2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,062 2,167 53.6 51.8-55.4 522 12.9 11.7-14.2 630 15.6 14.3-16.9 608 15.0 13.7-16.3 135 3.0 2.4- 3.6
-FEMALES 2,207 1,310 59.7 57.2-62.2 287 13.3 11.7-15.2 299 13.7 12.1-15.4 273 11.6 10.1-13.2 38 1.7 1.2- 2.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,404 787 55.1 52.0-58.2 169 13.0 10.9-15.3 211 16.3 14.1-18.8 204 13.5 11.6-15.6 33 2.1 1.5- 3.1
Non-Hispanic Black 410 259 65.1 59.4-70.4 57 13.1 9.7-17.3 54 11.8 8.7-15.7 36 8.9 5.9-13.1 *** *** ***
Other 374 252 69.2 63.0-74.9 56 14.2 10.3-19.2 33 7.0 4.8-10.2 32 8.5 5.4-13.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 412 207 54.1 48.4-59.8 69 16.0 12.3-20.5 79 17.9 14.1-22.4 55 11.6 8.6-15.4 *** *** ***
35-44 337 171 53.1 47.0-59.1 53 14.7 11.0-19.4 58 17.1 13.0-22.3 52 14.0 10.6-18.4 *** *** ***
45-54 375 190 50.4 44.5-56.2 62 16.0 12.2-20.8 61 17.2 13.2-21.9 56 15.0 11.2-19.9 *** *** ***
55-64 376 231 61.5 55.3-67.3 42 13.4 9.4-18.9 40 9.7 6.9-13.5 53 13.3 9.6-18.2 *** *** ***
65-74 352 239 64.3 57.9-70.3 33 11.0 7.4-16.0 36 10.4 7.2-14.7 35 10.4 7.0-15.2 *** *** ***
75+ 322 247 82.3 76.9-86.7 25 5.9 3.5- 9.8 22 4.6 2.8- 7.6 20 4.0 2.3- 7.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 156 85.1 77.0-90.7 15 8.0 4.2-14.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 428 315 71.2 65.6-76.2 47 13.3 9.6-18.1 31 7.5 5.1-10.8 28 6.1 4.0- 9.0 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 630 391 57.7 53.0-62.2 83 13.8 10.9-17.3 90 16.1 13.0-19.9 57 10.7 8.0-14.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 961 444 46.6 42.8-50.3 142 14.6 12.2-17.4 171 18.2 15.6-21.2 183 18.5 15.9-21.4 21 2.1 1.3- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 158 121 74.5 65.0-82.1 17 10.5 6.1-17.7 *** *** *** 12 10.4 5.3-19.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 203 145 69.4 60.8-76.8 26 14.2 9.0-21.7 15 8.5 4.7-14.9 16 7.2 4.0-12.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 268 172 63.4 55.9-70.2 38 13.8 9.4-19.6 28 11.1 7.1-16.8 26 10.1 6.3-15.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 270 147 56.0 48.8-63.0 42 16.3 11.4-22.9 48 18.0 13.1-24.3 31 9.1 6.1-13.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 659 262 40.2 35.8-44.7 99 16.5 13.3-20.3 143 22.2 18.8-26.1 142 19.5 16.4-23.1 13 1.6 0.9- 2.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 710 471 64.3 59.7-68.6 83 11.2 8.8-14.3 76 11.8 9.1-15.2 62 9.9 7.2-13.4 18 2.8 1.7- 4.6
No 1,471 824 57.3 54.3-60.3 200 14.4 12.3-16.8 220 14.7 12.7-16.9 207 12.3 10.6-14.2 20 1.3 0.7- 2.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 11.7 5.1-24.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,130 1,272 60.0 57.4-62.5 270 13.0 11.3-14.9 289 13.8 12.1-15.6 262 11.6 10.1-13.3 37 1.7 1.2- 2.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 747 360 50.2 45.9-54.5 113 15.1 12.4-18.4 128 17.3 14.4-20.7 134 15.8 13.1-18.8 12 1.6 0.8- 3.0
Regional City or Suburban County 617 361 58.2 53.4-62.8 87 13.0 10.2-16.3 95 15.8 12.7-19.5 60 10.6 7.9-14.2 14 2.5 1.3- 4.8
Rural 843 589 69.8 65.6-73.6 87 11.9 9.2-15.4 76 8.6 6.6-11.2 79 8.3 6.4-10.9 12 1.3 0.7- 2.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,052 494 48.2 44.6-51.7 181 17.1 14.5-20.0 195 18.8 16.2-21.8 169 14.9 12.6-17.6 13 1.0 0.5- 1.8
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 12.5 6.8-21.8 13 14.0 7.7-24.0 *** *** ***
Retired 663 462 69.5 64.8-73.7 54 9.3 6.7-12.7 62 8.6 6.4-11.5 66 8.9 6.7-11.7 19 3.7 2.1- 6.4
Unable to Work 144 129 90.7 84.5-94.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 225 147 67.0 59.2-74.0 36 15.9 10.9-22.5 21 8.6 5.2-13.8 20 8.1 4.8-13.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 108 71.1 61.0-79.5 16 11.7 6.4-20.4 11 7.8 4.1-14.3 11 9.4 4.5-18.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 241 178 72.5 64.7-79.1 34 15.4 10.2-22.4 13 6.0 3.2-11.0 14 5.4 2.9- 9.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** 13 15.7 8.4-27.4 14 10.7 6.1-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,070 499 46.7 43.2-50.3 157 15.1 12.7-17.9 203 20.1 17.4-23.1 193 16.7 14.3-19.4 18 1.4 0.8- 2.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 463 337 73.3 68.0-78.0 48 10.9 7.8-15.0 43 8.8 6.2-12.4 30 5.1 3.4- 7.6 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 716 448 60.6 56.0-65.1 93 14.3 11.3-17.9 84 12.2 9.6-15.4 76 10.9 8.3-14.2 15 2.0 1.1- 3.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,028 525 52.6 49.0-56.2 146 13.8 11.5-16.5 172 17.0 14.5-19.9 167 15.1 12.7-17.8 18 1.5 0.9- 2.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 769 394 51.2 46.9-55.4 108 15.1 12.2-18.6 124 16.3 13.5-19.5 130 16.0 13.1-19.3 13 1.4 0.8- 2.5
2nd Quartile 683 400 59.6 55.0-64.0 96 13.0 10.4-16.2 91 13.8 11.0-17.3 84 11.9 9.3-15.0 12 1.7 0.8- 3.7
3rd Quartile 545 351 62.5 57.4-67.3 64 13.0 9.8-17.1 72 13.5 10.5-17.2 46 8.3 5.9-11.5 12 2.6 1.4- 4.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 210 165 80.6 73.2-86.3 19 9.4 5.5-15.7 12 4.9 2.3-10.2 13 4.7 2.5- 8.5 *** *** ***

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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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