2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,225 548 22.8 20.8-25.0 602 26.7 24.5-29.0 353 16.7 14.9-18.7 206 9.3 7.9-10.9 516 24.5 22.4-26.7
-Piedmont NC 1,216 285 22.2 19.6-25.2 334 26.9 24.0-30.0 204 17.9 15.4-20.6 105 9.4 7.6-11.7 288 23.5 20.9-26.4
GENDER
Male 646 116 16.5 13.3-20.4 148 21.1 17.6-25.0 121 20.8 17.2-24.9 56 10.3 7.6-13.9 205 31.3 27.2-35.7
Female 570 169 28.4 24.3-32.9 186 33.2 28.8-38.0 83 14.7 11.6-18.5 49 8.5 6.2-11.5 83 15.2 12.0-19.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 852 192 21.2 18.2-24.5 230 24.9 21.7-28.4 151 18.8 15.9-22.0 72 10.1 7.7-13.1 207 25.0 21.7-28.6
Non-Hispanic Black 185 52 27.5 20.4-36.0 62 33.5 26.0-41.9 24 16.1 10.3-24.2 19 9.3 5.6-15.0 28 13.6 9.1-20.0
Other 163 35 18.1 11.9-26.6 37 26.1 18.0-36.2 26 16.9 11.1-25.0 14 7.2 4.0-12.6 51 31.7 23.7-41.0
AGE
18-34 339 54 18.1 13.4-23.9 62 17.2 12.9-22.4 67 21.1 16.3-26.9 33 10.6 7.3-15.1 123 33.1 27.6-39.1
35-44 235 43 16.6 11.7-22.8 61 26.1 19.8-33.5 34 14.5 9.9-20.7 28 12.8 8.1-19.5 69 30.2 23.6-37.7
45-54 202 43 18.4 13.0-25.3 69 38.1 30.4-46.4 34 17.4 12.2-24.2 15 7.1 4.0-12.3 41 18.9 13.7-25.6
55-64 182 52 26.0 19.3-34.1 53 32.5 25.0-41.1 29 14.9 10.0-21.6 19 11.2 6.6-18.5 29 15.3 10.3-22.1
65-74 144 51 34.2 25.7-43.8 49 31.0 23.0-40.3 19 18.1 11.0-28.3 *** *** *** 18 12.2 7.4-19.5
75+ 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.3 7.3-22.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 204 44 21.6 15.5-29.2 44 23.7 17.5-31.3 43 24.6 18.2-32.3 18 7.3 4.3-12.2 55 22.9 17.1-29.8
Some Post-H.S. 277 71 24.7 19.3-31.0 68 23.9 18.5-30.2 35 13.8 9.7-19.2 26 10.6 7.0-15.7 77 27.1 21.6-33.4
College Graduate 676 161 22.8 19.5-26.5 206 30.4 26.7-34.4 117 17.8 14.8-21.3 56 8.8 6.7-11.5 136 20.2 17.0-23.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 257 79 27.2 21.3-34.1 74 29.9 23.6-37.1 34 16.6 11.5-23.4 17 5.6 3.2- 9.6 53 20.7 15.5-27.0
No 950 202 20.6 17.7-23.9 259 26.2 23.0-29.7 168 18.2 15.4-21.3 87 10.6 8.3-13.3 234 24.5 21.4-27.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 144 28 21.8 13.7-32.8 51 27.9 20.5-36.8 29 23.2 15.6-33.0 *** *** *** 29 22.9 14.9-33.5
Non-Veteran 1,066 254 22.1 19.3-25.1 281 26.8 23.7-30.1 174 17.3 14.7-20.2 98 10.1 8.1-12.6 259 23.7 20.9-26.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 834 174 19.3 16.4-22.6 220 26.3 22.9-30.1 146 18.2 15.3-21.6 72 9.4 7.2-12.2 222 26.7 23.3-30.4
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 217 82 37.6 30.2-45.6 76 33.8 26.8-41.6 31 18.2 12.5-25.8 *** *** *** 20 7.1 4.3-11.4
Unable to Work 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 18.3 10.4-30.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 66 16 18.5 10.8-30.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 99 25 20.7 13.5-30.5 22 22.1 14.0-33.1 12 15.8 8.5-27.3 *** *** *** 28 25.7 17.2-36.6
$35,000- 49,999 126 36 24.5 17.2-33.7 38 31.8 22.5-42.9 16 13.2 7.5-22.2 15 11.7 6.6-19.8 21 18.8 11.4-29.4
$50,000- 74,999 151 38 22.3 15.8-30.5 41 30.7 22.3-40.6 26 17.2 11.3-25.1 *** *** *** 33 21.2 14.7-29.7
$75,000+ 555 112 21.0 17.0-25.5 157 25.6 21.7-29.9 102 18.7 15.2-22.8 48 9.6 6.9-13.1 136 25.2 21.2-29.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 184 49 25.6 18.6-34.3 57 28.5 21.4-36.9 34 21.6 14.8-30.4 *** *** *** 36 19.2 13.5-26.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 20 23.0 14.4-34.7 17 19.9 12.1-31.0 13 17.6 9.7-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 77 21 21.4 13.3-32.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 793 176 21.8 18.6-25.5 220 26.5 23.1-30.2 140 18.0 15.1-21.3 71 9.3 7.1-12.1 186 24.4 21.0-28.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 184 49 25.6 18.6-34.3 57 28.5 21.4-36.9 34 21.6 14.8-30.4 *** *** *** 36 19.2 13.5-26.6
HOUSING
Own 784 196 24.4 21.0-28.2 246 29.7 26.1-33.6 134 16.9 14.1-20.2 61 8.8 6.6-11.7 147 20.1 16.9-23.7
Rent 369 71 16.1 12.4-20.7 76 22.1 17.3-27.8 57 18.3 13.6-24.2 39 10.7 7.5-15.1 126 32.7 27.4-38.5
Other arrangement 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 739 159 21.1 17.8-24.8 206 28.8 24.9-32.9 122 17.1 14.1-20.7 74 10.5 8.1-13.4 178 22.5 19.3-26.1
Regional City or Suburban County 303 77 23.1 18.0-29.3 88 28.0 22.5-34.2 53 16.8 12.6-22.1 22 9.8 6.1-15.4 63 22.3 17.1-28.6
Rural 174 49 25.4 18.4-34.0 40 16.6 11.8-22.9 29 23.3 16.0-32.6 *** *** *** 47 30.5 22.9-39.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 69 21 22.1 13.6-33.8 15 16.4 9.3-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 429 109 23.3 18.9-28.4 114 23.9 19.4-29.1 82 21.5 17.1-26.8 33 8.7 5.9-12.5 91 22.6 18.2-27.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 718 155 21.7 18.2-25.6 205 29.7 25.8-33.8 117 17.0 13.9-20.5 70 10.6 8.0-13.8 171 21.1 18.0-24.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 437 89 21.0 16.7-26.1 127 28.5 23.9-33.7 73 16.4 12.9-20.7 41 10.6 7.4-14.8 107 23.5 19.3-28.3
2nd Quartile 461 110 22.5 18.3-27.3 125 27.9 23.3-33.0 80 18.6 14.7-23.3 41 9.5 6.7-13.4 105 21.5 17.7-26.0
3rd Quartile 300 81 24.0 18.9-30.0 79 23.0 17.7-29.3 49 18.3 13.5-24.4 21 7.4 4.6-11.6 70 27.3 21.1-34.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

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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