2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

One drink is equivalent to a 12 ounce beer, a 5 ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 2,051 767 34.0 31.4-36.7 671 34.3 31.7-37.0 293 15.2 13.2-17.4 108 5.3 4.2- 6.6 212 11.2 9.5-13.1
Piedmont NC 1,156 405 32.9 29.5-36.5 414 36.4 33.0-40.0 161 14.2 11.8-17.0 61 5.5 4.1- 7.2 115 11.0 8.9-13.6
GENDER
Male 604 161 23.8 20.1-27.9 218 37.5 32.9-42.5 94 15.5 12.4-19.2 41 6.9 4.9- 9.5 90 16.3 12.9-20.4
Female 552 244 42.8 37.3-48.5 196 35.2 30.2-40.5 67 12.8 9.3-17.4 20 4.0 2.4- 6.6 25 5.2 3.2- 8.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 763 281 33.3 29.4-37.5 281 37.4 33.2-41.7 104 14.1 11.0-17.9 43 6.1 4.4- 8.4 54 9.2 6.7-12.3
Non-Hispanic Black 187 63 30.3 23.4-38.3 63 37.2 29.0-46.2 36 19.0 13.4-26.2 *** *** *** 17 9.2 5.4-15.4
Other 179 52 29.1 21.7-37.8 58 34.1 26.4-42.8 20 10.4 6.5-16.3 *** *** *** 41 21.5 15.1-29.7
AGE
18-34 349 81 22.6 17.8-28.1 128 36.5 30.4-43.0 65 18.7 13.8-24.9 26 6.8 4.5-10.1 49 15.4 11.2-20.9
35-44 214 66 29.0 22.4-36.6 74 33.6 26.6-41.4 32 16.8 11.6-23.7 15 6.4 3.5-11.2 27 14.3 9.1-21.6
45-54 202 66 30.6 23.5-38.7 83 41.5 33.6-49.9 21 12.2 7.6-19.1 *** *** *** 23 11.4 7.1-17.7
55-64 191 87 42.8 34.7-51.4 65 37.8 29.7-46.7 21 9.1 5.7-14.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 127 64 47.2 37.3-57.4 41 34.5 25.5-44.9 16 11.4 6.5-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 179 43 23.8 17.0-32.2 63 41.0 32.4-50.2 28 11.9 8.0-17.5 *** *** *** 34 17.2 11.7-24.7
Some Post-H.S. 277 75 30.0 23.0-38.2 113 38.8 32.0-46.1 48 15.6 11.5-20.9 19 6.8 4.1-11.0 22 8.8 5.3-14.1
College Graduate 651 274 41.0 36.7-45.5 231 35.7 31.5-40.2 77 12.0 9.3-15.3 29 4.5 3.0- 6.8 40 6.7 4.7- 9.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 242 87 33.3 24.7-43.1 75 32.8 25.2-41.3 41 17.4 11.1-26.2 *** *** *** 31 13.4 8.6-20.2
No 906 314 32.6 29.1-36.3 338 37.7 33.9-41.7 120 13.3 11.0-16.1 51 6.1 4.5- 8.2 83 10.3 8.0-13.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 109 37 31.4 22.4-42.1 36 31.5 22.5-42.0 15 13.5 7.5-23.1 *** *** *** 16 18.1 10.5-29.4
Non-Veteran 1,045 367 33.1 29.5-36.9 378 37.0 33.3-40.8 146 14.3 11.7-17.3 56 5.5 4.1- 7.3 98 10.1 8.0-12.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 837 267 30.3 26.7-34.1 315 38.5 34.5-42.6 118 13.7 11.3-16.6 50 6.5 4.8- 8.8 87 11.0 8.7-13.9
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 7.6 4.3-13.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 31 20.9 13.7-30.7 *** *** *** 16 12.8 7.5-20.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 161 55 32.0 23.9-41.4 63 38.2 29.2-48.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 516 187 33.7 29.1-38.6 194 37.5 32.6-42.6 63 12.6 9.5-16.4 32 7.3 5.0-10.7 40 9.0 6.3-12.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 210 84 41.1 31.6-51.4 70 30.5 23.1-39.1 26 13.0 8.4-19.7 *** *** *** 22 12.0 7.4-18.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 761 270 32.6 28.9-36.6 291 39.4 35.3-43.6 98 12.5 10.0-15.5 42 6.3 4.5- 8.8 60 9.2 6.8-12.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 210 84 41.1 31.6-51.4 70 30.5 23.1-39.1 26 13.0 8.4-19.7 *** *** *** 22 12.0 7.4-18.9
HOUSING
Own 717 296 38.7 34.1-43.4 259 36.2 31.9-40.8 76 11.1 8.2-14.7 35 5.3 3.6- 7.5 51 8.8 6.4-12.0
Rent 353 92 24.1 19.2-29.6 124 39.0 32.8-45.6 64 17.1 13.2-21.8 22 6.6 4.1-10.5 51 13.2 9.7-17.8
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 733 254 34.2 29.8-39.0 267 37.1 32.8-41.6 107 13.6 11.0-16.6 37 5.3 3.7- 7.6 68 9.8 7.4-12.8
Regional City or Suburban County 255 84 28.4 22.1-35.7 89 33.6 26.6-41.4 34 16.8 10.7-25.5 14 5.1 2.8- 8.9 34 16.1 10.8-23.3
Rural 168 67 34.6 26.7-43.4 58 38.1 29.3-47.7 20 12.6 7.6-20.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 368 136 34.2 28.5-40.4 116 30.4 24.9-36.5 58 18.3 13.2-24.7 21 6.2 3.9- 9.9 37 11.0 7.5-15.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 752 258 33.0 28.6-37.6 285 38.8 34.5-43.3 99 12.4 9.9-15.4 36 5.0 3.4- 7.2 74 10.9 8.3-14.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 434 155 32.4 27.4-37.8 166 39.8 34.3-45.6 55 12.2 9.0-16.4 19 4.8 2.9- 7.9 39 10.7 7.5-15.1
2nd Quartile 443 153 33.2 27.7-39.3 156 34.5 29.2-40.3 68 15.6 11.6-20.7 22 5.5 3.5- 8.6 44 11.1 7.9-15.4
3rd Quartile 254 87 31.5 24.5-39.5 84 35.7 28.4-43.7 36 15.0 10.3-21.2 17 6.1 3.6-10.2 30 11.8 7.4-18.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was 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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