2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,618 3,948 84.7 83.4-85.9 670 15.3 14.1-16.6
-Western 591 518 87.4 83.7-90.3 73 12.6 9.7-16.3
GENDER
Male 280 237 84.5 78.6-89.0 43 15.5 11.0-21.4
Female 311 281 90.0 85.1-93.4 30 10.0 6.6-14.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 488 428 86.9 82.9-90.2 60 13.1 9.8-17.1
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 72 58 81.3 69.0-89.4 *** *** ***
45-54 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 167 149 86.8 78.9-92.1 18 13.2 7.9-21.1
College Graduate 218 179 78.8 71.5-84.7 39 21.2 15.3-28.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 214 191 89.1 82.6-93.4 23 10.9 6.6-17.4
No 374 324 86.1 81.3-89.8 50 13.9 10.2-18.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 523 456 87.3 83.4-90.3 67 12.7 9.7-16.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 290 235 80.9 75.0-85.7 55 19.1 14.3-25.0
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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+ 144 119 80.6 70.9-87.6 25 19.4 12.4-29.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 129 117 88.5 80.0-93.7 12 11.5 6.3-20.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 279 235 82.8 76.6-87.7 44 17.2 12.3-23.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 129 117 88.5 80.0-93.7 12 11.5 6.3-20.0
HOUSING
Own 404 365 90.3 86.5-93.1 39 9.7 6.9-13.5
Rent 150 124 79.1 69.1-86.6 26 20.9 13.4-30.9
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 171 141 80.4 72.2-86.6 30 19.6 13.4-27.8
Rural 420 377 89.8 85.6-92.9 43 10.2 7.1-14.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 298 253 82.8 76.5-87.7 45 17.2 12.3-23.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 116 101 88.8 81.2-93.5 15 11.2 6.5-18.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 302 257 84.7 79.3-88.9 45 15.3 11.1-20.7
2nd Quartile 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.

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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