2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,013 2,167 54.4 52.5-56.2 607 14.3 13.1-15.7 1,239 31.3 29.6-33.0
-FEMALES 2,192 1,310 60.2 57.6-62.6 255 11.3 9.8-13.1 627 28.5 26.3-30.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,396 787 55.5 52.4-58.7 163 11.5 9.6-13.8 446 32.9 30.1-35.9
Non-Hispanic Black 408 259 65.5 59.8-70.8 53 11.5 8.3-15.6 96 23.0 18.5-28.2
Other 369 252 69.8 63.5-75.5 34 9.7 6.4-14.4 83 20.5 15.8-26.2
AGE
18-34 410 207 54.3 48.5-60.0 40 10.3 7.2-14.4 163 35.4 30.3-40.9
35-44 331 171 54.1 48.0-60.1 35 8.9 6.2-12.6 125 37.0 31.4-43.1
45-54 371 190 51.0 45.1-56.9 52 13.5 9.8-18.2 129 35.6 30.2-41.3
55-64 374 231 62.0 55.8-67.8 37 12.3 8.3-17.7 106 25.8 20.9-31.4
65-74 352 239 64.3 57.9-70.3 49 15.5 11.4-20.8 64 20.1 15.3-26.1
75+ 321 247 82.8 77.4-87.1 39 8.6 5.7-12.8 35 8.6 5.7-12.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 179 156 85.5 77.4-91.1 *** *** *** 15 8.5 4.5-15.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 427 315 71.4 65.8-76.4 33 9.5 6.4-14.0 79 19.1 15.0-23.8
Some Post-H.S. 621 391 58.5 53.8-63.1 70 11.5 8.8-14.9 160 30.0 25.7-34.5
College Graduate 958 444 46.7 43.0-50.5 143 13.8 11.5-16.4 371 39.5 36.0-43.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 19.5 11.1-31.9
$15,000- 24,999 158 121 74.5 65.0-82.1 *** *** *** 27 19.5 12.7-28.8
$25,000- 34,999 198 145 71.0 62.4-78.4 16 7.8 4.1-14.2 37 21.2 14.9-29.3
$35,000- 49,999 267 172 63.7 56.2-70.5 35 11.7 7.6-17.6 60 24.6 18.7-31.6
$50,000- 74,999 269 147 56.3 49.0-63.3 34 12.3 7.9-18.4 88 31.5 25.3-38.4
$75,000+ 657 262 40.4 36.0-44.9 94 15.0 11.9-18.6 301 44.7 40.3-49.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 707 471 64.6 60.0-69.0 79 10.7 8.3-13.9 157 24.7 20.8-29.0
No 1,459 824 57.8 54.8-60.8 171 11.7 9.8-13.9 464 30.5 27.8-33.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,116 1,272 60.4 57.8-62.9 245 11.2 9.7-13.0 599 28.4 26.2-30.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 742 360 50.5 46.2-54.8 97 13.4 10.8-16.5 285 36.1 32.2-40.2
Regional City or Suburban County 613 361 58.6 53.8-63.3 74 9.9 7.7-12.8 178 31.5 27.1-36.2
Rural 837 589 70.4 66.2-74.2 84 10.5 7.9-13.8 164 19.1 16.1-22.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,043 494 48.6 45.0-52.2 133 12.9 10.6-15.6 416 38.6 35.1-42.1
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 662 462 69.6 65.0-73.9 94 13.7 10.7-17.3 106 16.7 13.4-20.6
Unable to Work 144 129 90.7 84.5-94.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 222 147 67.7 59.8-74.7 13 7.0 3.6-13.1 62 25.3 19.2-32.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 108 72.5 62.1-80.8 *** *** *** 26 19.3 12.4-28.8
101% to 150% 240 178 73.0 65.2-79.6 21 7.9 4.3-13.9 41 19.1 13.7-26.1
151% to 200% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 24.7 16.4-35.5
More than 200% 1,066 499 47.0 43.4-50.6 147 13.4 11.1-16.1 420 39.6 36.2-43.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 457 337 74.3 69.0-79.0 33 7.1 4.7-10.7 87 18.5 14.5-23.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 711 448 61.2 56.5-65.6 86 12.3 9.5-15.8 177 26.5 22.7-30.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,024 525 52.7 49.1-56.3 136 12.6 10.4-15.2 363 34.7 31.4-38.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 767 394 51.3 47.1-55.6 106 14.0 11.2-17.5 267 34.6 30.8-38.7
2nd Quartile 675 400 60.3 55.6-64.7 73 9.3 7.1-12.1 202 30.5 26.4-34.9
3rd Quartile 542 351 62.9 57.8-67.7 61 12.1 9.0-16.1 130 25.0 21.0-29.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 208 165 81.4 74.1-87.0 15 7.7 4.2-13.9 28 10.9 6.8-16.8

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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