2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

Were you offered advice about what level of drinking is harmful or risky for your health?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,782 665 24.5 22.7-26.5 2,117 75.5 73.5-77.3
-Western 369 80 20.4 16.2-25.4 289 79.6 74.6-83.8
GENDER
Male 185 46 24.2 17.8-32.2 139 75.8 67.8-82.2
Female 184 34 16.9 11.8-23.5 150 83.1 76.5-88.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 304 64 20.3 15.7-25.7 240 79.7 74.3-84.3
Non-Hispanic Black 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 63 14 14.3 7.8-24.8 49 85.7 75.2-92.2
65-74 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 82 14 17.1 9.7-28.4 68 82.9 71.6-90.3
Some Post-H.S. 114 31 26.9 19.0-36.7 83 73.1 63.3-81.0
College Graduate 139 31 22.5 15.6-31.4 108 77.5 68.6-84.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 140 27 14.9 9.8-22.2 113 85.1 77.8-90.2
No 228 53 23.9 18.1-30.9 175 76.1 69.1-81.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 313 62 19.0 14.6-24.3 251 81.0 75.7-85.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 175 45 23.2 17.0-30.8 130 76.8 69.2-83.0
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 132 23 16.8 10.5-25.7 109 83.2 74.3-89.5
Unable to Work 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 159 34 23.0 16.3-31.3 125 77.0 68.7-83.7
HOUSING
Own 282 60 20.4 15.6-26.1 222 79.6 73.9-84.4
Rent 58 14 17.5 9.8-29.1 44 82.5 70.9-90.2
Other arrangement 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 104 25 23.0 15.5-32.6 79 77.0 67.4-84.5
Rural 265 55 19.5 14.6-25.6 210 80.5 74.4-85.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 70 15 15.4 8.7-25.9 55 84.6 74.1-91.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 156 30 19.7 13.5-28.0 126 80.3 72.0-86.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 143 35 23.6 16.9-31.9 108 76.4 68.1-83.1

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*Asked of respondents that had a checkup within the past 2 years and answered yes to Question 1, 2 or 3 of this module.

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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