2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 663 393 60.2 55.7-64.5 94 13.2 10.5-16.4 176 26.6 22.9-30.8
GENDER
Male 255 134 53.6 46.6-60.5 41 15.3 11.0-20.8 80 31.1 25.0-37.9
Female 408 259 65.5 59.8-70.8 53 11.5 8.3-15.6 96 23.0 18.5-28.2
AGE
18-34 141 60 51.3 41.8-60.6 21 13.5 8.4-20.8 60 35.3 27.2-44.3
35-44 117 *** *** *** 17 12.2 7.0-20.6 41 36.9 27.4-47.5
45-54 120 *** *** *** 26 21.8 14.1-32.1 27 19.9 12.8-29.5
55-64 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 102 *** *** *** 13 15.6 8.9-25.9 13 16.4 9.3-27.2
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 159 105 67.8 59.0-75.5 26 15.5 10.2-22.9 28 16.7 11.2-24.1
Some Post-H.S. 222 138 57.3 49.6-64.7 28 12.2 8.1-18.1 56 30.5 23.6-38.3
College Graduate 238 116 49.9 42.9-57.0 37 14.6 10.3-20.2 85 35.5 29.0-42.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 27.6 18.6-38.7
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 182 79 45.5 37.3-53.9 36 19.8 13.9-27.5 67 34.7 27.2-43.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 196 122 58.6 50.0-66.8 29 13.2 8.7-19.4 45 28.2 20.8-36.9
No 461 266 60.4 55.2-65.5 65 13.3 10.1-17.3 130 26.2 21.9-31.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** 16 19.2 11.3-30.9 22 23.9 15.4-35.1
Non-Veteran 581 349 60.7 55.9-65.4 78 12.2 9.5-15.5 154 27.1 23.0-31.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 284 147 52.7 45.9-59.4 35 11.0 7.7-15.4 102 36.3 30.1-43.1
Regional City or Suburban County 176 110 63.6 54.7-71.6 29 12.9 8.6-19.0 37 23.5 16.5-32.4
Rural 203 136 67.6 59.5-74.7 30 16.4 10.9-24.0 37 16.0 11.3-22.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 377 183 49.6 43.6-55.5 60 14.6 10.9-19.1 134 35.9 30.4-41.8
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 142 108 73.6 63.8-81.6 17 13.2 7.7-21.7 17 13.2 7.6-21.7
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 327 166 52.2 45.9-58.4 50 14.6 10.7-19.7 111 33.2 27.6-39.3
HOUSING
Own 328 201 62.5 56.3-68.3 46 12.5 9.0-17.0 81 25.1 20.0-30.8
Rent 274 154 54.2 47.5-60.7 40 15.4 11.1-21.1 80 30.4 24.7-36.8
Other arrangement 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 206 145 70.6 62.8-77.3 26 12.5 8.0-19.0 35 16.9 11.9-23.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 161 94 59.4 50.3-67.9 24 15.1 9.6-22.8 43 25.5 18.6-34.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 296 154 52.8 46.0-59.5 44 12.6 9.1-17.1 98 34.6 28.4-41.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 140 70 48.3 38.5-58.3 24 15.0 9.5-22.7 46 36.7 27.3-47.2
2nd Quartile 237 136 57.7 50.1-64.8 32 12.7 8.7-18.3 69 29.6 23.3-36.9
3rd Quartile 190 113 62.8 54.6-70.3 28 13.8 9.1-20.4 49 23.4 17.5-30.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 96 74 77.2 65.8-85.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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