2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,924 611 15.6 14.3-16.9 3,313 84.4 83.1-85.7
-Piedmont NC 2,116 350 16.7 14.9-18.6 1,766 83.3 81.4-85.1
GENDER
Male 957 198 20.4 17.6-23.5 759 79.6 76.5-82.4
Female 1,159 152 13.5 11.3-15.9 1,007 86.5 84.1-88.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,349 229 17.6 15.4-20.2 1,120 82.4 79.8-84.6
Non-Hispanic Black 433 61 14.5 11.2-18.7 372 85.5 81.3-88.8
Other 334 60 15.3 11.6-20.0 274 84.7 80.0-88.4
AGE
18-34 478 122 22.9 19.1-27.2 356 77.1 72.8-80.9
35-44 321 62 20.4 15.9-25.9 259 79.6 74.1-84.1
45-54 345 53 16.1 11.8-21.5 292 83.9 78.5-88.2
55-64 407 49 10.1 7.5-13.5 358 89.9 86.5-92.5
65-74 314 40 13.8 9.9-18.8 274 86.2 81.2-90.1
75+ 232 24 7.1 4.5-11.0 208 92.9 89.0-95.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 20 10.8 6.7-17.0 161 89.2 83.0-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 441 51 12.7 9.4-17.1 390 87.3 82.9-90.6
Some Post-H.S. 592 105 18.6 15.3-22.4 487 81.4 77.6-84.7
College Graduate 899 174 19.9 17.1-23.0 725 80.1 77.0-82.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 613 80 12.0 9.3-15.2 533 88.0 84.8-90.7
No 1,488 268 18.5 16.3-20.9 1,220 81.5 79.1-83.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 254 47 16.1 11.7-21.6 207 83.9 78.4-88.3
Non-Veteran 1,861 303 16.7 14.9-18.8 1,558 83.3 81.2-85.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,193 240 20.4 17.9-23.1 953 79.6 76.9-82.1
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 517 53 9.0 6.7-11.9 464 91.0 88.1-93.3
Unable to Work 163 14 7.9 4.4-14.0 149 92.1 86.0-95.6
Other not in Labor Force 150 22 12.9 8.1-20.2 128 87.1 79.8-91.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 15 14.8 8.5-24.5 107 85.2 75.5-91.5
$15,000- 24,999 239 30 10.1 6.7-14.8 209 89.9 85.2-93.3
$25,000- 34,999 183 30 17.3 11.9-24.5 153 82.7 75.5-88.1
$35,000- 49,999 217 39 16.8 12.1-22.9 178 83.2 77.1-87.9
$50,000- 74,999 250 41 18.3 13.0-25.2 209 81.7 74.8-87.0
$75,000+ 676 146 23.0 19.5-26.9 530 77.0 73.1-80.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 175 20 9.7 5.9-15.5 155 90.3 84.5-94.1
101% to 150% 210 32 15.3 10.6-21.7 178 84.7 78.3-89.4
151% to 200% 119 15 11.2 6.2-19.4 104 88.8 80.6-93.8
More than 200% 1,124 221 21.0 18.3-23.9 903 79.0 76.1-81.7
HOUSING
Own 1,321 204 15.5 13.4-17.9 1,117 84.5 82.1-86.6
Rent 636 122 20.4 17.0-24.3 514 79.6 75.7-83.0
Other arrangement 144 24 16.5 10.8-24.4 120 83.5 75.6-89.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,160 224 19.4 16.9-22.2 936 80.6 77.8-83.1
Regional City or Suburban County 533 69 12.9 9.9-16.6 464 87.1 83.4-90.1
Rural 423 57 14.0 10.6-18.4 366 86.0 81.6-89.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 18 15.6 9.6-24.5 109 84.4 75.5-90.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 765 97 13.4 10.7-16.6 668 86.6 83.4-89.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,224 235 18.8 16.4-21.4 989 81.2 78.6-83.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.

Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).

No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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