2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,769 531 14.9 13.4-16.6 3,238 85.1 83.4-86.6
Non-Hispanic White 2,282 356 15.9 14.0-17.9 1,926 84.1 82.1-86.0
GENDER
Male 1,006 207 20.3 17.4-23.5 799 79.7 76.5-82.6
Female 1,276 149 11.9 9.7-14.5 1,127 88.1 85.5-90.3
AGE
18-34 411 110 26.4 21.5-31.9 301 73.6 68.1-78.5
35-44 264 51 19.7 14.7-25.8 213 80.3 74.2-85.3
45-54 323 64 17.3 13.1-22.6 259 82.7 77.4-86.9
55-64 413 51 10.6 7.6-14.6 362 89.4 85.4-92.4
65-74 451 54 10.9 7.8-15.1 397 89.1 84.9-92.2
75+ 395 25 5.3 3.0- 9.3 370 94.7 90.7-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 432 53 14.4 10.6-19.2 379 85.6 80.8-89.4
Some Post-H.S. 627 101 16.9 13.6-20.8 526 83.1 79.2-86.4
College Graduate 1,138 192 17.5 15.0-20.4 946 82.5 79.6-85.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 15 10.4 5.7-18.3 117 89.6 81.7-94.3
$25,000- 34,999 174 22 12.0 6.9-20.0 152 88.0 80.0-93.1
$35,000- 49,999 245 24 11.0 6.9-17.0 221 89.0 83.0-93.1
$50,000- 74,999 322 51 16.0 11.8-21.2 271 84.0 78.8-88.2
$75,000+ 901 190 22.0 18.7-25.6 711 78.0 74.4-81.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 742 103 14.3 11.2-18.0 639 85.7 82.0-88.8
No 1,518 251 16.7 14.5-19.2 1,267 83.3 80.8-85.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 322 69 19.1 14.5-24.7 253 80.9 75.3-85.5
Non-Veteran 1,958 287 15.4 13.4-17.5 1,671 84.6 82.5-86.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 668 125 20.7 17.0-25.0 543 79.3 75.0-83.0
Regional City or Suburban County 630 94 14.6 11.6-18.2 536 85.4 81.8-88.4
Rural 984 137 13.4 10.8-16.4 847 86.6 83.6-89.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,155 234 21.1 18.3-24.2 921 78.9 75.8-81.7
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 799 77 7.7 5.7-10.3 722 92.3 89.7-94.3
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 121 21 14.9 9.4-22.9 100 85.1 77.1-90.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 17 17.3 9.4-29.6 74 82.7 70.4-90.6
151% to 200% 164 18 9.8 5.5-16.8 146 90.2 83.2-94.5
More than 200% 1,439 259 19.0 16.5-21.7 1,180 81.0 78.3-83.5
HOUSING
Own 1,668 236 14.4 12.3-16.7 1,432 85.6 83.3-87.7
Rent 470 95 21.4 17.3-26.2 375 78.6 73.8-82.7
Other arrangement 127 23 19.7 12.8-29.2 104 80.3 70.8-87.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 560 77 14.3 10.7-18.8 483 85.7 81.2-89.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 744 102 12.9 10.3-16.1 642 87.1 83.9-89.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 978 177 18.9 16.0-22.2 801 81.1 77.8-84.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 856 147 18.2 15.1-21.8 709 81.8 78.2-84.9
2nd Quartile 631 84 12.8 10.0-16.3 547 87.2 83.7-90.0
3rd Quartile 591 99 17.9 14.1-22.4 492 82.1 77.6-85.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 204 26 10.6 6.7-16.4 178 89.4 83.6-93.3

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*Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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