2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,013 2,167 54.4 52.5-56.2 607 14.3 13.1-15.7 1,239 31.3 29.6-33.0
GENDER
Male 1,821 857 48.1 45.4-50.8 352 17.6 15.7-19.7 612 34.3 31.8-36.9
Female 2,192 1,310 60.2 57.6-62.6 255 11.3 9.8-13.1 627 28.5 26.3-30.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,556 1,886 53.3 51.4-55.3 555 14.8 13.5-16.2 1,115 31.9 30.1-33.7
No 389 240 62.6 56.8-68.1 37 9.4 6.5-13.4 112 28.0 23.1-33.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,069 530 51.9 48.2-55.5 171 14.2 11.9-16.9 368 33.9 30.6-37.4
Overweight 1,287 666 52.3 49.1-55.6 200 14.0 12.0-16.3 421 33.7 30.7-36.8
Obese 1,294 729 55.6 52.3-58.8 206 16.6 14.2-19.3 359 27.8 25.0-30.8
Current Smoker
Yes 428 223 49.6 43.9-55.3 46 10.5 7.5-14.6 159 39.9 34.4-45.6
No 3,561 1,930 54.9 53.0-56.9 555 14.8 13.5-16.2 1,076 30.3 28.6-32.1
History of CVD**
Yes 427 309 71.0 65.3-76.1 50 11.3 8.1-15.5 68 17.8 13.6-22.9
No 3,553 1,840 52.5 50.5-54.5 548 14.6 13.3-16.0 1,165 32.9 31.1-34.8
Binge Drinker
Yes 505 *** *** *** *** *** *** 505 100 . - .
No 3,495 2,167 63.0 61.1-64.9 604 16.5 15.1-18.0 724 20.5 19.0-22.1
Heavy Drinker
Yes 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** 171 100 . - .
No 3,827 2,167 57.1 55.2-58.9 604 15.0 13.7-16.4 1,056 27.9 26.3-29.6
COPD
Yes 286 190 65.8 58.7-72.2 35 12.1 7.8-18.2 61 22.1 16.9-28.4
No 3,713 1,970 53.5 51.6-55.4 568 14.4 13.2-15.8 1,175 32.1 30.3-33.9
Current Asthma
Yes 382 239 65.1 59.3-70.4 45 9.4 6.6-13.1 98 25.6 20.8-31.0
No 3,609 1,914 53.2 51.2-55.2 558 14.8 13.5-16.2 1,137 32.0 30.2-33.8
Diabetes
Yes 551 398 71.4 66.5-75.8 75 13.5 10.2-17.5 78 15.2 11.9-19.1
No 3,458 1,765 51.7 49.7-53.7 532 14.5 13.2-15.9 1,161 33.8 32.0-35.7
Functional Disability
Yes 1,251 771 60.4 57.0-63.7 186 13.3 11.2-15.7 294 26.3 23.3-29.5
No 2,718 1,375 51.6 49.4-53.9 411 14.7 13.2-16.4 932 33.6 31.6-35.7
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,249 801 65.3 62.0-68.4 191 13.3 11.2-15.6 257 21.4 18.8-24.3
No 2,764 1,366 50.0 47.8-52.3 416 14.7 13.2-16.4 982 35.2 33.1-37.3

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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.

^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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