2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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 3,970 2,066 52.8 50.9-54.6 664 15.7 14.5-17.0 1,240 31.6 29.9-33.3
-Piedmont NC 2,145 1,049 49.5 47.0-51.9 379 16.5 14.9-18.4 717 34.0 31.7-36.4
GENDER
Male 979 415 43.6 40.0-47.3 220 21.1 18.4-24.1 344 35.3 31.9-38.9
Female 1,166 634 54.6 51.2-57.8 159 12.6 10.6-14.8 373 32.9 29.8-36.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,363 600 45.5 42.5-48.6 282 18.5 16.4-20.9 481 36.0 33.1-39.0
Non-Hispanic Black 439 254 56.0 50.6-61.3 62 14.6 11.2-18.9 123 29.4 24.7-34.5
Other 343 195 58.0 51.7-64.0 35 10.1 7.0-14.2 113 32.0 26.4-38.1
AGE
18-34 483 192 42.5 37.6-47.5 65 13.0 10.1-16.7 226 44.4 39.6-49.4
35-44 323 138 43.0 37.0-49.2 51 15.1 11.4-19.8 134 42.0 36.0-48.1
45-54 353 164 48.3 42.3-54.4 58 15.8 12.0-20.4 131 35.9 30.3-41.9
55-64 411 210 52.5 47.0-57.9 79 20.9 16.7-25.9 122 26.6 22.2-31.5
65-74 315 175 54.3 48.1-60.4 69 21.8 17.1-27.3 71 23.9 18.9-29.7
75+ 234 154 74.0 67.4-79.7 51 17.0 12.5-22.8 29 9.0 5.9-13.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 187 139 72.4 64.0-79.4 *** *** *** 38 22.0 15.6-30.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 446 284 61.7 56.3-66.8 56 14.3 10.9-18.6 106 24.0 19.7-28.9
Some Post-H.S. 597 303 48.2 43.7-52.7 99 16.2 13.3-19.8 195 35.6 31.3-40.1
College Graduate 912 322 33.5 30.2-37.0 213 22.3 19.6-25.4 377 44.1 40.6-47.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 623 396 63.8 59.2-68.2 73 11.3 8.8-14.5 154 24.9 21.0-29.1
No 1,507 642 43.7 40.8-46.6 304 18.6 16.5-20.9 561 37.7 35.0-40.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 255 121 49.5 42.4-56.5 60 23.3 17.7-30.0 74 27.2 21.5-33.8
Non-Veteran 1,888 927 49.5 46.9-52.1 318 15.7 14.0-17.6 643 34.8 32.4-37.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,212 481 40.7 37.6-43.9 225 18.1 15.8-20.6 506 41.2 38.1-44.4
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 523 304 61.7 56.8-66.3 118 20.6 17.0-24.6 101 17.8 14.5-21.7
Unable to Work 162 130 77.4 68.6-84.3 *** *** *** 28 19.9 13.4-28.5
Other not in Labor Force 152 84 55.4 46.4-64.0 21 13.8 8.6-21.5 47 30.8 23.2-39.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 93 71.1 60.5-79.8 *** *** *** 26 23.6 15.9-33.7
$15,000- 24,999 239 160 69.5 62.5-75.7 21 9.0 5.5-14.3 58 21.5 16.3-27.9
$25,000- 34,999 188 101 52.3 44.2-60.4 30 13.7 9.4-19.7 57 33.9 26.6-42.2
$35,000- 49,999 222 109 48.1 40.6-55.7 44 21.5 15.7-28.7 69 30.4 24.0-37.7
$50,000- 74,999 252 94 40.8 33.7-48.2 65 22.6 17.4-28.9 93 36.6 29.8-43.9
$75,000+ 686 216 31.2 27.4-35.2 153 20.3 17.3-23.7 317 48.5 44.3-52.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 175 126 72.5 64.3-79.4 *** *** *** 40 20.9 15.0-28.3
101% to 150% 214 124 58.1 50.2-65.6 27 11.9 7.9-17.6 63 30.0 23.4-37.6
151% to 200% 119 70 57.3 47.0-67.0 17 13.3 8.1-21.1 32 29.4 20.7-39.9
More than 200% 1,141 415 36.3 33.2-39.6 261 21.4 18.8-24.1 465 42.3 39.0-45.7
HOUSING
Own 1,339 620 47.6 44.5-50.7 286 19.3 17.1-21.8 433 33.0 30.2-36.0
Rent 643 335 51.0 46.5-55.4 74 11.2 8.8-14.2 234 37.8 33.6-42.2
Other arrangement 147 81 54.4 45.2-63.3 17 12.0 7.2-19.5 49 33.5 25.5-42.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,185 507 44.2 40.9-47.5 230 17.7 15.4-20.2 448 38.1 35.0-41.4
Regional City or Suburban County 535 293 55.6 50.6-60.4 88 15.3 12.2-19.0 154 29.2 24.9-33.8
Rural 425 249 56.4 50.9-61.8 61 15.0 11.4-19.4 115 28.7 23.9-34.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 129 84 62.0 52.0-71.1 12 12.3 6.9-21.1 33 25.7 18.0-35.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 773 424 55.3 51.2-59.5 138 16.6 13.8-19.8 211 28.1 24.4-32.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,243 541 44.5 41.4-47.7 229 17.0 14.8-19.4 473 38.5 35.4-41.7

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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 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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