2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,062 2,167 53.6 51.8-55.4 522 12.9 11.7-14.2 630 15.6 14.3-16.9 608 15.0 13.7-16.3 135 3.0 2.4- 3.6
-Non-Hispanic White 2,604 1,303 49.3 47.0-51.6 305 12.2 10.8-13.9 424 17.3 15.6-19.1 463 17.7 16.1-19.5 109 3.5 2.8- 4.3
GENDER
Male 1,200 516 43.1 39.9-46.4 136 11.4 9.5-13.8 213 18.3 15.9-21.1 259 22.2 19.6-25.1 76 4.8 3.7- 6.3
Female 1,404 787 55.1 52.0-58.2 169 13.0 10.9-15.3 211 16.3 14.1-18.8 204 13.5 11.6-15.6 33 2.1 1.5- 3.1
AGE
18-34 449 163 37.9 33.0-43.1 65 15.4 11.9-19.7 112 24.7 20.5-29.4 100 20.4 16.7-24.8 *** *** ***
35-44 334 133 41.0 35.3-47.0 43 12.8 9.3-17.3 71 22.2 17.5-27.8 79 21.9 17.6-26.9 *** *** ***
45-54 367 157 41.0 35.5-46.8 47 12.7 9.3-17.1 67 18.7 14.7-23.6 75 22.4 17.7-27.9 21 5.1 3.2- 8.1
55-64 482 259 54.0 48.9-59.1 50 11.2 8.2-15.1 67 14.3 11.1-18.3 89 17.5 14.0-21.7 17 2.9 1.7- 4.9
65-74 483 272 58.2 53.0-63.3 49 10.6 7.6-14.6 60 11.5 8.7-15.0 80 15.7 12.4-19.6 22 4.0 2.5- 6.5
75+ 465 307 70.3 64.8-75.2 45 8.0 5.6-11.4 44 8.2 5.7-11.7 38 6.8 4.6-10.1 31 6.6 4.3-10.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 86 81.9 70.8-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 518 333 59.3 54.2-64.2 50 11.8 8.7-15.9 60 13.4 10.3-17.2 59 12.8 9.8-16.5 16 2.7 1.6- 4.6
Some Post-H.S. 696 387 50.2 45.9-54.4 91 13.8 11.1-17.0 113 19.1 15.8-22.8 87 14.4 11.6-17.8 18 2.5 1.6- 4.1
College Graduate 1,284 496 36.8 33.9-39.8 162 12.4 10.6-14.5 246 20.3 17.9-23.0 311 25.8 23.2-28.5 69 4.7 3.6- 6.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 129 98 73.0 62.7-81.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 171 106 59.8 50.7-68.3 22 11.6 7.1-18.3 20 12.7 7.5-20.5 20 14.6 9.2-22.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 279 157 56.2 48.9-63.2 35 13.2 8.9-19.1 39 14.5 9.9-20.7 34 11.5 7.7-16.8 14 4.6 2.5- 8.0
$50,000- 74,999 329 154 46.3 40.0-52.7 48 14.0 10.2-19.0 58 19.1 14.4-24.7 59 17.5 13.2-22.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,058 381 35.2 32.0-38.5 129 12.9 10.6-15.5 221 22.6 19.8-25.6 276 25.8 22.9-28.9 51 3.5 2.6- 4.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 863 520 59.5 55.4-63.5 94 10.6 8.3-13.3 109 14.2 11.5-17.5 96 11.6 9.2-14.5 44 4.2 3.0- 5.9
No 1,712 774 44.5 41.8-47.3 205 13.0 11.1-15.0 310 18.9 16.8-21.1 358 20.5 18.4-22.8 65 3.1 2.4- 4.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 339 139 39.0 33.1-45.1 49 16.3 12.0-21.9 60 18.1 13.9-23.4 65 20.7 16.0-26.3 26 5.9 3.8- 9.1
Non-Veteran 2,263 1,162 50.8 48.4-53.3 256 11.6 10.1-13.3 364 17.2 15.4-19.2 398 17.3 15.6-19.1 83 3.1 2.4- 3.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 769 290 37.4 33.6-41.3 100 13.6 11.0-16.7 152 20.7 17.6-24.2 193 24.6 21.4-28.2 34 3.6 2.5- 5.4
Regional City or Suburban County 800 380 49.0 44.9-53.2 115 13.6 11.0-16.6 144 18.2 15.2-21.5 133 16.8 14.0-20.0 28 2.4 1.6- 3.6
Rural 1,035 633 59.2 55.4-62.8 90 9.9 7.7-12.6 128 13.8 11.3-16.7 137 12.9 10.7-15.5 47 4.2 3.0- 5.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,305 509 38.8 35.8-41.9 181 14.4 12.3-16.9 270 21.7 19.2-24.4 302 22.5 20.0-25.1 43 2.6 1.9- 3.6
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 12.6 7.1-21.1 *** *** ***
Retired 907 547 62.4 58.5-66.2 85 9.6 7.5-12.3 104 10.1 8.1-12.6 118 12.4 10.1-15.1 53 5.4 3.9- 7.4
Unable to Work 140 117 83.4 74.9-89.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 140 74 52.5 43.0-61.8 24 17.2 11.0-25.8 18 13.7 8.3-21.6 23 16.1 10.1-24.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 226 156 67.8 59.9-74.7 27 11.0 7.1-16.7 21 10.4 6.2-17.0 14 7.4 4.1-12.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 13.4 7.6-22.4 16 19.5 11.7-30.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,559 632 39.6 36.8-42.4 197 13.1 11.2-15.2 301 21.0 18.7-23.6 356 22.5 20.2-25.0 73 3.8 2.9- 5.0
HOUSING
Own 1,867 933 49.1 46.4-51.8 214 12.1 10.4-14.0 297 17.1 15.2-19.2 344 18.2 16.3-20.3 79 3.5 2.7- 4.4
Rent 561 264 46.2 41.4-51.0 76 13.6 10.7-17.1 100 18.9 15.4-23.0 98 18.5 15.0-22.6 23 2.9 1.8- 4.5
Other arrangement 156 98 60.6 50.9-69.4 *** *** *** 22 14.8 9.3-22.8 18 10.6 6.3-17.1 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 474 290 57.6 52.2-62.8 53 11.5 8.5-15.5 65 16.1 12.4-20.7 51 12.1 8.9-16.1 15 2.7 1.5- 4.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 909 504 53.7 49.8-57.7 104 12.7 10.2-15.7 129 15.3 12.7-18.4 127 13.9 11.4-16.9 45 4.3 3.1- 6.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,221 509 42.4 39.2-45.6 148 12.1 10.1-14.4 230 19.4 16.9-22.1 285 23.1 20.5-25.8 49 3.0 2.2- 4.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,031 466 45.6 42.0-49.2 117 11.5 9.4-14.1 182 18.6 16.0-21.6 223 20.8 18.2-23.7 43 3.4 2.4- 4.9
2nd Quartile 780 379 49.1 44.9-53.3 93 12.4 9.8-15.5 125 16.1 13.3-19.4 150 19.1 16.1-22.5 33 3.2 2.2- 4.8
3rd Quartile 618 347 52.6 47.9-57.2 77 13.0 10.1-16.6 96 17.4 14.1-21.2 73 13.2 10.3-16.8 25 3.9 2.5- 5.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 175 111 57.8 48.7-66.4 18 12.2 7.4-19.4 21 16.0 10.1-24.6 17 11.0 6.4-18.1 *** *** ***

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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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