2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 1,900 777 37.7 35.3-40.2 620 33.6 31.1-36.1 246 13.9 12.1-15.8 95 5.6 4.5- 7.0 162 9.3 7.8-10.9
-Piedmont NC 1,098 450 37.9 34.7-41.2 371 35.3 32.1-38.7 138 13.6 11.3-16.2 53 5.3 3.9- 7.0 86 8.0 6.3-10.0
GENDER
Male 569 191 30.2 26.2-34.6 189 35.5 31.0-40.3 85 15.3 12.1-19.3 34 6.1 4.2- 8.7 70 12.8 10.0-16.3
Female 529 259 46.3 41.5-51.1 182 35.1 30.6-39.8 53 11.6 8.6-15.4 19 4.4 2.7- 7.1 16 2.6 1.5- 4.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 762 333 40.0 36.2-44.0 268 35.9 32.1-39.9 90 13.0 10.3-16.3 34 5.1 3.5- 7.2 37 5.9 4.2- 8.4
Non-Hispanic Black 189 75 35.6 28.4-43.5 58 35.6 28.0-43.9 29 15.3 10.4-22.1 *** *** *** 18 9.0 5.5-14.3
Other 147 42 27.8 20.0-37.1 45 31.1 23.1-40.4 19 13.6 8.1-22.1 *** *** *** 31 19.5 13.4-27.6
AGE
18-34 292 83 27.1 21.9-33.0 106 36.5 30.6-42.9 50 19.9 14.8-26.0 17 6.6 4.0-10.7 36 10.0 7.0-14.0
35-44 187 64 32.7 25.8-40.5 70 38.9 31.4-47.0 28 13.2 8.8-19.2 *** *** *** 23 14.7 9.7-21.5
45-54 187 76 39.0 31.4-47.2 57 33.5 25.8-42.2 21 10.5 6.5-16.5 20 11.4 7.1-17.6 *** *** ***
55-64 201 97 49.3 41.5-57.2 62 31.4 24.5-39.1 25 11.3 7.3-17.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 142 79 52.0 42.8-61.1 46 35.6 27.0-45.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 164 55 31.0 23.7-39.5 52 35.3 27.2-44.3 25 15.6 10.1-23.2 13 8.0 4.4-14.0 19 10.1 6.3-16.0
Some Post-H.S. 294 110 35.7 29.9-41.9 104 37.2 31.2-43.6 34 11.6 8.0-16.5 21 7.1 4.6-11.0 25 8.4 5.6-12.6
College Graduate 591 270 44.1 39.7-48.5 203 35.6 31.4-40.0 73 13.4 10.6-16.9 14 2.2 1.3- 3.7 31 4.7 3.2- 6.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 227 93 37.3 30.3-44.8 69 31.3 24.5-38.9 23 10.6 6.7-16.4 18 9.7 5.9-15.6 24 11.2 7.2-16.9
No 867 355 38.0 34.4-41.7 301 36.3 32.7-40.1 115 14.3 11.7-17.4 34 4.1 2.8- 5.9 62 7.2 5.5- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 52 37.8 28.7-47.9 47 34.5 25.9-44.3 18 13.8 8.3-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 963 398 37.9 34.5-41.4 324 35.4 32.0-39.0 120 13.5 11.1-16.4 48 5.5 4.1- 7.4 73 7.7 6.0- 9.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 736 276 35.4 31.6-39.3 255 36.4 32.5-40.5 101 13.7 11.1-16.8 35 4.9 3.4- 7.0 69 9.6 7.4-12.3
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 219 125 56.4 48.8-63.7 69 31.7 25.1-39.2 16 7.4 4.4-12.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 85 27 26.7 18.0-37.5 *** *** *** 15 17.1 10.0-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 114 45 38.7 29.1-49.3 33 29.9 21.1-40.5 14 11.7 6.5-20.1 13 12.7 7.1-21.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 156 75 44.6 35.6-53.9 44 29.5 21.4-39.2 20 14.1 8.8-21.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 468 192 37.8 33.1-42.8 182 39.8 34.9-45.0 54 13.1 9.6-17.6 *** *** *** 29 7.0 4.7-10.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 30 26.2 17.8-36.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 720 311 40.4 36.3-44.5 253 36.2 32.2-40.4 86 12.9 10.2-16.3 27 4.0 2.6- 5.9 43 6.6 4.7- 9.0
HOUSING
Own 722 334 42.5 38.5-46.7 239 35.0 31.0-39.2 83 12.8 10.0-16.2 26 3.8 2.5- 5.7 40 5.9 4.2- 8.3
Rent 308 98 28.9 23.7-34.8 106 35.0 29.2-41.2 43 14.2 10.2-19.4 26 10.3 6.8-15.4 35 11.6 8.2-16.2
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 674 275 38.0 33.9-42.1 232 36.0 31.9-40.3 83 13.3 10.4-16.8 32 4.8 3.3- 6.9 52 8.0 5.9-10.6
Regional City or Suburban County 244 101 38.0 31.4-45.1 86 36.5 29.8-43.8 28 12.3 8.1-18.2 *** *** *** 18 7.0 4.1-11.7
Rural 180 74 37.3 29.6-45.7 53 31.1 23.6-39.6 27 16.2 10.7-23.8 *** *** *** 16 9.5 5.5-15.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 353 159 40.4 34.6-46.5 105 32.6 26.9-38.9 42 13.1 9.4-18.1 14 4.9 2.8- 8.3 33 9.0 6.2-12.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 700 276 37.2 33.3-41.3 254 37.2 33.2-41.4 88 13.3 10.5-16.7 36 5.4 3.8- 7.7 46 6.9 5.0- 9.4

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*This question was 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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