2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?
(A 40 ounce beer would count as 3 drinks, or a cocktail drink with 2 shots would count as 2 drinks.)*

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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 1,853 708 35.7 33.2-38.3 660 35.4 32.8-38.0 222 13.0 11.2-15.0 112 6.5 5.2- 8.0 151 9.4 7.9-11.3
GENDER
Male 973 286 26.8 23.7-30.1 346 35.1 31.7-38.7 146 16.3 13.7-19.3 75 8.0 6.2-10.2 120 13.8 11.4-16.7
Female 880 422 46.7 42.7-50.7 314 35.6 32.0-39.5 76 9.0 6.9-11.5 37 4.6 3.1- 6.7 31 4.1 2.7- 6.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,280 500 36.3 33.3-39.4 481 36.8 33.8-39.9 149 13.0 10.9-15.5 71 6.0 4.6- 7.8 79 7.8 6.2- 9.9
Non-Hispanic Black 273 113 38.9 32.4-45.8 92 36.2 29.7-43.3 42 15.8 11.4-21.5 12 4.2 2.3- 7.4 14 4.9 2.6- 8.8
Non-Hispanic Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 10.0 5.2-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 207 56 23.4 17.8-30.0 59 27.1 21.0-34.1 19 8.6 5.2-13.9 21 10.4 6.4-16.4 52 30.4 23.5-38.4
AGE
18-34 486 124 26.9 22.5-31.8 182 36.5 31.8-41.5 69 14.1 10.8-18.1 47 8.8 6.4-12.0 64 13.7 10.5-17.6
35-44 324 107 30.4 25.2-36.2 119 37.9 32.0-44.2 41 14.1 10.1-19.2 18 4.8 2.9- 7.9 39 12.8 9.1-17.6
45-54 323 116 35.8 29.9-42.1 123 36.2 30.5-42.4 40 13.0 9.2-18.1 20 8.1 5.0-12.9 24 6.9 4.3-10.8
55-64 284 116 40.3 33.6-47.4 105 35.4 29.0-42.3 35 12.4 8.5-17.6 12 4.5 2.4- 8.1 16 7.5 4.1-13.3
65-74 241 129 51.5 44.0-59.0 74 28.9 22.8-35.8 25 11.6 7.4-17.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 172 105 56.0 46.6-65.0 52 31.5 23.5-40.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 14 17.4 9.6-29.4 28 27.2 18.4-38.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 306 95 30.5 24.9-36.7 89 28.3 23.0-34.3 46 15.7 11.6-20.9 33 11.8 8.1-16.8 43 13.8 9.8-19.0
Some Post-H.S. 444 178 38.3 33.3-43.6 156 35.5 30.6-40.8 56 13.8 10.5-18.1 21 5.0 3.2- 7.8 33 7.4 5.1-10.6
College Graduate 1,008 419 39.0 35.7-42.4 384 40.2 36.8-43.7 110 11.4 9.3-13.8 50 4.4 3.3- 6.0 45 4.9 3.6- 6.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 481 199 36.8 31.8-42.1 152 32.3 27.3-37.7 58 14.5 10.9-18.9 31 6.3 4.2- 9.4 41 10.1 7.1-14.2
No 1,350 499 35.3 32.3-38.3 501 36.6 33.6-39.6 161 12.4 10.5-14.7 80 6.5 5.1- 8.3 109 9.2 7.5-11.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 264 95 31.8 25.8-38.6 84 32.7 26.4-39.6 37 16.0 11.3-22.1 22 8.5 5.4-13.1 26 11.0 7.4-16.2
Non-Veteran 1,589 613 36.4 33.7-39.3 576 35.8 33.1-38.7 185 12.5 10.6-14.6 90 6.1 4.8- 7.7 125 9.2 7.5-11.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,218 393 30.7 27.7-33.7 454 36.6 33.5-39.8 162 14.2 12.0-16.7 87 7.5 5.9- 9.4 122 11.1 9.1-13.5
Unemployed 80 22 26.2 17.1-37.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 17.3 9.3-29.9
Retired 400 228 52.9 46.9-58.9 121 28.7 23.8-34.2 32 10.9 7.5-15.6 12 4.4 2.1- 9.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 123 42 26.9 18.9-36.7 37 31.3 22.4-41.7 16 15.8 9.0-26.4 15 13.6 7.7-22.7 13 12.5 6.4-22.8
