2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?
(A 40 ounce beer would count as 3 drinks, or a cocktail drink with 2 shots would count as 2 drinks.)*

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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 1,853 708 35.7 33.2-38.3 660 35.4 32.8-38.0 222 13.0 11.2-15.0 112 6.5 5.2- 8.0 151 9.4 7.9-11.3
-Non-Hispanic White 1,280 500 36.3 33.3-39.4 481 36.8 33.8-39.9 149 13.0 10.9-15.5 71 6.0 4.6- 7.8 79 7.8 6.2- 9.9
GENDER
Male 675 211 28.0 24.3-31.9 261 37.8 33.7-42.1 93 15.1 12.1-18.7 48 7.7 5.6-10.5 62 11.5 8.8-14.8
Female 605 289 46.4 41.7-51.1 220 35.6 31.3-40.1 56 10.6 7.9-14.1 23 4.0 2.5- 6.4 17 3.4 2.0- 5.8
AGE
18-34 283 68 26.4 20.8-32.9 112 36.5 30.5-42.9 45 15.9 11.6-21.5 22 8.2 5.2-12.7 36 13.0 9.2-18.0
35-44 199 63 29.7 23.4-37.0 87 42.7 35.3-50.5 21 12.9 8.2-19.7 *** *** *** 16 9.8 5.7-16.4
45-54 207 67 33.7 26.8-41.5 84 38.1 31.1-45.8 29 14.8 9.9-21.4 15 8.3 4.8-13.9 12 5.1 2.8- 9.0
55-64 216 92 42.1 34.7-49.8 81 36.3 29.3-43.9 25 11.6 7.4-17.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 207 108 51.2 43.2-59.0 68 32.1 25.3-39.8 19 8.8 5.4-14.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 156 97 57.0 47.0-66.5 47 32.0 23.5-41.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 178 49 27.5 20.7-35.5 58 29.6 22.9-37.3 28 17.1 11.7-24.3 18 11.4 7.0-18.0 25 14.4 9.5-21.2
Some Post-H.S. 303 125 39.3 33.4-45.6 106 34.5 28.8-40.6 39 14.4 10.3-19.8 14 4.5 2.6- 7.7 19 7.3 4.5-11.5
College Graduate 781 321 38.2 34.5-42.0 312 42.1 38.2-46.0 80 10.7 8.5-13.3 36 4.2 3.0- 6.0 32 4.9 3.4- 7.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 118 *** *** *** 29 25.9 17.1-37.2 15 11.8 6.5-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 174 73 37.8 29.7-46.6 59 31.8 24.3-40.4 24 16.5 10.6-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 671 239 34.5 30.5-38.8 281 40.5 36.3-44.8 72 12.1 9.5-15.4 39 5.7 4.1- 8.1 40 7.1 5.1- 9.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 336 145 39.4 33.2-45.9 104 30.6 25.0-36.9 42 14.6 10.4-20.1 25 8.1 5.2-12.5 20 7.3 4.5-11.7
No 925 345 34.9 31.5-38.5 373 39.3 35.8-43.0 104 12.4 10.1-15.3 45 5.2 3.8- 7.3 58 8.0 6.1-10.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 68 30.6 23.7-38.5 69 34.0 26.8-41.9 24 13.9 8.9-21.2 18 9.4 5.7-15.2 20 12.1 7.7-18.5
Non-Veteran 1,081 432 37.4 34.1-40.8 412 37.3 34.1-40.7 125 12.9 10.6-15.5 53 5.4 3.9- 7.3 59 7.0 5.3- 9.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 473 166 35.2 30.4-40.3 198 41.3 36.4-46.4 61 12.8 9.8-16.6 22 4.9 3.0- 7.8 26 5.8 3.8- 8.8
Regional City or Suburban County 415 164 35.3 30.3-40.8 154 35.7 30.6-41.1 40 12.5 8.8-17.3 28 6.9 4.6-10.3 29 9.6 6.5-14.0
Rural 392 170 38.7 33.1-44.8 129 32.3 27.0-38.0 48 14.1 10.3-19.0 21 6.5 3.9-10.5 24 8.5 5.5-12.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 787 254 31.0 27.5-34.9 309 37.5 33.7-41.4 105 14.7 11.9-18.0 56 7.5 5.6-10.0 63 9.2 7.1-11.9
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 354 200 52.3 46.0-58.5 112 31.3 25.9-37.2 25 9.2 6.0-14.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 917 353 36.3 32.8-40.0 349 37.5 33.9-41.1 106 12.9 10.5-15.7 50 5.6 4.1- 7.6 59 7.7 5.8-10.1
HOUSING
Own 918 388 38.8 35.3-42.5 348 36.8 33.3-40.5 95 12.4 10.0-15.3 44 5.5 4.0- 7.7 43 6.4 4.6- 8.8
Rent 293 87 23.8 19.0-29.5 113 38.9 32.7-45.4 40 14.8 10.7-20.1 24 9.3 6.0-14.2 29 13.2 9.0-18.9
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 180 65 31.6 24.5-39.7 53 26.7 20.1-34.6 35 23.4 16.4-32.1 13 8.6 4.8-14.9 14 9.7 5.6-16.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 398 183 42.5 36.8-48.4 128 31.0 25.9-36.5 39 11.9 8.5-16.5 24 6.5 4.1-10.3 24 8.1 5.2-12.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 702 252 33.7 29.8-37.8 300 43.4 39.3-47.7 75 10.8 8.4-13.7 34 5.0 3.4- 7.2 41 7.1 5.1- 9.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 558 220 36.4 31.9-41.1 228 41.2 36.6-46.0 47 8.4 6.2-11.4 29 5.6 3.7- 8.3 34 8.4 5.8-12.0
2nd Quartile 393 145 34.5 29.2-40.1 147 37.4 32.0-43.2 54 15.7 11.8-20.6 22 5.8 3.5- 9.3 25 6.7 4.3-10.2
3rd Quartile 267 109 39.2 32.6-46.2 90 31.4 25.5-37.9 34 13.2 9.0-18.9 16 7.0 4.1-11.7 18 9.2 5.7-14.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was 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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