2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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  Total
Respond.^
No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,661 2,345 50.2 48.4-52.0 618 13.6 12.4-14.9 736 15.9 14.6-17.2 719 15.6 14.4-16.9 243 4.7 4.1- 5.5
-Western 594 313 58.1 53.1-62.9 79 12.2 9.4-15.6 83 12.0 9.4-15.1 82 12.9 10.2-16.3 37 4.9 3.3- 7.2
GENDER
Male 282 133 52.5 45.4-59.5 35 11.0 7.5-15.8 47 13.3 9.8-18.0 48 16.7 12.4-22.2 19 6.4 3.6-11.0
Female 312 180 63.2 56.1-69.8 44 13.2 9.3-18.4 36 10.7 7.3-15.4 34 9.4 6.3-13.9 18 3.5 2.1- 5.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 490 251 57.1 51.6-62.4 64 12.1 9.1-15.9 68 11.9 9.2-15.3 75 13.9 10.8-17.7 32 4.9 3.2- 7.6
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 15.7 9.3-25.3 20 21.0 13.2-31.7 *** *** ***
35-44 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 20.6 12.2-32.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 109 *** *** *** 20 19.4 12.2-29.4 14 9.4 5.3-15.9 14 12.5 7.0-21.3 *** *** ***
55-64 108 *** *** *** 13 9.4 5.3-16.3 20 14.5 8.7-23.4 16 13.4 7.9-22.0 *** *** ***
65-74 121 71 69.1 58.2-78.2 16 12.1 6.9-20.5 *** *** *** 19 10.5 6.3-17.1 *** *** ***
75+ 84 60 78.8 67.3-87.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 48 80.2 68.1-88.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 137 85 66.7 56.7-75.3 22 13.3 8.1-20.9 *** *** *** 12 10.2 5.6-17.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 167 94 54.1 44.5-63.5 24 14.8 9.5-22.5 20 11.5 7.0-18.4 21 13.7 8.6-21.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 219 85 40.4 33.4-47.8 24 9.9 6.4-15.0 42 20.6 15.3-27.2 48 22.1 16.6-28.8 20 6.9 4.3-10.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 215 135 68.3 60.4-75.3 24 9.1 5.8-14.1 25 8.9 5.5-14.1 21 10.3 6.3-16.6 *** *** ***
No 376 176 51.3 45.0-57.5 55 14.2 10.5-19.0 58 14.0 10.6-18.3 60 14.6 11.1-19.0 27 5.9 3.7- 9.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** 14 17.5 9.9-28.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 525 277 58.2 52.8-63.3 64 11.3 8.5-15.0 76 12.4 9.6-15.8 75 13.0 10.2-16.6 33 5.1 3.3- 7.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 292 127 45.4 38.5-52.6 48 16.9 12.3-22.8 51 14.7 10.8-19.6 54 19.3 14.5-25.1 *** *** ***
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 192 119 72.4 64.6-79.0 20 8.0 4.8-13.1 15 6.8 3.8-11.9 20 6.8 4.1-10.9 18 6.0 3.6- 9.8
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 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 144 50 36.4 27.8-45.9 22 16.6 10.5-25.1 31 20.7 14.5-28.6 27 17.5 11.5-25.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 131 78 66.7 56.1-75.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.7 8.3-21.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 280 125 46.4 39.6-53.4 38 14.0 9.9-19.5 47 15.6 11.5-20.7 48 16.2 11.9-21.8 22 7.7 4.6-12.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 131 78 66.7 56.1-75.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.7 8.3-21.9 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 406 213 58.1 52.4-63.7 55 12.8 9.6-16.9 52 11.4 8.6-15.1 55 12.1 9.0-16.0 31 5.6 3.8- 8.2
Rent 151 76 51.7 41.8-61.4 21 11.7 6.9-19.2 25 15.6 9.5-24.6 24 17.0 10.9-25.5 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 171 73 45.6 36.9-54.7 18 10.9 6.5-17.8 30 15.4 10.3-22.3 40 24.2 17.4-32.6 *** *** ***
Rural 423 240 62.4 56.5-67.9 61 12.6 9.3-16.8 53 10.8 7.9-14.4 42 9.0 6.4-12.5 27 5.2 3.3- 8.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 180 113 68.5 60.0-76.0 27 13.1 8.5-19.6 18 8.2 4.9-13.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 298 149 54.1 46.3-61.6 41 12.6 8.6-17.9 44 12.0 8.6-16.7 48 16.7 12.1-22.6 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 116 51 49.7 39.5-59.9 *** *** *** 21 18.9 11.8-28.7 22 15.6 10.1-23.3 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 302 137 52.5 45.5-59.4 32 9.7 6.5-14.3 51 15.3 11.3-20.5 62 18.4 14.0-23.8 20 4.0 2.5- 6.5
2nd Quartile 126 *** *** *** 19 15.5 8.9-25.6 18 9.9 5.7-16.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 166 101 65.0 56.1-72.9 28 13.9 9.2-20.4 14 7.4 4.1-12.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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