2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^
None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,863 1,358 71.1 68.5-73.5 183 10.2 8.6-11.9 112 6.0 4.9- 7.4 155 9.5 8.0-11.3 55 3.3 2.4- 4.4
-Non-Hispanic White 1,287 955 71.7 68.6-74.5 122 9.9 8.2-12.0 71 6.0 4.6- 7.8 96 8.8 7.1-11.0 43 3.6 2.6- 5.0
GENDER
Male 679 490 69.7 65.5-73.6 64 9.0 6.9-11.7 33 5.6 3.8- 8.2 64 11.1 8.5-14.3 28 4.6 3.0- 6.8
Female 608 465 74.0 69.6-78.1 58 11.0 8.3-14.5 38 6.5 4.5- 9.2 32 6.1 4.1- 9.1 15 2.4 1.3- 4.1
AGE
18-34 284 168 61.0 54.5-67.1 46 14.6 10.6-19.8 24 7.8 5.1-11.8 35 13.0 9.1-18.2 *** *** ***
35-44 197 134 67.4 59.5-74.4 29 13.9 9.4-19.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 209 147 69.7 62.2-76.3 15 7.2 4.2-12.1 *** *** *** 24 11.8 7.7-17.6 *** *** ***
55-64 220 175 79.8 73.0-85.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 208 176 82.1 74.5-87.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 182 113 61.4 53.3-69.0 19 9.6 5.9-15.2 15 8.6 4.9-14.8 26 15.9 10.8-22.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 305 238 75.7 69.7-80.8 24 9.7 6.4-14.4 *** *** *** 22 7.9 4.9-12.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 781 592 73.9 70.3-77.2 78 10.5 8.3-13.1 43 6.5 4.7- 8.8 46 6.3 4.6- 8.5 22 2.9 1.8- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 120 91 74.7 64.0-83.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 174 121 64.5 55.3-72.6 24 14.0 8.9-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 673 495 71.4 67.2-75.2 61 9.8 7.5-12.9 47 7.4 5.4-10.1 50 8.7 6.5-11.7 20 2.6 1.6- 4.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 336 252 71.3 64.9-76.9 27 10.4 6.8-15.5 15 3.8 2.2- 6.7 30 11.2 7.5-16.4 *** *** ***
No 932 690 71.9 68.4-75.2 94 9.9 7.9-12.2 54 6.7 5.0- 9.0 65 8.0 6.1-10.4 29 3.5 2.3- 5.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 153 74.5 66.7-80.9 16 7.3 4.2-12.5 *** *** *** 19 11.1 7.0-17.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,088 802 71.1 67.8-74.2 106 10.4 8.5-12.8 67 6.6 5.0- 8.6 77 8.4 6.5-10.7 36 3.4 2.4- 4.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 477 350 74.2 69.5-78.4 56 11.5 8.6-15.3 28 5.4 3.5- 8.2 30 6.2 4.2- 9.1 13 2.6 1.4- 4.5
Regional City or Suburban County 413 311 70.0 64.3-75.2 28 7.6 5.0-11.4 23 7.6 4.8-11.8 33 10.1 7.0-14.3 18 4.7 2.8- 7.9
Rural 397 294 70.2 64.4-75.4 38 10.4 7.4-14.5 20 5.0 3.1- 8.0 33 10.8 7.3-15.6 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 790 546 68.5 64.7-72.1 87 10.3 8.2-12.9 51 7.2 5.3- 9.7 76 10.4 8.2-13.2 30 3.6 2.4- 5.2
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 354 318 86.4 80.8-90.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 921 672 70.7 67.1-74.0 90 10.4 8.3-13.1 57 6.4 4.8- 8.5 69 8.8 6.8-11.4 33 3.6 2.5- 5.3
HOUSING
Own 925 725 74.9 71.4-78.2 72 8.7 6.7-11.1 42 5.3 3.8- 7.4 58 8.2 6.2-10.8 28 2.9 1.9- 4.4
Rent 293 190 60.1 53.4-66.4 38 13.6 9.7-18.7 26 9.9 6.5-14.7 29 11.3 7.7-16.1 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 180 129 66.0 57.3-73.7 17 9.4 5.6-15.4 *** *** *** 22 15.5 9.9-23.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 400 299 71.1 65.3-76.3 35 10.2 7.0-14.6 25 6.6 4.2-10.5 29 8.5 5.6-12.6 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 707 527 73.7 69.8-77.2 70 9.9 7.7-12.6 38 5.5 3.8- 7.7 45 7.1 5.2- 9.8 27 3.8 2.6- 5.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 561 428 74.9 70.5-78.9 48 8.6 6.3-11.5 30 5.7 3.8- 8.4 32 6.7 4.5- 9.8 23 4.2 2.7- 6.5
2nd Quartile 396 281 69.1 63.4-74.2 38 9.9 6.9-14.0 26 7.2 4.7-10.9 41 11.3 8.1-15.5 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 266 197 70.0 63.1-76.1 30 12.5 8.5-18.1 *** *** *** 15 6.8 4.0-11.4 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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