2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking
(CDC calculated variable)*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,032 3,861 95.7 94.9-96.4 171 4.3 3.6- 5.1
GENDER
Male 1,836 1,755 95.5 94.2-96.5 81 4.5 3.5- 5.8
Female 2,196 2,106 96.0 94.9-96.9 90 4.0 3.1- 5.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,589 2,458 95.0 94.0-95.9 131 5.0 4.1- 6.0
Non-Hispanic Black 666 648 97.5 95.7-98.5 18 2.5 1.5- 4.3
Non-Hispanic Other 207 202 95.1 88.0-98.1 *** *** ***
Hispanic 533 516 96.9 94.8-98.2 17 3.1 1.8- 5.2
AGE
18-34 884 852 96.4 94.7-97.5 32 3.6 2.5- 5.3
35-44 614 578 94.4 92.1-96.1 36 5.6 3.9- 7.9
45-54 643 608 94.5 92.0-96.3 35 5.5 3.7- 8.0
55-64 667 638 95.9 93.5-97.5 29 4.1 2.5- 6.5
65-74 623 596 94.9 91.9-96.8 27 5.1 3.2- 8.1
75+ 540 529 98.3 96.7-99.1 11 1.7 0.9- 3.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 366 355 96.1 92.2-98.1 11 3.9 1.9- 7.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 866 834 95.7 93.6-97.2 32 4.3 2.8- 6.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,064 1,025 96.4 95.0-97.4 39 3.6 2.6- 5.0
College Graduate 1,723 1,635 95.0 93.7-96.0 88 5.0 4.0- 6.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,253 1,199 95.6 94.0-96.8 54 4.4 3.2- 6.0
No 2,736 2,621 95.8 94.8-96.6 115 4.2 3.4- 5.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 472 446 94.5 91.7-96.4 26 5.5 3.6- 8.3
Non-Veteran 3,558 3,413 95.9 95.0-96.6 145 4.1 3.4- 5.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,187 2,072 94.9 93.7-95.9 115 5.1 4.1- 6.3
Unemployed 187 175 95.1 90.8-97.4 12 4.9 2.6- 9.2
Retired 1,099 1,064 96.1 94.2-97.4 35 3.9 2.6- 5.8
Unable to Work 242 239 98.2 93.8-99.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 279 274 98.7 96.8-99.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 131 95.2 89.1-98.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 268 253 90.1 83.3-94.3 15 9.9 5.7-16.7
$25,000- 34,999 329 319 95.9 90.9-98.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 497 480 97.3 95.4-98.4 17 2.7 1.6- 4.6
$50,000-74,999 477 457 95.7 93.0-97.3 20 4.3 2.7- 7.0
$75,000-100,000 450 423 95.3 92.9-96.9 27 4.7 3.1- 7.1
$100,000-150,000 435 412 94.4 91.3-96.4 23 5.6 3.6- 8.7
$150,000+ 496 464 95.1 92.9-96.7 32 4.9 3.3- 7.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 942 922 97.7 96.0-98.7 20 2.3 1.3- 4.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 102 99 97.0 89.2-99.2 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 250 241 94.7 88.4-97.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 410 392 93.9 89.6-96.5 18 6.1 3.5-10.4
151% to 200% 199 195 97.8 93.8-99.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,104 1,989 95.1 94.0-96.0 115 4.9 4.0- 6.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 942 922 97.7 96.0-98.7 20 2.3 1.3- 4.0
HOUSING
Own 2,494 2,382 95.6 94.6-96.5 112 4.4 3.5- 5.4
Rent 1,239 1,195 96.3 94.8-97.4 44 3.7 2.6- 5.2
Other arrangement 270 259 95.2 90.0-97.7 11 4.8 2.3-10.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,407 1,339 95.7 94.4-96.6 68 4.3 3.4- 5.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,173 1,127 95.4 93.5-96.8 46 4.6 3.2- 6.5
Rural 1,452 1,395 96.1 94.7-97.2 57 3.9 2.8- 5.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 831 799 96.0 93.9-97.4 32 4.0 2.6- 6.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,271 1,218 95.8 94.2-96.9 53 4.2 3.1- 5.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,930 1,844 95.6 94.4-96.6 86 4.4 3.4- 5.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,419 1,353 95.2 93.7-96.4 66 4.8 3.6- 6.3
2nd Quartile 1,280 1,226 95.7 94.1-96.9 54 4.3 3.1- 5.9
3rd Quartile 975 932 95.4 93.6-96.7 43 4.6 3.3- 6.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 358 350 98.5 96.6-99.3 *** *** ***

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*Heavy drinkers (adult men having more than 14 drinks per week and adult women having more than 7 drinks per week).
This question was asked of all respondents.

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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