2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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 such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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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 4,546 2,351 49.6 47.6-51.5 571 13.1 11.8-14.4 655 15.5 14.1-16.9 739 17.4 16.0-18.9 230 4.5 3.8- 5.3
-Piedmont NC 1,847 840 46.0 43.3-48.7 238 12.7 11.0-14.6 320 17.4 15.5-19.5 362 19.4 17.5-21.6 87 4.5 3.5- 5.8
GENDER
Male 837 342 42.0 38.2-46.0 91 10.5 8.3-13.3 147 17.6 14.9-20.8 206 23.7 20.6-27.2 51 6.1 4.3- 8.5
Female 1,010 498 49.6 45.9-53.3 147 14.7 12.2-17.6 173 17.2 14.6-20.2 156 15.5 13.1-18.3 36 3.0 2.1- 4.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,227 533 44.3 41.1-47.6 141 11.1 9.3-13.3 225 18.9 16.4-21.6 267 21.6 19.1-24.3 61 4.1 3.1- 5.4
Non-Hispanic Black 368 184 48.3 42.2-54.5 52 15.2 10.9-20.6 59 15.4 11.6-20.0 58 14.9 11.2-19.6 15 6.2 3.5-11.0
Other 252 123 50.9 43.2-58.6 45 16.9 12.0-23.4 36 13.0 8.9-18.6 37 15.9 11.0-22.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 444 151 38.0 32.7-43.6 57 13.6 10.1-18.1 106 21.1 17.2-25.5 119 24.2 20.0-28.9 *** *** ***
35-44 272 100 36.2 30.0-43.0 37 12.8 9.1-17.9 52 19.7 14.6-25.9 71 26.9 21.3-33.3 *** *** ***
45-54 321 143 46.6 40.2-53.0 50 15.8 11.5-21.4 57 16.6 12.5-21.8 60 17.7 13.4-23.0 *** *** ***
55-64 343 160 47.6 41.5-53.8 52 13.8 10.2-18.4 56 17.8 13.4-23.3 57 15.6 11.8-20.3 18 5.1 3.0- 8.6
65-74 269 143 55.0 47.9-62.0 29 9.5 6.2-14.4 34 13.7 9.5-19.5 38 13.3 9.5-18.4 25 8.4 5.4-12.7
75+ 173 126 77.0 69.1-83.3 *** *** *** 14 7.1 4.0-12.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 104 76.1 66.7-83.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 407 240 55.8 50.1-61.4 45 11.4 8.2-15.7 50 11.6 8.7-15.3 54 14.5 10.9-19.0 18 6.7 3.9-11.1
Some Post-H.S. 477 228 43.2 38.3-48.4 62 15.1 11.6-19.5 87 19.9 16.1-24.4 77 18.0 14.3-22.4 23 3.7 2.4- 5.8
College Graduate 825 266 30.4 27.0-34.0 121 13.6 11.2-16.4 173 22.0 19.0-25.4 222 29.5 26.1-33.2 43 4.4 3.2- 6.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 136 89 62.7 52.6-71.7 *** *** *** 14 11.5 6.4-19.8 21 15.9 10.0-24.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 233 140 64.4 56.9-71.2 32 9.8 6.5-14.6 26 12.2 8.0-18.4 30 11.0 7.4-16.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 156 88 57.2 47.8-66.1 18 9.3 5.2-16.2 24 16.3 10.6-24.2 23 15.3 9.7-23.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 212 94 43.4 35.6-51.5 31 15.2 10.4-21.6 41 19.3 13.5-26.9 35 16.2 11.2-22.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 260 103 40.8 33.9-48.0 31 11.0 7.2-16.3 63 24.0 18.4-30.6 50 18.3 13.5-24.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 564 158 28.5 24.3-33.1 85 15.5 12.2-19.6 114 19.7 16.2-23.7 168 31.2 26.9-35.8 39 5.1 3.5- 7.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 469 272 57.0 51.5-62.4 49 10.7 7.8-14.5 56 14.2 10.6-18.8 60 11.6 8.7-15.3 32 6.4 4.2- 9.8
No 1,370 564 42.4 39.3-45.5 188 13.4 11.3-15.7 264 18.5 16.3-21.0 300 21.9 19.5-24.6 54 3.8 2.7- 5.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 207 93 43.3 35.7-51.1 28 14.7 9.7-21.7 25 12.9 8.4-19.4 49 22.6 16.9-29.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,640 747 46.3 43.4-49.1 210 12.5 10.7-14.5 295 17.9 15.8-20.2 313 19.1 17.0-21.4 75 4.3 3.2- 5.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,079 416 38.9 35.6-42.4 149 13.2 11.0-15.9 216 20.2 17.5-23.1 244 23.2 20.4-26.3 54 4.4 3.2- 6.0
Regional City or Suburban County 415 211 51.4 45.7-57.0 56 14.0 10.4-18.6 63 14.9 11.3-19.5 67 14.7 11.3-18.8 18 5.0 2.8- 8.8
Rural 353 213 60.7 54.4-66.7 33 8.9 5.8-13.3 41 12.1 8.6-16.8 51 14.4 10.5-19.4 15 3.9 2.2- 6.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,068 362 34.4 31.2-37.9 156 14.2 11.9-16.8 237 21.8 19.1-24.8 264 24.8 21.9-27.9 49 4.7 3.3- 6.7
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 425 248 60.3 54.7-65.6 50 10.8 7.9-14.7 45 11.3 8.2-15.4 52 11.5 8.5-15.5 30 6.1 4.0- 9.1
Unable to Work 131 98 74.7 64.5-82.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 155 93 60.3 50.8-69.1 16 13.3 7.5-22.4 17 10.2 5.9-16.9 27 15.3 10.1-22.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 61 62.0 51.0-71.9 *** *** *** 14 13.9 7.8-23.6 18 10.3 6.1-16.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 207 133 66.0 57.8-73.3 24 9.7 6.0-15.2 24 12.5 7.7-19.7 23 10.2 6.5-15.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** 20 14.8 8.6-24.1 17 13.8 8.2-22.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 991 350 34.9 31.5-38.5 131 13.3 10.9-16.1 204 20.5 17.7-23.5 243 25.4 22.3-28.7 63 5.9 4.3- 8.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 546 296 55.4 50.4-60.3 71 12.0 9.2-15.4 72 12.1 9.3-15.7 84 15.2 12.1-19.0 23 5.3 3.2- 8.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,211 483 40.5 37.2-43.8 158 13.0 10.8-15.5 239 20.2 17.7-23.0 270 22.1 19.5-24.9 61 4.3 3.2- 5.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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