2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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 4,615 2,345 50.8 49.0-52.6 780 15.6 14.4-16.9 1,490 33.7 32.0-35.4
-Piedmont NC 2,297 1,052 46.9 44.5-49.4 417 16.3 14.7-18.2 828 36.8 34.4-39.1
GENDER
Male 1,108 440 41.6 38.2-45.2 254 19.8 17.2-22.7 414 38.5 35.2-42.0
Female 1,189 612 51.7 48.3-55.1 163 13.2 11.1-15.6 414 35.1 31.9-38.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,489 617 42.7 39.8-45.7 283 16.9 14.9-19.1 589 40.4 37.5-43.3
Non-Hispanic Black 414 228 53.1 47.3-58.7 76 18.1 14.0-23.0 110 28.8 23.8-34.4
Other 353 183 53.5 47.0-59.9 51 11.4 8.1-15.9 119 35.0 29.1-41.5
AGE
18-34 547 194 40.7 35.8-45.8 78 12.7 9.9-16.2 275 46.6 41.7-51.6
35-44 388 145 36.2 30.8-42.0 62 15.7 11.7-20.8 181 48.1 42.2-54.1
45-54 367 162 46.0 40.1-51.9 66 15.6 11.8-20.4 139 38.5 32.9-44.4
55-64 355 172 51.9 45.8-58.0 73 18.7 14.5-23.8 110 29.4 24.2-35.2
65-74 349 203 58.9 52.6-64.9 73 19.5 15.3-24.7 73 21.6 16.7-27.3
75+ 237 148 65.3 57.9-71.9 56 22.7 17.1-29.5 33 12.1 8.3-17.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 116 64.3 55.6-72.3 *** *** *** 46 28.0 20.8-36.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 259 52.3 46.9-57.6 62 13.6 10.3-17.7 145 34.1 29.1-39.4
Some Post-H.S. 582 298 50.3 45.6-55.0 100 16.0 12.9-19.6 184 33.7 29.4-38.4
College Graduate 1,063 375 33.9 30.9-37.2 238 21.5 18.9-24.4 450 44.5 41.2-47.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 621 360 57.5 52.8-62.0 109 15.9 12.9-19.4 152 26.6 22.6-31.1
No 1,661 687 43.0 40.2-46.0 303 16.4 14.4-18.6 671 40.6 37.8-43.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 255 106 40.2 33.4-47.5 69 22.9 17.6-29.3 80 36.9 29.7-44.7
Non-Veteran 2,036 946 47.7 45.1-50.3 344 15.6 13.8-17.5 746 36.7 34.2-39.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,340 483 37.7 34.7-40.8 263 17.4 15.3-19.9 594 44.8 41.7-48.0
Unemployed 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 538 319 58.7 53.6-63.6 115 21.0 17.1-25.4 104 20.3 16.5-24.8
Unable to Work 125 97 78.8 69.6-85.8 13 8.9 5.0-15.2 15 12.3 6.9-21.1
Other not in Labor Force 163 86 60.9 51.6-69.5 *** *** *** 65 30.5 23.1-38.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 179 111 58.9 49.9-67.3 18 9.1 5.5-14.6 50 32.0 24.1-41.2
$25,000- 34,999 217 116 53.0 45.1-60.7 32 12.7 8.7-18.3 69 34.3 27.1-42.3
$35,000- 49,999 233 106 47.1 39.1-55.3 54 19.9 14.9-26.0 73 33.0 25.8-41.2
$50,000- 74,999 289 136 47.4 40.7-54.2 57 19.5 14.5-25.6 96 33.1 27.1-39.8
$75,000+ 812 244 31.0 27.4-34.8 174 19.5 16.5-22.8 394 49.5 45.5-53.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 451 261 61.2 55.6-66.5 73 13.7 10.4-17.9 117 25.1 20.6-30.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 170 111 59.5 49.6-68.7 *** *** *** 45 32.3 23.7-42.3
101% to 150% 171 91 51.4 42.7-60.0 27 15.1 10.1-22.0 53 33.5 25.6-42.4
151% to 200% 178 100 58.9 50.0-67.3 27 11.6 7.7-17.3 51 29.4 21.8-38.4
More than 200% 1,263 454 36.6 33.5-39.8 268 19.8 17.3-22.5 541 43.7 40.5-46.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 451 261 61.2 55.6-66.5 73 13.7 10.4-17.9 117 25.1 20.6-30.2
HOUSING
Own 1,455 658 46.1 43.0-49.2 293 18.6 16.4-21.0 504 35.3 32.5-38.3
Rent 662 277 41.5 37.1-46.0 100 12.6 10.1-15.6 285 45.9 41.4-50.5
Other arrangement 150 97 65.7 56.2-74.1 19 9.7 5.3-17.0 34 24.6 17.3-33.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,279 522 42.8 39.5-46.1 239 17.6 15.3-20.2 518 39.6 36.4-42.9
Regional City or Suburban County 591 278 47.2 42.5-52.0 109 15.6 12.6-19.3 204 37.1 32.6-41.9
Rural 427 252 59.4 53.6-64.9 69 13.5 10.1-17.7 106 27.1 22.3-32.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 191 121 61.3 52.6-69.4 28 10.9 7.1-16.3 42 27.8 20.5-36.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 857 420 50.6 46.5-54.7 163 16.2 13.6-19.1 274 33.2 29.4-37.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,249 511 42.2 39.0-45.5 226 17.4 15.0-20.0 512 40.4 37.3-43.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 780 329 44.4 40.3-48.5 132 15.8 13.0-19.1 319 39.8 35.9-43.9
2nd Quartile 889 416 46.5 42.6-50.4 165 17.2 14.5-20.3 308 36.3 32.7-40.1
3rd Quartile 562 259 48.7 43.5-53.9 113 16.5 13.4-20.1 190 34.8 30.0-40.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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