2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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 4,144 2,049 50.9 48.9-52.9 568 14.1 12.7-15.7 646 15.2 13.9-16.7 697 15.4 14.1-16.7 184 4.4 3.6- 5.3
Piedmont NC 2,168 987 47.8 45.1-50.5 312 15.3 13.3-17.6 361 16.3 14.5-18.3 414 16.2 14.5-18.0 94 4.5 3.5- 5.7
GENDER
Male 1,032 409 42.1 38.3-46.0 133 12.8 10.5-15.4 199 19.3 16.5-22.5 221 18.2 15.7-21.0 70 7.6 5.7-10.0
Female 1,136 578 52.9 49.0-56.7 179 17.6 14.4-21.2 162 13.5 11.3-16.1 193 14.3 12.1-16.9 24 1.7 1.0- 2.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,352 579 45.4 42.0-48.8 172 13.5 11.2-16.1 231 16.5 14.3-19.1 301 19.2 16.9-21.7 69 5.5 4.0- 7.3
Non-Hispanic Black 410 215 53.4 47.5-59.1 64 16.2 12.4-21.0 64 16.1 12.2-21.1 53 11.1 8.2-15.0 14 3.1 1.8- 5.5
Other 358 172 51.6 44.5-58.6 67 16.4 12.4-21.4 58 16.3 12.2-21.5 51 12.6 9.0-17.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 549 189 38.2 33.2-43.5 89 17.2 13.4-21.9 131 22.6 18.7-27.1 128 19.1 15.7-22.9 *** *** ***
35-44 355 138 42.5 36.2-49.1 56 16.0 11.8-21.2 66 17.3 13.3-22.3 88 21.8 17.3-27.2 *** *** ***
45-54 362 154 43.2 36.8-49.9 56 17.6 13.1-23.1 63 17.7 13.2-23.2 70 15.1 11.6-19.5 19 6.5 3.9-10.5
55-64 363 171 49.3 43.0-55.7 58 14.9 11.2-19.6 48 14.7 10.6-20.1 59 14.4 10.7-19.1 27 6.6 4.2-10.3
65-74 309 179 66.1 59.4-72.1 31 7.0 4.7-10.4 33 7.8 5.3-11.3 46 12.8 9.0-17.8 20 6.3 3.9-10.2
75+ 184 133 76.2 66.8-83.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 143 *** *** *** 20 15.9 8.6-27.4 19 11.1 6.5-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 437 254 59.8 54.0-65.3 54 12.0 8.7-16.2 54 12.2 9.0-16.5 55 12.2 9.0-16.3 20 3.9 2.2- 6.7
Some Post-H.S. 575 290 47.0 41.9-52.0 85 16.9 12.8-22.0 87 16.2 12.8-20.3 88 14.3 11.4-17.9 25 5.6 3.6- 8.7
College Graduate 1,003 346 34.5 31.1-38.0 152 16.3 13.7-19.4 200 20.9 18.0-24.0 261 24.1 21.2-27.2 44 4.3 3.0- 6.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 615 363 59.2 53.6-64.5 90 16.8 12.4-22.5 67 10.6 8.0-13.9 73 9.8 7.4-12.9 22 3.6 2.1- 6.0
No 1,538 618 42.9 39.8-46.0 219 14.6 12.6-16.9 291 18.7 16.4-21.2 338 18.9 16.8-21.2 72 4.9 3.7- 6.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 203 92 46.0 37.7-54.5 20 10.5 6.6-16.3 35 17.6 12.2-24.6 37 18.9 13.1-26.4 19 7.1 4.2-11.7
Non-Veteran 1,960 892 47.9 45.1-50.8 292 15.8 13.6-18.2 325 16.2 14.3-18.3 376 15.9 14.1-17.8 75 4.2 3.2- 5.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,330 475 37.2 34.1-40.4 221 17.5 15.1-20.2 265 20.0 17.4-22.7 310 20.6 18.2-23.2 59 4.7 3.5- 6.3
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 468 294 65.0 58.3-71.1 *** *** *** 47 9.6 6.6-13.6 61 10.4 7.6-14.0 26 5.2 3.1- 8.6
