2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,615 2,345 50.8 49.0-52.6 780 15.6 14.4-16.9 1,490 33.7 32.0-35.4
-Western 590 313 58.3 53.4-63.1 96 14.1 11.2-17.6 181 27.6 23.6-31.9
GENDER
Male 282 133 52.5 45.4-59.5 57 17.4 13.0-22.9 92 30.1 24.2-36.7
Female 308 180 63.7 56.6-70.3 39 11.1 7.7-15.8 89 25.2 19.7-31.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 486 251 57.4 51.9-62.7 84 14.5 11.3-18.5 151 28.1 23.7-32.9
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 109 *** *** *** 16 16.7 10.0-26.5 34 26.1 18.3-35.9
55-64 107 *** *** *** 21 17.3 10.8-26.5 36 26.2 17.8-36.6
65-74 120 71 69.3 58.5-78.4 22 15.4 9.5-24.0 27 15.3 9.7-23.3
75+ 83 60 79.1 67.7-87.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 48 80.2 68.1-88.5 *** *** *** 16 15.7 8.6-27.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 136 85 67.1 57.1-75.7 20 11.9 7.4-18.7 31 21.0 14.1-30.2
Some Post-H.S. 167 94 54.1 44.5-63.5 29 18.1 12.1-26.1 44 27.8 20.3-36.8
College Graduate 216 85 40.8 33.7-48.3 42 17.6 12.9-23.6 89 41.6 34.4-49.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 214 135 68.4 60.5-75.4 26 10.6 6.9-15.9 53 21.0 15.2-28.2
No 373 176 51.6 45.3-57.8 70 16.5 12.7-21.3 127 31.9 26.5-37.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** 17 20.4 12.0-32.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 521 277 58.4 53.1-63.6 79 13.4 10.4-17.1 165 28.1 23.8-32.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 291 127 45.6 38.6-52.7 43 15.1 10.8-20.6 121 39.4 33.0-46.2
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 191 119 72.6 64.8-79.2 35 14.4 9.8-20.6 37 13.0 8.9-18.6
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 143 50 36.6 28.0-46.2 33 22.4 15.5-31.2 60 41.0 32.0-50.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 129 78 67.2 56.6-76.2 21 11.0 6.6-17.8 30 21.8 14.4-31.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 278 125 46.7 39.8-53.6 54 18.1 13.6-23.7 99 35.3 29.0-42.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 129 78 67.2 56.6-76.2 21 11.0 6.6-17.8 30 21.8 14.4-31.5
HOUSING
Own 403 213 58.4 52.7-64.0 74 16.1 12.6-20.4 116 25.4 21.0-30.5
Rent 150 76 51.8 41.9-61.5 18 9.3 5.2-16.2 56 38.9 29.7-48.9
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 170 73 45.9 37.1-54.9 35 17.6 12.2-24.6 62 36.5 28.4-45.5
Rural 420 240 62.6 56.8-68.2 61 12.9 9.6-17.1 119 24.4 20.0-29.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 178 113 69.0 60.4-76.4 19 9.3 5.6-15.1 46 21.7 15.7-29.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 297 149 54.2 46.5-61.8 53 15.6 11.4-20.9 95 30.2 24.0-37.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 115 *** *** *** 24 19.2 12.3-28.8 40 30.9 22.5-40.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 300 137 52.7 45.7-59.6 59 16.1 12.0-21.1 104 31.2 25.5-37.7
2nd Quartile 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 26.5 17.7-37.7
3rd Quartile 164 101 65.5 56.6-73.4 24 12.9 8.3-19.4 39 21.6 15.3-29.6

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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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