2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,512 3,930 84.5 83.1-85.9 582 15.5 14.1-16.9
-Western 876 782 85.8 81.7-89.1 94 14.2 10.9-18.3
GENDER
Male 387 322 78.0 70.7-83.9 65 22.0 16.1-29.3
Female 489 460 92.7 88.7-95.3 29 7.3 4.7-11.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 788 708 86.2 81.8-89.6 80 13.8 10.4-18.2
Non-Hispanic Black 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 130 86 68.9 58.0-78.1 *** *** ***
35-44 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 199 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 222 190 80.3 71.0-87.2 32 19.7 12.8-29.0
Some Post-H.S. 255 230 89.2 82.7-93.5 25 10.8 6.5-17.3
College Graduate 319 288 84.7 78.6-89.3 31 15.3 10.7-21.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 148 128 85.8 76.5-91.8 20 14.2 8.2-23.5
$25,000- 34,999 102 83 81.7 69.7-89.7 19 18.3 10.3-30.3
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 331 298 88.1 80.3-93.1 33 11.9 6.9-19.7
No 539 478 84.3 79.2-88.4 61 15.7 11.6-20.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 747 666 84.9 80.4-88.6 81 15.1 11.4-19.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 206 170 79.7 72.3-85.5 36 20.3 14.5-27.7
Rural 670 612 88.4 83.2-92.1 58 11.6 7.9-16.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 383 319 79.3 72.5-84.8 64 20.7 15.2-27.5
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 310 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 120 89.6 81.8-94.3 16 10.4 5.7-18.2
151% to 200% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 417 376 85.0 77.7-90.3 41 15.0 9.7-22.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 293 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 342 289 78.9 72.2-84.4 53 21.1 15.6-27.8

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*Binge drinkers--MALES having five or more drinks on one occasion and FEMALES having four or more drinks on one occasion.

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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