Unable to Work 124 93 77.2 67.1-84.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 150 77 52.3 42.0-62.3 *** *** *** 29 19.6 13.2-28.1 20 10.2 6.2-16.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 166 115 72.0 62.9-79.5 17 8.1 4.6-13.7 19 10.4 6.4-16.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 188 108 59.0 50.0-67.4 23 11.9 7.1-19.5 25 12.7 8.2-19.0 24 11.1 6.9-17.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 197 90 47.7 38.9-56.6 34 17.9 12.0-26.0 25 14.6 8.6-23.7 38 14.4 10.1-20.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 263 99 39.7 32.5-47.5 36 14.5 8.8-22.9 53 15.6 11.5-20.7 63 23.2 17.6-29.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 781 258 34.1 30.1-38.2 121 16.5 13.6-20.0 161 22.3 18.9-26.1 201 22.1 19.1-25.5 40 5.0 3.5- 7.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 485 267 58.1 52.0-64.0 65 14.8 10.4-20.7 71 13.5 10.3-17.6 69 11.9 8.8-15.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 101 62.8 52.8-71.9 22 15.5 9.5-24.5 15 7.3 4.2-12.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 16.6 10.8-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 9.7 5.7-16.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,190 418 36.0 32.8-39.4 186 15.9 13.6-18.6 234 20.1 17.5-22.9 292 22.0 19.5-24.8 60 5.9 4.3- 8.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 485 267 58.1 52.0-64.0 65 14.8 10.4-20.7 71 13.5 10.3-17.6 69 11.9 8.8-15.9 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,313 584 46.7 43.3-50.3 198 16.3 13.6-19.4 208 15.5 13.2-18.0 260 16.5 14.4-18.8 63 5.1 3.8- 6.9
Rent 668 302 46.2 41.6-50.8 92 14.6 11.5-18.3 123 18.4 15.2-22.1 128 17.7 14.6-21.4 23 3.1 1.9- 4.9
Other arrangement 163 90 59.0 49.1-68.2 17 10.3 6.1-17.0 26 16.5 10.8-24.3 23 11.1 6.5-18.3 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,290 540 41.9 38.6-45.2 199 17.3 14.5-20.5 228 18.0 15.6-20.8 272 19.0 16.7-21.6 51 3.8 2.8- 5.2
Regional City or Suburban County 524 264 55.1 49.4-60.6 67 12.6 9.1-17.2 81 14.2 10.9-18.3 86 12.4 9.6-15.9 26 5.7 3.6- 9.0
Rural 354 183 55.6 48.7-62.2 46 13.0 9.3-18.0 52 13.8 10.1-18.7 56 12.9 9.5-17.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 790 416 54.1 49.6-58.6 111 15.5 12.3-19.5 113 13.0 10.6-15.9 107 12.2 9.7-15.2 43 5.1 3.6- 7.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,283 512 41.9 38.5-45.4 189 15.6 13.0-18.7 235 18.9 16.3-21.8 299 19.6 17.3-22.2 48 3.9 2.8- 5.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 750 307 44.0 39.7-48.5 98 13.2 10.6-16.4 133 18.7 15.4-22.5 184 20.5 17.5-24.0 28 3.5 2.2- 5.6
2nd Quartile 863 408 46.8 42.5-51.1 138 17.8 14.3-21.9 133 15.0 12.4-18.1 140 15.1 12.5-18.1 44 5.3 3.8- 7.6
3rd Quartile 498 240 53.9 48.0-59.7 69 13.6 9.9-18.4 84 15.8 12.3-20.1 84 12.2 9.5-15.6 21 4.4 2.5- 7.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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