2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,970 2,066 52.8 50.9-54.6 664 15.7 14.5-17.0 1,240 31.6 29.9-33.3
-Western 520 285 59.1 54.0-63.9 81 12.6 9.8-15.9 154 28.4 24.1-33.0
GENDER
Male 265 137 53.8 46.7-60.9 48 14.8 10.7-20.2 80 31.3 25.0-38.4
Female 255 148 63.9 57.1-70.2 33 10.5 7.2-14.9 74 25.6 20.3-31.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 431 230 58.4 53.0-63.7 70 12.9 9.9-16.6 131 28.7 24.1-33.7
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 108 *** *** *** 13 12.1 6.9-20.4 47 40.4 30.7-50.9
35-44 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 87 *** *** *** 20 17.2 10.8-26.1 *** *** ***
55-64 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 23.4 15.3-34.2
65-74 101 *** *** *** 14 9.4 5.2-16.3 *** *** ***
75+ 72 *** *** *** 13 15.4 8.3-26.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 21.6 13.6-32.4
Some Post-H.S. 157 87 58.8 49.6-67.4 22 11.1 6.7-17.8 48 30.1 22.5-38.9
College Graduate 204 86 41.0 33.9-48.6 46 21.9 16.4-28.6 72 37.1 30.3-44.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 181 124 71.6 62.9-78.9 15 6.2 3.4-10.8 42 22.2 15.6-30.7
No 337 159 51.8 45.5-58.0 66 16.2 12.4-20.9 112 32.0 26.7-37.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** 15 15.3 8.6-25.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 443 235 58.0 52.6-63.3 66 12.2 9.2-15.8 142 29.8 25.2-34.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 269 116 49.2 42.3-56.2 47 14.2 10.3-19.2 106 36.6 30.4-43.3
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 161 108 72.0 63.3-79.3 27 13.5 8.8-20.2 26 14.5 9.2-22.0
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 61 80.6 69.6-88.3 *** *** *** 17 16.3 9.4-26.8
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** 14 16.6 9.3-27.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 121 44 37.2 27.9-47.5 28 19.3 12.6-28.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 237 94 42.6 35.3-50.2 48 17.2 12.5-23.2 95 40.2 33.2-47.6
HOUSING
Own 370 205 59.6 53.6-65.3 64 13.5 10.2-17.7 101 26.9 22.0-32.4
Rent 107 *** *** *** 14 12.1 7.0-20.0 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 151 66 45.3 36.6-54.3 28 15.7 10.5-22.8 57 39.0 30.6-48.0
Rural 369 219 63.9 57.8-69.5 53 11.5 8.4-15.5 97 24.7 19.9-30.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 22.5 14.0-34.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 224 129 63.7 56.0-70.7 37 11.8 8.2-16.8 58 24.5 18.5-31.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 206 102 51.2 43.5-58.9 31 12.6 8.6-18.0 73 36.2 29.2-43.9

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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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