2018 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 4,419 2,336 52.0 50.2-53.9 532 13.0 11.8-14.3 606 13.8 12.6-15.1 712 16.2 14.9-17.6 233 5.0 4.3- 5.9
-Western 841 460 55.4 50.9-59.8 85 11.4 8.7-14.9 111 13.8 10.8-17.3 133 14.8 12.0-18.0 52 4.6 3.2- 6.6
GENDER
Male 399 181 47.4 40.8-54.0 45 12.9 8.7-18.6 64 17.1 12.4-23.2 75 16.9 12.9-21.9 34 5.7 3.7- 8.6
Female 442 279 63.2 57.2-68.9 40 10.0 6.9-14.4 47 10.5 7.5-14.6 58 12.6 9.2-17.1 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 744 400 55.1 50.3-59.8 72 10.6 7.8-14.2 100 13.8 10.8-17.6 124 15.5 12.6-18.9 48 5.0 3.4- 7.2
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 129 55 44.6 34.8-54.9 19 16.0 9.4-25.8 25 18.6 12.0-27.6 26 19.2 12.6-28.2 *** *** ***
35-44 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 125 *** *** *** 19 16.6 9.6-27.3 20 13.7 7.7-23.2 26 15.6 9.8-23.8 *** *** ***
55-64 165 98 60.0 50.1-69.2 *** *** *** 21 12.5 7.2-20.8 23 14.4 9.2-21.9 *** *** ***
65-74 191 112 61.3 51.8-70.0 *** *** *** 21 10.4 6.2-16.8 26 11.1 6.4-18.7 19 11.3 6.7-18.6
75+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 12.1 6.8-20.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 210 139 67.4 59.2-74.6 23 10.8 6.7-16.9 21 11.1 6.6-18.0 24 9.3 5.7-14.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 256 144 53.3 45.0-61.4 26 11.5 7.2-17.9 35 15.9 10.3-23.7 35 13.5 9.0-19.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 289 110 31.6 25.5-38.5 30 12.8 8.0-19.9 51 20.5 15.0-27.3 68 26.7 20.7-33.7 30 8.4 5.5-12.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.4 7.7-22.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 19.6 12.1-30.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 62 34.1 25.5-43.8 26 14.3 9.0-22.0 41 23.3 15.7-33.2 44 22.3 15.7-30.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 293 187 66.0 58.4-72.8 26 8.9 5.4-14.2 30 10.5 6.5-16.5 31 10.0 6.4-15.2 19 4.7 2.6- 8.2
No 546 273 50.2 44.6-55.8 58 12.5 9.0-17.1 80 15.4 11.7-20.1 101 17.1 13.5-21.3 34 4.8 3.1- 7.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 13.9 7.9-23.2 19 20.7 12.4-32.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 726 408 56.6 51.7-61.3 70 11.1 8.3-14.8 93 13.7 10.6-17.6 114 14.1 11.3-17.5 41 4.5 3.0- 6.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 219 90 40.4 32.9-48.3 25 14.2 8.9-22.1 39 18.0 12.6-25.0 52 22.4 16.6-29.5 *** *** ***
Rural 624 371 61.7 56.3-66.9 60 10.2 7.3-14.1 72 11.9 8.6-16.3 81 11.5 8.7-14.9 40 4.6 3.0- 7.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 379 172 45.9 39.4-52.5 51 14.8 10.4-20.5 63 18.2 13.4-24.2 72 17.5 13.4-22.5 21 3.7 2.2- 6.3
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 301 187 66.5 59.1-73.3 18 5.0 2.8- 8.7 27 7.8 4.9-12.1 43 12.3 8.2-18.0 26 8.4 4.8-14.3
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 16.3 9.4-26.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 410 184 43.7 37.4-50.3 42 11.5 8.0-16.3 70 19.1 14.1-25.2 83 19.5 15.1-24.7 31 6.2 3.8-10.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 239 143 61.1 51.9-69.6 21 11.6 6.3-20.2 28 13.1 8.0-20.8 31 10.6 6.4-17.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 268 171 66.0 58.4-72.8 25 8.8 5.4-14.0 26 10.5 6.2-17.0 30 9.6 6.3-14.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 336 147 41.3 34.7-48.1 39 14.1 9.5-20.4 57 17.6 13.0-23.4 72 22.2 17.1-28.3 21 4.8 2.9- 8.0

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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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