$35,000- 49,999 199 77 34.9 27.4-43.3 58 32.9 25.4-41.5 23 11.1 7.0-17.3 18 8.0 4.8-13.0 23 13.0 8.1-20.2
$50,000-74,999 249 99 36.5 29.7-44.0 86 33.3 26.8-40.6 34 14.9 10.2-21.3 *** *** *** 20 10.1 6.3-15.9
$75,000-100,000 258 85 35.1 28.3-42.6 99 35.4 28.9-42.4 39 15.9 11.2-22.0 18 6.5 4.0-10.6 17 7.1 4.1-12.1
$100,000-150,000 265 102 35.8 29.4-42.6 109 41.2 34.6-48.1 23 10.9 7.0-16.5 16 6.3 3.7-10.4 15 5.9 3.3-10.2
$150,000+ 333 119 34.5 29.1-40.4 137 39.9 34.2-45.9 38 12.6 9.0-17.4 16 5.0 2.7- 9.1 23 7.9 5.2-12.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 312 149 44.7 38.2-51.4 103 33.4 27.3-40.2 33 10.4 7.1-15.0 11 5.3 2.5-10.8 16 6.2 3.6-10.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.2 9.2-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 141 49 27.5 19.7-37.0 44 32.3 23.8-42.2 *** *** *** 15 10.0 5.7-17.0 23 21.5 13.7-32.2
151% to 200% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,197 447 35.7 32.6-38.9 451 37.5 34.4-40.8 149 13.4 11.3-15.9 68 5.9 4.5- 7.6 82 7.5 5.9- 9.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 312 149 44.7 38.2-51.4 103 33.4 27.3-40.2 33 10.4 7.1-15.0 11 5.3 2.5-10.8 16 6.2 3.6-10.3
HOUSING
Own 1,170 493 38.6 35.5-41.9 422 35.3 32.2-38.6 131 12.9 10.7-15.4 56 5.6 4.2- 7.5 68 7.6 5.8- 9.8
Rent 575 174 26.2 22.4-30.4 208 37.3 32.9-41.9 71 12.7 9.9-16.1 49 9.5 7.0-12.7 73 14.3 11.3-18.0
Other arrangement 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 14.1 7.9-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 767 267 34.9 31.1-38.9 302 39.2 35.3-43.2 96 12.7 10.2-15.7 44 5.8 4.1- 8.1 58 7.4 5.6- 9.8
Regional City or Suburban County 562 221 33.5 29.2-38.1 196 35.3 30.7-40.1 62 13.1 9.9-17.1 37 7.4 5.1-10.6 46 10.7 7.7-14.7
Rural 524 220 39.4 34.4-44.6 162 29.9 25.4-34.7 64 13.3 10.2-17.3 31 6.4 4.2- 9.5 47 11.0 8.0-15.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 291 105 32.9 27.0-39.4 81 25.3 20.0-31.5 54 21.4 16.1-27.7 21 8.9 5.5-14.0 30 11.6 7.8-16.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 545 236 40.9 36.1-46.0 177 32.2 27.8-37.0 56 11.2 8.4-14.8 32 5.9 3.9- 8.8 44 9.7 6.9-13.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,017 367 33.6 30.3-37.0 402 40.5 37.0-44.1 112 11.3 9.2-13.9 59 6.0 4.5- 8.0 77 8.6 6.7-11.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 737 297 37.1 33.1-41.3 280 38.6 34.5-42.9 69 9.1 7.0-11.8 43 6.8 4.8- 9.5 48 8.3 6.0-11.5
2nd Quartile 606 216 33.2 29.0-37.7 221 37.3 32.9-42.0 79 14.4 11.3-18.1 34 5.6 3.7- 8.4 56 9.4 7.0-12.6
3rd Quartile 407 154 37.1 31.8-42.7 132 30.7 25.9-36.0 55 14.0 10.4-18.5 28 7.1 4.7-10.5 38 11.1 7.9-15.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 103 *** *** *** 27 22.9 15.1-33.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was 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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