2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^
None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,898 1,383 71.3 68.8-73.6 192 10.4 8.8-12.1 115 6.2 5.0- 7.6 146 8.3 6.9- 9.8 62 3.9 3.0- 5.1
-Piedmont NC 1,090 803 71.8 68.5-74.8 113 10.9 8.8-13.3 63 6.2 4.7- 8.1 80 7.6 6.0- 9.7 31 3.6 2.4- 5.2
GENDER
Male 554 388 68.7 63.9-73.0 63 11.2 8.4-14.8 33 6.5 4.5- 9.5 47 8.3 6.1-11.2 23 5.3 3.4- 8.2
Female 536 415 75.1 70.5-79.2 50 10.5 7.8-14.1 30 5.8 3.9- 8.5 33 6.9 4.7-10.1 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 763 583 72.8 68.9-76.5 72 10.7 8.2-13.7 37 5.0 3.5- 7.2 52 7.9 5.9-10.5 19 3.6 2.2- 5.8
Non-Hispanic Black 185 133 71.2 63.4-77.9 16 8.8 5.1-14.6 15 9.5 5.7-15.6 14 6.6 3.8-11.4 *** *** ***
Other 142 87 65.7 56.4-73.9 25 16.1 10.6-23.7 *** *** *** 14 7.8 4.4-13.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 290 173 61.3 54.9-67.3 50 16.3 12.1-21.5 20 6.9 4.3-11.0 36 10.7 7.5-15.0 *** *** ***
35-44 184 124 65.4 57.3-72.7 16 8.0 4.6-13.3 18 11.0 6.8-17.3 19 11.5 7.1-18.1 *** *** ***
45-54 185 139 72.1 63.2-79.5 18 12.2 6.8-21.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 200 163 84.7 78.8-89.2 17 7.7 4.6-12.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 140 122 87.2 79.3-92.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 119 71.2 62.1-78.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 293 208 69.8 63.6-75.4 33 10.6 7.3-15.2 18 6.3 3.8-10.2 22 8.7 5.6-13.3 12 4.7 2.6- 8.3
College Graduate 588 450 75.2 71.1-78.9 59 10.9 8.3-14.0 31 5.5 3.7- 8.0 43 7.8 5.7-10.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 224 155 69.9 62.5-76.4 22 8.5 5.3-13.4 17 5.8 3.3- 9.8 18 8.8 5.2-14.4 *** *** ***
No 862 645 72.2 68.5-75.6 91 11.5 9.1-14.4 46 6.3 4.6- 8.6 61 7.3 5.5- 9.5 19 2.7 1.7- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 134 102 76.7 67.5-84.0 13 7.7 4.3-13.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 955 700 71.2 67.7-74.4 100 11.2 9.0-13.9 55 6.3 4.7- 8.4 77 8.3 6.5-10.6 23 3.0 1.9- 4.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 723 510 69.0 64.9-72.7 81 11.4 8.9-14.4 48 7.1 5.2- 9.7 60 8.4 6.3-10.9 24 4.2 2.7- 6.4
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 219 197 91.4 86.7-94.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 108 77 72.0 61.7-80.3 16 15.0 8.9-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 157 121 73.3 63.5-81.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 464 350 71.9 66.8-76.5 48 10.8 8.0-14.5 22 5.8 3.6- 9.0 31 7.6 5.1-11.0 13 4.0 2.2- 7.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** 13 15.3 8.6-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 716 541 72.4 68.3-76.2 70 10.4 7.9-13.5 38 6.3 4.4- 8.8 51 7.9 5.8-10.6 16 3.0 1.7- 5.1
HOUSING
Own 714 563 76.3 72.3-79.9 65 9.9 7.5-13.0 34 5.5 3.8- 8.0 39 5.9 4.2- 8.4 *** *** ***
Rent 308 195 60.5 54.1-66.6 39 13.3 9.4-18.5 25 8.3 5.3-12.6 37 13.2 9.4-18.2 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 669 483 70.4 66.2-74.3 74 11.4 8.8-14.7 39 6.5 4.6- 9.0 51 7.9 5.9-10.6 22 3.8 2.4- 5.9
Regional City or Suburban County 243 189 76.0 68.9-81.9 21 8.9 5.4-14.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 178 131 70.7 62.3-78.0 18 11.6 7.0-18.4 *** *** *** 16 10.0 5.8-16.8 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 348 266 73.9 67.9-79.2 27 8.8 5.5-13.8 23 7.4 4.7-11.5 23 7.0 4.5-10.9 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 698 511 71.8 67.8-75.5 78 11.2 8.8-14.2 36 5.5 3.9- 7.9 51 7.3 5.4- 9.8 22 4.1 2.6- 6.5

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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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