2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

Did the healthcare provider specifically ask whether you drank [5 FOR MEN /4 FOR WOMEN] or more alcoholic drinks on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,418 943 39.9 37.6-42.2 1,475 60.1 57.8-62.4
-Piedmont NC 1,242 489 40.1 37.0-43.3 753 59.9 56.7-63.0
GENDER
Male 547 218 41.6 36.8-46.4 329 58.4 53.6-63.2
Female 695 271 38.9 34.8-43.2 424 61.1 56.8-65.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 730 273 37.2 33.2-41.3 457 62.8 58.7-66.8
Non-Hispanic Black 308 131 45.6 39.3-52.1 177 54.4 47.9-60.7
Other 204 85 41.5 33.9-49.6 119 58.5 50.4-66.1
AGE
18-34 208 95 44.2 36.9-51.7 113 55.8 48.3-63.1
35-44 157 78 52.9 44.1-61.6 79 47.1 38.4-55.9
45-54 219 87 39.1 32.0-46.7 132 60.9 53.3-68.0
55-64 258 104 40.0 33.2-47.1 154 60.0 52.9-66.8
65-74 214 83 41.1 33.8-48.9 131 58.9 51.1-66.2
75+ 168 35 17.1 11.6-24.4 133 82.9 75.6-88.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 57 41.0 31.8-50.9 74 59.0 49.1-68.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 280 94 35.6 29.3-42.4 186 64.4 57.6-70.7
Some Post-H.S. 345 139 41.6 35.8-47.7 206 58.4 52.3-64.2
College Graduate 485 199 42.0 37.2-47.0 286 58.0 53.0-62.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 416 152 36.4 31.1-42.0 264 63.6 58.0-68.9
No 819 335 41.8 37.9-45.7 484 58.2 54.3-62.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 171 74 44.2 35.6-53.2 97 55.8 46.8-64.4
Non-Veteran 1,070 415 39.5 36.2-43.0 655 60.5 57.0-63.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 648 287 45.4 41.1-49.9 361 54.6 50.1-58.9
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 361 110 30.3 25.0-36.1 251 69.7 63.9-75.0
Unable to Work 117 48 39.4 29.9-49.7 69 60.6 50.3-70.1
Other not in Labor Force 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 145 62 42.0 33.1-51.5 83 58.0 48.5-66.9
$25,000- 34,999 114 43 37.2 27.6-47.8 71 62.8 52.2-72.4
$35,000- 49,999 127 52 46.5 36.4-56.9 75 53.5 43.1-63.6
$50,000- 74,999 134 47 40.0 30.5-50.2 87 60.0 49.8-69.5
$75,000+ 373 163 44.0 38.5-49.7 210 56.0 50.3-61.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 50 38.9 29.7-48.9 71 61.1 51.1-70.3
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 630 254 42.1 37.7-46.6 376 57.9 53.4-62.3
HOUSING
Own 813 309 38.7 34.9-42.7 504 61.3 57.3-65.1
Rent 340 150 47.1 41.0-53.3 190 52.9 46.7-59.0
Other arrangement 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 651 275 44.4 40.0-48.9 376 55.6 51.1-60.0
Regional City or Suburban County 321 119 34.6 28.9-40.8 202 65.4 59.2-71.1
Rural 270 95 36.3 29.9-43.2 175 63.7 56.8-70.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 495 189 38.3 33.4-43.4 306 61.7 56.6-66.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 661 267 41.1 36.8-45.5 394 58.9 54.5-63.2

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*Asked of respondents that had a checkup within the past 2 years.

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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