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%)
TOTAL 4,014 560 14.3 13.1-15.7 3,454 85.7 84.3-86.9
GENDER
Male 1,829 334 18.3 16.3-20.5 1,495 81.7 79.5-83.7
Female 2,185 226 10.7 9.2-12.3 1,959 89.3 87.7-90.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,581 386 15.9 14.3-17.7 2,195 84.1 82.3-85.7
Non-Hispanic Black 661 67 9.7 7.4-12.5 594 90.3 87.5-92.6
Non-Hispanic Other 206 18 11.0 6.4-18.3 188 89.0 81.7-93.6
Hispanic 529 87 16.8 13.4-20.8 442 83.2 79.2-86.6
AGE
18-34 880 193 20.3 17.5-23.5 687 79.7 76.5-82.5
35-44 609 108 17.9 14.6-21.7 501 82.1 78.3-85.4
45-54 642 93 14.0 11.2-17.4 549 86.0 82.6-88.8
55-64 661 71 10.9 8.3-14.1 590 89.1 85.9-91.7
65-74 621 57 9.7 7.1-13.1 564 90.3 86.9-92.9
75+ 540 31 5.4 3.5- 8.1 509 94.6 91.9-96.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 365 44 13.3 9.7-18.1 321 86.7 81.9-90.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 860 110 14.1 11.5-17.3 750 85.9 82.7-88.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,059 114 12.2 10.1-14.8 945 87.8 85.2-89.9
College Graduate 1,717 291 17.0 15.1-19.1 1,426 83.0 80.9-84.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,246 149 13.4 11.2-16.0 1,097 86.6 84.0-88.8
No 2,726 405 14.8 13.3-16.4 2,321 85.2 83.6-86.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 471 77 16.2 12.8-20.3 394 83.8 79.7-87.2
Non-Veteran 3,541 483 14.1 12.7-15.5 3,058 85.9 84.5-87.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,179 408 18.7 16.8-20.7 1,771 81.3 79.3-83.2
Unemployed 186 31 15.7 10.4-22.9 155 84.3 77.1-89.6
Retired 1,095 75 7.2 5.5- 9.5 1,020 92.8 90.5-94.5
Unable to Work 239 *** *** *** 230 95.9 91.7-98.1
Other not in Labor Force 278 30 10.5 6.9-15.6 248 89.5 84.4-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 137 15 10.7 6.2-18.0 122 89.3 82.0-93.8
$15,000- 24,999 267 30 14.5 9.6-21.2 237 85.5 78.8-90.4
$25,000- 34,999 326 45 16.5 11.8-22.7 281 83.5 77.3-88.2
$35,000- 49,999 495 56 10.3 7.6-13.8 439 89.7 86.2-92.4
$50,000-74,999 475 84 20.0 15.9-24.9 391 80.0 75.1-84.1
$75,000-100,000 448 84 17.8 14.0-22.3 364 82.2 77.7-86.0
$100,000-150,000 435 76 17.8 14.1-22.3 359 82.2 77.7-85.9
$150,000+ 495 101 19.4 15.8-23.6 394 80.6 76.4-84.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 936 69 7.2 5.5- 9.4 867 92.8 90.6-94.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 102 11 10.4 5.5-18.8 91 89.6 81.2-94.5
50% to 100% 246 31 13.2 8.7-19.6 215 86.8 80.4-91.3
101% to 150% 409 53 16.5 12.2-22.0 356 83.5 78.0-87.8
151% to 200% 196 19 12.3 7.6-19.4 177 87.7 80.6-92.4
More than 200% 2,100 371 17.5 15.7-19.5 1,729 82.5 80.5-84.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 936 69 7.2 5.5- 9.4 867 92.8 90.6-94.5
HOUSING
Own 2,488 317 13.4 11.9-15.1 2,171 86.6 84.9-88.1
Rent 1,228 202 17.4 15.0-19.9 1,026 82.6 80.1-85.0
Other arrangement 270 32 12.7 8.5-18.6 238 87.3 81.4-91.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,400 234 15.6 13.6-17.9 1,166 84.4 82.1-86.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,165 163 15.5 13.1-18.3 1,002 84.5 81.7-86.9
Rural 1,449 163 12.0 10.1-14.2 1,286 88.0 85.8-89.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 827 98 13.8 11.1-17.0 729 86.2 83.0-88.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,266 161 13.6 11.4-16.1 1,105 86.4 83.9-88.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,921 301 15.1 13.4-17.1 1,620 84.9 82.9-86.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,412 206 14.4 12.4-16.8 1,206 85.6 83.2-87.6
2nd Quartile 1,273 200 15.8 13.6-18.3 1,073 84.2 81.7-86.4
3rd Quartile 972 124 14.3 11.8-17.2 848 85.7 82.8-88.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 357 30 8.6 5.7-12.9 327 91.4 87.1-94.3

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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 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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