2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,924 611 15.6 14.3-16.9 3,313 84.4 83.1-85.7
-Western 516 65 12.2 9.4-15.6 451 87.8 84.4-90.6
GENDER
Male 260 40 14.0 10.0-19.4 220 86.0 80.6-90.0
Female 256 25 10.5 7.0-15.5 231 89.5 84.5-93.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 428 50 11.6 8.7-15.3 378 88.4 84.7-91.3
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 27 23.8 16.1-33.6 80 76.2 66.4-83.9
35-44 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 154 20 13.2 8.3-20.2 134 86.8 79.8-91.7
College Graduate 204 26 14.1 9.6-20.3 178 85.9 79.7-90.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 182 24 11.6 7.3-17.9 158 88.4 82.1-92.7
No 332 41 12.6 9.2-17.1 291 87.4 82.9-90.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 440 61 13.5 10.3-17.4 379 86.5 82.6-89.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 265 49 17.3 12.8-23.0 216 82.7 77.0-87.2
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 120 25 21.6 14.3-31.2 95 78.4 68.8-85.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 234 34 14.8 10.3-20.6 200 85.2 79.4-89.7
HOUSING
Own 366 37 10.1 7.2-14.0 329 89.9 86.0-92.8
Rent 107 22 22.5 14.5-33.3 85 77.5 66.7-85.5
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 151 25 16.6 10.9-24.5 126 83.4 75.5-89.1
Rural 365 40 10.6 7.6-14.6 325 89.4 85.4-92.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 221 27 11.8 7.9-17.2 194 88.2 82.8-92.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 206 32 15.8 10.9-22.4 174 84.2 77.6-89.1

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Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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