2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

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
-Western 590 83 13.8 10.8-17.5 507 86.2 82.5-89.2
GENDER
Male 279 46 16.3 11.7-22.2 233 83.7 77.8-88.3
Female 311 37 11.5 7.9-16.6 274 88.5 83.4-92.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 488 70 14.5 11.2-18.6 418 85.5 81.4-88.8
Non-Hispanic Black 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 13 17.6 9.7-29.8 58 82.4 70.2-90.3
45-54 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 108 15 12.2 6.9-20.5 93 87.8 79.5-93.1
65-74 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 167 20 14.3 8.9-22.3 147 85.7 77.7-91.1
College Graduate 217 45 22.9 16.9-30.2 172 77.1 69.8-83.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 214 24 11.1 6.8-17.6 190 88.9 82.4-93.2
No 373 59 15.6 11.7-20.5 314 84.4 79.5-88.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 522 75 13.8 10.6-17.7 447 86.2 82.3-89.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 289 57 19.8 15.0-25.8 232 80.2 74.2-85.0
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 191 18 6.9 4.0-11.5 173 93.1 88.5-96.0
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 29 21.7 14.4-31.4 114 78.3 68.6-85.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 129 15 12.2 6.9-20.6 114 87.8 79.4-93.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 278 50 19.3 14.2-25.6 228 80.7 74.4-85.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 129 15 12.2 6.9-20.6 114 87.8 79.4-93.1
HOUSING
Own 403 49 11.3 8.3-15.3 354 88.7 84.7-91.7
Rent 150 26 20.9 13.4-30.9 124 79.1 69.1-86.6
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 170 33 20.8 14.4-29.1 137 79.2 70.9-85.6
Rural 420 50 11.3 8.1-15.6 370 88.7 84.4-91.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 177 16 7.4 4.1-13.0 161 92.6 87.0-95.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 298 50 18.3 13.3-24.7 248 81.7 75.3-86.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 115 17 12.7 7.5-20.7 98 87.3 79.3-92.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 301 50 16.2 11.9-21.7 251 83.8 78.3-88.1
2nd Quartile 125 18 14.8 8.2-25.2 107 85.2 74.8-91.8
3rd Quartile 164 15 8.4 4.6-14.8 149 91.6 85.2-95.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.

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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