2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,618 3,948 84.7 83.4-85.9 670 15.3 14.1-16.6
-Piedmont NC 2,304 1,929 83.9 82.1-85.6 375 16.1 14.4-17.9
GENDER
Male 1,111 877 79.3 76.4-82.0 234 20.7 18.0-23.6
Female 1,193 1,052 88.1 85.7-90.1 141 11.9 9.9-14.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,495 1,230 81.9 79.5-84.1 265 18.1 15.9-20.5
Non-Hispanic Black 414 372 90.1 86.1-93.1 42 9.9 6.9-13.9
Other 353 290 82.5 77.3-86.7 63 17.5 13.3-22.7
AGE
18-34 545 390 75.3 71.0-79.2 155 24.7 20.8-29.0
35-44 389 300 75.7 70.1-80.5 89 24.3 19.5-29.9
45-54 372 316 85.6 81.3-89.1 56 14.4 10.9-18.7
55-64 355 318 90.8 87.1-93.6 37 9.2 6.4-12.9
65-74 351 325 93.4 90.1-95.7 26 6.6 4.3- 9.9
75+ 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 149 86.4 79.9-91.1 25 13.6 8.9-20.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 465 397 86.0 81.8-89.3 68 14.0 10.7-18.2
Some Post-H.S. 584 488 83.4 79.6-86.5 96 16.6 13.5-20.4
College Graduate 1,072 888 82.1 79.4-84.5 184 17.9 15.5-20.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 622 547 87.4 83.9-90.3 75 12.6 9.7-16.1
No 1,666 1,368 82.6 80.4-84.6 298 17.4 15.4-19.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 256 219 81.2 73.3-87.1 37 18.8 12.9-26.7
Non-Veteran 2,042 1,706 84.3 82.4-86.0 336 15.7 14.0-17.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,344 1,065 79.4 76.7-81.8 279 20.6 18.2-23.3
Unemployed 118 97 82.7 73.1-89.4 21 17.3 10.6-26.9
Retired 540 507 95.1 93.0-96.6 33 4.9 3.4- 7.0
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 164 128 82.4 75.3-87.7 36 17.6 12.3-24.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 96 81.8 71.0-89.3 20 18.2 10.7-29.0
$15,000- 24,999 177 152 87.5 80.9-92.0 25 12.5 8.0-19.1
$25,000- 34,999 219 183 85.1 79.1-89.7 36 14.9 10.3-20.9
$35,000- 49,999 235 207 87.9 81.5-92.2 28 12.1 7.8-18.5
$50,000- 74,999 289 248 86.5 81.4-90.4 41 13.5 9.6-18.6
$75,000+ 816 643 77.8 74.3-81.1 173 22.2 18.9-25.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 452 400 88.8 85.1-91.8 52 11.2 8.2-14.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 171 147 86.2 78.4-91.5 24 13.8 8.5-21.6
101% to 150% 169 147 88.2 81.7-92.6 22 11.8 7.4-18.3
151% to 200% 179 154 88.6 82.6-92.7 25 11.4 7.3-17.4
More than 200% 1,269 1,031 80.6 77.9-83.1 238 19.4 16.9-22.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 452 400 88.8 85.1-91.8 52 11.2 8.2-14.9
HOUSING
Own 1,461 1,270 86.1 83.8-88.1 191 13.9 11.9-16.2
Rent 663 500 75.8 71.8-79.4 163 24.2 20.6-28.2
Other arrangement 150 131 87.4 80.2-92.2 19 12.6 7.8-19.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,285 1,047 82.8 80.3-85.0 238 17.2 15.0-19.7
Regional City or Suburban County 592 508 84.6 80.7-87.8 84 15.4 12.2-19.3
Rural 427 374 86.4 82.0-89.8 53 13.6 10.2-18.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 189 161 78.9 70.1-85.6 28 21.1 14.4-29.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 859 750 86.3 83.2-88.9 109 13.7 11.1-16.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,256 1,018 83.2 80.8-85.4 238 16.8 14.6-19.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 785 639 82.7 79.6-85.5 146 17.3 14.5-20.4
2nd Quartile 889 754 84.6 81.7-87.2 135 15.4 12.8-18.3
3rd Quartile 565 477 83.6 79.3-87.2 88 16.4 12.8-20.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past 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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