2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking
(CDC calculated variable)*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,032 3,861 95.7 94.9-96.4 171 4.3 3.6- 5.1
-MALES 1,836 1,755 95.5 94.2-96.5 81 4.5 3.5- 5.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,193 1,131 94.8 93.1-96.0 62 5.2 4.0- 6.9
Non-Hispanic Black 258 251 97.0 93.2-98.7 *** *** ***
Other 367 355 96.2 92.0-98.2 12 3.8 1.8- 8.0
AGE
18-34 474 453 95.6 93.1-97.2 21 4.4 2.8- 6.9
35-44 277 262 95.0 91.4-97.2 15 5.0 2.8- 8.6
45-54 271 258 94.8 90.4-97.2 13 5.2 2.8- 9.6
55-64 294 286 96.2 91.1-98.5 *** *** ***
65-74 273 259 95.0 90.7-97.3 14 5.0 2.7- 9.3
75+ 219 210 96.3 92.6-98.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 185 175 94.4 89.1-97.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 441 424 95.5 92.2-97.4 17 4.5 2.6- 7.8
Some Post-H.S. 439 421 95.9 93.4-97.5 18 4.1 2.5- 6.6
College Graduate 765 730 95.6 93.6-97.0 35 4.4 3.0- 6.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 52 94.3 85.0-98.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 110 98 82.8 71.3-90.3 12 17.2 9.7-28.7
$25,000- 34,999 126 118 92.5 81.5-97.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 232 224 97.1 93.9-98.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 209 200 94.9 90.2-97.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 723 693 96.6 94.9-97.7 30 3.4 2.3- 5.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 548 519 94.5 91.7-96.4 29 5.5 3.6- 8.3
No 1,270 1,219 95.9 94.4-97.0 51 4.1 3.0- 5.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 397 372 93.6 90.3-95.8 25 6.4 4.2- 9.7
Non-Veteran 1,439 1,383 96.0 94.5-97.1 56 4.0 2.9- 5.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 663 638 96.3 94.4-97.6 25 3.7 2.4- 5.6
Regional City or Suburban County 559 537 95.7 92.8-97.4 22 4.3 2.6- 7.2
Rural 614 580 94.4 91.9-96.2 34 5.6 3.8- 8.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,140 1,088 95.3 93.6-96.6 52 4.7 3.4- 6.4
Unemployed 91 85 95.4 89.4-98.1 *** *** ***
Retired 439 418 94.8 91.5-96.8 21 5.2 3.2- 8.5
Unable to Work 98 96 96.5 85.7-99.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 55 100 . - . *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 97 91.5 82.0-96.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 169 156 89.5 80.8-94.6 13 10.5 5.4-19.2
151% to 200% 86 84 97.6 91.0-99.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,040 994 96.0 94.5-97.1 46 4.0 2.9- 5.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 370 351 94.6 91.3-96.7 19 5.4 3.3- 8.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 560 532 95.2 92.6-96.9 28 4.8 3.1- 7.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 906 872 96.1 94.2-97.4 34 3.9 2.6- 5.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 651 622 95.3 92.6-97.0 29 4.7 3.0- 7.4
2nd Quartile 603 579 96.3 94.1-97.7 24 3.7 2.3- 5.9
3rd Quartile 433 409 93.9 90.7-96.1 24 6.1 3.9- 9.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 149 145 97.5 93.3-99.1 *** *** ***

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*Heavy drinkers (adult men having more than 14 drinks per week and adult women having more than 7 drinks per week).
This question was asked of all respondents.

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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