2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,102 3,840 93.9 92.9-94.7 262 6.1 5.3- 7.1
Piedmont NC 2,145 2,005 93.9 92.5-95.0 140 6.1 5.0- 7.5
GENDER
Male 1,014 948 93.2 90.9-95.0 66 6.8 5.0- 9.1
Female 1,131 1,057 94.5 92.8-95.8 74 5.5 4.2- 7.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,344 1,251 92.9 91.0-94.5 93 7.1 5.5- 9.0
Non-Hispanic Black 402 382 96.3 93.9-97.7 20 3.7 2.3- 6.1
Other 351 327 93.6 89.5-96.2 24 6.4 3.8-10.5
AGE
18-34 538 498 92.5 89.2-94.9 40 7.5 5.1-10.8
35-44 352 325 93.7 90.3-96.0 27 6.3 4.0- 9.7
45-54 358 336 93.6 89.9-96.0 22 6.4 4.0-10.1
55-64 362 335 93.8 90.4-96.0 27 6.2 4.0- 9.6
65-74 306 289 93.5 89.0-96.2 17 6.5 3.8-11.0
75+ 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 434 407 94.7 91.8-96.7 27 5.3 3.3- 8.2
Some Post-H.S. 568 532 93.5 90.5-95.5 36 6.5 4.5- 9.5
College Graduate 997 925 92.8 90.6-94.5 72 7.2 5.5- 9.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 605 571 95.1 92.5-96.8 34 4.9 3.2- 7.5
No 1,526 1,421 93.3 91.7-94.7 105 6.7 5.3- 8.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,939 1,815 94.1 92.8-95.2 124 5.9 4.8- 7.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,313 1,211 92.6 90.8-94.1 102 7.4 5.9- 9.2
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 464 442 96.7 94.4-98.0 22 3.3 2.0- 5.6
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 195 178 92.8 87.4-96.0 17 7.2 4.0-12.6
$50,000- 74,999 260 238 91.0 84.6-94.9 22 9.0 5.1-15.4
$75,000+ 776 716 92.5 90.1-94.4 60 7.5 5.6- 9.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 477 458 96.9 94.4-98.2 19 3.1 1.8- 5.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,181 1,087 92.2 90.1-93.8 94 7.8 6.2- 9.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 477 458 96.9 94.4-98.2 19 3.1 1.8- 5.6
HOUSING
Own 1,303 1,224 94.0 92.3-95.4 79 6.0 4.6- 7.7
Rent 655 606 94.0 91.8-95.6 49 6.0 4.4- 8.2
Other arrangement 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,274 1,190 94.4 92.8-95.7 84 5.6 4.3- 7.2
Regional City or Suburban County 520 480 91.3 87.6-94.0 40 8.7 6.0-12.4
Rural 351 335 96.1 93.5-97.7 16 3.9 2.3- 6.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 785 739 94.3 92.1-95.9 46 5.7 4.1- 7.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,265 1,173 93.2 91.2-94.7 92 6.8 5.3- 8.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 741 694 94.0 91.5-95.8 47 6.0 4.2- 8.5
2nd Quartile 852 793 92.9 90.4-94.7 59 7.1 5.3- 9.6
3rd Quartile 495 464 95.7 93.6-97.2 31 4.3 2.8- 6.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

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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