2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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
-Non-Hispanic Black 661 67 9.7 7.4-12.5 594 90.3 87.5-92.6
GENDER
Male 256 34 12.7 8.8-18.0 222 87.3 82.0-91.2
Female 405 33 7.2 5.0-10.2 372 92.8 89.8-95.0
AGE
18-34 140 24 13.4 8.7-20.2 116 86.6 79.8-91.3
35-44 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 221 23 10.6 6.9-15.9 198 89.4 84.1-93.1
College Graduate 238 34 13.8 9.7-19.1 204 86.2 80.9-90.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 12 13.7 7.6-23.4 72 86.3 76.6-92.4
$75,000+ 183 30 13.8 9.3-19.9 153 86.2 80.1-90.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 194 19 11.9 7.3-18.7 175 88.1 81.3-92.7
No 461 47 8.8 6.5-12.0 414 91.2 88.0-93.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 579 59 9.8 7.4-12.9 520 90.2 87.1-92.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 283 35 11.7 8.2-16.6 248 88.3 83.4-91.8
Regional City or Suburban County 175 18 10.3 6.1-16.8 157 89.7 83.2-93.9
Rural 203 14 6.3 3.6-11.0 189 93.7 89.0-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 376 50 12.7 9.4-16.9 326 87.3 83.1-90.6
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 327 45 11.7 8.5-15.9 282 88.3 84.1-91.5
HOUSING
Own 329 28 8.1 5.5-11.9 301 91.9 88.1-94.5
Rent 271 33 12.7 8.9-17.9 238 87.3 82.1-91.1
Other arrangement 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 206 18 9.1 5.5-14.8 188 90.9 85.2-94.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 161 17 10.0 6.0-16.3 144 90.0 83.7-94.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 294 32 9.9 6.7-14.3 262 90.1 85.7-93.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 138 17 12.9 7.6-21.1 121 87.1 78.9-92.4
2nd Quartile 236 25 9.7 6.3-14.6 211 90.3 85.4-93.7
3rd Quartile 191 19 9.6 5.9-15.4 172 90.4 84.6-94.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*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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