2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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 4,106 2,049 51.3 49.3-53.4 643 14.5 13.1-16.0 1,414 34.2 32.3-36.1
Piedmont NC 2,147 987 48.2 45.4-50.9 334 15.0 13.1-17.1 826 36.8 34.3-39.4
GENDER
Male 1,019 409 42.7 38.8-46.6 199 18.4 15.7-21.5 411 38.9 35.3-42.7
Female 1,128 578 53.1 49.2-56.9 135 11.9 9.3-15.1 415 35.0 31.5-38.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,344 579 45.6 42.2-49.0 223 15.6 13.3-18.1 542 38.8 35.6-42.2
Non-Hispanic Black 406 215 53.8 47.9-59.5 56 13.0 9.7-17.1 135 33.2 27.9-39.0
Other 350 172 52.5 45.3-59.5 47 12.2 8.6-17.0 131 35.4 29.3-42.0
AGE
18-34 541 189 38.7 33.6-44.0 63 11.4 8.5-15.2 289 49.9 44.7-55.2
35-44 352 138 42.8 36.5-49.4 45 11.9 8.5-16.4 169 45.3 39.1-51.7
45-54 358 154 43.7 37.2-50.4 62 17.3 12.9-22.7 142 39.0 33.0-45.4
55-64 361 171 49.6 43.3-56.0 72 20.1 15.6-25.5 118 30.3 24.9-36.4
65-74 307 179 66.4 59.7-72.4 56 14.4 10.8-19.1 72 19.2 14.5-24.9
75+ 183 133 76.4 66.9-83.8 25 12.9 7.5-21.4 25 10.6 6.0-18.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 434 254 60.1 54.2-65.6 39 10.3 7.1-14.8 141 29.6 24.8-35.0
Some Post-H.S. 571 290 47.2 42.2-52.3 71 14.5 10.6-19.6 210 38.3 33.5-43.3
College Graduate 996 346 34.7 31.3-38.2 213 21.5 18.6-24.7 437 43.9 40.3-47.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 606 363 59.9 54.2-65.3 73 11.8 8.2-16.9 170 28.3 23.7-33.4
No 1,526 618 43.1 40.1-46.3 259 16.4 14.2-18.8 649 40.4 37.5-43.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 201 92 46.5 38.2-55.0 39 19.1 13.5-26.1 70 34.5 27.1-42.7
Non-Veteran 1,942 892 48.3 45.4-51.2 295 14.6 12.6-16.9 755 37.1 34.4-39.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,317 475 37.5 34.4-40.8 226 16.9 14.6-19.5 616 45.6 42.4-48.9
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 466 294 65.1 58.5-71.3 74 16.8 11.5-23.8 98 18.1 14.1-22.9
Unable to Work 122 93 78.3 68.2-85.8 *** *** *** 18 14.9 8.8-24.3
Other not in Labor Force 148 77 52.4 42.2-62.5 15 7.5 4.3-12.9 56 40.0 30.2-50.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 164 115 73.4 64.5-80.7 *** *** *** 42 24.0 17.0-32.8
$25,000- 34,999 187 108 59.2 50.2-67.6 19 10.4 5.8-18.0 60 30.4 23.0-38.9
$35,000- 49,999 193 90 48.1 39.3-57.1 34 17.3 11.6-25.2 69 34.5 26.4-43.6
$50,000- 74,999 263 99 39.7 32.5-47.5 44 14.9 10.6-20.6 120 45.3 37.7-53.2
$75,000+ 778 258 34.2 30.2-38.4 159 19.7 16.6-23.3 361 46.1 41.9-50.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 476 267 59.0 52.8-65.0 61 13.1 8.7-19.2 148 27.9 23.2-33.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 101 64.1 54.0-73.1 *** *** *** 43 28.4 20.2-38.2
101% to 150% 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 24.7 16.7-34.9
More than 200% 1,185 418 36.2 32.9-39.6 231 18.8 16.3-21.5 536 45.1 41.7-48.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 476 267 59.0 52.8-65.0 61 13.1 8.7-19.2 148 27.9 23.2-33.2
HOUSING
Own 1,306 584 46.9 43.4-50.5 254 19.0 16.2-22.0 468 34.1 31.0-37.4
Rent 656 302 47.0 42.4-51.7 61 8.0 6.0-10.7 293 45.0 40.4-49.7
Other arrangement 161 90 60.0 50.1-69.1 *** *** *** 56 34.9 26.2-44.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,274 540 42.4 39.0-45.8 201 16.5 13.8-19.7 533 41.1 37.8-44.5
Regional City or Suburban County 521 264 55.3 49.6-60.8 72 12.2 9.1-16.3 185 32.5 27.5-37.9
Rural 352 183 55.8 48.9-62.4 61 14.3 10.7-18.9 108 29.9 24.2-36.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 781 416 54.6 50.1-59.1 110 13.0 10.4-16.1 255 32.4 28.3-36.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,272 512 42.2 38.8-45.7 215 17.1 14.3-20.2 545 40.7 37.4-44.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 745 307 44.3 39.9-48.8 130 16.6 13.6-20.1 308 39.1 35.0-43.4
2nd Quartile 852 408 47.4 43.0-51.7 131 15.4 12.3-19.2 313 37.2 33.2-41.4
3rd Quartile 493 240 54.1 48.2-59.9 66 12.0 8.7-16.3 187 33.9 28.8-39.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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