2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention (ASBI)

Did the health care provider ask you in person or on a form how much you drink?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,715 1,878 69.6 67.5-71.7 837 30.4 28.3-32.5
-Western 356 244 67.4 60.9-73.2 112 32.6 26.8-39.1
GENDER
Male 174 114 70.5 62.6-77.4 60 29.5 22.6-37.4
Female 182 130 64.7 54.9-73.3 52 35.3 26.7-45.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 291 202 67.7 60.6-74.1 89 32.3 25.9-39.4
Non-Hispanic Black 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 138 104 78.7 70.7-85.0 34 21.3 15.0-29.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 221 161 72.3 64.5-78.9 60 27.7 21.1-35.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 305 211 66.7 59.6-73.0 94 33.3 27.0-40.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 166 125 74.3 65.1-81.9 41 25.7 18.1-34.9
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 81 68 85.2 75.2-91.6 13 14.8 8.4-24.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 156 124 81.2 74.0-86.8 32 18.8 13.2-26.0
HOUSING
Own 272 189 67.8 60.3-74.5 83 32.2 25.5-39.7
Rent 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 258 173 66.8 58.9-73.7 85 33.2 26.3-41.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 148 97 65.0 54.3-74.4 51 35.0 25.6-45.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 138 100 70.1 60.7-78.0 38 29.9 22.0-39.3

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*Asked of respondents that had a checkup within the past 2 years.

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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