2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,870 508 25.2 23.1-27.5 474 25.3 23.1-27.6 331 17.6 15.7-19.6 163 9.1 7.6-10.8 394 22.9 20.7-25.2
-Piedmont NC 1,076 285 24.4 21.7-27.3 288 27.1 24.1-30.3 193 17.2 14.9-19.9 101 9.7 7.7-12.2 209 21.6 18.8-24.6
GENDER
Male 555 114 19.1 15.8-23.0 117 20.6 17.0-24.8 111 19.4 16.0-23.5 59 10.9 8.0-14.8 154 29.9 25.7-34.5
Female 521 171 30.0 25.9-34.6 171 34.0 29.5-38.9 82 14.8 11.8-18.4 42 8.5 6.0-11.7 55 12.6 9.5-16.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 751 207 25.0 21.7-28.5 206 27.1 23.7-30.9 138 17.3 14.6-20.4 63 9.0 6.6-12.1 137 21.6 18.3-25.3
Non-Hispanic Black 182 52 25.9 19.6-33.4 48 26.9 20.1-34.9 31 18.8 12.8-26.6 18 10.6 6.5-16.9 33 17.9 12.5-24.8
Other 143 26 17.7 11.8-25.8 34 27.1 19.0-37.1 24 14.0 9.0-21.1 20 12.9 8.0-20.0 39 28.3 20.3-38.0
AGE
18-34 286 44 15.0 11.0-20.0 71 26.1 20.7-32.3 46 15.3 11.3-20.4 30 11.7 7.8-17.2 95 31.9 26.2-38.2
35-44 182 40 20.3 14.8-27.2 44 24.8 18.5-32.5 37 18.8 13.2-25.9 13 6.1 3.4-10.4 48 30.1 23.0-38.2
45-54 185 38 20.7 14.8-28.1 59 31.0 24.0-39.0 33 17.1 12.0-23.8 22 12.8 7.4-21.1 33 18.4 12.8-25.8
55-64 195 65 35.6 28.2-43.7 55 29.5 22.8-37.1 35 16.8 11.9-23.1 20 9.3 5.8-14.5 20 8.9 5.5-14.2
65-74 138 58 39.9 31.3-49.1 32 24.8 17.3-34.2 27 21.6 14.8-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 17.2 9.4-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 157 42 28.4 21.0-37.1 36 22.9 16.4-31.0 32 16.3 11.2-23.3 *** *** *** 33 21.4 15.0-29.6
Some Post-H.S. 287 68 21.4 16.8-26.8 83 28.9 23.4-35.1 48 17.1 12.7-22.6 30 10.5 7.2-15.0 58 22.1 17.1-28.2
College Graduate 584 165 26.0 22.5-30.0 159 27.6 23.7-31.8 108 18.7 15.4-22.4 51 8.0 6.0-10.7 101 19.7 16.3-23.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 217 64 28.0 21.7-35.3 53 25.6 19.1-33.5 37 16.4 11.5-22.8 14 5.5 3.1- 9.5 49 24.5 18.2-32.1
No 855 221 23.6 20.6-26.9 232 27.2 24.0-30.7 156 17.5 14.9-20.5 87 10.8 8.4-13.7 159 20.9 17.8-24.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 131 32 24.6 16.7-34.7 36 28.9 20.6-38.8 29 18.5 12.5-26.5 *** *** *** 23 18.3 11.6-27.5
Non-Veteran 944 252 24.3 21.4-27.4 252 26.9 23.7-30.3 164 17.1 14.6-20.0 90 9.7 7.6-12.4 186 22.0 19.1-25.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 722 163 21.7 18.5-25.2 186 26.0 22.5-29.8 127 16.7 13.9-19.9 74 10.0 7.7-12.8 172 25.7 22.2-29.5
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 216 90 41.6 34.5-49.1 62 28.1 21.9-35.3 43 21.5 15.9-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 85 24 23.1 15.2-33.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 112 34 31.4 22.4-42.1 24 23.2 15.2-33.7 24 17.4 11.0-26.4 *** *** *** 23 20.4 13.3-30.0
$50,000- 74,999 155 49 29.5 21.8-38.6 37 24.0 17.0-32.7 28 16.6 10.9-24.4 17 13.7 7.7-23.2 24 16.3 10.5-24.3
$75,000+ 465 108 20.4 16.8-24.5 129 26.8 22.5-31.6 96 20.8 16.9-25.2 47 9.4 6.6-13.1 85 22.7 18.4-27.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 22 23.4 15.1-34.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 717 191 24.3 21.0-27.9 187 25.7 22.2-29.5 141 18.9 15.9-22.2 69 9.9 7.4-13.1 129 21.3 17.9-25.2
HOUSING
Own 707 216 27.3 23.9-31.1 194 28.2 24.5-32.2 131 17.7 14.8-21.0 61 8.7 6.4-11.7 105 18.1 14.9-21.9
Rent 302 58 19.2 14.7-24.6 75 23.3 18.4-29.0 51 15.5 11.5-20.5 32 12.2 8.3-17.5 86 29.9 24.3-36.2
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 670 176 24.2 20.8-28.0 169 24.9 21.4-28.7 115 16.8 13.8-20.3 64 10.3 7.6-13.7 146 23.9 20.3-27.8
Regional City or Suburban County 236 65 25.3 19.7-32.0 68 29.0 22.8-36.2 48 18.9 14.1-24.9 20 8.6 5.2-13.9 35 18.1 12.7-25.2
Rural 170 44 23.6 17.2-31.5 51 32.8 24.9-41.8 30 16.5 11.2-23.5 17 9.2 5.5-15.0 28 17.9 12.1-25.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 342 97 25.3 20.4-30.8 97 30.1 24.6-36.3 61 16.2 12.4-21.0 25 8.2 5.0-13.2 62 20.2 15.6-25.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 693 179 23.9 20.6-27.5 183 26.1 22.5-29.9 124 17.7 14.7-21.2 69 10.1 7.7-13.3 138 22.2 18.8-26.1

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

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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