2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 879 474 54.9 50.2-59.5 110 13.9 10.8-17.8 88 8.8 6.7-11.5 148 17.0 13.6-21.1 59 5.3 3.8- 7.5
GENDER
Male 389 161 43.6 36.8-50.7 44 12.4 8.0-18.7 47 10.0 6.9-14.4 97 26.9 20.6-34.3 40 7.0 4.6-10.6
Female 490 313 64.8 58.7-70.4 66 15.3 11.1-20.6 41 7.8 5.2-11.5 51 8.4 5.9-11.7 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 790 427 55.5 50.5-60.3 95 12.5 9.5-16.4 78 8.8 6.6-11.7 136 17.8 14.1-22.2 54 5.4 3.8- 7.7
Non-Hispanic Black 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 130 *** *** *** 21 18.7 11.0-30.0 19 12.9 7.6-21.1 37 29.2 20.1-40.5 *** *** ***
35-44 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 18.9 11.4-29.9 *** *** ***
45-54 142 *** *** *** 26 15.6 9.5-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 165 84 57.9 47.3-67.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 14.5 9.2-22.0 *** *** ***
65-74 199 121 67.0 58.1-74.7 17 8.4 4.7-14.7 *** *** *** 30 9.7 6.2-14.9 *** *** ***
75+ 150 99 72.8 63.3-80.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 223 137 57.4 48.4-65.9 26 13.1 8.3-20.1 22 9.6 5.7-15.8 27 16.1 9.8-25.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 255 156 59.6 51.1-67.6 31 14.5 8.9-22.7 23 6.9 4.2-11.3 29 12.3 7.7-19.1 16 6.7 3.7-11.8
College Graduate 320 121 36.2 29.5-43.4 44 13.8 9.6-19.4 37 12.6 8.3-18.7 87 30.0 24.0-36.7 31 7.5 5.0-11.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 14.8 8.2-25.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 20.8 12.8-32.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 69 36.2 27.2-46.2 32 16.1 9.8-25.3 24 10.1 6.0-16.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 333 203 60.9 52.6-68.6 37 12.0 7.0-19.7 27 7.4 4.4-12.2 39 12.9 7.7-21.0 27 6.8 4.2-10.7
No 540 266 51.1 45.3-57.0 73 15.2 11.4-20.0 60 9.6 6.9-13.2 109 19.6 15.4-24.6 32 4.5 2.8- 7.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 128 *** *** *** 16 11.7 6.6-20.0 *** *** *** 27 19.3 11.5-30.5 19 14.4 8.0-24.7
Non-Veteran 750 423 56.1 50.9-61.1 94 14.3 10.8-18.7 72 8.9 6.5-11.9 121 16.8 13.1-21.3 40 4.0 2.6- 6.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 207 80 40.7 32.5-49.6 28 14.7 9.0-23.0 16 7.9 4.4-13.7 63 27.6 21.1-35.3 20 9.1 5.4-14.8
Rural 672 394 60.9 55.1-66.4 82 13.6 10.0-18.4 72 9.2 6.7-12.4 85 12.6 8.7-17.8 39 3.7 2.4- 5.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 385 171 45.7 38.8-52.7 57 14.9 10.5-20.7 53 12.2 8.7-16.9 83 22.2 16.6-29.0 21 5.1 2.9- 8.6
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 310 194 70.1 63.3-76.1 26 7.9 4.9-12.5 21 4.5 2.7- 7.5 44 10.6 7.2-15.4 25 6.9 4.0-11.6
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 418 181 45.3 38.6-52.2 64 16.2 11.4-22.4 50 11.1 7.8-15.7 88 21.1 15.6-28.0 35 6.3 4.1- 9.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 293 179 63.4 53.8-72.1 30 12.4 6.9-21.3 31 7.9 4.9-12.6 40 14.1 8.1-23.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 243 139 62.4 53.8-70.3 37 15.2 9.9-22.4 29 10.0 6.1-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 343 156 42.4 35.4-49.7 43 14.0 9.2-20.6 28 8.5 5.4-13.1 85 26.5 20.7-33.3 31 8.6 5.6-13.1

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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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