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
-MALES 973 286 26.8 23.7-30.1 346 35.1 31.7-38.7 146 16.3 13.7-19.3 75 8.0 6.2-10.2 120 13.8 11.4-16.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 675 211 28.0 24.3-31.9 261 37.8 33.7-42.1 93 15.1 12.1-18.7 48 7.7 5.6-10.5 62 11.5 8.8-14.8
Non-Hispanic Black 124 41 32.4 23.9-42.2 38 32.9 24.1-43.1 29 23.8 16.4-33.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 167 30 15.2 10.0-22.3 46 26.0 18.8-34.8 23 12.9 8.2-19.7 20 13.2 7.9-21.1 48 32.7 24.6-42.1
AGE
18-34 284 53 19.2 14.5-25.1 92 32.3 26.4-38.8 49 17.3 12.7-23.0 34 11.4 7.8-16.3 56 19.8 15.1-25.5
35-44 158 40 23.9 17.3-32.0 60 39.3 30.9-48.4 22 15.2 9.8-22.8 *** *** *** 28 17.1 11.6-24.5
45-54 142 39 27.5 19.9-36.6 50 34.4 26.0-43.9 23 16.0 10.2-24.2 15 12.5 7.2-20.9 15 9.7 5.3-17.0
55-64 144 45 29.8 21.8-39.1 55 35.4 27.0-44.7 24 17.2 11.1-25.7 *** *** *** 14 12.8 6.9-22.6
65-74 132 59 42.4 33.0-52.4 46 32.8 24.4-42.4 18 16.7 10.1-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 196 43 19.6 14.2-26.4 54 29.7 22.9-37.6 36 19.3 13.8-26.3 25 13.1 8.6-19.5 38 18.3 12.8-25.5
Some Post-H.S. 213 70 32.2 25.7-39.6 71 32.8 26.1-40.3 36 17.6 12.5-24.2 15 7.3 4.3-12.1 21 10.1 6.5-15.5
College Graduate 496 169 31.8 27.4-36.4 200 42.2 37.4-47.1 65 13.8 10.6-17.8 29 4.8 3.3- 7.0 33 7.4 5.1-10.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 12 11.3 5.8-20.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 108 29 23.7 15.7-34.2 31 29.6 20.5-40.6 17 16.7 9.9-27.0 11 9.1 4.7-16.9 20 20.8 12.7-32.0
$50,000- 74,999 128 46 29.5 21.5-38.8 41 34.9 25.7-45.4 20 16.8 10.4-25.9 *** *** *** 14 13.0 7.6-21.3
$75,000+ 461 133 28.3 23.8-33.3 188 38.8 33.8-44.0 64 15.8 12.1-20.2 35 7.5 5.1-10.8 41 9.6 6.9-13.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 248 86 27.9 22.0-34.7 74 29.6 23.1-37.1 40 20.3 14.7-27.4 17 7.1 4.1-12.0 31 15.0 10.2-21.4
No 713 196 26.1 22.6-29.9 267 37.1 33.1-41.3 105 15.1 12.3-18.4 57 8.2 6.1-10.9 88 13.5 10.7-16.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 225 74 28.9 22.8-36.0 70 32.2 25.5-39.7 35 17.6 12.4-24.5 21 8.9 5.6-13.7 25 12.4 8.3-18.2
Non-Veteran 748 212 26.1 22.6-29.9 276 36.1 32.1-40.2 111 15.9 13.0-19.3 54 7.7 5.7-10.4 95 14.3 11.4-17.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 385 106 26.3 21.6-31.7 151 39.6 34.1-45.3 55 15.4 11.6-20.2 30 8.1 5.4-12.1 43 10.6 7.7-14.4
Regional City or Suburban County 311 98 26.5 21.3-32.4 106 33.6 27.7-40.1 46 16.5 12.0-22.2 22 6.8 4.3-10.6 39 16.6 11.8-23.0
Rural 277 82 27.8 22.2-34.2 89 30.7 24.7-37.3 45 17.3 12.7-23.2 23 9.0 5.7-14.0 38 15.2 10.9-20.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 668 165 23.4 20.0-27.3 237 34.9 30.8-39.1 109 17.0 13.9-20.7 61 9.5 7.2-12.5 96 15.1 12.2-18.6
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 204 90 39.4 32.0-47.4 74 33.7 26.7-41.5 24 17.0 11.2-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 79 17 14.8 8.3-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 635 195 29.2 25.3-33.4 234 36.5 32.2-40.9 94 16.0 12.9-19.6 48 7.5 5.5-10.3 64 10.9 8.4-14.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 167 46 25.7 19.0-33.7 44 23.9 17.4-32.0 40 26.8 19.6-35.3 15 9.5 5.7-15.4 22 14.1 9.0-21.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 284 98 32.4 26.4-39.1 93 32.4 26.3-39.0 33 12.1 8.4-17.2 22 8.2 5.0-13.2 38 14.9 10.6-20.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 522 142 23.8 19.9-28.2 209 41.0 36.2-46.1 73 14.8 11.5-18.9 38 7.2 5.0-10.3 60 13.1 9.9-17.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 367 119 27.4 22.6-32.7 139 38.5 32.8-44.6 43 11.6 8.3-16.1 28 8.9 5.8-13.4 38 13.6 9.4-19.2
2nd Quartile 331 91 26.8 21.7-32.7 125 38.6 32.7-44.9 50 16.6 12.4-22.0 22 6.0 3.7- 9.7 43 11.9 8.6-16.2
3rd Quartile 216 59 26.2 20.0-33.5 67 28.7 22.3-36.0 40 19.0 13.7-25.8 19 9.1 5.6-14.6 31 17.0 11.8-23.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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