2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,739 470 25.7 22.9-28.8 509 27.6 24.9-30.4 269 16.7 14.3-19.4 126 7.5 5.9- 9.4 365 22.6 20.1-25.3
Piedmont NC 932 244 25.9 22.1-30.0 281 27.2 23.7-31.0 151 17.4 14.2-21.3 79 8.3 6.1-11.1 177 21.2 18.0-24.8
GENDER
Male 447 81 20.5 15.5-26.7 116 24.1 19.3-29.7 85 17.5 12.9-23.4 48 9.4 6.7-13.0 117 28.4 23.5-34.0
Female 485 163 31.0 25.8-36.7 165 30.1 25.3-35.4 66 17.4 13.0-22.8 31 7.3 4.2-12.2 60 14.2 10.5-19.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 633 154 22.7 18.8-27.1 192 24.7 21.0-28.8 115 21.2 16.8-26.5 51 7.5 5.5-10.3 121 23.9 19.7-28.6
Non-Hispanic Black 154 49 33.5 24.1-44.4 55 34.3 25.5-44.3 19 10.6 6.2-17.6 *** *** *** 20 11.5 7.0-18.3
Other 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 24.2 16.3-34.5
AGE
18-34 242 38 16.4 10.3-25.0 55 19.4 14.3-25.8 49 21.7 14.8-30.6 27 11.2 6.5-18.8 73 31.3 24.2-39.3
35-44 158 31 20.1 13.5-28.8 53 33.1 24.8-42.5 21 12.5 7.7-19.5 14 7.6 4.2-13.4 39 26.8 19.5-35.5
45-54 157 *** *** *** 50 29.2 20.5-39.8 24 15.6 9.1-25.6 *** *** *** 33 18.1 12.3-25.9
55-64 162 46 29.7 21.9-38.9 51 27.8 20.6-36.4 30 20.3 13.2-29.8 *** *** *** 21 13.1 7.9-20.9
65-74 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.5 9.6-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 123 25 18.6 10.7-30.5 34 28.0 19.0-39.2 23 24.1 15.4-35.5 *** *** *** 27 20.4 13.4-29.8
Some Post-H.S. 197 56 25.8 18.9-34.2 50 21.4 15.6-28.6 29 17.8 11.0-27.7 *** *** *** 51 27.5 20.3-35.9
College Graduate 563 150 27.4 23.0-32.2 188 32.3 27.7-37.1 92 15.3 12.2-19.1 49 8.6 6.3-11.7 84 16.4 13.1-20.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 214 60 28.7 20.3-38.8 67 23.7 17.7-30.9 27 19.0 11.0-30.9 *** *** *** 47 24.7 17.8-33.2
No 712 182 24.9 20.9-29.4 211 28.3 24.2-32.7 124 17.1 13.9-20.9 66 9.8 7.0-13.4 129 20.0 16.5-24.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 16.7 10.2-26.1
Non-Veteran 833 220 25.6 21.7-29.9 250 27.1 23.5-31.1 132 17.3 13.8-21.4 74 8.4 6.1-11.4 157 21.7 18.3-25.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 622 134 22.4 18.2-27.2 179 25.8 21.8-30.3 105 17.6 13.6-22.5 55 8.8 6.1-12.6 149 25.4 21.3-30.0
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 83 42.1 33.0-51.8 66 29.7 22.2-38.5 26 16.2 10.2-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.8 8.1-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 133 *** *** *** 47 28.3 19.5-39.2 20 14.0 8.3-22.7 *** *** *** 27 20.3 13.0-30.3
$75,000+ 443 101 21.5 17.0-26.8 132 28.2 23.2-33.9 79 17.6 13.5-22.7 40 8.1 5.6-11.6 91 24.6 19.7-30.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 159 59 34.6 25.6-44.9 47 23.9 16.9-32.8 21 16.1 9.1-26.8 *** *** *** 21 15.1 9.4-23.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 641 149 23.0 18.8-27.8 199 28.5 24.3-33.2 109 17.2 13.7-21.2 56 8.0 5.9-10.9 128 23.3 19.3-27.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 159 59 34.6 25.6-44.9 47 23.9 16.9-32.8 21 16.1 9.1-26.8 *** *** *** 21 15.1 9.4-23.3
HOUSING
Own 610 183 28.4 23.9-33.4 193 28.0 23.7-32.8 100 17.9 13.7-22.9 40 7.2 4.7-11.1 94 18.5 14.7-22.9
Rent 267 49 19.8 13.0-28.9 69 25.1 19.2-32.1 47 18.7 13.6-25.3 33 10.8 7.2-15.9 69 25.5 19.8-32.1
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 557 140 24.4 20.0-29.4 166 26.8 22.6-31.5 89 14.8 11.7-18.6 47 8.1 5.8-11.3 115 25.9 21.4-31.0
Regional City or Suburban County 221 58 26.9 19.4-36.1 69 28.2 21.0-36.8 36 18.7 11.7-28.6 *** *** *** 42 16.9 11.9-23.3
Rural 154 46 29.0 20.0-40.0 46 26.8 19.2-35.9 *** *** *** 16 7.1 4.1-12.1 20 12.8 7.7-20.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 300 87 28.0 21.3-35.9 93 29.3 23.0-36.6 42 13.5 9.4-18.9 *** *** *** 58 21.1 15.9-27.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 585 146 25.2 20.7-30.2 172 26.3 22.1-30.9 102 18.0 13.9-23.1 53 8.2 5.9-11.3 112 22.3 18.2-27.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 371 93 25.3 19.8-31.7 108 25.7 20.4-31.7 68 20.5 14.5-28.2 35 8.0 5.4-11.6 67 20.6 15.7-26.4
2nd Quartile 335 94 28.4 22.1-35.8 107 27.5 22.1-33.6 45 13.0 9.4-17.8 28 9.8 5.7-16.1 61 21.3 16.1-27.6
3rd Quartile 205 53 23.2 16.6-31.6 56 27.1 19.7-36.1 36 21.0 13.9-30.3 *** *** *** 47 23.1 16.9-30.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

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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