2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

Were you offered advice about what level of drinking is harmful or risky for your health?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,782 665 24.5 22.7-26.5 2,117 75.5 73.5-77.3
-Piedmont NC 1,465 362 24.9 22.4-27.6 1,103 75.1 72.4-77.6
GENDER
Male 634 193 31.3 27.2-35.7 441 68.7 64.3-72.8
Female 831 169 19.9 16.9-23.2 662 80.1 76.8-83.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 898 215 23.6 20.6-27.0 683 76.4 73.0-79.4
Non-Hispanic Black 351 81 25.0 20.1-30.6 270 75.0 69.4-79.9
Other 216 66 31.5 24.6-39.2 150 68.5 60.8-75.4
AGE
18-34 238 75 32.8 26.4-40.0 163 67.2 60.0-73.6
35-44 191 47 27.2 20.5-35.2 144 72.8 64.8-79.5
45-54 265 60 21.1 16.2-27.0 205 78.9 73.0-83.8
55-64 302 81 25.6 20.4-31.6 221 74.4 68.4-79.6
65-74 256 62 24.4 18.9-30.8 194 75.6 69.2-81.1
75+ 192 31 13.2 8.9-19.3 161 86.8 80.7-91.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 139 37 26.4 18.5-36.0 102 73.6 64.0-81.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 313 77 24.4 19.3-30.4 236 75.6 69.6-80.7
Some Post-H.S. 408 111 26.5 22.0-31.6 297 73.5 68.4-78.0
College Graduate 603 137 23.3 19.8-27.3 466 76.7 72.7-80.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 457 119 26.1 21.7-31.1 338 73.9 68.9-78.3
No 998 240 24.4 21.4-27.7 758 75.6 72.3-78.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 190 59 32.0 24.7-40.4 131 68.0 59.6-75.3
Non-Veteran 1,274 303 24.0 21.4-26.9 971 76.0 73.1-78.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 784 203 25.7 22.4-29.3 581 74.3 70.7-77.6
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 416 87 20.3 16.3-25.0 329 79.7 75.0-83.7
Unable to Work 126 32 25.8 17.9-35.6 94 74.2 64.4-82.1
Other not in Labor Force 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 44 26.1 19.1-34.6 118 73.9 65.4-80.9
$25,000- 34,999 126 27 21.1 14.0-30.6 99 78.9 69.4-86.0
$35,000- 49,999 158 36 23.7 16.7-32.4 122 76.3 67.6-83.3
$50,000- 74,999 154 33 21.8 15.0-30.7 121 78.2 69.3-85.0
$75,000+ 473 122 27.7 23.2-32.7 351 72.3 67.3-76.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 36 26.5 18.9-35.8 94 73.5 64.2-81.1
101% to 150% 128 37 30.9 21.9-41.5 91 69.1 58.5-78.1
151% to 200% 89 20 21.5 13.6-32.2 69 78.5 67.8-86.4
More than 200% 776 183 24.9 21.4-28.7 593 75.1 71.3-78.6
HOUSING
Own 981 225 22.6 19.7-25.8 756 77.4 74.2-80.3
Rent 382 106 30.6 25.4-36.3 276 69.4 63.7-74.6
Other arrangement 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 787 195 26.0 22.5-29.9 592 74.0 70.1-77.5
Regional City or Suburban County 374 92 22.2 17.8-27.3 282 77.8 72.7-82.2
Rural 304 75 25.6 20.3-31.6 229 74.4 68.4-79.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 575 140 23.9 20.1-28.2 435 76.1 71.8-79.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 803 199 25.1 21.7-28.8 604 74.9 71.2-78.3

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*Asked of respondents that had a checkup within the past 2 years and answered yes to Question 1, 2 or 3 of this module.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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