2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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 3,774 1,995 52.5 50.3-54.7 675 17.0 15.4-18.7 1,104 30.5 28.5-32.6
Piedmont NC 1,879 925 51.0 48.0-54.1 352 16.8 14.7-19.1 602 32.2 29.4-35.1
GENDER
Male 850 385 48.8 44.3-53.5 192 19.5 16.4-23.1 273 31.6 27.6-36.0
Female 1,029 540 53.0 48.9-57.1 160 14.3 11.6-17.4 329 32.7 29.0-36.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,175 531 48.1 44.2-52.0 223 15.4 13.1-17.9 421 36.5 32.9-40.3
Non-Hispanic Black 363 203 53.7 46.9-60.4 72 21.1 16.1-27.1 88 25.1 19.5-31.8
Other 311 172 55.8 48.0-63.4 51 16.0 10.6-23.5 88 28.1 21.9-35.3
AGE
18-34 437 189 47.2 41.1-53.3 59 11.6 8.3-15.9 189 41.3 35.4-47.5
35-44 267 104 41.4 34.3-48.8 48 15.9 11.6-21.5 115 42.7 35.8-49.9
45-54 308 144 47.8 40.2-55.4 50 19.7 14.0-27.1 114 32.5 26.1-39.7
55-64 317 153 56.1 48.6-63.4 68 17.6 13.3-23.0 96 26.3 20.6-32.8
65-74 289 166 58.7 50.8-66.3 64 22.5 16.4-30.1 59 18.7 13.6-25.2
75+ 229 153 67.2 58.3-75.1 54 20.0 14.1-27.6 22 12.8 7.6-20.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 144 98 73.2 62.4-81.8 *** *** *** 32 18.6 11.6-28.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 375 247 64.0 57.5-70.1 37 10.6 6.7-16.2 91 25.4 20.3-31.2
Some Post-H.S. 437 234 49.6 43.5-55.7 78 16.1 12.4-20.7 125 34.2 28.4-40.6
College Graduate 915 342 35.1 31.4-39.0 221 24.8 21.5-28.4 352 40.1 36.2-44.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 554 332 59.8 53.9-65.5 80 11.3 8.5-15.0 142 28.8 23.5-34.8
No 1,311 585 47.2 43.6-50.9 268 19.0 16.4-21.9 458 33.8 30.5-37.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 203 102 52.3 43.0-61.4 44 19.6 13.3-27.9 57 28.2 20.8-36.9
Non-Veteran 1,673 820 50.7 47.5-54.0 308 16.5 14.3-18.9 545 32.8 29.8-35.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,083 443 41.7 37.9-45.5 200 17.8 15.0-20.9 440 40.6 36.8-44.5
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 481 282 61.9 55.5-68.0 117 20.9 16.4-26.2 82 17.1 13.0-22.3
Unable to Work 91 71 83.1 72.6-90.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 122 71 68.5 58.7-76.9 14 7.8 4.3-13.7 37 23.7 16.5-32.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 151 *** *** *** 20 9.8 5.8-16.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 212 115 58.7 50.1-66.8 35 12.4 8.3-18.1 62 28.9 21.9-37.0
$50,000- 74,999 249 114 46.1 37.9-54.6 51 21.6 14.9-30.2 84 32.3 25.0-40.7
$75,000+ 697 246 36.8 32.1-41.7 157 20.0 16.5-24.0 294 43.2 38.5-48.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 398 234 59.9 53.3-66.2 74 16.9 12.7-22.1 90 23.2 17.9-29.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 92 73.6 62.9-82.1 *** *** *** 24 19.4 12.0-29.8
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** 18 14.3 8.1-24.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,094 441 41.6 37.8-45.6 234 19.6 16.6-22.9 419 38.8 35.1-42.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 398 234 59.9 53.3-66.2 74 16.9 12.7-22.1 90 23.2 17.9-29.4
HOUSING
Own 1,174 553 49.3 45.4-53.2 254 18.8 16.1-21.8 367 32.0 28.4-35.7
Rent 551 273 48.0 42.6-53.5 79 14.7 11.1-19.4 199 37.2 32.2-42.6
Other arrangement 133 86 72.4 62.8-80.2 16 6.8 3.7-11.9 31 20.9 14.0-30.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,076 505 48.7 44.9-52.5 208 18.0 15.2-21.1 363 33.3 29.9-36.9
Regional City or Suburban County 433 208 49.7 43.0-56.5 85 17.3 13.2-22.3 140 33.0 26.9-39.7
Rural 370 212 59.2 52.4-65.8 59 12.8 9.1-17.7 99 28.0 22.2-34.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 668 364 56.5 51.3-61.6 127 17.8 14.1-22.2 177 25.7 21.5-30.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,084 483 46.2 42.3-50.2 212 17.2 14.6-20.0 389 36.6 32.9-40.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 689 310 45.1 40.1-50.2 135 16.8 13.7-20.5 244 38.1 33.2-43.2
2nd Quartile 716 374 55.3 50.5-60.1 133 16.1 12.9-19.8 209 28.6 24.5-33.1
3rd Quartile 412 200 47.0 40.7-53.5 77 19.9 15.0-25.9 135 33.1 27.4-39.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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