2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,661 2,345 50.2 48.4-52.0 618 13.6 12.4-14.9 736 15.9 14.6-17.2 719 15.6 14.4-16.9 243 4.7 4.1- 5.5
-Piedmont NC 2,321 1,052 46.4 44.0-48.8 320 14.2 12.5-16.0 418 17.6 15.8-19.5 413 17.3 15.6-19.2 118 4.6 3.7- 5.6
GENDER
Male 1,123 440 40.9 37.4-44.4 156 14.6 12.1-17.5 211 18.0 15.5-20.8 234 19.9 17.3-22.8 82 6.7 5.2- 8.5
Female 1,198 612 51.5 48.1-54.9 164 13.7 11.5-16.3 207 17.2 14.8-19.9 179 14.9 12.7-17.5 36 2.6 1.8- 3.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,503 617 42.4 39.5-45.4 193 12.8 10.9-14.9 278 18.3 16.1-20.8 320 20.7 18.4-23.1 95 5.8 4.6- 7.2
Non-Hispanic Black 420 228 51.9 46.2-57.5 63 16.7 12.6-21.8 68 16.3 12.6-21.0 48 12.4 9.0-16.8 *** *** ***
Other 356 183 53.3 46.8-59.7 59 16.1 11.7-21.8 69 17.7 13.6-22.8 38 11.4 7.9-16.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 551 194 40.2 35.4-45.3 79 14.8 11.5-19.0 138 23.2 19.4-27.6 128 19.7 16.3-23.7 *** *** ***
35-44 393 145 35.8 30.4-41.6 75 20.1 15.5-25.6 78 19.3 15.1-24.5 75 18.7 14.6-23.6 20 6.1 3.7- 9.9
45-54 373 162 45.0 39.2-51.0 56 14.9 11.1-19.8 65 15.1 11.5-19.5 73 20.4 15.9-25.7 17 4.6 2.8- 7.4
55-64 359 172 51.5 45.4-57.5 43 10.9 7.6-15.3 68 18.0 14.0-22.8 57 14.9 11.1-19.7 19 4.8 3.0- 7.7
65-74 353 203 58.6 52.3-64.6 35 9.1 6.1-13.2 43 11.8 8.4-16.3 48 14.9 10.8-20.1 24 5.7 3.7- 8.8
75+ 238 148 64.9 57.6-71.6 23 10.1 6.5-15.5 19 7.3 4.3-12.1 24 9.2 5.8-14.3 24 8.5 5.4-13.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 180 116 62.5 53.7-70.6 22 12.6 7.6-20.3 24 13.5 8.6-20.6 13 9.3 5.1-16.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 470 259 51.5 46.2-56.9 76 16.3 12.6-20.8 54 12.7 9.5-16.9 61 15.1 11.6-19.4 20 4.4 2.7- 6.9
Some Post-H.S. 588 298 50.1 45.4-54.7 82 14.2 11.2-18.0 94 16.3 13.1-20.1 80 14.3 11.3-17.9 34 5.2 3.6- 7.4
College Graduate 1,074 375 33.6 30.6-36.8 139 13.0 10.9-15.5 244 23.7 21.0-26.7 257 24.7 21.9-27.7 59 5.0 3.8- 6.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 626 360 57.2 52.5-61.7 85 12.7 9.9-16.2 96 16.0 12.8-19.7 51 9.2 6.8-12.5 34 4.9 3.4- 7.2
No 1,679 687 42.5 39.6-45.4 228 14.4 12.4-16.7 320 18.2 16.2-20.5 361 20.4 18.2-22.7 83 4.4 3.5- 5.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 257 106 39.7 32.9-46.9 38 17.5 12.0-24.8 44 17.8 12.6-24.5 46 17.6 12.7-23.9 23 7.5 4.7-11.7
Non-Veteran 2,058 946 47.2 44.6-49.8 280 13.7 11.9-15.6 373 17.6 15.7-19.6 365 17.3 15.5-19.3 94 4.2 3.4- 5.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,355 483 37.4 34.4-40.5 230 17.2 14.9-19.9 287 20.6 18.2-23.2 293 20.1 17.8-22.7 62 4.7 3.5- 6.1
Unemployed 121 *** *** *** 16 16.9 9.5-28.5 19 15.9 9.6-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 542 319 58.3 53.3-63.2 51 9.7 7.1-13.2 65 12.6 9.5-16.4 69 13.8 10.5-17.8 38 5.6 3.9- 8.0
