2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,769 531 14.9 13.4-16.6 3,238 85.1 83.4-86.6
Piedmont NC 1,877 258 14.7 12.7-17.1 1,619 85.3 82.9-87.3
GENDER
Male 848 150 18.0 14.8-21.6 698 82.0 78.4-85.2
Female 1,029 108 11.8 9.2-15.0 921 88.2 85.0-90.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,171 175 16.1 13.5-19.0 996 83.9 81.0-86.5
Non-Hispanic Black 361 36 12.9 8.3-19.6 325 87.1 80.4-91.7
Other 315 45 13.6 9.4-19.3 270 86.4 80.7-90.6
AGE
18-34 435 90 21.8 16.9-27.6 345 78.2 72.4-83.1
35-44 263 46 19.6 14.3-26.2 217 80.4 73.8-85.7
45-54 310 51 14.9 10.8-20.2 259 85.1 79.8-89.2
55-64 318 34 8.9 5.9-13.2 284 91.1 86.8-94.1
65-74 291 23 6.4 4.0-10.0 268 93.6 90.0-96.0
75+ 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 373 41 11.8 8.2-16.6 332 88.2 83.4-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 433 65 17.1 12.8-22.4 368 82.9 77.6-87.2
College Graduate 917 135 16.5 13.7-19.9 782 83.5 80.1-86.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 551 72 15.6 11.5-20.8 479 84.4 79.2-88.5
No 1,312 184 14.4 12.1-17.0 1,128 85.6 83.0-87.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 205 31 14.0 8.9-21.4 174 86.0 78.6-91.1
Non-Veteran 1,669 227 14.9 12.6-17.4 1,442 85.1 82.6-87.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,080 199 19.9 16.9-23.3 881 80.1 76.7-83.1
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 480 28 4.7 2.9- 7.3 452 95.3 92.7-97.1
Unable to Work 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 123 15 9.5 5.5-16.1 108 90.5 83.9-94.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 212 22 12.1 7.5-18.9 190 87.9 81.1-92.5
$50,000- 74,999 247 38 16.0 10.4-23.8 209 84.0 76.2-89.6
$75,000+ 699 131 20.4 16.8-24.5 568 79.6 75.5-83.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 395 32 9.8 5.9-16.0 363 90.2 84.0-94.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,094 184 18.2 15.4-21.3 910 81.8 78.7-84.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 395 32 9.8 5.9-16.0 363 90.2 84.0-94.1
HOUSING
Own 1,174 149 13.9 11.3-16.8 1,025 86.1 83.2-88.7
Rent 550 93 18.2 14.2-23.2 457 81.8 76.8-85.8
Other arrangement 131 14 12.9 7.3-21.8 117 87.1 78.2-92.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,075 159 15.9 13.3-19.0 916 84.1 81.0-86.7
Regional City or Suburban County 431 60 15.3 11.0-21.0 371 84.7 79.0-89.0
Rural 371 39 10.5 6.9-15.6 332 89.5 84.4-93.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 668 78 12.7 9.6-16.7 590 87.3 83.3-90.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,082 166 16.4 13.6-19.6 916 83.6 80.4-86.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 688 100 16.4 13.0-20.5 588 83.6 79.5-87.0
2nd Quartile 719 92 13.6 10.4-17.5 627 86.4 82.5-89.6
3rd Quartile 408 62 16.5 12.2-21.9 346 83.5 78.1-87.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.

Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).

No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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