2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?
(A 40 ounce beer would count as 3 drinks, or a cocktail drink with 2 shots would count as 2 drinks.)*

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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 1,853 708 35.7 33.2-38.3 660 35.4 32.8-38.0 222 13.0 11.2-15.0 112 6.5 5.2- 8.0 151 9.4 7.9-11.3
-FEMALES 880 422 46.7 42.7-50.7 314 35.6 32.0-39.5 76 9.0 6.9-11.5 37 4.6 3.1- 6.7 31 4.1 2.7- 6.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 605 289 46.4 41.7-51.1 220 35.6 31.3-40.1 56 10.6 7.9-14.1 23 4.0 2.5- 6.4 17 3.4 2.0- 5.8
Non-Hispanic Black 149 72 46.2 36.8-55.8 54 40.0 30.8-49.9 13 6.9 3.9-12.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 119 *** *** *** 38 30.9 21.9-41.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 202 71 37.4 29.9-45.6 90 42.3 34.8-50.2 20 9.7 5.9-15.6 13 5.2 2.8- 9.3 *** *** ***
35-44 166 67 38.0 30.2-46.4 59 36.3 28.5-44.8 19 12.8 7.7-20.4 *** *** *** 11 7.8 3.9-15.1
45-54 181 77 44.1 35.9-52.6 73 38.1 30.5-46.2 17 10.1 5.9-16.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 140 *** *** *** 50 35.4 26.0-46.1 11 6.4 3.3-12.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 *** *** *** 28 24.6 16.4-35.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 74 61 84.4 73.0-91.6 13 15.6 8.4-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 110 *** *** *** 35 25.6 18.0-35.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 231 108 44.5 37.2-52.1 85 38.2 31.2-45.8 20 10.0 6.2-15.8 *** *** *** 12 4.6 2.4- 8.5
College Graduate 512 250 46.4 41.6-51.3 184 38.2 33.5-43.1 45 8.9 6.6-12.0 21 4.1 2.5- 6.5 12 2.4 1.3- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 121 *** *** *** 45 31.3 22.8-41.4 14 12.6 6.7-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 395 173 44.1 38.5-49.9 157 39.2 33.8-44.8 36 9.4 6.6-13.3 15 3.7 2.1- 6.4 14 3.6 2.0- 6.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 233 113 46.4 38.6-54.3 78 35.2 27.9-43.2 18 8.1 4.8-13.5 14 5.5 2.9-10.0 *** *** ***
No 637 303 46.9 42.3-51.5 234 35.9 31.7-40.3 56 9.1 6.7-12.2 23 4.3 2.7- 7.0 21 3.8 2.3- 6.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 841 401 46.5 42.5-50.5 300 35.6 31.9-39.6 74 9.1 7.0-11.8 36 4.5 3.1- 6.7 30 4.2 2.7- 6.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 382 161 44.6 38.9-50.4 151 38.7 33.3-44.4 41 9.7 7.0-13.3 14 3.2 1.8- 5.7 15 3.9 2.1- 7.0
Regional City or Suburban County 251 123 42.7 35.7-49.9 90 37.4 30.5-44.9 16 8.6 4.9-15.0 15 8.2 4.6-14.4 *** *** ***
Rural 247 138 54.5 46.5-62.3 73 28.8 22.5-36.1 19 8.2 4.8-13.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 550 228 40.7 35.9-45.6 217 38.9 34.3-43.8 53 10.2 7.5-13.8 26 4.6 3.0- 7.0 26 5.6 3.5- 8.8
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 138 66.6 57.6-74.6 47 23.6 17.2-31.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 562 252 44.0 39.2-48.9 217 38.9 34.3-43.7 55 10.1 7.5-13.5 20 3.7 2.3- 6.1 18 3.2 1.9- 5.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 124 *** *** *** 37 27.5 19.3-37.6 14 12.5 6.5-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 261 138 50.6 43.2-58.0 84 32.1 25.8-39.2 23 10.2 6.4-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 495 225 44.8 39.8-49.9 193 40.0 35.0-45.1 39 7.3 5.2-10.2 21 4.6 2.8- 7.3 17 3.4 2.0- 5.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 370 178 47.1 41.1-53.2 141 38.7 33.0-44.8 26 6.6 4.4- 9.8 15 4.7 2.6- 8.1 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 275 125 41.7 35.0-48.8 96 35.6 29.2-42.6 29 11.4 7.6-16.8 12 5.2 2.5-10.4 13 6.0 3.1-11.6
3rd Quartile 191 95 50.6 42.4-58.9 65 33.2 26.1-41.2 15 7.7 4.2-14.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was 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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