2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 477 439 93.0 89.8-95.3 38 7.0 4.7-10.2
GENDER
Male 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 261 235 89.9 84.4-93.7 26 10.1 6.3-15.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 412 379 92.9 89.4-95.3 33 7.1 4.7-10.6
Non-Hispanic Black 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 205 184 89.9 83.9-93.9 21 10.1 6.1-16.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 307 281 93.9 90.5-96.1 26 6.1 3.9- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 420 385 92.4 88.7-94.9 35 7.6 5.1-11.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 245 217 90.7 85.4-94.1 28 9.3 5.9-14.6
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 274 245 91.8 87.7-94.6 29 8.2 5.4-12.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 363 339 94.2 90.5-96.5 24 5.8 3.5- 9.5
Rent 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 176 160 91.6 85.7-95.2 16 8.4 4.8-14.3
Rural 301 279 93.7 89.5-96.3 22 6.3 3.7-10.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 165 151 93.7 88.9-96.5 14 6.3 3.5-11.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 189 172 91.7 86.1-95.2 17 8.3 4.8-13.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 281 257 92.7 88.7-95.4 24 7.3 4.6-11.3
2nd Quartile 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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