2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^
None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,041 1,399 65.8 63.1-68.4 199 10.4 8.8-12.2 151 7.7 6.4- 9.2 210 11.0 9.4-12.9 82 5.2 4.0- 6.7
Piedmont NC 1,154 769 64.3 60.8-67.7 129 11.4 9.3-13.9 86 7.6 6.0- 9.6 125 11.8 9.7-14.3 45 4.9 3.5- 6.9
GENDER
Male 605 376 58.6 53.7-63.3 71 12.9 9.8-16.8 43 7.5 5.2-10.5 85 14.6 11.6-18.3 30 6.4 4.2- 9.7
Female 549 393 70.5 65.4-75.2 58 9.7 7.1-13.2 43 7.7 5.6-10.6 40 8.7 6.0-12.4 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 764 517 64.7 60.4-68.8 82 10.1 7.9-12.8 55 8.1 6.0-10.8 79 11.4 8.9-14.5 31 5.7 3.7- 8.4
Non-Hispanic Black 186 122 63.2 54.3-71.4 21 13.5 8.0-21.9 *** *** *** 24 14.8 9.4-22.6 *** *** ***
Other 177 113 62.1 53.3-70.2 23 14.3 9.2-21.6 17 9.3 5.6-15.3 16 8.7 5.0-14.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 347 181 53.3 46.7-59.7 58 16.4 12.2-21.9 45 12.6 9.0-17.3 50 12.6 9.2-16.9 *** *** ***
35-44 216 133 57.3 49.2-65.0 34 16.4 11.2-23.2 *** *** *** 33 19.2 13.3-26.9 *** *** ***
45-54 202 142 67.5 59.1-74.8 *** *** *** 16 7.3 4.3-12.1 21 12.6 7.7-20.1 *** *** ***
55-64 189 146 76.3 68.0-83.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 127 102 75.9 65.0-84.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 177 101 58.3 49.4-66.6 27 15.6 10.5-22.6 18 7.2 4.3-11.8 15 9.0 5.0-15.7 16 9.8 5.5-17.0
Some Post-H.S. 279 182 62.9 55.5-69.7 28 11.1 7.0-17.1 28 9.9 6.5-15.0 33 12.5 8.6-17.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 651 464 70.2 65.9-74.1 68 9.6 7.5-12.3 34 6.0 4.2- 8.6 65 10.5 8.0-13.8 20 3.7 2.2- 6.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 241 165 69.5 61.3-76.6 22 7.9 4.7-13.2 17 4.8 2.8- 8.1 26 12.6 8.1-19.1 *** *** ***
No 905 599 62.7 58.7-66.5 106 12.5 10.0-15.5 69 8.5 6.5-11.0 97 11.5 9.2-14.3 34 4.9 3.3- 7.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,043 692 64.4 60.6-68.0 121 11.7 9.4-14.4 82 8.0 6.2-10.1 114 11.9 9.6-14.6 34 4.1 2.7- 6.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 838 530 60.7 56.6-64.7 105 12.7 10.2-15.8 64 7.3 5.6- 9.5 107 14.2 11.5-17.4 32 5.1 3.4- 7.5
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 170 143 85.6 77.6-91.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 162 103 60.2 50.0-69.7 22 13.8 8.8-21.0 *** *** *** 23 14.4 9.1-21.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 518 358 66.5 61.5-71.2 57 10.9 8.2-14.5 31 6.2 4.3- 8.9 53 11.4 8.4-15.3 19 4.9 3.0- 8.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 208 145 66.5 57.3-74.5 18 9.0 5.1-15.3 18 8.9 5.4-14.4 20 11.2 6.5-18.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 761 515 65.1 60.9-69.1 88 11.7 9.3-14.7 46 6.8 4.8- 9.5 85 11.8 9.3-14.9 27 4.5 2.9- 6.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 208 145 66.5 57.3-74.5 18 9.0 5.1-15.3 18 8.9 5.4-14.4 20 11.2 6.5-18.6 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 721 528 70.7 66.2-74.8 72 10.2 7.7-13.5 32 5.3 3.5- 7.8 59 8.8 6.5-11.7 30 5.1 3.4- 7.6
Rent 347 193 53.2 46.8-59.4 46 13.3 9.8-17.8 42 12.0 8.7-16.4 53 17.8 13.2-23.5 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 731 485 65.5 61.0-69.7 85 12.5 9.7-16.0 57 7.5 5.7-10.0 82 11.7 9.2-14.9 22 2.7 1.6- 4.6
Regional City or Suburban County 254 165 59.3 51.2-66.9 25 8.4 5.4-12.7 21 9.6 5.7-15.6 28 13.0 8.5-19.3 15 9.8 5.7-16.3
Rural 169 119 67.4 58.1-75.5 19 11.6 6.8-19.1 *** *** *** 15 10.2 5.7-17.7 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 367 239 63.0 56.6-69.0 49 12.7 9.2-17.3 23 7.0 4.5-10.7 37 11.0 7.5-15.8 19 6.3 3.7-10.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 752 506 65.0 60.5-69.2 77 11.1 8.4-14.4 62 8.3 6.2-11.0 82 11.6 9.0-14.7 25 4.1 2.5- 6.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 431 301 65.9 60.2-71.2 40 10.2 7.2-14.2 33 7.4 5.1-10.6 43 11.7 8.3-16.2 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 444 286 62.7 56.8-68.2 50 11.7 8.4-16.1 38 8.8 6.1-12.5 53 11.9 8.7-16.0 17 5.0 2.9- 8.5
3rd Quartile 255 166 65.3 57.6-72.3 36 13.3 8.9-19.3 14 5.7 3.2- 9.9 25 10.2 6.4-16.0 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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