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%)
North Carolina 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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,579 1,303 49.9 47.6-52.1 430 16.2 14.5-17.9 846 34.0 31.9-36.2
GENDER
Male 1,183 516 43.8 40.5-47.1 267 21.1 18.5-23.9 400 35.1 32.0-38.3
Female 1,396 787 55.5 52.4-58.7 163 11.5 9.6-13.8 446 32.9 30.1-35.9
AGE
18-34 447 163 38.1 33.2-43.3 56 13.9 10.5-18.1 228 48.0 42.8-53.2
35-44 330 133 41.5 35.7-47.5 47 14.4 10.6-19.3 150 44.1 38.3-50.1
45-54 360 157 41.8 36.2-47.6 56 17.5 13.2-22.8 147 40.8 35.2-46.6
55-64 476 259 55.1 49.9-60.2 70 16.5 12.9-21.0 147 28.4 24.1-33.1
65-74 481 272 58.4 53.1-63.4 101 19.5 15.7-23.9 108 22.1 18.1-26.7
75+ 462 307 71.2 65.8-76.0 95 16.0 12.5-20.3 60 12.8 9.5-17.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 86 82.7 71.5-90.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 514 333 60.0 54.9-64.8 48 11.1 8.1-15.1 133 28.9 24.6-33.7
Some Post-H.S. 687 387 50.9 46.6-55.2 113 17.6 14.5-21.2 187 31.5 27.5-35.7
College Graduate 1,273 496 37.2 34.2-40.2 264 19.7 17.4-22.2 513 43.2 40.1-46.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 129 98 73.0 62.7-81.3 *** *** *** 19 19.6 12.4-29.8
$25,000- 34,999 170 106 60.4 51.3-68.9 16 6.8 4.0-11.5 48 32.7 24.7-42.0
$35,000- 49,999 278 157 56.5 49.2-63.5 47 15.6 10.9-21.7 74 27.9 21.9-34.9
$50,000- 74,999 326 154 46.8 40.5-53.2 62 17.6 13.3-23.0 110 35.6 29.6-42.0
$75,000+ 1,048 381 35.6 32.3-38.9 204 20.0 17.3-23.1 463 44.4 41.0-47.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 857 520 60.0 55.9-64.0 140 15.0 12.3-18.1 197 25.0 21.6-28.7
No 1,693 774 45.1 42.3-47.9 281 16.6 14.5-18.8 638 38.4 35.7-41.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 337 139 39.5 33.6-45.7 85 24.4 19.3-30.2 113 36.1 30.4-42.3
Non-Veteran 2,240 1,162 51.4 48.9-53.9 345 14.9 13.2-16.7 733 33.7 31.4-36.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 761 290 37.8 34.0-41.8 133 18.7 15.6-22.2 338 43.5 39.5-47.5
Regional City or Suburban County 794 380 49.4 45.2-53.5 155 16.4 13.8-19.5 259 34.2 30.4-38.2
Rural 1,024 633 60.0 56.3-63.7 142 13.8 11.3-16.8 249 26.1 23.0-29.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,289 509 39.3 36.3-42.4 216 17.5 15.2-20.1 564 43.2 40.1-46.3
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 902 547 62.7 58.8-66.5 187 18.1 15.3-21.2 168 19.2 16.3-22.5
Unable to Work 139 117 84.2 75.8-90.0 *** *** *** 16 11.0 6.3-18.6
Other not in Labor Force 139 74 52.9 43.3-62.3 *** *** *** 56 38.2 29.5-47.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 225 156 68.2 60.4-75.2 21 6.7 4.1-10.7 48 25.1 18.6-32.9
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,546 632 40.0 37.2-42.8 297 19.1 16.9-21.6 617 40.9 38.1-43.8
HOUSING
Own 1,850 933 49.6 46.9-52.2 334 17.7 15.7-19.8 583 32.8 30.3-35.3
Rent 556 264 46.7 41.9-51.5 77 10.8 8.4-13.8 215 42.5 37.8-47.4
Other arrangement 155 98 61.2 51.5-70.0 17 12.0 6.7-20.5 40 26.9 19.4-35.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 467 290 58.6 53.1-63.8 59 12.3 9.2-16.2 118 29.1 24.4-34.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 902 504 54.3 50.2-58.2 155 16.9 14.0-20.1 243 28.9 25.4-32.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,210 509 42.8 39.6-46.1 216 17.1 14.8-19.8 485 40.0 36.9-43.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,024 466 45.9 42.4-49.5 178 16.7 14.2-19.6 380 37.4 34.0-40.8
2nd Quartile 769 379 49.9 45.7-54.2 126 15.4 12.6-18.7 264 34.7 30.8-38.7
3rd Quartile 614 347 53.0 48.3-57.6 103 16.9 13.6-20.8 164 30.1 26.0-34.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 172 111 58.9 49.7-67.5 23 14.2 9.0-21.7 38 26.9 19.3-36.1

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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.

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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