2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,610 4,356 94.6 93.8-95.3 254 5.4 4.7- 6.2
-Piedmont NC 2,297 2,169 94.7 93.6-95.6 128 5.3 4.4- 6.4
GENDER
Male 1,108 1,046 94.8 93.1-96.1 62 5.2 3.9- 6.9
Female 1,189 1,123 94.7 93.1-95.9 66 5.3 4.1- 6.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,491 1,397 93.9 92.4-95.1 94 6.1 4.9- 7.6
Non-Hispanic Black 415 401 96.4 93.8-98.0 14 3.6 2.0- 6.2
Other 350 332 95.8 92.8-97.6 18 4.2 2.4- 7.2
AGE
18-34 541 499 94.1 91.9-95.8 42 5.9 4.2- 8.1
35-44 385 357 91.9 87.9-94.7 28 8.1 5.3-12.1
45-54 372 357 96.1 93.2-97.7 15 3.9 2.3- 6.8
55-64 356 338 95.8 93.0-97.5 18 4.2 2.5- 7.0
65-74 352 337 95.7 92.9-97.5 15 4.3 2.5- 7.1
75+ 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 444 96.0 93.6-97.5 20 4.0 2.5- 6.4
Some Post-H.S. 583 548 94.3 91.9-96.0 35 5.7 4.0- 8.1
College Graduate 1,066 999 93.5 91.7-95.0 67 6.5 5.0- 8.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 622 592 95.4 93.2-96.9 30 4.6 3.1- 6.8
No 1,659 1,562 94.5 93.2-95.6 97 5.5 4.4- 6.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 252 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,039 1,918 94.5 93.3-95.5 121 5.5 4.5- 6.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,340 1,246 93.3 91.6-94.6 94 6.7 5.4- 8.4
Unemployed 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 538 520 96.7 94.5-98.0 18 3.3 2.0- 5.5
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 237 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 290 274 94.9 91.2-97.0 16 5.1 3.0- 8.8
$75,000+ 815 745 91.5 89.1-93.4 70 8.5 6.6-10.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 447 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,268 1,177 92.9 91.1-94.3 91 7.1 5.7- 8.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 447 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,461 1,385 95.1 93.8-96.2 76 4.9 3.8- 6.2
Rent 659 612 92.4 89.5-94.5 47 7.6 5.5-10.5
Other arrangement 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,280 1,200 94.2 92.6-95.4 80 5.8 4.6- 7.4
Regional City or Suburban County 589 564 96.0 93.9-97.4 25 4.0 2.6- 6.1
Rural 428 405 94.3 91.1-96.4 23 5.7 3.6- 8.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 859 820 95.5 93.7-96.9 39 4.5 3.1- 6.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,246 1,164 94.0 92.5-95.3 82 6.0 4.7- 7.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 777 722 93.4 91.2-95.1 55 6.6 4.9- 8.8
2nd Quartile 888 844 95.5 93.8-96.7 44 4.5 3.3- 6.2
3rd Quartile 566 538 94.7 92.0-96.5 28 5.3 3.5- 8.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

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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