2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^
None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,160 1,579 69.1 66.5-71.6 220 11.7 10.0-13.6 133 7.3 6.0- 8.9 162 8.7 7.2-10.4 66 3.2 2.4- 4.3
-Western 401 308 69.2 61.9-75.7 38 16.3 10.9-23.8 *** *** *** 27 6.0 3.7- 9.5 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 225 161 62.0 51.7-71.4 23 20.6 12.4-32.1 *** *** *** 21 8.0 4.6-13.4 *** *** ***
Female 176 147 79.1 69.4-86.2 15 10.5 5.9-17.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 360 281 69.7 61.8-76.6 30 15.5 9.8-23.7 *** *** *** 24 5.8 3.4- 9.5 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 198 167 76.0 67.2-82.9 11 10.3 5.6-18.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 273 212 67.9 59.4-75.4 27 17.6 11.4-26.1 *** *** *** 17 5.1 3.0- 8.7 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 323 243 66.4 58.1-73.8 34 17.6 11.5-26.1 *** *** *** 21 6.2 3.7-10.3 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 126 *** *** *** 13 14.6 8.3-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 275 218 71.5 61.2-80.0 25 17.4 10.1-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 211 148 63.0 53.0-72.0 28 22.0 14.1-32.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 236 195 72.5 61.3-81.5 20 18.4 10.4-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 185 133 64.9 55.3-73.4 21 16.8 10.5-25.9 *** *** *** 15 7.6 4.3-13.1 *** *** ***

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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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