2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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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 1,808 412 21.2 19.1-23.6 506 26.7 24.4-29.2 322 18.5 16.5-20.7 185 10.5 9.0-12.2 383 23.1 20.8-25.5
-Non-Hispanic White 1,255 278 20.5 18.0-23.3 374 28.4 25.6-31.4 231 18.4 16.0-20.9 131 11.2 9.3-13.4 241 21.5 18.9-24.4
GENDER
Male 653 110 14.8 11.9-18.1 162 24.2 20.6-28.3 139 21.0 17.6-24.7 68 10.8 8.4-13.9 174 29.2 25.3-33.4
Female 602 168 27.2 23.1-31.7 212 33.3 29.1-37.8 92 15.3 12.3-18.9 63 11.6 8.9-15.0 67 12.6 9.5-16.4
AGE
18-34 280 32 13.5 9.3-19.2 61 22.2 17.2-28.3 52 18.7 14.0-24.5 35 13.2 9.3-18.3 100 32.4 26.6-38.7
35-44 192 30 14.8 10.2-20.9 52 26.5 20.1-34.1 40 20.4 14.9-27.2 29 13.7 9.4-19.6 41 24.6 18.1-32.6
45-54 201 37 18.0 12.5-25.3 58 31.1 24.3-38.8 41 17.3 12.6-23.4 27 12.2 8.1-17.9 38 21.3 15.4-28.8
55-64 213 41 21.7 15.7-29.2 75 34.3 27.4-41.9 48 19.8 14.7-26.0 18 9.4 5.6-15.3 31 14.8 10.0-21.5
65-74 206 68 33.0 25.9-41.0 70 31.6 25.0-39.1 32 16.6 11.6-23.4 *** *** *** 24 11.1 7.0-17.2
75+ 153 65 38.8 29.8-48.6 56 35.0 26.4-44.7 17 15.9 9.3-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 174 28 15.7 10.3-23.2 41 23.2 17.0-30.8 31 15.8 10.9-22.4 19 11.9 7.4-18.6 55 33.4 26.0-41.6
Some Post-H.S. 295 81 25.5 20.4-31.4 89 28.8 23.4-34.9 48 17.0 12.7-22.5 31 10.7 7.5-15.2 46 17.9 13.3-23.6
College Graduate 768 165 18.5 15.7-21.6 241 31.2 27.7-35.0 149 20.6 17.5-23.9 78 11.1 8.8-13.9 135 18.6 15.8-21.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 120 *** *** *** 24 22.5 14.2-33.7 22 18.8 11.8-28.5 *** *** *** 25 22.6 14.5-33.4
$50,000- 74,999 170 45 21.4 15.4-28.9 44 24.4 17.6-32.8 29 19.9 13.4-28.5 16 10.1 5.8-17.1 36 24.2 17.3-32.9
$75,000+ 658 108 16.3 13.2-19.9 207 30.7 26.8-34.8 131 18.4 15.4-21.8 76 11.5 9.1-14.5 136 23.1 19.5-27.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 330 99 26.2 20.9-32.2 92 26.5 21.1-32.6 52 16.8 12.4-22.3 29 10.6 7.1-15.6 58 19.9 15.1-25.9
No 905 172 18.2 15.4-21.4 279 29.5 26.2-33.0 177 18.9 16.2-22.0 99 11.3 9.1-13.9 178 22.1 19.0-25.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 196 41 21.0 14.8-28.7 55 24.0 18.0-31.3 33 19.4 13.6-26.9 22 9.9 6.2-15.3 45 25.8 19.2-33.6
Non-Veteran 1,059 237 20.4 17.7-23.4 319 29.3 26.2-32.6 198 18.1 15.7-20.9 109 11.5 9.4-14.0 196 20.7 17.9-23.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 460 84 18.2 14.4-22.6 133 29.6 25.1-34.7 93 19.6 15.9-23.8 61 14.0 10.8-18.0 89 18.6 14.9-23.0
Regional City or Suburban County 408 97 19.7 15.8-24.3 128 30.1 25.2-35.4 73 18.4 14.4-23.3 39 9.3 6.6-13.0 71 22.5 17.8-28.1
Rural 387 97 24.2 19.2-30.1 113 25.1 20.4-30.4 65 16.8 12.8-21.6 31 9.8 6.6-14.4 81 24.1 19.3-29.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 769 128 16.7 13.7-20.0 211 27.0 23.6-30.7 152 18.8 15.9-22.1 92 12.0 9.6-14.8 186 25.6 22.1-29.3
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 350 127 33.9 28.3-40.1 128 34.0 28.5-40.0 48 16.0 11.9-21.3 22 7.5 4.7-11.9 25 8.5 5.4-13.2
Unable to Work 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 20.0 11.9-31.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 15 12.8 7.0-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 902 183 18.7 15.9-21.9 259 28.7 25.3-32.2 174 18.8 16.1-21.9 98 10.9 8.8-13.4 188 22.9 19.8-26.3
HOUSING
Own 906 206 21.5 18.5-24.7 299 30.4 27.1-33.9 172 19.2 16.5-22.3 89 10.3 8.3-12.9 140 18.6 15.7-22.0
Rent 285 58 15.4 11.4-20.3 59 20.2 15.5-25.8 50 16.1 11.9-21.3 37 15.6 11.1-21.6 81 32.8 26.7-39.4
Other arrangement 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 176 39 20.5 14.5-28.1 48 20.4 14.8-27.5 32 22.0 15.2-30.7 13 6.3 3.5-11.2 44 30.7 23.3-39.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 392 106 25.9 20.9-31.5 120 27.7 22.9-33.1 60 14.4 11.0-18.8 35 9.9 6.8-14.3 71 22.1 17.3-27.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 687 133 17.0 14.1-20.4 206 31.2 27.3-35.4 139 19.8 16.7-23.4 83 13.5 10.8-16.7 126 18.5 15.4-22.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 547 117 20.3 16.6-24.7 164 30.0 25.8-34.6 111 19.4 16.0-23.2 59 11.7 8.9-15.2 96 18.6 15.1-22.8
2nd Quartile 382 79 17.9 13.9-22.8 116 30.2 25.1-36.0 65 17.4 13.4-22.1 40 10.1 7.2-13.9 82 24.4 19.6-30.0
3rd Quartile 266 67 23.7 18.2-30.2 78 25.2 20.0-31.3 43 16.7 12.1-22.5 26 12.5 8.3-18.3 52 21.9 16.6-28.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question 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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