2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,032 3,861 95.7 94.9-96.4 171 4.3 3.6- 5.1
Eastern NC 1,105 1,063 96.6 95.1-97.7 42 3.4 2.3- 4.9
GENDER
Male 494 472 95.9 93.4-97.5 22 4.1 2.5- 6.6
Female 611 591 97.3 95.2-98.5 20 2.7 1.5- 4.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 700 671 96.6 95.0-97.8 29 3.4 2.2- 5.0
Non-Hispanic Black 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 286 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 309 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 409 389 95.7 93.2-97.4 20 4.3 2.6- 6.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 367 348 95.3 91.9-97.4 19 4.7 2.6- 8.1
No 731 708 97.2 95.4-98.3 23 2.8 1.7- 4.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 889 855 96.6 94.8-97.8 34 3.4 2.2- 5.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 572 549 96.7 94.6-98.0 23 3.3 2.0- 5.4
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 325 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 350 337 97.9 96.3-98.9 13 2.1 1.1- 3.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 250 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 570 542 96.5 94.7-97.7 28 3.5 2.3- 5.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 250 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 719 695 96.8 94.8-98.0 24 3.2 2.0- 5.2
Rent 298 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 363 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 648 625 97.3 95.8-98.3 23 2.7 1.7- 4.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 666 643 96.5 94.2-97.9 23 3.5 2.1- 5.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 327 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 359 341 95.3 92.0-97.3 18 4.7 2.7- 8.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 313 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

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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