2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 1,808 412 21.2 19.1-23.6 506 26.7 24.4-29.2 322 18.5 16.5-20.7 185 10.5 9.0-12.2 383 23.1 20.8-25.5
Eastern NC 450 109 23.2 18.9-28.1 114 22.0 17.9-26.7 74 18.1 14.1-22.8 41 8.2 5.9-11.3 112 28.5 23.8-33.8
GENDER
Male 252 48 17.9 13.0-24.0 47 15.7 11.3-21.4 44 18.6 13.5-24.9 26 8.8 5.9-13.1 87 39.0 32.3-46.2
Female 198 61 31.0 23.8-39.4 67 31.3 24.2-39.4 30 17.4 11.6-25.2 15 7.3 4.2-12.2 25 13.0 8.1-20.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 323 76 21.9 17.1-27.6 87 23.3 18.4-28.9 57 19.9 15.0-26.0 28 8.1 5.4-11.8 75 26.8 21.5-33.0
Non-Hispanic Black 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 120 17 16.9 10.2-26.5 27 22.5 15.3-31.9 20 19.9 12.8-29.6 13 7.8 4.4-13.4 43 33.0 24.6-42.5
35-44 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 19.1 11.0-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 65 14 18.3 10.4-30.1 15 19.3 11.3-31.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 96 15 14.6 8.0-25.2 17 18.6 11.3-29.0 19 18.5 11.5-28.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 114 37 32.1 23.3-42.4 27 20.5 13.4-30.1 19 20.1 12.6-30.5 *** *** *** 21 19.6 12.7-29.1
College Graduate 217 55 23.4 17.9-30.1 65 28.4 22.2-35.5 33 16.2 11.3-22.8 18 8.4 5.2-13.4 46 23.5 17.6-30.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 139 41 26.1 18.7-35.3 33 19.1 12.8-27.5 25 21.3 14.2-30.8 *** *** *** 34 29.6 21.2-39.8
No 309 68 21.8 16.7-27.9 80 23.5 18.5-29.3 49 16.6 12.1-22.2 34 10.1 7.0-14.2 78 28.1 22.5-34.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 27 20.5 13.5-29.8 21 13.3 8.1-21.0 23 23.7 15.8-34.0 15 10.9 6.4-18.0 37 31.6 23.0-41.5
Non-Veteran 327 82 24.4 19.2-30.4 93 25.8 20.6-31.8 51 15.6 11.4-20.9 26 7.0 4.7-10.5 75 27.2 21.6-33.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 289 59 20.7 15.7-26.9 69 22.0 17.0-28.0 49 17.2 12.6-23.1 26 7.4 4.9-11.0 86 32.7 26.6-39.3
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 114 *** *** *** 36 26.3 18.4-36.1 16 15.7 9.2-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 18 17.9 10.7-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 185 43 23.0 16.7-30.8 47 23.1 16.9-30.8 26 13.9 9.1-20.6 18 9.1 5.5-14.7 51 30.9 23.6-39.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 67 *** *** *** 21 20.9 12.8-32.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 293 65 20.7 15.9-26.5 71 22.9 17.7-29.1 50 17.8 13.1-23.7 29 9.1 6.1-13.2 78 29.5 23.6-36.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 67 *** *** *** 21 20.9 12.8-32.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 301 75 24.6 19.3-30.8 83 22.7 17.8-28.5 49 18.1 13.3-24.1 25 6.8 4.5-10.3 69 27.8 22.0-34.4
Rent 117 26 20.4 13.1-30.3 24 18.6 11.9-27.9 22 20.4 13.2-30.1 12 11.6 6.4-20.2 33 29.1 20.6-39.2
Other arrangement 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 160 41 21.2 15.1-29.0 40 21.6 15.3-29.7 26 19.5 12.9-28.3 *** *** *** 44 34.3 25.9-43.8
Rural 231 59 26.6 20.1-34.2 58 20.6 15.4-27.0 38 17.6 12.4-24.3 24 10.4 6.8-15.4 52 24.8 18.9-32.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 233 59 24.5 18.5-31.7 55 17.6 13.0-23.4 38 19.2 13.6-26.2 20 7.2 4.5-11.3 61 31.5 24.7-39.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 164 37 19.6 13.8-26.9 44 27.4 19.9-36.5 26 16.2 10.7-23.7 19 11.7 7.3-18.3 38 25.1 18.3-33.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 119 26 22.5 14.8-32.5 30 23.6 15.7-33.8 19 14.1 8.8-21.9 16 14.8 8.9-23.6 28 25.1 17.2-34.9
2nd Quartile 94 24 19.4 12.4-29.1 24 24.4 15.8-35.8 14 19.3 11.2-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 154 36 23.5 16.3-32.5 42 22.3 15.9-30.4 26 18.2 12.0-26.6 *** *** *** 39 29.9 21.9-39.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 83 *** *** *** 18 16.9 9.6-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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