2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,013 2,167 54.4 52.5-56.2 607 14.3 13.1-15.7 1,239 31.3 29.6-33.0
-MALES 1,821 857 48.1 45.4-50.8 352 17.6 15.7-19.7 612 34.3 31.8-36.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,183 516 43.8 40.5-47.1 267 21.1 18.5-23.9 400 35.1 32.0-38.3
Non-Hispanic Black 255 134 53.6 46.6-60.5 41 15.3 11.0-20.8 80 31.1 25.0-37.9
Other 365 196 56.6 50.5-62.6 41 8.4 6.0-11.8 128 34.9 29.3-41.0
AGE
18-34 475 189 41.1 36.1-46.3 61 13.4 10.2-17.3 225 45.5 40.5-50.7
35-44 276 116 43.0 36.5-49.6 49 17.0 12.5-22.6 111 40.0 33.7-46.7
45-54 263 127 47.6 40.8-54.5 51 21.8 16.4-28.4 85 30.6 24.6-37.3
55-64 290 150 51.3 44.6-58.0 54 18.3 13.8-23.9 86 30.4 24.4-37.1
65-74 272 141 58.2 51.4-64.8 68 19.6 15.1-25.2 63 22.1 17.0-28.3
75+ 218 121 60.3 52.0-68.0 63 22.4 16.8-29.3 34 17.3 11.9-24.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 183 119 66.6 58.6-73.7 *** *** *** 57 29.7 23.0-37.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 438 242 53.8 48.4-59.2 58 13.2 9.9-17.2 138 33.0 28.1-38.3
Some Post-H.S. 437 226 48.0 42.8-53.3 86 20.4 16.4-25.0 125 31.6 26.8-36.8
College Graduate 757 268 35.8 32.0-39.8 199 24.3 21.1-27.8 290 39.9 36.1-43.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 127 58 42.1 32.4-52.4 15 9.7 5.6-16.3 54 48.2 38.0-58.6
$35,000- 49,999 232 123 55.3 47.5-62.8 33 12.3 8.3-17.9 76 32.4 25.7-40.0
$50,000- 74,999 206 81 39.8 32.4-47.7 51 21.1 15.5-28.0 74 39.1 31.6-47.1
$75,000+ 714 261 38.3 34.2-42.5 168 22.9 19.5-26.7 285 38.8 34.8-43.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 544 300 55.3 50.2-60.2 107 16.4 13.1-20.4 137 28.3 23.9-33.2
No 1,259 551 45.2 42.1-48.4 240 17.9 15.6-20.5 468 36.8 33.8-40.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 397 172 42.5 36.9-48.2 93 22.2 17.8-27.4 132 35.3 30.1-40.9
Non-Veteran 1,424 685 49.7 46.6-52.7 259 16.3 14.2-18.6 480 34.0 31.2-37.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 658 277 41.9 37.7-46.3 122 18.2 15.0-21.8 259 39.9 35.7-44.3
Regional City or Suburban County 559 248 48.7 43.8-53.6 132 18.8 15.5-22.5 179 32.6 28.1-37.4
Rural 604 332 54.2 49.5-58.9 98 15.7 12.5-19.6 174 30.0 25.9-34.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,128 466 41.1 37.8-44.4 204 17.9 15.4-20.6 458 41.0 37.8-44.4
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** 11 11.4 5.6-21.8 *** *** ***
Retired 436 235 59.2 53.6-64.6 116 20.6 16.8-25.1 85 20.1 16.0-25.0
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** 12 14.3 8.0-24.4 16 18.5 10.9-29.6
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 19.1 11.0-31.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 36.8 27.1-47.7
101% to 150% 169 90 51.4 42.3-60.3 21 9.2 5.7-14.7 58 39.4 30.8-48.8
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** 14 16.8 9.5-28.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,030 404 40.6 37.2-44.2 231 21.4 18.6-24.4 395 38.0 34.7-41.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 365 200 54.3 48.4-60.2 59 14.1 10.6-18.5 106 31.5 26.2-37.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 556 274 50.3 45.4-55.1 112 19.4 15.8-23.5 170 30.3 26.1-34.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 900 383 43.7 39.9-47.5 181 18.0 15.3-21.0 336 38.3 34.7-42.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 649 284 45.4 40.9-50.0 134 18.1 15.0-21.7 231 36.5 32.2-41.0
2nd Quartile 596 269 45.8 41.2-50.4 116 19.0 15.5-22.9 211 35.3 31.0-39.8
3rd Quartile 432 216 50.6 45.1-56.0 82 16.8 13.3-21.1 134 32.6 27.7-38.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 144 88 59.9 50.3-68.7 20 12.3 7.4-19.6 36 27.9 20.2-37.1

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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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