2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 1,788 716 36.9 33.9-40.0 642 35.7 32.7-38.8 209 12.5 10.5-14.9 94 6.0 4.6- 7.9 127 8.8 7.1-10.8
Non-Hispanic White 1,228 502 36.7 33.3-40.1 463 37.1 33.7-40.7 141 13.1 10.7-15.9 56 5.5 4.1- 7.4 66 7.6 5.7-10.1
GENDER
Male 592 180 25.4 21.5-29.8 232 38.1 33.1-43.4 83 15.0 11.6-19.1 43 8.8 6.3-12.3 54 12.6 9.2-17.0
Female 636 322 48.2 43.3-53.3 231 36.1 31.4-41.0 58 11.2 8.0-15.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 265 59 20.0 14.9-26.3 108 42.4 34.8-50.3 42 16.4 11.7-22.6 23 7.8 4.9-12.2 33 13.5 9.2-19.3
35-44 178 55 30.2 23.2-38.3 78 39.4 31.3-48.2 23 14.2 8.7-22.5 *** *** *** 12 8.8 4.9-15.3
45-54 186 65 34.4 26.0-43.9 77 38.2 29.9-47.2 22 13.3 7.6-22.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 219 83 37.3 29.8-45.4 98 41.4 33.8-49.4 28 15.1 9.7-22.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 224 132 57.1 48.7-65.1 66 30.5 23.4-38.7 17 8.0 4.4-13.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 145 *** *** *** 35 20.4 13.0-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 167 52 25.5 18.9-33.4 62 39.2 30.7-48.4 21 13.5 8.3-21.2 *** *** *** 21 14.3 9.0-21.9
Some Post-H.S. 319 116 33.5 27.3-40.4 122 35.9 29.3-43.2 40 14.5 10.0-20.6 18 6.1 3.6-10.2 23 9.9 6.2-15.5
College Graduate 721 326 44.3 40.0-48.6 271 36.8 32.8-41.0 79 12.3 9.6-15.6 25 3.7 2.4- 5.6 20 3.0 1.8- 4.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.7 8.5-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 185 78 44.7 36.1-53.6 67 32.4 25.2-40.6 17 9.7 5.8-15.7 *** *** *** 14 6.8 3.9-11.8
$75,000+ 602 228 34.0 29.5-38.9 233 36.9 32.3-41.8 83 16.1 12.3-20.9 30 5.0 3.3- 7.6 28 7.9 5.1-12.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 315 127 33.7 27.4-40.6 119 40.2 32.4-48.5 35 12.4 8.2-18.3 16 6.9 4.0-11.7 18 6.9 4.1-11.2
No 903 371 37.6 33.8-41.7 338 35.8 32.1-39.7 106 13.5 10.7-16.9 40 5.1 3.5- 7.3 48 7.9 5.6-11.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 179 58 31.2 23.7-39.9 68 33.6 26.2-41.9 31 17.9 11.7-26.2 *** *** *** 13 9.3 5.2-16.0
Non-Veteran 1,048 444 37.5 33.9-41.3 394 37.6 33.8-41.6 110 12.4 9.9-15.4 47 5.1 3.7- 7.0 53 7.4 5.3-10.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 409 152 32.4 27.3-37.9 162 37.2 31.9-42.9 49 14.8 10.8-20.1 21 5.8 3.4- 9.8 25 9.7 6.3-14.8
Regional City or Suburban County 356 153 39.4 32.9-46.2 126 35.9 29.4-43.0 42 12.1 8.2-17.5 16 5.8 3.4- 9.7 19 6.7 4.0-11.0
Rural 463 197 38.2 32.8-43.8 175 38.2 32.4-44.3 50 12.4 8.8-17.3 19 4.9 2.9- 7.9 22 6.4 3.6-11.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 728 242 29.8 25.9-34.0 292 39.3 34.7-44.0 98 15.5 12.2-19.5 45 6.0 4.3- 8.3 51 9.5 6.9-13.0
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 360 217 62.0 55.3-68.3 103 23.9 19.0-29.6 27 7.1 4.6-10.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 872 345 36.3 32.4-40.4 332 35.9 32.1-39.9 105 14.2 11.2-17.8 42 5.3 3.7- 7.5 48 8.3 5.9-11.5
HOUSING
Own 910 413 40.3 36.3-44.4 335 36.5 32.5-40.8 99 12.6 9.9-16.0 31 4.6 3.1- 6.9 32 5.9 3.9- 8.9
Rent 256 71 25.0 19.2-31.9 105 40.5 33.6-47.7 36 16.3 11.6-22.5 18 7.2 4.3-11.7 26 11.0 7.3-16.3
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 245 89 32.6 26.0-39.9 94 40.3 32.6-48.6 30 12.2 7.5-19.4 *** *** *** 23 11.0 6.9-17.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 355 154 40.0 33.8-46.6 124 33.1 27.2-39.6 43 13.3 9.4-18.4 19 6.7 4.1-10.6 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 628 259 36.3 31.7-41.2 245 38.1 33.2-43.2 68 13.3 10.0-17.5 28 5.5 3.5- 8.5 28 6.7 4.4-10.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 524 215 35.4 30.3-40.9 207 40.3 34.6-46.3 54 12.2 8.7-16.8 28 6.2 4.0- 9.4 20 5.9 3.5- 9.8
2nd Quartile 322 141 39.7 33.5-46.2 114 33.1 27.4-39.2 41 13.6 9.5-18.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 308 117 35.1 28.9-41.9 118 37.5 30.8-44.7 37 13.6 9.5-19.3 12 3.2 1.7- 5.6 24 10.6 6.9-15.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was 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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