2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,014 560 14.3 13.1-15.7 3,454 85.7 84.3-86.9
Eastern NC 1,100 147 14.2 11.9-16.9 953 85.8 83.1-88.1
GENDER
Male 491 99 20.6 16.7-25.0 392 79.4 75.0-83.3
Female 609 48 8.2 5.8-11.3 561 91.8 88.7-94.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 697 102 15.9 12.9-19.4 595 84.1 80.6-87.1
Non-Hispanic Black 227 20 8.6 5.3-13.7 207 91.4 86.3-94.7
Other 164 24 17.9 11.3-27.2 140 82.1 72.8-88.7
AGE
18-34 222 45 19.4 14.4-25.6 177 80.6 74.4-85.6
35-44 158 22 14.8 9.3-22.8 136 85.2 77.2-90.7
45-54 162 27 16.1 10.5-23.9 135 83.9 76.1-89.5
55-64 211 23 12.3 7.9-18.7 188 87.7 81.3-92.1
65-74 192 19 9.1 5.1-15.8 173 90.9 84.2-94.9
75+ 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 284 39 15.8 11.3-21.6 245 84.2 78.4-88.7
Some Post-H.S. 308 29 10.7 7.2-15.6 279 89.3 84.4-92.8
College Graduate 407 67 16.9 13.1-21.5 340 83.1 78.5-86.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 365 45 15.2 11.0-20.7 320 84.8 79.3-89.0
No 728 101 13.8 11.1-16.9 627 86.2 83.1-88.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 214 42 20.0 14.6-26.8 172 80.0 73.2-85.4
Non-Veteran 885 105 12.6 10.1-15.5 780 87.4 84.5-89.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 568 104 19.5 16.0-23.7 464 80.5 76.3-84.0
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 324 25 7.5 4.5-12.1 299 92.5 87.9-95.5
Unable to Work 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 102 13 15.5 8.6-26.3 89 84.5 73.7-91.4
$35,000- 49,999 132 18 12.2 7.3-19.6 114 87.8 80.4-92.7
$50,000- 74,999 153 27 20.4 13.7-29.4 126 79.6 70.6-86.3
$75,000+ 349 65 18.6 14.4-23.7 284 81.4 76.3-85.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 248 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 568 104 18.7 15.2-22.8 464 81.3 77.2-84.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 248 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 717 98 14.7 11.8-18.1 619 85.3 81.9-88.2
Rent 295 38 13.3 9.4-18.3 257 86.7 81.7-90.6
Other arrangement 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 94 23 20.6 13.3-30.7 71 79.4 69.3-86.7
Regional City or Suburban County 360 52 16.8 12.5-22.2 308 83.2 77.8-87.5
Rural 646 72 11.7 9.1-15.0 574 88.3 85.0-90.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 662 78 13.9 10.9-17.6 584 86.1 82.4-89.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 111 15 11.5 6.5-19.5 96 88.5 80.5-93.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 327 54 15.8 11.9-20.6 273 84.2 79.4-88.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 222 41 18.5 13.4-24.8 181 81.5 75.2-86.6
2nd Quartile 210 30 16.0 10.8-23.0 180 84.0 77.0-89.2
3rd Quartile 356 50 15.5 11.5-20.5 306 84.5 79.5-88.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 312 26 8.9 5.6-13.9 286 91.1 86.1-94.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.

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 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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