2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,014 560 14.3 13.1-15.7 3,454 85.7 84.3-86.9
-FEMALES 2,185 226 10.7 9.2-12.3 1,959 89.3 87.7-90.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,391 164 12.9 10.9-15.3 1,227 87.1 84.7-89.1
Non-Hispanic Black 405 33 7.2 5.0-10.2 372 92.8 89.8-95.0
Other 370 29 7.4 4.4-12.0 341 92.6 88.0-95.6
AGE
18-34 408 68 15.1 11.6-19.5 340 84.9 80.5-88.4
35-44 334 52 15.8 11.8-20.9 282 84.2 79.1-88.2
45-54 371 52 13.8 10.3-18.4 319 86.2 81.6-89.7
55-64 369 30 6.6 4.4- 9.7 339 93.4 90.3-95.6
65-74 349 17 6.6 3.6-11.6 332 93.4 88.4-96.4
75+ 321 *** *** *** 316 98.8 97.0-99.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 180 *** *** *** 175 95.0 87.2-98.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 424 34 8.8 6.0-12.8 390 91.2 87.2-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 620 52 9.7 7.2-13.0 568 90.3 87.0-92.8
College Graduate 954 135 14.7 12.3-17.4 819 85.3 82.6-87.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 82 *** *** *** 74 89.9 78.9-95.5
$15,000- 24,999 158 *** *** *** 150 93.9 84.6-97.7
$25,000- 34,999 200 14 8.7 4.7-15.4 186 91.3 84.6-95.3
$35,000- 49,999 264 18 5.9 3.4-10.0 246 94.1 90.0-96.6
$50,000- 74,999 267 37 15.7 10.9-22.1 230 84.3 77.9-89.1
$75,000+ 657 115 17.5 14.4-21.1 542 82.5 78.9-85.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 700 63 10.4 7.8-13.8 637 89.6 86.2-92.2
No 1,460 161 10.9 9.1-12.9 1,299 89.1 87.1-90.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 70 94.7 83.8-98.4
Non-Veteran 2,108 221 10.9 9.4-12.6 1,887 89.1 87.4-90.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 738 108 13.5 11.0-16.6 630 86.5 83.4-89.0
Regional City or Suburban County 610 57 11.0 8.2-14.6 553 89.0 85.4-91.8
Rural 837 61 7.8 5.7-10.4 776 92.2 89.6-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,042 164 15.1 12.8-17.8 878 84.9 82.2-87.2
Unemployed 95 12 12.1 6.5-21.4 83 87.9 78.6-93.5
Retired 658 20 4.0 2.3- 6.9 638 96.0 93.1-97.7
Unable to Work 143 *** *** *** 140 98.4 94.7-99.5
Other not in Labor Force 223 22 10.3 6.2-16.6 201 89.7 83.4-93.8
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 16 8.6 4.9-14.8 224 91.4 85.2-95.1
151% to 200% 112 *** *** *** 104 91.7 83.0-96.1
More than 200% 1,062 160 15.4 13.0-18.1 902 84.6 81.9-87.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 459 34 8.4 5.5-12.4 425 91.6 87.6-94.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 708 65 10.3 7.7-13.7 643 89.7 86.3-92.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,018 127 12.0 10.0-14.4 891 88.0 85.6-90.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 762 85 10.8 8.6-13.5 677 89.2 86.5-91.4
2nd Quartile 673 82 12.9 10.0-16.4 591 87.1 83.6-90.0
3rd Quartile 541 49 10.2 7.5-13.7 492 89.8 86.3-92.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 209 *** *** *** 199 96.3 90.9-98.5

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*Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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