2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,030 3,525 86.7 85.4-87.9 505 13.3 12.1-14.6
GENDER
Male 1,839 1,539 83.0 80.8-84.9 300 17.0 15.1-19.2
Female 2,191 1,986 90.2 88.5-91.6 205 9.8 8.4-11.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,590 2,258 85.7 84.0-87.3 332 14.3 12.7-16.0
Non-Hispanic Black 662 598 90.9 88.1-93.0 64 9.1 7.0-11.9
Non-Hispanic Other 209 190 88.5 81.3-93.2 19 11.5 6.8-18.7
Hispanic 532 444 83.0 79.0-86.4 88 17.0 13.6-21.0
AGE
18-34 886 690 79.6 76.5-82.4 196 20.4 17.6-23.5
35-44 610 510 83.5 79.8-86.7 100 16.5 13.3-20.2
45-54 644 555 86.3 82.9-89.1 89 13.7 10.9-17.1
55-64 665 601 90.1 86.9-92.5 64 9.9 7.5-13.1
65-74 623 586 92.9 89.6-95.2 37 7.1 4.8-10.4
75+ 541 529 97.6 95.6-98.7 12 2.4 1.3- 4.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 369 325 87.1 82.4-90.6 44 12.9 9.4-17.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 865 762 86.7 83.6-89.3 103 13.3 10.7-16.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,062 955 88.4 85.9-90.5 107 11.6 9.5-14.1
College Graduate 1,721 1,471 84.9 82.8-86.7 250 15.1 13.3-17.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,250 1,121 87.8 85.3-90.0 129 12.2 10.0-14.7
No 2,737 2,368 86.2 84.6-87.7 369 13.8 12.3-15.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 472 409 85.8 81.7-89.0 63 14.2 11.0-18.3
Non-Veteran 3,556 3,114 86.8 85.4-88.1 442 13.2 11.9-14.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,187 1,799 82.2 80.2-84.0 388 17.8 16.0-19.8
Unemployed 188 156 83.3 75.9-88.8 32 16.7 11.2-24.1
Retired 1,097 1,057 95.2 93.1-96.7 40 4.8 3.3- 6.9
Unable to Work 241 231 95.5 91.1-97.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 279 250 89.9 84.7-93.4 29 10.1 6.6-15.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 137 122 89.3 82.0-93.8 15 10.7 6.2-18.0
$15,000- 24,999 267 241 87.8 81.3-92.3 26 12.2 7.7-18.7
$25,000- 34,999 328 284 83.7 77.6-88.4 44 16.3 11.6-22.4
$35,000- 49,999 498 446 90.2 86.7-92.9 52 9.8 7.1-13.3
$50,000-74,999 477 401 81.4 76.6-85.3 76 18.6 14.7-23.4
$75,000-100,000 450 374 83.6 79.2-87.2 76 16.4 12.8-20.8
$100,000-150,000 435 368 83.5 79.0-87.1 67 16.5 12.9-21.0
$150,000+ 495 408 82.3 78.2-85.8 87 17.7 14.2-21.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 943 881 93.3 91.2-95.0 62 6.7 5.0- 8.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 102 91 89.6 81.2-94.5 11 10.4 5.5-18.8
50% to 100% 247 216 86.6 80.3-91.2 31 13.4 8.8-19.7
101% to 150% 410 362 84.8 79.4-89.0 48 15.2 11.0-20.6
151% to 200% 196 177 87.7 80.6-92.4 19 12.3 7.6-19.4
More than 200% 2,106 1,777 83.9 82.0-85.7 329 16.1 14.3-18.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 943 881 93.3 91.2-95.0 62 6.7 5.0- 8.8
HOUSING
Own 2,496 2,230 88.0 86.4-89.5 266 12.0 10.5-13.6
Rent 1,235 1,034 82.6 80.0-84.9 201 17.4 15.1-20.0
Other arrangement 271 241 87.3 81.3-91.5 30 12.7 8.5-18.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,408 1,192 85.6 83.4-87.6 216 14.4 12.4-16.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,168 1,019 85.1 82.3-87.5 149 14.9 12.5-17.7
Rural 1,454 1,314 89.2 87.1-91.0 140 10.8 9.0-12.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 829 741 87.1 83.9-89.7 88 12.9 10.3-16.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,270 1,126 87.4 85.0-89.5 144 12.6 10.5-15.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,931 1,658 86.0 84.1-87.7 273 14.0 12.3-15.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,418 1,237 86.9 84.7-88.9 181 13.1 11.1-15.3
2nd Quartile 1,278 1,094 85.1 82.6-87.3 184 14.9 12.7-17.4
3rd Quartile 975 862 86.8 84.0-89.2 113 13.2 10.8-16.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 359 332 91.8 87.6-94.7 27 8.2 5.3-12.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past 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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