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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,821 857 48.1 45.4-50.8 352 17.6 15.7-19.7 612 34.3 31.8-36.9
Female 2,192 1,310 60.2 57.6-62.6 255 11.3 9.8-13.1 627 28.5 26.3-30.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,579 1,303 49.9 47.6-52.1 430 16.2 14.5-17.9 846 34.0 31.9-36.2
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
Non-Hispanic Other 210 128 63.9 55.7-71.3 27 10.0 6.3-15.6 55 26.1 19.6-33.9
Hispanic 524 320 62.9 58.1-67.3 48 8.3 6.2-11.2 156 28.8 24.7-33.3
AGE
18-34 885 396 47.5 43.6-51.4 101 11.9 9.6-14.6 388 40.6 37.0-44.4
35-44 607 287 48.6 44.1-53.2 84 12.9 10.2-16.1 236 38.5 34.2-43.0
45-54 634 317 49.4 44.9-53.9 103 17.4 14.1-21.3 214 33.2 29.1-37.6
55-64 664 381 56.9 52.3-61.4 91 15.1 12.0-18.8 192 28.0 24.1-32.2
65-74 624 380 61.5 56.8-65.9 117 17.5 14.3-21.2 127 21.1 17.4-25.2
75+ 539 368 73.7 69.0-78.0 102 14.2 11.2-17.8 69 12.1 9.2-15.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 362 275 75.6 70.1-80.4 15 4.8 2.6- 8.6 72 19.6 15.3-24.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 865 557 62.0 58.0-65.8 91 11.5 9.1-14.4 217 26.5 23.2-30.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,058 617 53.9 50.3-57.3 156 15.5 13.0-18.2 285 30.7 27.5-34.1
College Graduate 1,715 712 41.8 39.1-44.5 342 18.5 16.6-20.6 661 39.7 37.1-42.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,251 771 60.4 57.0-63.7 186 13.3 11.2-15.7 294 26.3 23.3-29.5
No 2,718 1,375 51.6 49.4-53.9 411 14.7 13.2-16.4 932 33.6 31.6-35.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 471 208 44.1 38.9-49.4 103 21.2 17.1-25.9 160 34.7 29.9-39.8
Non-Veteran 3,540 1,957 55.8 53.8-57.7 504 13.4 12.1-14.8 1,079 30.8 29.0-32.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,171 960 44.5 42.1-47.0 337 15.6 13.9-17.5 874 39.9 37.5-42.3
Unemployed 188 107 57.7 49.0-65.9 18 9.0 5.2-15.0 63 33.3 25.9-41.8
Retired 1,098 697 65.2 61.7-68.6 210 16.6 14.2-19.4 191 18.1 15.5-21.1
Unable to Work 242 199 80.8 74.3-86.0 17 7.8 4.7-12.6 26 11.4 7.5-17.1
Other not in Labor Force 276 182 68.8 62.0-74.8 18 7.4 4.2-12.5 76 23.9 18.7-30.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 104 75.1 66.0-82.4 *** *** *** 24 18.5 12.2-27.0
$15,000- 24,999 266 187 67.6 60.3-74.1 20 6.7 4.0-10.8 59 25.7 19.7-32.9
$25,000- 34,999 325 203 59.3 52.5-65.8 31 8.5 5.6-12.9 91 32.2 26.1-38.9
$35,000- 49,999 499 295 59.7 54.4-64.8 68 12.0 9.0-15.9 136 28.3 23.7-33.4
$50,000-74,999 475 228 48.6 43.3-53.9 85 16.4 12.8-20.8 162 35.0 30.1-40.3
$75,000-100,000 450 192 43.5 38.0-49.1 81 19.6 15.4-24.7 177 36.9 31.8-42.3
$100,000-150,000 432 169 40.1 34.9-45.6 94 21.2 17.0-26.0 169 38.7 33.6-44.1
$150,000+ 489 162 34.3 29.6-39.2 87 17.4 13.9-21.4 240 48.4 43.4-53.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 939 627 69.1 65.5-72.6 131 12.0 9.9-14.6 181 18.8 16.0-22.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 102 75 75.5 65.2-83.6 *** *** *** 19 17.5 10.9-27.0
50% to 100% 246 166 65.0 57.6-71.8 18 8.4 4.8-14.1 62 26.6 20.6-33.6
101% to 150% 409 268 63.4 57.4-69.1 42 8.5 5.8-12.3 99 28.1 22.9-34.0
151% to 200% 195 117 55.0 46.4-63.2 24 14.4 9.2-21.9 54 30.7 23.4-39.0
More than 200% 2,096 903 43.6 41.2-46.2 378 17.6 15.7-19.6 815 38.8 36.4-41.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 939 627 69.1 65.5-72.6 131 12.0 9.9-14.6 181 18.8 16.0-22.1
HOUSING
Own 2,482 1,319 53.8 51.4-56.1 420 15.8 14.2-17.5 743 30.4 28.4-32.6
Rent 1,234 658 52.8 49.6-55.9 156 11.3 9.4-13.4 420 36.0 33.0-39.1
Other arrangement 270 175 63.5 56.3-70.1 28 10.5 6.7-16.0 67 26.0 20.2-32.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,400 637 46.4 43.3-49.5 219 15.7 13.6-18.1 544 37.9 35.0-40.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,172 609 53.5 50.1-56.9 206 14.5 12.4-16.8 357 32.0 28.9-35.4
Rural 1,441 921 63.2 60.0-66.2 182 12.8 10.7-15.3 338 24.0 21.5-26.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 822 537 64.6 60.6-68.4 92 10.5 8.3-13.2 193 24.9 21.4-28.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,267 722 56.1 52.7-59.4 198 15.6 13.3-18.2 347 28.3 25.4-31.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,924 908 48.3 45.7-51.0 317 15.2 13.4-17.2 699 36.4 34.0-39.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,416 678 48.5 45.4-51.6 240 16.0 13.8-18.4 498 35.5 32.6-38.5
2nd Quartile 1,271 669 53.2 49.9-56.4 189 14.0 11.9-16.4 413 32.8 29.8-35.9
3rd Quartile 974 567 57.0 53.2-60.6 143 14.4 12.0-17.2 264 28.7 25.4-32.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 352 253 71.6 65.6-76.9 35 9.8 6.7-14.2 64 18.6 14.2-24.0

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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 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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