2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,010 447 20.6 18.3-23.2 519 25.8 23.4-28.3 348 17.1 15.1-19.4 180 8.7 7.3-10.3 516 27.8 25.4-30.4
Piedmont NC 1,130 219 18.9 15.9-22.3 297 26.8 23.6-30.2 202 17.1 14.4-20.1 110 8.9 7.1-11.0 302 28.4 25.3-31.8
GENDER
Male 594 80 11.9 9.3-15.1 126 22.8 18.7-27.6 111 18.6 15.2-22.7 58 7.6 5.7-10.2 219 39.0 34.3-43.9
Female 536 139 26.5 21.2-32.4 171 31.1 26.3-36.3 91 15.4 11.6-20.0 52 10.2 7.4-13.9 83 16.9 13.2-21.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 750 148 18.4 15.2-22.1 184 24.7 21.0-28.8 148 19.6 16.1-23.6 72 8.3 6.3-10.8 198 29.0 25.2-33.2
Non-Hispanic Black 185 36 16.2 11.3-22.5 58 35.2 27.1-44.2 32 15.0 10.2-21.5 16 9.7 5.5-16.6 43 23.9 17.4-31.9
Other 170 29 17.5 11.4-25.9 48 26.6 19.6-35.0 20 11.3 6.9-17.9 20 11.2 6.9-17.7 53 33.4 25.4-42.5
AGE
18-34 342 40 12.4 8.7-17.3 69 22.3 17.0-28.7 55 16.4 11.6-22.6 33 7.8 5.4-11.3 145 41.1 34.9-47.6
35-44 206 27 12.0 7.7-18.2 57 25.6 19.3-33.1 40 18.7 13.4-25.4 23 11.5 7.1-18.0 59 32.2 24.9-40.5
45-54 199 40 18.4 12.9-25.6 51 27.3 20.1-35.9 40 21.1 15.1-28.6 24 9.4 6.0-14.5 44 23.7 17.3-31.7
55-64 187 52 26.7 19.9-34.7 50 30.1 22.4-39.1 36 15.4 10.6-21.8 19 11.4 6.7-18.8 30 16.4 11.0-23.7
65-74 124 34 22.9 16.0-31.6 44 39.8 30.1-50.5 20 13.5 8.2-21.5 *** *** *** 18 17.2 10.2-27.6
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 173 24 15.0 9.4-23.1 38 23.7 16.5-32.8 27 15.0 9.6-22.7 22 10.7 6.6-17.1 62 35.6 27.7-44.4
Some Post-H.S. 275 48 19.8 13.3-28.4 72 28.1 21.9-35.3 58 16.1 12.1-21.1 23 8.4 5.3-12.9 74 27.6 21.7-34.4
College Graduate 638 141 21.2 17.7-25.1 178 28.6 24.6-33.1 111 17.5 14.3-21.2 63 9.0 6.8-11.8 145 23.7 20.1-27.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 233 51 22.0 13.9-32.8 59 25.5 18.8-33.6 54 23.9 16.7-32.9 *** *** *** 57 25.3 18.6-33.3
No 888 166 17.9 15.1-21.2 237 27.2 23.7-31.1 146 14.9 12.4-17.7 98 10.6 8.4-13.3 241 29.4 25.9-33.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 106 17 14.2 8.6-22.8 32 29.8 20.8-40.8 23 19.5 12.5-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,023 202 19.4 16.1-23.0 265 26.5 23.2-30.2 179 16.9 14.1-20.0 104 9.3 7.4-11.6 273 28.0 24.7-31.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 818 139 16.6 13.8-20.0 203 25.3 21.7-29.2 146 16.6 13.9-19.7 87 10.0 7.8-12.7 243 31.5 27.8-35.4
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 13.6 8.0-22.2 *** *** *** 19 9.3 5.2-16.0
Unable to Work 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.9 7.7-24.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 22 17.4 10.7-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 160 26 14.9 9.6-22.5 43 24.5 17.4-33.4 *** *** *** 14 7.3 4.0-12.9 45 31.5 22.8-41.7
$75,000+ 514 101 18.4 14.9-22.6 132 26.7 22.2-31.7 100 18.3 14.8-22.4 48 8.1 5.9-11.1 133 28.4 23.9-33.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 197 *** *** *** 63 30.8 23.0-39.7 28 11.9 7.7-17.8 22 13.5 8.2-21.6 40 20.1 13.9-28.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 756 146 17.9 14.9-21.2 196 27.1 23.4-31.2 141 17.6 14.7-20.9 72 8.0 6.2-10.4 201 29.4 25.6-33.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 197 *** *** *** 63 30.8 23.0-39.7 28 11.9 7.7-17.8 22 13.5 8.2-21.6 40 20.1 13.9-28.2
HOUSING
Own 710 163 22.6 18.6-27.3 209 29.3 25.2-33.8 128 17.0 13.7-20.9 67 8.4 6.4-11.0 143 22.6 18.9-26.7
Rent 340 44 11.6 8.3-16.0 71 22.7 17.4-28.9 59 16.7 12.4-22.0 36 10.3 6.9-15.2 130 38.8 32.8-45.0
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** 14 15.5 8.4-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 719 128 17.7 13.8-22.4 190 28.9 24.7-33.4 128 15.8 13.0-19.0 78 10.3 8.0-13.2 195 27.4 23.6-31.5
Regional City or Suburban County 247 51 19.7 14.1-26.9 57 21.2 15.4-28.5 49 19.1 12.8-27.4 22 7.9 4.6-13.1 68 32.1 25.0-40.1
Rural 164 40 22.3 15.8-30.6 50 26.5 19.5-35.1 25 19.5 12.5-29.0 *** *** *** 39 27.3 19.6-36.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 356 78 21.2 16.3-27.0 81 20.9 16.3-26.4 67 19.8 14.6-26.2 34 9.5 6.2-14.1 96 28.7 23.3-34.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 739 135 18.1 14.3-22.6 207 30.0 25.9-34.6 128 15.0 12.4-18.1 75 9.0 6.9-11.5 194 27.9 24.0-32.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 426 78 17.1 13.3-21.7 123 30.8 25.4-36.6 77 15.7 12.2-19.9 44 8.5 6.1-11.8 104 28.0 23.0-33.6
2nd Quartile 432 91 20.1 15.1-26.3 104 25.1 20.2-30.7 75 17.1 12.9-22.3 44 9.7 6.8-13.6 118 28.0 23.1-33.4
3rd Quartile 247 46 18.7 12.7-26.7 61 22.8 17.1-29.7 46 19.9 14.0-27.6 22 8.7 5.4-13.6 72 29.8 23.1-37.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

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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