2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,808 412 21.2 19.1-23.6 506 26.7 24.4-29.2 322 18.5 16.5-20.7 185 10.5 9.0-12.2 383 23.1 20.8-25.5
GENDER
Male 937 151 14.2 11.9-16.9 208 21.3 18.4-24.5 198 21.9 18.9-25.2 103 11.2 9.1-13.7 277 31.5 28.1-35.1
Female 871 261 29.5 26.0-33.4 298 33.2 29.6-37.0 124 14.5 12.0-17.4 82 9.6 7.6-12.1 106 13.2 10.5-16.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,255 278 20.5 18.0-23.3 374 28.4 25.6-31.4 231 18.4 16.0-20.9 131 11.2 9.3-13.4 241 21.5 18.9-24.4
Non-Hispanic Black 263 76 25.9 20.3-32.4 64 24.7 19.0-31.6 51 22.2 16.7-29.0 26 9.7 6.5-14.4 46 17.4 12.8-23.3
Non-Hispanic Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 18.1 10.4-29.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 197 33 15.5 10.8-21.9 43 19.0 14.0-25.2 22 11.1 7.2-16.9 22 10.7 6.8-16.6 77 43.6 35.9-51.6
AGE
18-34 478 67 15.0 11.5-19.4 105 22.0 18.1-26.5 81 18.2 14.4-22.6 59 11.9 9.0-15.5 166 32.9 28.3-37.8
35-44 313 59 17.1 13.0-22.1 74 23.6 18.6-29.4 65 20.5 16.0-25.9 39 12.1 8.7-16.6 76 26.7 21.3-33.0
45-54 310 71 21.7 16.8-27.6 92 31.0 25.3-37.3 56 17.4 13.1-22.7 36 11.1 7.8-15.6 55 18.7 14.0-24.5
55-64 278 56 22.2 16.6-29.0 91 31.2 25.0-38.2 59 20.4 15.4-26.4 24 8.0 5.1-12.5 48 18.2 13.1-24.6
65-74 240 81 33.4 26.7-40.9 79 30.0 23.8-37.0 37 15.8 11.1-21.9 15 8.2 4.7-13.9 28 12.6 7.9-19.5
75+ 169 70 37.8 29.4-47.0 61 33.0 25.1-42.0 20 17.0 10.6-26.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 83 11 16.1 8.3-28.8 11 9.8 4.9-18.5 12 12.5 6.8-21.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 298 58 19.2 14.4-25.2 66 21.3 16.6-26.9 52 16.4 12.3-21.5 37 12.3 8.7-17.2 85 30.7 24.9-37.3
Some Post-H.S. 432 115 24.3 20.0-29.1 126 28.9 24.2-34.0 72 18.6 14.6-23.3 43 9.7 7.1-13.1 76 18.6 14.8-23.2
College Graduate 988 227 20.5 17.9-23.4 299 30.1 27.0-33.4 185 20.4 17.7-23.4 95 10.0 8.1-12.2 182 19.0 16.5-21.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 471 137 24.8 20.5-29.7 127 26.0 21.4-31.2 69 15.7 12.1-20.1 41 9.9 7.1-13.7 97 23.5 19.0-28.8
No 1,315 268 19.8 17.4-22.6 374 27.1 24.4-29.9 251 19.6 17.2-22.2 141 10.6 8.9-12.6 281 22.9 20.3-25.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 259 54 20.8 15.5-27.3 68 23.3 18.0-29.8 48 21.1 15.7-27.6 28 9.5 6.3-13.9 61 25.3 19.7-31.9
Non-Veteran 1,549 358 21.3 19.0-23.8 438 27.3 24.8-30.0 274 18.0 15.9-20.4 157 10.7 9.0-12.6 322 22.7 20.2-25.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,186 214 17.5 15.0-20.2 311 25.8 23.0-28.8 229 19.7 17.2-22.5 128 10.3 8.5-12.4 304 26.7 23.8-29.8
Unemployed 77 13 14.2 8.0-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.5 8.7-26.0 *** *** ***
Retired 395 147 35.0 29.6-40.9 140 32.0 26.9-37.6 54 15.5 11.6-20.3 26 8.0 5.2-12.1 28 9.5 6.0-14.6
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 17.1 10.7-26.3 11 13.2 6.9-23.8 18 18.6 10.7-30.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 14 13.3 7.2-23.1 *** *** *** 15 19.5 11.5-31.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 117 24 15.5 9.4-24.6 26 21.2 14.1-30.6 15 12.0 6.7-20.6 16 16.6 9.9-26.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 199 56 25.2 18.4-33.3 45 24.4 17.7-32.6 35 20.9 14.7-28.9 19 7.9 4.8-12.7 44 21.7 15.6-29.3
