2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,013 2,167 54.4 52.5-56.2 607 14.3 13.1-15.7 1,239 31.3 29.6-33.0
Eastern NC 1,101 647 58.5 55.0-61.9 154 13.2 11.0-15.7 300 28.3 25.3-31.6
GENDER
Male 491 238 49.3 44.2-54.5 94 16.8 13.4-21.0 159 33.8 29.1-38.9
Female 610 409 67.2 62.5-71.5 60 9.7 7.2-13.0 141 23.1 19.3-27.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 696 372 51.7 47.3-56.0 116 15.9 12.9-19.3 208 32.4 28.4-36.7
Non-Hispanic Black 227 159 69.9 62.6-76.3 28 12.1 7.9-18.2 40 18.0 13.0-24.3
Other 166 108 64.5 54.9-73.1 *** *** *** 49 30.8 22.6-40.4
AGE
18-34 223 101 45.5 38.2-53.0 29 15.0 10.2-21.4 93 39.6 32.7-46.9
35-44 158 86 56.1 47.1-64.7 22 12.9 8.2-19.7 50 31.0 23.4-39.8
45-54 159 94 64.2 55.3-72.1 17 7.8 4.7-12.9 48 28.0 20.7-36.6
55-64 213 140 66.6 59.1-73.4 24 10.9 7.1-16.4 49 22.5 16.7-29.5
65-74 193 116 61.7 53.3-69.5 37 17.9 12.5-24.9 40 20.4 14.3-28.2
75+ 143 102 74.3 64.9-81.8 24 12.8 8.0-19.9 17 13.0 7.5-21.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 78 78.3 67.5-86.2 *** *** *** 19 20.1 12.5-30.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 285 188 62.1 55.3-68.4 27 10.5 6.9-15.7 70 27.4 21.8-33.9
Some Post-H.S. 309 194 58.9 52.4-65.1 43 14.9 10.8-20.2 72 26.2 20.8-32.5
College Graduate 405 186 46.9 41.1-52.8 81 17.8 14.1-22.2 138 35.3 30.0-40.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 370 230 58.1 52.0-64.1 57 14.0 10.4-18.6 83 27.8 22.4-33.9
No 724 412 58.2 53.9-62.3 97 13.0 10.3-16.2 215 28.8 25.2-32.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 214 90 40.9 33.6-48.6 40 17.1 12.1-23.6 84 42.0 34.7-49.8
Non-Veteran 886 556 63.3 59.4-67.0 114 12.1 9.8-14.9 216 24.6 21.4-28.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 567 276 47.4 42.6-52.2 84 15.6 12.3-19.5 207 37.1 32.6-41.8
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 325 211 67.5 61.2-73.2 60 15.7 11.8-20.7 54 16.8 12.5-22.3
Unable to Work 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 134 86 64.0 53.8-73.1 *** *** *** 37 27.6 19.6-37.4
$50,000- 74,999 155 70 43.9 35.2-53.0 26 15.9 10.3-23.8 59 40.2 31.5-49.4
$75,000+ 347 161 48.7 42.7-54.8 64 16.6 12.6-21.4 122 34.7 29.2-40.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 248 181 74.8 67.9-80.7 30 11.6 7.7-17.2 37 13.5 9.3-19.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 87 71.0 60.3-79.7 *** *** *** 22 21.7 14.0-32.2
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 569 274 48.8 44.0-53.5 94 15.1 12.1-18.8 201 36.1 31.6-40.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 248 181 74.8 67.9-80.7 30 11.6 7.7-17.2 37 13.5 9.3-19.3
HOUSING
Own 716 413 58.0 53.7-62.2 111 14.2 11.5-17.4 192 27.8 24.1-31.8
Rent 297 179 57.6 50.9-64.0 31 10.6 7.0-15.6 87 31.9 26.0-38.4
Other arrangement 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 362 201 54.8 48.7-60.7 58 13.6 10.2-18.0 103 31.6 26.1-37.6
Rural 645 411 63.3 58.7-67.6 86 13.1 10.2-16.6 148 23.7 20.0-27.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 662 425 62.7 58.2-67.0 80 11.5 8.9-14.7 157 25.8 21.9-30.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 113 *** *** *** 20 16.7 10.1-26.5 33 30.4 21.4-41.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 326 162 50.3 44.0-56.5 54 15.9 11.8-21.1 110 33.8 28.2-40.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 221 102 46.0 38.6-53.6 33 15.8 10.8-22.6 86 38.2 31.2-45.7
2nd Quartile 209 115 53.0 45.1-60.8 37 15.4 10.8-21.6 57 31.6 24.5-39.6
3rd Quartile 361 204 56.9 50.7-62.8 53 13.0 9.5-17.5 104 30.1 24.8-36.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 310 226 71.6 65.0-77.4 31 10.3 6.7-15.4 53 18.1 13.4-23.9

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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