2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking
(CDC calculated variable)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,030 3,525 86.7 85.4-87.9 505 13.3 12.1-14.6
-FEMALES 2,191 1,986 90.2 88.5-91.6 205 9.8 8.4-11.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,395 1,252 88.4 86.2-90.4 143 11.6 9.6-13.8
Non-Hispanic Black 406 373 92.8 89.8-95.0 33 7.2 5.0-10.2
Other 371 342 92.7 88.1-95.6 29 7.3 4.4-11.9
AGE
18-34 410 340 84.5 80.0-88.1 70 15.5 11.9-20.0
35-44 334 288 86.4 81.5-90.1 46 13.6 9.9-18.5
45-54 372 323 86.7 82.2-90.2 49 13.3 9.8-17.8
55-64 371 348 95.1 92.3-96.9 23 4.9 3.1- 7.7
65-74 350 338 95.0 90.0-97.6 12 5.0 2.4-10.0
75+ 321 318 99.2 97.5-99.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 180 175 95.0 87.2-98.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 426 394 91.4 87.3-94.2 32 8.6 5.8-12.7
Some Post-H.S. 622 576 91.4 88.2-93.8 46 8.6 6.2-11.8
College Graduate 956 834 86.7 84.0-88.9 122 13.3 11.1-16.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 82 74 89.9 78.9-95.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 158 151 94.6 85.0-98.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 200 187 92.1 85.5-95.8 13 7.9 4.2-14.5
$35,000- 49,999 266 248 94.0 89.9-96.5 18 6.0 3.5-10.1
$50,000- 74,999 268 233 84.7 78.3-89.5 35 15.3 10.5-21.7
$75,000+ 658 556 84.3 80.8-87.3 102 15.7 12.7-19.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 702 645 90.5 87.2-93.0 57 9.5 7.0-12.8
No 1,463 1,318 90.1 88.1-91.8 145 9.9 8.2-11.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 70 94.7 83.8-98.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,114 1,914 90.0 88.3-91.5 200 10.0 8.5-11.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 741 644 87.8 84.9-90.2 97 12.2 9.8-15.1
Regional City or Suburban County 610 557 89.9 86.3-92.6 53 10.1 7.4-13.7
Rural 840 785 92.7 90.0-94.7 55 7.3 5.3-10.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,045 893 85.9 83.3-88.2 152 14.1 11.8-16.7
Unemployed 96 84 87.5 77.9-93.3 12 12.5 6.7-22.1
Retired 659 647 97.2 94.3-98.7 12 2.8 1.3- 5.7
Unable to Work 143 140 98.4 94.7-99.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 224 203 90.1 83.8-94.1 21 9.9 5.9-16.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 58 89.5 77.0-95.6 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 134 93.1 83.7-97.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 240 226 92.4 86.3-95.9 14 7.6 4.1-13.7
151% to 200% 112 104 91.7 83.0-96.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,066 921 85.9 83.2-88.2 145 14.1 11.8-16.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 460 429 92.0 87.9-94.8 31 8.0 5.2-12.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 710 651 90.3 86.9-92.8 59 9.7 7.2-13.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,021 906 89.3 87.0-91.2 115 10.7 8.8-13.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 763 685 90.2 87.7-92.3 78 9.8 7.7-12.3
2nd Quartile 676 602 87.9 84.4-90.7 74 12.1 9.3-15.6
3rd Quartile 542 499 90.8 87.4-93.4 43 9.2 6.6-12.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 210 200 96.3 90.9-98.5 *** *** ***

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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 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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