$50,000-74,999 244 61 21.4 15.9-28.1 61 23.0 17.4-29.7 43 19.3 14.0-26.1 25 9.6 6.1-14.8 54 26.7 20.3-34.1
$75,000-100,000 256 46 21.4 15.6-28.6 78 27.9 21.9-34.7 39 14.7 10.4-20.4 25 9.6 6.2-14.6 68 26.5 20.6-33.4
$100,000-150,000 262 58 20.1 15.1-26.3 72 29.0 23.0-35.9 52 17.9 13.3-23.7 27 10.3 6.9-15.1 53 22.6 17.2-29.1
$150,000+ 319 46 14.1 10.3-19.0 100 29.4 24.2-35.2 75 25.3 20.2-31.2 38 10.8 7.7-14.9 60 20.4 15.7-26.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 304 100 32.2 26.3-38.9 97 28.6 22.8-35.1 41 14.8 10.4-20.5 27 11.2 7.4-16.6 39 13.2 9.2-18.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 18.9 10.9-30.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 138 30 15.5 9.5-24.2 33 22.8 15.9-31.6 16 10.7 6.2-17.8 17 14.6 8.8-23.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 76 *** *** *** 23 24.1 15.3-35.8 12 17.6 9.7-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,176 243 19.4 16.9-22.2 325 27.3 24.4-30.4 231 20.4 17.8-23.2 126 10.2 8.4-12.3 251 22.7 20.0-25.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 304 100 32.2 26.3-38.9 97 28.6 22.8-35.1 41 14.8 10.4-20.5 27 11.2 7.4-16.6 39 13.2 9.2-18.7
HOUSING
Own 1,146 274 22.5 19.8-25.4 355 28.2 25.3-31.3 216 19.7 17.2-22.5 105 9.2 7.5-11.3 196 20.4 17.6-23.4
Rent 560 115 17.2 14.1-21.0 125 22.5 18.8-26.6 91 16.1 13.0-19.8 69 14.0 11.0-17.8 160 30.2 26.0-34.7
Other arrangement 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.1 7.8-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 742 146 19.2 16.2-22.7 209 28.0 24.4-31.8 138 19.9 16.7-23.4 90 12.3 9.9-15.3 159 20.6 17.5-24.1
Regional City or Suburban County 552 136 19.9 16.5-23.8 162 28.3 24.1-32.9 92 17.8 14.2-22.0 50 8.5 6.3-11.5 112 25.5 21.0-30.5
Rural 514 130 25.5 21.0-30.7 135 23.3 19.2-27.9 92 17.3 13.8-21.4 45 9.9 7.2-13.6 112 24.0 19.8-28.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 281 67 23.0 17.7-29.3 68 18.1 13.8-23.3 48 19.0 14.0-25.3 23 7.4 4.7-11.3 75 32.6 26.2-39.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 536 134 24.0 19.9-28.7 161 28.9 24.6-33.7 86 15.5 12.3-19.3 48 9.3 6.7-12.7 107 22.3 18.2-27.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 991 211 19.0 16.3-21.9 277 28.2 25.0-31.6 188 20.2 17.4-23.3 114 12.2 10.1-14.8 201 20.5 17.7-23.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 721 170 22.4 18.9-26.4 203 27.7 24.0-31.7 136 18.7 15.6-22.2 77 11.5 9.0-14.5 135 19.7 16.4-23.5
2nd Quartile 590 119 17.8 14.5-21.6 169 28.3 24.2-32.8 102 19.0 15.5-23.0 58 9.0 6.8-11.9 142 25.9 21.8-30.4
3rd Quartile 399 98 23.7 19.1-29.0 110 24.6 20.2-29.6 65 16.4 12.7-21.0 41 11.6 8.3-15.9 85 23.7 19.0-29.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 98 25 24.8 16.1-36.2 24 19.8 12.5-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 23.9 15.3-35.3

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

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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