2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,014 560 14.3 13.1-15.7 3,454 85.7 84.3-86.9
-MALES 1,829 334 18.3 16.3-20.5 1,495 81.7 79.5-83.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,190 222 19.0 16.6-21.8 968 81.0 78.2-83.4
Non-Hispanic Black 256 34 12.7 8.8-18.0 222 87.3 82.0-91.2
Other 365 76 21.3 16.6-27.0 289 78.7 73.0-83.4
AGE
18-34 472 125 25.2 21.1-29.9 347 74.8 70.1-78.9
35-44 275 56 20.0 15.1-26.0 219 80.0 74.0-84.9
45-54 271 41 14.3 10.1-19.8 230 85.7 80.2-89.9
55-64 292 41 15.5 11.0-21.4 251 84.5 78.6-89.0
65-74 272 40 13.1 9.1-18.5 232 86.9 81.5-90.9
75+ 219 26 11.4 7.2-17.6 193 88.6 82.4-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 185 39 20.9 15.1-28.1 146 79.1 71.9-84.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 436 76 18.7 14.7-23.5 360 81.3 76.5-85.3
Some Post-H.S. 439 62 15.4 11.9-19.6 377 84.6 80.4-88.1
College Graduate 763 156 19.7 16.8-23.0 607 80.3 77.0-83.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** 48 88.5 76.9-94.7
$15,000- 24,999 109 22 25.1 16.4-36.5 87 74.9 63.5-83.6
$25,000- 34,999 126 31 28.3 19.2-39.5 95 71.7 60.5-80.8
$35,000- 49,999 231 38 15.0 10.4-21.3 193 85.0 78.7-89.6
$50,000- 74,999 208 47 24.9 18.5-32.6 161 75.1 67.4-81.5
$75,000+ 721 146 19.0 16.0-22.5 575 81.0 77.5-84.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 546 86 17.0 13.5-21.3 460 83.0 78.7-86.5
No 1,266 244 18.9 16.5-21.5 1,022 81.1 78.5-83.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 396 72 18.2 14.3-22.9 324 81.8 77.1-85.7
Non-Veteran 1,433 262 18.3 16.0-20.8 1,171 81.7 79.2-84.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 662 126 17.8 14.8-21.3 536 82.2 78.7-85.2
Regional City or Suburban County 555 106 19.9 16.2-24.3 449 80.1 75.7-83.8
Rural 612 102 17.2 14.0-21.0 510 82.8 79.0-86.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,137 244 21.6 19.0-24.5 893 78.4 75.5-81.0
Unemployed 91 19 18.8 11.0-30.2 72 81.2 69.8-89.0
Retired 437 55 11.6 8.4-15.7 382 88.4 84.3-91.6
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** 90 92.6 83.0-97.0
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** 47 89.0 78.5-94.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 102 21 22.3 14.3-32.9 81 77.7 67.1-85.7
101% to 150% 169 37 26.5 18.7-36.1 132 73.5 63.9-81.3
151% to 200% 84 11 16.8 9.0-29.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,038 211 19.4 16.8-22.3 827 80.6 77.7-83.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 368 64 19.5 15.1-24.8 304 80.5 75.2-84.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 558 96 17.3 13.9-21.2 462 82.7 78.8-86.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 903 174 18.4 15.6-21.6 729 81.6 78.4-84.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 650 121 18.4 15.1-22.4 529 81.6 77.6-84.9
2nd Quartile 600 118 18.8 15.6-22.6 482 81.2 77.4-84.4
3rd Quartile 431 75 18.7 14.7-23.5 356 81.3 76.5-85.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 148 20 14.3 9.0-22.2 128 85.7 77.8-91.0

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*Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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