Unable to Work 127 97 75.8 65.9-83.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 164 86 60.8 51.5-69.4 *** *** *** 35 15.7 10.5-22.7 27 14.7 9.7-21.7 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 182 111 56.1 47.0-64.9 *** *** *** 27 16.8 10.8-25.2 21 14.0 8.4-22.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 219 116 52.8 44.9-60.5 37 14.1 9.9-19.7 34 19.7 13.6-27.7 25 10.2 6.6-15.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 238 106 46.5 38.6-54.6 46 19.4 13.8-26.6 51 19.9 14.5-26.7 29 11.8 7.8-17.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 291 136 46.9 40.2-53.7 46 17.0 12.3-23.0 46 14.9 10.8-20.3 46 15.7 11.5-21.0 17 5.5 3.1- 9.4
$75,000+ 818 244 30.8 27.3-34.6 104 14.2 11.4-17.7 175 19.8 16.9-23.0 238 28.4 25.0-32.2 57 6.7 5.0- 8.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 457 261 60.5 54.9-65.8 59 12.0 8.8-16.2 76 15.8 12.2-20.1 43 8.8 6.2-12.4 18 2.9 1.7- 5.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 173 111 56.8 46.9-66.2 21 12.8 7.1-21.9 22 17.7 11.0-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 173 91 51.0 42.4-59.6 28 14.7 9.8-21.4 29 19.8 13.3-28.5 18 10.6 6.4-17.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 181 100 58.3 49.5-66.7 25 14.7 9.0-23.0 28 13.7 9.1-20.3 23 10.8 6.7-16.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,272 454 36.4 33.3-39.6 177 15.2 12.9-17.9 258 19.1 16.8-21.7 305 23.4 20.8-26.2 78 5.9 4.6- 7.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 457 261 60.5 54.9-65.8 59 12.0 8.8-16.2 76 15.8 12.2-20.1 43 8.8 6.2-12.4 18 2.9 1.7- 5.0
HOUSING
Own 1,469 658 45.7 42.6-48.8 198 15.0 12.8-17.5 254 16.6 14.5-18.9 270 17.6 15.5-20.0 89 5.1 4.0- 6.4
Rent 671 277 40.8 36.4-45.3 102 13.8 10.9-17.2 143 22.9 19.2-27.2 125 18.6 15.4-22.4 24 3.9 2.5- 6.0
Other arrangement 151 97 65.2 55.7-73.6 16 8.9 4.9-15.6 19 11.7 7.0-19.0 14 11.5 6.3-19.9 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,295 522 42.3 39.1-45.6 181 14.6 12.3-17.2 260 19.3 16.9-21.9 270 19.4 17.1-22.0 62 4.4 3.3- 5.8
Regional City or Suburban County 596 278 46.6 41.9-51.3 82 14.6 11.4-18.6 107 17.3 14.0-21.1 99 17.0 13.7-21.0 30 4.5 3.0- 6.7
Rural 430 252 58.8 53.1-64.4 57 12.1 8.9-16.2 51 12.7 9.2-17.2 44 11.2 8.0-15.4 26 5.1 3.3- 8.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 121 60.0 51.1-68.3 25 14.9 9.3-23.0 20 10.8 6.3-17.8 18 10.9 6.6-17.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 867 420 50.2 46.1-54.3 136 14.7 12.0-17.8 147 17.1 14.3-20.3 124 13.9 11.4-17.0 40 4.1 2.9- 5.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,262 511 41.8 38.6-45.1 159 13.7 11.5-16.3 251 19.0 16.6-21.6 271 20.5 18.0-23.2 70 5.0 3.8- 6.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 787 329 43.9 39.8-48.0 93 11.8 9.3-14.9 151 18.2 15.3-21.4 166 20.6 17.5-24.1 48 5.6 4.0- 7.7
2nd Quartile 896 416 46.2 42.3-50.1 133 15.4 12.8-18.5 161 18.2 15.3-21.4 146 16.2 13.6-19.3 40 4.0 2.8- 5.5
3rd Quartile 572 259 47.8 42.6-53.0 90 16.0 12.3-20.6 99 16.0 12.7-19.9 96 15.7 12.5-19.5 28 4.5 3.0- 6.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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