2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,106 2,049 51.3 49.3-53.4 643 14.5 13.1-16.0 1,414 34.2 32.3-36.1
Western 476 243 54.2 48.4-59.8 71 11.8 8.9-15.7 162 34.0 28.8-39.6
GENDER
Male 216 103 51.3 42.8-59.8 39 14.0 9.4-20.4 74 34.6 27.0-43.1
Female 260 140 56.8 49.0-64.3 32 9.8 6.3-14.8 88 33.4 26.6-40.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 411 201 52.9 46.9-58.9 66 13.1 9.8-17.4 144 33.9 28.6-39.7
Non-Hispanic Black 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 103 *** *** *** 17 13.9 7.9-23.3 28 21.6 14.2-31.3
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 145 79 52.1 42.2-61.8 18 12.0 7.1-19.6 48 35.9 27.0-46.0
College Graduate 204 68 34.4 27.0-42.6 48 19.3 13.9-26.1 88 46.4 38.2-54.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 163 104 68.3 58.5-76.7 21 9.2 5.3-15.4 38 22.5 15.4-31.7
No 307 137 46.4 39.5-53.4 48 13.0 9.1-18.3 122 40.5 33.9-47.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 419 213 53.9 47.7-60.0 62 11.6 8.5-15.7 144 34.5 29.0-40.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 245 105 42.6 35.2-50.3 34 11.6 7.6-17.3 106 45.8 38.2-53.6
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 162 83 57.9 48.9-66.5 36 18.5 12.7-26.3 43 23.5 16.8-31.9
Unable to Work 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 139 47 33.7 24.9-43.8 31 18.8 12.2-27.9 61 47.5 37.5-57.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.6 9.0-28.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 274 109 42.3 35.0-49.9 49 14.6 10.3-20.2 116 43.1 35.9-50.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.6 9.0-28.7
HOUSING
Own 362 184 55.1 48.4-61.5 67 14.4 10.6-19.1 111 30.6 24.8-37.0
Rent 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 175 72 42.2 33.6-51.4 36 17.6 11.8-25.4 67 40.2 31.7-49.3
Rural 301 171 59.9 52.6-66.7 35 9.1 6.0-13.6 95 31.0 24.8-38.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 23.3 14.9-34.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 166 87 50.4 41.4-59.4 19 9.4 5.5-15.8 60 40.2 31.5-49.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 188 80 45.3 36.4-54.4 38 17.0 11.6-24.4 70 37.7 29.5-46.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 279 124 47.3 40.1-54.5 51 14.5 10.4-20.0 104 38.2 31.5-45.4
2nd Quartile 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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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