2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,365 2,336 52.6 50.7-54.4 731 15.8 14.5-17.1 1,298 31.7 30.0-33.4
-Western 827 460 56.0 51.4-60.5 166 18.8 15.6-22.6 201 25.2 21.4-29.3
GENDER
Male 390 181 47.9 41.2-54.7 109 25.7 20.3-31.9 100 26.4 20.8-32.8
Female 437 279 63.9 57.8-69.5 57 12.2 8.8-16.6 101 24.0 19.1-29.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 732 400 55.6 50.8-60.4 152 19.1 15.6-23.1 180 25.3 21.3-29.7
Non-Hispanic Black 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 128 55 44.9 35.0-55.2 18 17.5 10.4-27.9 55 37.6 28.6-47.6
35-44 92 *** *** *** 18 17.7 9.8-29.9 *** *** ***
45-54 124 *** *** *** 33 23.1 15.0-33.8 36 25.9 17.4-36.6
55-64 160 98 62.1 52.0-71.2 34 22.5 15.3-31.8 28 15.4 9.6-23.8
65-74 188 112 61.6 52.0-70.4 39 17.4 11.8-25.0 37 20.9 14.2-29.8
75+ 122 *** *** *** 24 16.3 10.0-25.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 207 139 68.3 60.0-75.5 33 16.1 11.0-22.9 35 15.6 10.3-23.0
Some Post-H.S. 250 144 54.2 45.8-62.4 42 17.8 12.4-24.9 64 28.0 20.8-36.4
College Graduate 286 110 31.8 25.6-38.7 83 27.4 21.3-34.6 93 40.8 33.6-48.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 *** *** *** 19 13.2 7.5-22.3 32 25.9 17.0-37.4
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 102 *** *** *** 19 19.6 11.5-31.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 187 62 34.5 25.8-44.3 67 29.7 22.1-38.7 58 35.8 26.8-45.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 286 187 66.9 59.2-73.7 38 10.5 6.8-15.8 61 22.6 16.7-29.8
No 538 273 50.8 45.1-56.4 126 22.7 18.3-27.8 139 26.5 21.8-31.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 713 408 57.3 52.4-62.0 133 17.7 14.3-21.8 172 25.0 21.0-29.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 216 90 40.8 33.2-48.9 46 21.4 15.1-29.4 80 37.8 30.4-45.8
Rural 612 371 62.5 57.0-67.7 120 17.7 14.1-22.1 121 19.8 15.6-24.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 371 172 46.6 40.0-53.3 90 23.6 18.4-29.8 109 29.8 24.0-36.2
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 296 187 67.1 59.6-73.9 56 16.1 11.7-21.8 53 16.7 11.7-23.4
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 122 *** *** *** 18 15.9 8.8-27.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 401 184 44.5 38.1-51.2 105 23.8 18.8-29.5 112 31.7 25.7-38.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 234 143 62.3 52.9-70.9 44 19.6 13.1-28.3 47 18.1 12.1-26.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 264 171 66.4 58.8-73.2 48 15.8 11.3-21.6 45 17.9 12.5-24.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 330 147 41.9 35.3-48.8 74 21.8 16.4-28.4 109 36.4 30.0-43.2

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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