2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 2,147 890 39.1 36.5-41.8 699 32.2 29.7-34.8 293 15.0 13.1-17.1 94 4.7 3.6- 6.0 171 9.1 7.6-10.9
-Piedmont NC 986 434 41.3 37.7-44.9 309 32.3 29.0-35.9 126 13.5 11.2-16.3 50 5.2 3.8- 7.0 67 7.7 5.8-10.0
GENDER
Male 482 151 28.8 24.4-33.6 170 36.7 31.8-41.9 73 14.9 11.6-18.9 36 8.1 5.6-11.6 52 11.5 8.5-15.5
Female 504 283 54.3 49.1-59.5 139 27.8 23.3-32.7 53 12.2 9.1-16.2 14 2.1 1.2- 3.7 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 686 313 41.6 37.5-45.9 229 34.5 30.4-38.7 79 13.0 10.2-16.3 29 4.4 2.9- 6.7 36 6.5 4.5- 9.3
Non-Hispanic Black 177 74 42.3 33.6-51.4 47 26.8 19.5-35.5 29 15.7 10.5-22.8 *** *** *** 16 8.9 5.0-15.5
Other 123 47 37.1 27.4-47.9 33 29.2 20.4-39.8 18 13.0 7.8-20.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 286 85 31.8 25.6-38.7 105 35.8 29.7-42.5 46 14.8 10.8-19.9 18 5.8 3.4- 9.8 32 11.8 8.0-17.0
35-44 169 70 35.3 27.8-43.5 47 31.3 23.7-40.1 31 19.5 13.3-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 174 78 44.7 36.3-53.5 58 33.9 26.1-42.7 20 11.9 7.1-19.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 181 96 51.5 43.0-59.8 52 28.6 21.5-37.0 16 9.8 5.8-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 125 68 52.6 42.5-62.4 37 29.7 21.4-39.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 53 31.4 23.8-40.2 57 37.5 29.2-46.6 27 16.3 10.9-23.6 *** *** *** 16 10.5 6.1-17.5
Some Post-H.S. 245 102 40.9 34.2-48.0 78 32.9 26.6-39.8 30 11.9 8.2-17.1 14 5.7 3.2- 9.9 21 8.6 5.3-13.5
College Graduate 552 269 46.7 42.1-51.4 169 31.5 27.4-36.0 66 13.2 10.2-16.8 25 4.7 3.0- 7.3 23 3.9 2.5- 6.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 115 47 35.5 26.2-46.1 31 24.2 16.6-33.8 21 22.9 14.4-34.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 157 63 37.7 29.2-47.0 51 36.4 27.6-46.3 22 11.3 7.2-17.4 *** *** *** 17 12.3 7.2-20.2
$75,000+ 403 183 42.8 37.3-48.4 141 35.2 29.9-40.9 46 13.5 10.0-17.9 21 5.9 3.7- 9.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 190 88 40.3 32.5-48.6 37 20.3 14.2-28.3 31 19.8 13.5-28.2 *** *** *** 20 12.4 7.5-19.8
No 792 345 41.6 37.6-45.7 271 35.2 31.4-39.2 95 12.1 9.8-15.0 35 4.5 3.1- 6.5 46 6.6 4.8- 9.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 111 36 32.0 22.9-42.7 32 30.5 21.6-41.1 21 17.4 10.8-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 875 398 42.4 38.5-46.2 277 32.5 29.0-36.4 105 13.1 10.6-16.0 38 4.3 3.0- 6.2 57 7.7 5.7-10.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 651 287 40.3 36.0-44.7 211 34.3 30.2-38.8 78 12.5 9.8-15.7 30 5.1 3.4- 7.5 45 7.8 5.6-10.7
Regional City or Suburban County 199 87 43.1 35.1-51.5 63 30.8 23.7-38.9 28 14.5 9.5-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 136 60 43.0 33.4-53.0 35 25.0 17.4-34.4 20 17.3 10.7-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 689 272 37.4 33.3-41.6 240 35.5 31.4-39.8 90 13.4 10.7-16.6 36 5.4 3.7- 7.8 51 8.4 6.1-11.3
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 176 116 65.3 56.9-72.9 36 21.4 15.2-29.2 14 7.7 4.4-13.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 634 283 42.2 37.7-46.8 208 33.3 29.1-37.9 78 13.2 10.4-16.7 31 5.3 3.5- 7.8 34 6.0 4.0- 8.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 242 106 39.9 32.9-47.4 81 31.5 24.9-38.8 28 14.6 9.7-21.5 *** *** *** 17 9.6 5.6-16.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 715 312 41.1 36.9-45.3 223 33.2 29.2-37.4 92 13.0 10.5-16.1 39 5.5 3.8- 7.8 49 7.2 5.3- 9.8

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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 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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