.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 609 145 20.8 17.1-25.1 192 27.7 23.7-32.2 107 20.7 16.2-26.0 51 7.7 5.6-10.6 114 23.1 18.9-27.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 508 130 22.2 17.9-27.2 162 29.1 24.2-34.4 85 20.7 15.5-27.2 39 7.0 4.9-10.0 92 21.0 16.7-26.0
2nd Quartile 315 86 25.9 20.4-32.3 97 25.8 20.8-31.5 55 18.0 13.5-23.5 20 6.9 4.2-11.1 57 23.5 17.8-30.3
3rd Quartile 303 78 24.3 18.9-30.6 82 25.9 20.3-32.5 54 17.6 12.2-24.7 21 7.2 4.3-11.6 68 25.0 19.5-31.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question 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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