2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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 4,584 745 16.7 15.4-18.0 3,839 83.3 82.0-84.6
-Piedmont NC 2,284 410 17.4 15.7-19.3 1,874 82.6 80.7-84.3
GENDER
Male 1,098 252 22.0 19.3-25.1 846 78.0 74.9-80.7
Female 1,186 158 13.2 11.1-15.6 1,028 86.8 84.4-88.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,486 296 19.9 17.6-22.3 1,190 80.1 77.7-82.4
Non-Hispanic Black 409 45 10.2 7.3-14.1 364 89.8 85.9-92.7
Other 348 64 18.2 13.9-23.5 284 81.8 76.5-86.1
AGE
18-34 537 153 24.4 20.5-28.7 384 75.6 71.3-79.5
35-44 382 88 24.7 19.8-30.4 294 75.3 69.6-80.2
45-54 371 58 15.1 11.5-19.6 313 84.9 80.4-88.5
55-64 353 40 10.0 7.1-13.9 313 90.0 86.1-92.9
65-74 350 39 10.6 7.6-14.7 311 89.4 85.3-92.4
75+ 238 24 8.2 5.2-12.5 214 91.8 87.5-94.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 23 13.3 8.6-19.9 148 86.7 80.1-91.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 72 15.1 11.6-19.4 388 84.9 80.6-88.4
Some Post-H.S. 580 107 18.2 14.9-22.0 473 81.8 78.0-85.1
College Graduate 1,064 206 19.6 17.1-22.4 858 80.4 77.6-82.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 619 83 13.8 10.8-17.4 536 86.2 82.6-89.2
No 1,649 325 18.8 16.7-21.0 1,324 81.2 79.0-83.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 252 45 20.8 14.7-28.6 207 79.2 71.4-85.3
Non-Veteran 2,026 362 16.9 15.2-18.8 1,664 83.1 81.2-84.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,332 290 21.5 19.0-24.2 1,042 78.5 75.8-81.0
Unemployed 115 21 16.4 10.3-25.1 94 83.6 74.9-89.7
Retired 537 58 9.4 7.1-12.4 479 90.6 87.6-92.9
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 163 36 17.6 12.2-24.7 127 82.4 75.3-87.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 18 16.0 9.5-25.8 95 84.0 74.2-90.5
$15,000- 24,999 176 26 12.7 8.1-19.3 150 87.3 80.7-91.9
$25,000- 34,999 215 34 14.5 10.0-20.5 181 85.5 79.5-90.0
$35,000- 49,999 235 32 13.6 9.0-20.0 203 86.4 80.0-91.0
$50,000- 74,999 289 46 15.1 11.0-20.3 243 84.9 79.7-89.0
$75,000+ 813 199 25.0 21.7-28.7 614 75.0 71.3-78.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 443 55 11.7 8.7-15.5 388 88.3 84.5-91.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 168 22 12.3 7.6-19.4 146 87.7 80.6-92.4
101% to 150% 166 22 12.4 7.9-19.0 144 87.6 81.0-92.1
151% to 200% 179 27 12.6 8.2-18.9 152 87.4 81.1-91.8
More than 200% 1,265 271 21.6 19.0-24.4 994 78.4 75.6-81.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 443 55 11.7 8.7-15.5 388 88.3 84.5-91.3
HOUSING
Own 1,454 231 15.9 13.8-18.2 1,223 84.1 81.8-86.2
Rent 653 159 24.2 20.5-28.2 494 75.8 71.8-79.5
Other arrangement 147 17 12.3 7.5-19.6 130 87.7 80.4-92.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,274 259 18.7 16.4-21.3 1,015 81.3 78.7-83.6
Regional City or Suburban County 585 91 16.3 13.0-20.2 494 83.7 79.8-87.0
Rural 425 60 15.2 11.6-19.7 365 84.8 80.3-88.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 189 29 21.3 14.6-30.1 160 78.7 69.9-85.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 852 119 14.5 11.9-17.5 733 85.5 82.5-88.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,243 262 18.6 16.3-21.1 981 81.4 78.9-83.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 776 165 19.4 16.5-22.7 611 80.6 77.3-83.5
2nd Quartile 883 145 16.2 13.6-19.2 738 83.8 80.8-86.4
3rd Quartile 560 94 17.5 13.8-21.9 466 82.5 78.1-86.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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