2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,014 560 14.3 13.1-15.7 3,454 85.7 84.3-86.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,581 386 15.9 14.3-17.7 2,195 84.1 82.3-85.7
GENDER
Male 1,190 222 19.0 16.6-21.8 968 81.0 78.2-83.4
Female 1,391 164 12.9 10.9-15.3 1,227 87.1 84.7-89.1
AGE
18-34 445 116 24.5 20.4-29.2 329 75.5 70.8-79.6
35-44 330 70 21.4 16.8-26.9 260 78.6 73.1-83.2
45-54 365 66 18.5 14.3-23.5 299 81.5 76.5-85.7
55-64 475 52 10.6 7.8-14.2 423 89.4 85.8-92.2
65-74 479 50 10.1 7.4-13.8 429 89.9 86.2-92.6
75+ 463 28 5.6 3.6- 8.8 435 94.4 91.2-96.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 510 75 16.9 13.4-21.2 435 83.1 78.8-86.6
Some Post-H.S. 691 73 12.9 10.2-16.3 618 87.1 83.7-89.8
College Graduate 1,275 230 19.1 16.8-21.7 1,045 80.9 78.3-83.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 170 24 16.3 10.3-24.7 146 83.7 75.3-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 276 33 11.9 8.0-17.4 243 88.1 82.6-92.0
$50,000- 74,999 327 60 20.7 15.8-26.7 267 79.3 73.3-84.2
$75,000+ 1,052 208 20.5 17.8-23.5 844 79.5 76.5-82.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 853 101 12.8 10.3-15.9 752 87.2 84.1-89.7
No 1,701 280 17.4 15.4-19.6 1,421 82.6 80.4-84.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 337 59 18.1 13.8-23.4 278 81.9 76.6-86.2
Non-Veteran 2,242 327 15.6 13.9-17.5 1,915 84.4 82.5-86.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 763 147 18.6 15.6-21.9 616 81.4 78.1-84.4
Regional City or Suburban County 792 116 16.2 13.3-19.6 676 83.8 80.4-86.7
Rural 1,026 123 13.5 11.1-16.3 903 86.5 83.7-88.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,297 265 20.6 18.2-23.3 1,032 79.4 76.7-81.8
Unemployed 93 20 19.5 11.8-30.6 73 80.5 69.4-88.2
Retired 899 68 7.6 5.8-10.1 831 92.4 89.9-94.2
Unable to Work 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 139 23 17.3 10.9-26.3 116 82.7 73.7-89.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 225 27 15.0 9.8-22.4 198 85.0 77.6-90.2
151% to 200% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,550 289 19.6 17.3-22.0 1,261 80.4 78.0-82.7
HOUSING
Own 1,851 249 14.6 12.8-16.6 1,602 85.4 83.4-87.2
Rent 555 106 21.5 17.7-25.9 449 78.5 74.1-82.3
Other arrangement 156 23 14.4 9.2-21.8 133 85.6 78.2-90.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 468 58 15.2 11.6-19.7 410 84.8 80.3-88.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 902 117 14.5 11.8-17.7 785 85.5 82.3-88.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,211 211 17.3 15.0-19.9 1,000 82.7 80.1-85.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,023 157 15.6 13.2-18.4 866 84.4 81.6-86.8
2nd Quartile 773 134 17.4 14.5-20.8 639 82.6 79.2-85.5
3rd Quartile 612 77 15.0 11.9-18.9 535 85.0 81.1-88.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 173 18 12.9 7.5-21.2 155 87.1 78.8-92.5

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*Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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