2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,821 1,995 51.6 49.4-53.9 493 12.8 11.4-14.3 570 15.3 13.7-16.9 608 15.9 14.4-17.6 155 4.4 3.5- 5.5
Non-Hispanic White 2,307 1,063 48.5 45.7-51.2 284 11.6 10.1-13.3 376 16.2 14.3-18.4 463 18.5 16.6-20.5 121 5.2 4.1- 6.6
GENDER
Male 1,019 419 45.0 40.9-49.3 107 9.9 7.9-12.3 174 16.0 13.1-19.4 248 22.2 19.2-25.4 71 6.9 5.1- 9.3
Female 1,288 644 51.6 48.0-55.2 177 13.2 11.1-15.6 202 16.4 13.9-19.2 215 15.2 12.9-17.8 50 3.6 2.4- 5.5
AGE
18-34 415 147 38.7 33.1-44.6 57 12.7 9.5-17.0 110 25.6 20.6-31.3 93 20.1 16.0-25.0 *** *** ***
35-44 273 92 36.5 30.0-43.7 49 15.0 11.0-20.1 52 20.8 15.2-27.7 65 22.1 17.2-28.0 15 5.6 3.1- 9.7
45-54 326 137 45.3 38.0-52.7 42 11.9 8.4-16.5 59 17.0 12.0-23.6 73 20.4 15.6-26.2 *** *** ***
55-64 418 197 55.0 48.2-61.6 60 12.3 9.0-16.5 52 10.5 7.6-14.3 88 18.0 13.9-23.0 21 4.3 2.5- 7.4
65-74 453 227 54.1 47.9-60.2 40 8.3 5.8-11.9 62 12.3 9.0-16.6 92 18.1 14.1-22.8 32 7.2 4.6-11.2
75+ 397 249 66.1 59.3-72.2 33 8.6 5.5-13.2 38 6.4 4.1- 9.9 49 11.4 8.0-15.9 28 7.5 4.4-12.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 60 83.4 72.9-90.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 438 266 59.1 53.4-64.6 52 12.2 9.0-16.3 51 11.7 8.6-15.6 52 12.2 9.0-16.4 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 639 315 47.2 42.3-52.2 87 11.7 9.2-14.8 96 18.3 14.2-23.2 104 16.4 13.2-20.2 37 6.4 4.3- 9.4
College Graduate 1,143 418 34.8 31.5-38.2 141 12.9 10.7-15.5 223 19.9 17.3-22.8 304 28.4 25.4-31.7 57 4.0 2.9- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 133 *** *** *** 20 12.0 6.9-20.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 176 *** *** *** 22 11.4 6.9-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 248 137 61.2 53.3-68.5 31 9.2 6.0-13.9 39 14.5 10.0-20.5 34 12.3 8.3-17.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 323 138 43.6 36.9-50.5 43 13.9 9.8-19.3 58 18.7 13.8-24.8 65 18.1 13.9-23.2 19 5.7 3.3- 9.8
$75,000+ 911 304 33.7 29.9-37.6 122 13.4 11.0-16.3 172 18.8 15.7-22.4 262 28.6 25.1-32.4 51 5.5 3.8- 8.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 752 431 60.5 55.6-65.2 84 9.6 7.4-12.3 88 11.6 8.5-15.6 101 11.0 8.7-13.9 48 7.3 4.9-10.7
No 1,533 621 42.4 39.1-45.8 193 12.2 10.4-14.4 288 18.8 16.4-21.5 358 22.3 19.8-25.0 73 4.2 3.1- 5.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 325 145 48.7 41.8-55.6 37 10.9 7.7-15.3 42 10.4 7.2-14.8 69 20.3 15.5-26.1 32 9.8 6.3-14.8
Non-Veteran 1,980 917 48.4 45.5-51.4 247 11.7 10.1-13.6 333 17.1 14.9-19.5 394 18.2 16.3-20.4 89 4.5 3.3- 6.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 677 263 40.8 36.2-45.7 68 8.6 6.7-11.1 137 19.1 15.8-22.9 171 26.3 22.4-30.7 38 5.1 3.4- 7.6
Regional City or Suburban County 635 278 46.9 41.5-52.3 89 13.9 10.9-17.6 109 17.5 13.6-22.4 129 17.2 14.0-20.9 30 4.5 2.9- 7.0
Rural 995 522 55.3 51.2-59.4 127 12.0 9.7-14.6 130 13.0 10.5-16.0 163 13.9 11.6-16.6 53 5.8 3.8- 8.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,171 434 38.7 35.2-42.3 173 13.5 11.4-16.0 225 20.0 17.0-23.4 287 23.0 20.2-26.0 52 4.8 3.3- 6.9
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.8 8.2-25.3 *** *** ***
Retired 804 438 59.1 54.2-63.9 76 8.9 6.7-11.7 96 9.6 7.4-12.3 137 15.5 12.5-19.0 57 6.9 4.8- 9.7
Unable to Work 126 91 77.7 67.5-85.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 122 63 57.8 47.6-67.5 14 11.8 6.5-20.3 26 18.5 12.3-27.0 14 8.5 4.7-14.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 70 74.1 63.4-82.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 165 101 62.1 52.8-70.5 18 12.1 7.3-19.4 24 13.9 9.0-20.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,452 573 40.1 36.8-43.4 190 12.9 10.9-15.1 260 17.9 15.5-20.7 354 24.0 21.3-26.8 75 5.2 3.8- 7.0
HOUSING
Own 1,686 765 48.1 44.9-51.4 206 11.5 9.8-13.4 258 15.3 13.0-17.9 363 19.6 17.3-22.0 94 5.5 4.2- 7.3
Rent 476 216 44.6 39.1-50.3 63 13.3 10.0-17.5 94 21.1 17.0-25.8 83 16.6 13.2-20.8 20 4.3 2.5- 7.5
Other arrangement 128 70 60.5 50.1-70.0 *** *** *** 21 13.8 8.4-21.6 16 11.7 6.7-19.5 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 563 315 57.2 51.8-62.5 77 13.5 10.5-17.1 73 12.7 9.6-16.6 73 10.5 8.0-13.7 25 6.1 3.5-10.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 752 390 56.3 51.5-61.0 89 9.9 7.7-12.8 103 13.4 10.6-16.8 127 15.9 12.9-19.3 43 4.6 2.9- 7.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 992 358 38.1 34.1-42.3 118 11.9 9.7-14.6 200 20.2 16.9-24.0 263 24.6 21.5-28.1 53 5.2 3.7- 7.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 866 336 39.1 34.8-43.5 111 12.8 10.2-15.9 166 20.2 16.4-24.6 203 22.3 19.0-26.0 50 5.6 4.0- 7.9
2nd Quartile 640 314 54.6 49.5-59.6 76 9.6 7.5-12.4 88 13.0 10.2-16.4 131 18.5 15.2-22.3 31 4.2 2.5- 6.9
3rd Quartile 595 283 49.6 44.3-54.8 73 12.7 9.7-16.4 100 16.0 12.9-19.7 105 15.6 12.4-19.3 34 6.2 3.7-10.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 206 130 64.1 54.8-72.5 24 11.1 6.9-17.5 *** *** *** 24 9.2 5.7-14.6 *** *** ***

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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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