2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,715 1,878 69.6 67.5-71.7 837 30.4 28.3-32.5
-Piedmont NC 1,428 1,018 71.4 68.6-74.1 410 28.6 25.9-31.4
GENDER
Male 632 454 71.5 67.1-75.6 178 28.5 24.4-32.9
Female 796 564 71.3 67.6-74.8 232 28.7 25.2-32.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 869 635 71.4 67.6-74.9 234 28.6 25.1-32.4
Non-Hispanic Black 345 243 74.1 68.7-78.9 102 25.9 21.1-31.3
Other 214 140 65.6 58.0-72.5 74 34.4 27.5-42.0
AGE
18-34 231 176 75.4 68.6-81.0 55 24.6 19.0-31.4
35-44 185 151 84.4 78.0-89.3 34 15.6 10.7-22.0
45-54 261 184 67.5 60.1-74.1 77 32.5 25.9-39.9
55-64 298 228 75.4 69.2-80.7 70 24.6 19.3-30.8
65-74 246 174 71.3 64.5-77.2 72 28.7 22.8-35.5
75+ 183 87 43.5 34.8-52.5 96 56.5 47.5-65.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 134 77 58.1 47.8-67.7 57 41.9 32.3-52.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 300 175 60.9 54.3-67.0 125 39.1 33.0-45.7
Some Post-H.S. 403 287 74.1 69.2-78.5 116 25.9 21.5-30.8
College Graduate 590 478 81.9 78.2-85.0 112 18.1 15.0-21.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 445 280 62.9 57.3-68.2 165 37.1 31.8-42.7
No 975 733 75.0 71.7-78.0 242 25.0 22.0-28.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 189 138 73.3 65.4-79.9 51 26.7 20.1-34.6
Non-Veteran 1,238 879 71.2 68.1-74.1 359 28.8 25.9-31.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 772 606 77.4 73.8-80.7 166 22.6 19.3-26.2
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 399 249 61.8 56.0-67.4 150 38.2 32.6-44.0
Unable to Work 128 74 61.4 51.5-70.4 54 38.6 29.6-48.5
Other not in Labor Force 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 158 97 60.5 51.2-69.1 61 39.5 30.9-48.8
$25,000- 34,999 125 85 71.8 61.9-80.0 40 28.2 20.0-38.1
$35,000- 49,999 153 113 78.0 70.1-84.3 40 22.0 15.7-29.9
$50,000- 74,999 148 104 68.6 58.7-77.0 44 31.4 23.0-41.3
$75,000+ 458 372 81.0 76.6-84.7 86 19.0 15.3-23.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 126 82 63.9 54.0-72.8 44 36.1 27.2-46.0
101% to 150% 128 90 69.5 58.6-78.6 38 30.5 21.4-41.4
151% to 200% 91 57 69.3 58.4-78.3 34 30.7 21.7-41.6
More than 200% 747 576 77.4 73.8-80.7 171 22.6 19.3-26.2
HOUSING
Own 955 695 72.0 68.5-75.3 260 28.0 24.7-31.5
Rent 377 269 73.7 68.4-78.4 108 26.3 21.6-31.6
Other arrangement 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 776 587 75.6 71.8-79.1 189 24.4 20.9-28.2
Regional City or Suburban County 352 236 65.9 59.7-71.6 116 34.1 28.4-40.3
Rural 300 195 66.7 60.4-72.4 105 33.3 27.6-39.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 556 390 69.7 64.9-74.2 166 30.3 25.8-35.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 779 572 73.6 69.9-77.1 207 26.4 22.9-30.1

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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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