2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,964 3,449 86.5 85.2-87.7 515 13.5 12.3-14.8
-Piedmont NC 2,139 1,852 85.8 83.9-87.4 287 14.2 12.6-16.1
GENDER
Male 969 803 82.5 79.5-85.1 166 17.5 14.9-20.5
Female 1,170 1,049 88.6 86.3-90.6 121 11.4 9.4-13.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,363 1,183 85.2 82.7-87.3 180 14.8 12.7-17.3
Non-Hispanic Black 439 387 87.5 83.5-90.5 52 12.5 9.5-16.5
Other 337 282 85.9 81.4-89.5 55 14.1 10.5-18.6
AGE
18-34 482 365 77.8 73.6-81.6 117 22.2 18.4-26.4
35-44 322 262 80.3 74.9-84.8 60 19.7 15.2-25.1
45-54 349 303 85.8 80.4-89.8 46 14.2 10.2-19.6
55-64 410 373 92.6 89.6-94.8 37 7.4 5.2-10.4
65-74 315 297 94.2 90.2-96.6 18 5.8 3.4- 9.8
75+ 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 185 163 88.7 82.6-92.8 22 11.3 7.2-17.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 445 403 89.1 84.8-92.2 42 10.9 7.8-15.2
Some Post-H.S. 596 511 84.4 80.7-87.5 85 15.6 12.5-19.3
College Graduate 910 772 83.6 80.6-86.1 138 16.4 13.9-19.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 620 551 89.2 86.1-91.7 69 10.8 8.3-13.9
No 1,504 1,287 84.4 82.1-86.4 217 15.6 13.6-17.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 255 223 88.2 83.0-92.0 32 11.8 8.0-17.0
Non-Veteran 1,882 1,627 85.5 83.5-87.3 255 14.5 12.7-16.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,204 991 81.7 79.0-84.1 213 18.3 15.9-21.0
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 523 501 96.7 94.8-97.9 22 3.3 2.1- 5.2
Unable to Work 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 153 133 87.5 80.1-92.4 20 12.5 7.6-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 124 111 86.2 76.5-92.3 13 13.8 7.7-23.5
$15,000- 24,999 243 215 90.5 85.7-93.8 28 9.5 6.2-14.3
$25,000- 34,999 186 159 83.8 76.7-89.1 27 16.2 10.9-23.3
$35,000- 49,999 217 186 86.0 80.1-90.3 31 14.0 9.7-19.9
$50,000- 74,999 251 215 84.2 77.5-89.2 36 15.8 10.8-22.5
$75,000+ 680 566 80.7 76.9-84.0 114 19.3 16.0-23.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 177 156 89.0 82.6-93.2 21 11.0 6.8-17.4
101% to 150% 213 182 85.3 79.1-89.9 31 14.7 10.1-20.9
151% to 200% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,131 956 82.5 79.7-85.1 175 17.5 14.9-20.3
HOUSING
Own 1,334 1,183 87.6 85.3-89.6 151 12.4 10.4-14.7
Rent 643 530 80.6 76.7-84.0 113 19.4 16.0-23.3
Other arrangement 146 123 85.3 78.0-90.5 23 14.7 9.5-22.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,176 990 83.6 80.9-85.9 186 16.4 14.1-19.1
Regional City or Suburban County 536 482 89.3 85.7-92.1 54 10.7 7.9-14.3
Rural 427 380 87.2 82.8-90.5 47 12.8 9.5-17.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 110 83.7 74.6-90.0 18 16.3 10.0-25.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 772 690 88.4 85.3-90.9 82 11.6 9.1-14.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,239 1,052 84.4 81.9-86.6 187 15.6 13.4-18.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past 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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