2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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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%)
North Carolina 1,808 412 21.2 19.1-23.6 506 26.7 24.4-29.2 322 18.5 16.5-20.7 185 10.5 9.0-12.2 383 23.1 20.8-25.5
-FEMALES 871 261 29.5 26.0-33.4 298 33.2 29.6-37.0 124 14.5 12.0-17.4 82 9.6 7.6-12.1 106 13.2 10.5-16.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 602 168 27.2 23.1-31.7 212 33.3 29.1-37.8 92 15.3 12.3-18.9 63 11.6 8.9-15.0 67 12.6 9.5-16.4
Non-Hispanic Black 146 53 34.0 25.5-43.7 46 34.5 25.5-44.8 16 12.5 7.4-20.2 12 6.2 3.4-11.1 19 12.8 8.0-19.8
Other 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.8 7.3-21.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 198 41 23.2 16.8-31.2 69 32.3 25.4-40.0 23 12.5 8.0-19.0 22 11.8 7.6-17.9 43 20.2 14.4-27.5
35-44 158 36 20.1 14.3-27.6 46 31.4 23.8-40.3 31 19.1 13.4-26.5 19 9.8 6.1-15.5 26 19.5 12.9-28.4
45-54 180 53 28.3 21.2-36.7 58 32.9 25.6-41.1 27 14.4 9.6-20.9 21 11.5 7.3-17.8 21 12.9 8.0-20.2
55-64 141 38 33.8 24.3-44.9 55 36.7 27.4-47.3 27 18.8 12.6-27.2 12 7.3 4.0-13.0 *** *** ***
65-74 113 *** *** *** 42 32.5 23.4-43.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 108 *** *** *** 31 26.2 18.2-36.0 16 11.4 6.8-18.6 *** *** *** 18 18.6 11.1-29.6
Some Post-H.S. 229 72 28.7 22.5-35.9 83 36.5 29.5-44.1 29 14.5 9.9-20.6 21 9.1 5.8-14.0 24 11.3 7.1-17.3
College Graduate 508 147 27.1 23.0-31.6 177 34.8 30.3-39.5 73 15.3 12.1-19.2 48 10.1 7.5-13.4 63 12.7 9.8-16.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.9 7.2-25.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 121 *** *** *** 35 24.4 16.8-33.9 18 15.5 9.0-25.5 15 13.1 7.3-22.5 18 18.0 10.8-28.6
$75,000+ 390 95 25.8 20.9-31.4 136 33.4 28.3-38.9 64 15.7 12.2-20.0 39 9.8 7.0-13.6 56 15.2 11.4-20.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 233 80 31.0 24.3-38.6 74 31.9 24.9-39.9 29 13.4 8.9-19.6 21 10.6 6.7-16.4 29 13.1 8.2-20.1
No 627 176 28.9 24.7-33.5 222 33.9 29.8-38.3 94 14.9 12.0-18.4 60 9.2 7.0-12.0 75 13.0 10.1-16.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 833 251 29.4 25.8-33.3 281 33.0 29.3-36.9 118 14.3 11.8-17.3 81 10.0 7.9-12.6 102 13.3 10.6-16.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 376 100 28.1 23.1-33.7 130 34.3 29.0-40.0 52 13.3 10.0-17.4 41 10.4 7.5-14.3 53 13.9 10.2-18.6
Regional City or Suburban County 250 75 24.8 19.4-31.2 89 35.4 28.7-42.8 38 16.9 12.0-23.3 24 10.0 6.4-15.2 24 12.8 8.0-19.9
Rural 245 86 36.9 29.2-45.4 79 28.9 22.5-36.2 34 13.7 9.3-19.8 17 8.0 4.6-13.4 29 12.5 8.0-18.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 543 135 25.5 21.3-30.3 183 33.5 28.9-38.4 86 15.8 12.6-19.7 54 8.9 6.7-11.7 85 16.3 12.8-20.4
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 199 94 45.3 36.9-54.0 74 34.6 27.1-42.9 19 10.9 6.5-17.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 15.1 8.6-25.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 560 149 26.1 21.9-30.7 186 32.7 28.3-37.5 92 16.7 13.4-20.6 56 10.0 7.5-13.2 77 14.5 11.3-18.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 117 *** *** *** 41 27.7 19.5-37.8 17 17.6 10.2-28.6 *** *** *** 19 20.2 12.0-32.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 261 89 32.9 26.2-40.4 89 32.4 26.1-39.5 31 11.9 8.1-17.1 22 7.8 4.8-12.5 30 14.9 9.8-22.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 493 138 27.3 22.9-32.2 168 35.0 30.2-40.1 76 15.3 12.2-19.2 54 12.1 9.1-15.8 57 10.3 7.8-13.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 370 108 29.5 24.0-35.6 130 35.6 30.0-41.7 56 14.9 11.3-19.3 36 10.5 7.4-14.8 40 9.5 6.8-13.2
2nd Quartile 271 76 24.7 19.3-31.1 93 33.5 27.1-40.5 37 13.9 9.8-19.4 26 8.8 5.8-13.0 39 19.1 13.4-26.5
3rd Quartile 188 62 34.1 26.4-42.8 61 29.6 22.8-37.5 25 13.8 9.0-20.5 17 10.3 6.1-16.8 23 12.2 7.7-18.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question 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 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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