2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,090 3,448 83.4 81.9-84.8 642 16.6 15.2-18.1
Piedmont NC 2,141 1,756 81.6 79.5-83.5 385 18.4 16.5-20.5
GENDER
Male 1,014 785 76.4 73.0-79.5 229 23.6 20.5-27.0
Female 1,127 971 86.2 83.6-88.5 156 13.8 11.5-16.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,343 1,096 80.8 78.1-83.3 247 19.2 16.7-21.9
Non-Hispanic Black 401 337 83.3 78.1-87.4 64 16.7 12.6-21.9
Other 349 285 82.1 76.6-86.5 64 17.9 13.5-23.4
AGE
18-34 536 370 71.4 66.6-75.8 166 28.6 24.2-33.4
35-44 354 271 75.5 69.6-80.6 83 24.5 19.4-30.4
45-54 356 296 81.8 76.3-86.3 60 18.2 13.7-23.7
55-64 360 317 88.2 83.4-91.7 43 11.8 8.3-16.6
65-74 306 281 92.0 87.4-95.0 25 8.0 5.0-12.6
75+ 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 134 110 83.6 74.6-89.9 24 16.4 10.1-25.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 431 355 83.5 79.1-87.2 76 16.5 12.8-20.9
Some Post-H.S. 569 472 80.5 76.0-84.3 97 19.5 15.7-24.0
College Graduate 997 810 80.5 77.4-83.2 187 19.5 16.8-22.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 604 528 87.8 84.2-90.7 76 12.2 9.3-15.8
No 1,523 1,217 78.8 76.2-81.3 306 21.2 18.7-23.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 201 168 81.3 73.5-87.2 33 18.7 12.8-26.5
Non-Veteran 1,935 1,584 81.7 79.4-83.7 351 18.3 16.3-20.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,313 1,005 75.5 72.6-78.3 308 24.5 21.7-27.4
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 464 437 95.0 92.2-96.9 27 5.0 3.1- 7.8
Unable to Work 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 147 122 82.5 73.6-88.8 25 17.5 11.2-26.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 165 146 87.6 79.9-92.6 19 12.4 7.4-20.1
$25,000- 34,999 185 153 86.3 79.9-90.9 32 13.7 9.1-20.1
$35,000- 49,999 191 155 81.3 72.8-87.6 36 18.7 12.4-27.2
$50,000- 74,999 261 202 76.2 69.2-82.1 59 23.8 17.9-30.8
$75,000+ 776 616 78.0 74.3-81.3 160 22.0 18.7-25.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 475 412 86.3 81.8-89.7 63 13.7 10.3-18.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 133 80.5 70.8-87.5 25 19.5 12.5-29.2
101% to 150% 127 107 89.1 82.5-93.4 20 10.9 6.6-17.5
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,179 933 77.8 74.8-80.6 246 22.2 19.4-25.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 475 412 86.3 81.8-89.7 63 13.7 10.3-18.2
HOUSING
Own 1,305 1,112 84.5 81.9-86.8 193 15.5 13.2-18.1
Rent 649 495 75.4 71.3-79.2 154 24.6 20.8-28.7
Other arrangement 163 130 77.0 68.0-84.1 33 23.0 15.9-32.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,271 1,025 80.2 77.3-82.8 246 19.8 17.2-22.7
Regional City or Suburban County 518 429 81.9 77.4-85.6 89 18.1 14.4-22.6
Rural 352 302 85.6 80.4-89.5 50 14.4 10.5-19.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 783 655 83.2 79.7-86.2 128 16.8 13.8-20.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,264 1,018 79.9 77.0-82.5 246 20.1 17.5-23.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 738 608 81.2 77.5-84.4 130 18.8 15.6-22.5
2nd Quartile 852 694 80.4 76.8-83.5 158 19.6 16.5-23.2
3rd Quartile 495 406 84.1 79.9-87.6 89 15.9 12.4-20.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past 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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