2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking
(CDC calculated variable)*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,032 3,861 95.7 94.9-96.4 171 4.3 3.6- 5.1
-FEMALES 2,196 2,106 96.0 94.9-96.9 90 4.0 3.1- 5.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,396 1,327 95.3 93.9-96.4 69 4.7 3.6- 6.1
Non-Hispanic Black 408 397 97.8 95.8-98.8 11 2.2 1.2- 4.2
Other 373 363 96.1 91.1-98.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 410 399 97.2 94.4-98.6 11 2.8 1.4- 5.6
35-44 337 316 93.8 90.3-96.1 21 6.2 3.9- 9.7
45-54 372 350 94.3 90.7-96.5 22 5.7 3.5- 9.3
55-64 373 352 95.7 93.1-97.3 21 4.3 2.7- 6.9
65-74 350 337 94.8 89.9-97.4 13 5.2 2.6-10.1
75+ 321 319 99.6 98.2-99.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 180 97.9 86.8-99.7 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 425 410 96.0 92.6-97.8 15 4.0 2.2- 7.4
Some Post-H.S. 625 604 96.8 95.0-98.0 21 3.2 2.0- 5.0
College Graduate 958 905 94.5 92.7-95.9 53 5.5 4.1- 7.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 82 79 95.9 84.5-99.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 158 155 95.9 84.7-99.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 203 201 98.1 92.5-99.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 265 256 97.5 94.8-98.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 268 257 96.3 92.8-98.1 11 3.7 1.9- 7.2
$75,000+ 658 606 92.8 90.4-94.7 52 7.2 5.3- 9.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 705 680 96.6 94.4-98.0 25 3.4 2.0- 5.6
No 1,466 1,402 95.7 94.2-96.7 64 4.3 3.3- 5.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 74 99.2 94.3-99.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,119 2,030 95.8 94.7-96.8 89 4.2 3.2- 5.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 744 701 95.0 93.2-96.4 43 5.0 3.6- 6.8
Regional City or Suburban County 614 590 95.1 92.2-97.0 24 4.9 3.0- 7.8
Rural 838 815 97.5 95.7-98.6 23 2.5 1.4- 4.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,047 984 94.4 92.6-95.8 63 5.6 4.2- 7.4
Unemployed 96 90 94.7 86.9-98.0 *** *** ***
Retired 660 646 97.0 94.3-98.5 14 3.0 1.5- 5.7
Unable to Work 144 143 99.5 96.5-99.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 224 219 98.3 95.9-99.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 62 95.8 82.4-99.1 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 144 96.9 82.9-99.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 241 236 97.4 93.4-99.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 113 111 97.9 90.2-99.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,064 995 94.2 92.4-95.5 69 5.8 4.5- 7.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 461 448 97.3 94.0-98.8 13 2.7 1.2- 6.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 711 686 96.3 94.0-97.7 25 3.7 2.3- 6.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,024 972 95.2 93.5-96.4 52 4.8 3.6- 6.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 768 731 95.2 93.2-96.6 37 4.8 3.4- 6.8
2nd Quartile 677 647 95.2 92.6-96.9 30 4.8 3.1- 7.4
3rd Quartile 542 523 96.7 94.5-98.1 19 3.3 1.9- 5.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 209 205 99.3 97.9-99.8 *** *** ***

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*Heavy drinkers (adult men having more than 14 drinks per week and adult women having more than 7 drinks per week).
This question was asked of all respondents.

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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