2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^
None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,863 1,358 71.1 68.5-73.5 183 10.2 8.6-11.9 112 6.0 4.9- 7.4 155 9.5 8.0-11.3 55 3.3 2.4- 4.4
-MALES 982 682 67.5 63.9-70.9 102 10.5 8.4-13.0 59 6.4 4.8- 8.5 103 11.8 9.5-14.4 36 3.9 2.7- 5.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 679 490 69.7 65.5-73.6 64 9.0 6.9-11.7 33 5.6 3.8- 8.2 64 11.1 8.5-14.3 28 4.6 3.0- 6.8
Non-Hispanic Black 122 91 75.2 65.6-82.8 15 11.6 6.7-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 174 96 50.3 41.4-59.2 23 16.4 9.9-26.2 20 10.6 6.4-17.0 29 18.5 12.4-26.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 287 161 57.7 51.1-64.0 45 12.6 9.1-17.2 25 8.5 5.5-12.8 43 16.9 12.3-22.7 13 4.3 2.5- 7.4
35-44 160 106 65.9 57.0-73.8 17 12.6 7.3-20.9 *** *** *** 18 10.8 6.6-17.1 *** *** ***
45-54 145 105 73.7 64.7-81.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 12.8 7.7-20.4 *** *** ***
55-64 144 103 69.0 59.2-77.4 13 11.4 6.0-20.6 11 7.4 3.7-14.4 12 8.9 4.9-15.8 *** *** ***
65-74 132 107 77.3 67.0-85.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 99 90 88.4 77.9-94.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 18.0 10.0-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 197 126 62.8 54.7-70.3 18 10.8 6.3-18.0 11 4.9 2.5- 9.6 35 17.9 12.6-24.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 214 153 70.7 63.5-77.0 23 10.6 7.0-15.8 13 6.5 3.5-11.7 18 9.0 5.5-14.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 497 369 73.2 68.7-77.3 53 10.4 7.9-13.7 23 4.9 3.2- 7.6 37 8.2 5.8-11.3 15 3.2 1.8- 5.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 12.0 5.9-22.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 128 87 63.1 52.7-72.4 17 15.3 8.9-25.0 *** *** *** 11 9.0 4.9-16.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 461 333 71.3 66.4-75.9 48 9.9 7.2-13.3 24 5.3 3.4- 8.2 43 10.9 7.9-14.8 13 2.6 1.5- 4.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 248 176 66.1 58.5-72.9 24 10.9 6.9-16.7 11 4.4 2.3- 8.5 27 14.9 9.9-21.8 *** *** ***
No 723 499 67.9 63.8-71.7 77 10.5 8.1-13.4 47 7.0 5.1- 9.7 75 10.8 8.5-13.7 25 3.8 2.5- 5.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 225 167 72.5 65.4-78.7 20 8.9 5.6-13.8 *** *** *** 26 12.3 8.2-18.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 757 515 65.9 61.8-69.8 82 11.0 8.6-14.1 53 7.4 5.5-10.0 77 11.6 9.1-14.7 30 4.0 2.7- 6.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 390 271 71.6 66.3-76.3 41 9.3 6.6-13.0 28 6.5 4.3- 9.8 36 9.1 6.3-13.0 14 3.5 2.0- 6.0
Regional City or Suburban County 310 214 62.0 55.1-68.5 33 12.8 8.5-18.7 16 7.4 4.3-12.5 34 13.0 9.0-18.3 13 4.8 2.6- 8.7
Rural 282 197 67.8 61.2-73.8 28 9.8 6.6-14.1 15 5.0 2.9- 8.5 33 14.0 9.7-19.8 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 676 440 64.7 60.4-68.8 82 12.0 9.4-15.2 45 7.2 5.2- 9.8 82 12.5 9.9-15.7 27 3.6 2.4- 5.4
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 203 175 81.6 73.4-87.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 8.3 4.3-15.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 636 452 70.1 65.8-74.1 69 10.8 8.3-14.0 32 4.8 3.2- 7.0 59 10.3 7.8-13.4 24 4.0 2.6- 6.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 169 112 60.9 52.1-69.1 20 13.9 8.6-21.5 *** *** *** 28 18.5 12.6-26.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 286 201 68.3 61.7-74.3 30 10.3 6.9-15.1 16 5.7 3.3- 9.8 27 10.7 7.1-15.7 12 5.0 2.6- 9.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 527 369 69.5 64.7-74.0 52 9.4 6.8-12.8 36 7.2 4.9-10.3 48 9.8 7.1-13.4 22 4.1 2.6- 6.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 371 268 69.6 63.5-75.1 34 9.7 6.4-14.4 20 6.4 3.8-10.5 32 9.7 6.4-14.3 17 4.7 2.8- 7.7
2nd Quartile 333 223 67.5 61.5-72.9 36 9.4 6.6-13.3 25 7.7 5.0-11.7 38 12.2 8.7-16.9 11 3.2 1.7- 6.1
3rd Quartile 217 147 64.5 56.7-71.6 25 12.4 7.9-19.0 13 5.5 2.9-10.2 24 12.6 8.3-18.8 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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