2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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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 1,808 412 21.2 19.1-23.6 506 26.7 24.4-29.2 322 18.5 16.5-20.7 185 10.5 9.0-12.2 383 23.1 20.8-25.5
-MALES 937 151 14.2 11.9-16.9 208 21.3 18.4-24.5 198 21.9 18.9-25.2 103 11.2 9.1-13.7 277 31.5 28.1-35.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 653 110 14.8 11.9-18.1 162 24.2 20.6-28.3 139 21.0 17.6-24.7 68 10.8 8.4-13.9 174 29.2 25.3-33.4
Non-Hispanic Black 117 23 18.4 11.9-27.3 18 15.7 9.6-24.5 35 31.3 22.4-41.9 14 13.0 7.6-21.2 27 21.7 14.4-31.3
Other 160 16 6.9 3.9-12.1 27 14.5 9.6-21.4 22 15.1 9.5-23.2 21 11.4 7.0-17.9 74 52.1 42.8-61.3
AGE
18-34 280 26 9.1 5.8-13.9 36 14.6 10.4-20.1 58 22.3 17.1-28.6 37 12.0 8.4-16.8 123 42.1 35.7-48.7
35-44 155 23 14.5 9.3-21.9 28 16.9 11.1-24.8 34 21.7 15.3-29.9 20 14.0 9.0-21.2 50 32.9 24.9-41.9
45-54 130 18 14.6 8.8-23.3 34 29.0 20.6-39.1 29 20.7 13.9-29.7 15 10.7 6.2-17.9 34 25.0 17.3-34.6
55-64 137 18 12.0 7.2-19.3 36 26.4 18.8-35.7 32 21.7 14.7-30.9 12 8.7 4.5-16.1 39 31.2 22.5-41.3
65-74 127 31 21.9 14.7-31.5 37 27.4 19.6-36.9 28 22.2 15.2-31.3 *** *** *** 21 18.9 11.8-28.9
75+ 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 190 25 11.2 7.1-17.2 35 18.7 13.2-25.8 36 19.1 13.6-26.0 27 13.9 9.3-20.4 67 37.1 29.5-45.4
Some Post-H.S. 203 43 19.7 14.4-26.3 43 21.0 15.4-28.1 43 22.8 16.8-30.2 22 10.3 6.7-15.5 52 26.2 20.1-33.5
College Graduate 480 80 13.8 10.9-17.3 122 25.3 21.2-29.9 112 25.5 21.3-30.3 47 9.8 7.3-13.2 119 25.5 21.4-30.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 20 16.6 9.8-26.7 14 11.8 6.7-20.1 *** *** *** 14 11.1 6.2-19.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 123 26 14.9 9.7-22.2 26 21.8 14.3-31.8 25 22.6 15.0-32.5 *** *** *** 36 34.0 24.8-44.6
$75,000+ 447 55 12.5 9.3-16.5 114 25.2 20.8-30.2 102 22.7 18.5-27.5 51 10.6 7.9-14.1 125 29.0 24.4-34.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 238 57 18.8 13.8-25.0 53 20.3 14.8-27.1 40 18.0 12.8-24.7 20 9.3 5.6-14.9 68 33.7 26.7-41.5
No 688 92 12.5 10.0-15.6 152 21.6 18.2-25.3 157 23.3 19.8-27.2 81 11.7 9.3-14.7 206 30.9 27.0-35.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 221 44 19.0 13.7-25.7 51 21.4 15.8-28.3 42 21.3 15.6-28.5 27 10.7 7.2-15.8 57 27.5 21.3-34.7
Non-Veteran 716 107 12.7 10.2-15.6 157 21.2 17.9-24.9 156 22.0 18.7-25.8 76 11.3 8.9-14.4 220 32.7 28.8-37.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 366 46 11.0 7.9-15.2 79 22.0 17.5-27.3 86 26.0 21.0-31.7 49 14.1 10.5-18.7 106 26.9 22.1-32.3
Regional City or Suburban County 302 61 16.0 12.0-21.0 73 22.6 17.7-28.4 54 18.5 13.7-24.4 26 7.4 4.8-11.2 88 35.5 29.0-42.5
Rural 269 44 16.5 11.8-22.5 56 18.8 13.8-25.0 58 20.1 15.3-26.0 28 11.5 7.6-16.8 83 33.2 27.0-40.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 643 79 11.5 8.9-14.6 128 20.0 16.7-23.8 143 22.6 19.0-26.7 74 11.4 8.9-14.5 219 34.5 30.4-38.9
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 53 24.3 18.1-31.9 66 29.3 22.6-37.0 35 20.3 14.4-27.7 18 9.9 6.0-16.1 24 16.2 10.4-24.2
Unable to Work 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 76 *** *** *** 12 13.9 7.5-24.2 11 13.7 7.1-24.9 11 16.9 9.1-29.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 616 94 14.0 11.1-17.4 139 22.9 19.2-27.0 139 23.4 19.7-27.6 70 10.4 8.0-13.3 174 29.4 25.4-33.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 164 33 18.8 13.0-26.5 27 12.5 8.2-18.7 31 19.8 13.6-27.9 17 9.1 5.5-14.9 56 39.7 31.4-48.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 275 45 15.8 11.4-21.5 72 25.7 20.1-32.3 55 18.8 14.1-24.6 26 10.6 6.9-15.9 77 29.1 23.2-35.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 498 73 11.4 8.7-14.8 109 22.0 18.0-26.6 112 24.6 20.3-29.4 60 12.4 9.4-16.1 144 29.7 25.1-34.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 351 62 15.3 11.5-20.0 73 19.6 15.3-24.8 80 22.5 17.8-28.1 41 12.5 9.0-17.2 95 30.1 24.5-36.4
2nd Quartile 319 43 12.4 8.8-17.2 76 24.3 19.2-30.4 65 22.9 17.9-28.9 32 9.2 6.3-13.3 103 31.1 25.7-37.1
3rd Quartile 211 36 15.1 10.5-21.3 49 20.6 15.2-27.2 40 18.5 13.3-25.2 24 12.7 8.3-19.0 62 33.0 26.0-40.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question 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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