2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,017 2,066 52.1 50.3-53.9 528 13.3 12.1-14.5 585 15.0 13.7-16.3 616 14.7 13.5-16.0 222 5.0 4.3- 5.8
-Piedmont NC 2,176 1,049 48.6 46.2-51.1 301 13.9 12.2-15.6 358 16.8 15.1-18.7 349 15.5 13.9-17.3 119 5.1 4.2- 6.3
GENDER
Male 1,000 415 42.5 39.0-46.1 126 13.4 11.1-16.1 181 17.7 15.1-20.6 200 19.0 16.5-21.9 78 7.4 5.7- 9.5
Female 1,176 634 54.1 50.8-57.3 175 14.3 12.1-16.7 177 16.1 13.8-18.7 149 12.4 10.5-14.7 41 3.2 2.2- 4.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,377 600 44.9 41.9-47.9 184 12.9 11.0-15.1 246 18.4 16.1-20.9 258 18.1 16.0-20.5 89 5.7 4.5- 7.1
Non-Hispanic Black 451 254 54.4 49.1-59.7 61 13.9 10.6-18.0 58 13.1 9.9-17.2 58 12.9 9.8-16.9 20 5.6 3.5- 8.8
Other 348 195 57.3 51.1-63.3 56 18.4 13.9-23.8 54 15.4 11.4-20.3 33 7.1 4.8-10.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 491 192 41.8 37.0-46.8 69 14.3 11.1-18.1 128 23.8 19.9-28.2 87 17.0 13.7-21.0 15 3.1 1.8- 5.3
35-44 329 138 42.2 36.3-48.3 54 15.6 11.8-20.3 64 20.0 15.5-25.4 62 17.7 13.7-22.7 *** *** ***
45-54 356 164 47.8 41.8-53.8 55 15.7 11.7-20.9 57 14.8 11.2-19.3 62 16.3 12.4-21.1 18 5.4 3.2- 8.8
55-64 415 210 51.3 45.8-56.8 57 14.0 10.5-18.5 57 13.8 10.5-18.0 70 15.1 11.8-19.2 21 5.7 3.5- 9.1
65-74 319 175 53.8 47.7-59.9 40 12.3 8.8-17.0 37 12.3 8.7-17.1 39 13.6 9.8-18.5 28 8.0 5.4-11.7
75+ 236 154 73.8 67.2-79.4 21 7.5 4.6-12.0 *** *** *** 26 8.9 5.8-13.5 22 6.7 4.1-10.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 139 70.7 62.4-77.8 21 10.8 6.7-16.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 455 284 60.4 55.0-65.4 55 14.9 11.2-19.5 55 12.1 9.1-15.8 39 8.5 6.0-12.0 22 4.2 2.6- 6.6
Some Post-H.S. 604 303 47.6 43.1-52.1 79 12.8 10.2-16.0 98 18.1 14.8-22.0 91 15.7 12.7-19.3 33 5.7 4.0- 8.2
College Graduate 922 322 33.1 29.8-36.5 146 15.2 12.9-17.8 191 22.6 19.7-25.8 206 23.6 20.7-26.9 57 5.5 4.1- 7.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 632 396 62.9 58.3-67.3 74 12.7 9.9-16.1 70 11.2 8.6-14.5 61 8.8 6.6-11.6 31 4.4 2.9- 6.6
No 1,529 642 42.9 40.0-45.8 227 14.4 12.5-16.6 286 19.0 16.9-21.4 287 18.2 16.2-20.5 87 5.4 4.3- 6.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 260 121 48.6 41.7-55.6 37 16.4 11.5-22.9 34 12.9 9.0-18.2 40 13.9 9.9-19.2 28 8.1 5.3-12.2
Non-Veteran 1,914 927 48.7 46.1-51.3 263 13.5 11.9-15.4 324 17.3 15.4-19.3 309 15.7 14.0-17.7 91 4.8 3.8- 6.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,232 481 39.9 36.8-43.1 195 15.9 13.7-18.3 252 20.3 17.9-22.9 237 18.4 16.1-20.9 67 5.6 4.3- 7.2
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 19.4 11.1-31.8 *** *** ***
Retired 530 304 60.6 55.7-65.3 58 10.2 7.6-13.4 55 9.3 7.0-12.3 70 13.0 10.1-16.5 43 6.9 4.9- 9.8
Unable to Work 163 130 76.6 67.7-83.6 12 8.3 4.6-14.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 154 84 55.0 46.0-63.6 24 14.6 9.2-22.4 27 19.3 13.2-27.4 18 10.2 6.1-16.4 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 93 70.0 59.5-78.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 16.0 9.5-25.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 247 160 66.6 59.6-73.0 31 12.7 8.6-18.3 25 8.4 5.5-12.8 17 7.2 4.2-12.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 190 101 51.9 43.8-60.0 26 12.9 8.5-19.0 30 16.9 11.6-24.0 25 12.9 8.6-19.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 224 109 47.6 40.2-55.2 39 20.0 14.4-27.2 36 16.2 11.4-22.6 27 11.0 7.3-16.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 253 94 40.5 33.5-47.9 45 16.9 11.9-23.5 49 17.4 12.8-23.1 51 20.0 14.8-26.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 688 216 31.1 27.3-35.1 100 14.0 11.4-17.1 161 25.7 22.0-29.8 166 23.4 20.1-27.1 45 5.8 4.2- 8.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 179 126 70.5 62.4-77.6 21 12.3 7.7-18.9 16 8.8 5.1-14.9 15 7.8 4.4-13.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 217 124 57.1 49.3-64.6 34 16.1 11.1-22.6 35 13.9 9.7-19.6 14 8.3 4.8-14.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 70 54.3 44.3-64.0 18 13.9 8.6-21.8 14 12.4 6.9-21.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,145 415 36.1 33.0-39.4 171 14.7 12.4-17.2 238 22.2 19.4-25.2 252 21.6 19.0-24.4 69 5.5 4.2- 7.1
HOUSING
Own 1,352 620 47.0 43.9-50.1 193 13.7 11.7-15.9 214 16.6 14.4-19.1 234 16.8 14.7-19.1 91 5.9 4.7- 7.5
Rent 656 335 49.8 45.4-54.2 85 14.4 11.5-17.9 119 18.5 15.4-22.1 93 13.1 10.5-16.3 24 4.1 2.6- 6.5
Other arrangement 150 81 53.4 44.3-62.3 22 15.1 9.6-23.0 24 15.0 9.8-22.4 21 14.8 9.4-22.6 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,200 507 43.4 40.1-46.7 171 14.1 11.9-16.6 238 20.0 17.5-22.7 219 17.6 15.3-20.1 65 5.0 3.8- 6.5
Regional City or Suburban County 543 293 54.8 49.9-59.6 73 12.2 9.5-15.5 68 14.0 10.8-17.9 78 13.6 10.6-17.3 31 5.4 3.6- 8.0
Rural 433 249 55.4 49.9-60.8 57 15.5 11.7-20.1 52 11.6 8.5-15.6 52 12.2 9.1-16.2 23 5.3 3.3- 8.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 131 84 61.3 51.3-70.4 *** *** *** 15 10.1 5.8-17.0 14 11.7 6.7-19.7 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 784 424 54.6 50.4-58.7 119 14.9 12.2-18.2 107 14.0 11.3-17.1 100 12.6 10.2-15.5 34 4.0 2.7- 5.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,261 541 43.7 40.6-46.9 170 13.5 11.5-15.8 236 19.3 16.9-21.9 235 17.7 15.5-20.2 79 5.8 4.5- 7.4

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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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