2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking
(CDC calculated variable)*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,787 3,324 86.4 84.8-87.9 463 13.6 12.1-15.2
Piedmont NC 1,889 1,659 86.5 84.2-88.5 230 13.5 11.5-15.8
GENDER
Male 854 716 82.6 79.0-85.7 138 17.4 14.3-21.0
Female 1,035 943 90.0 87.1-92.4 92 10.0 7.6-12.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,176 1,028 86.0 83.3-88.4 148 14.0 11.6-16.7
Non-Hispanic Black 366 329 86.8 80.3-91.5 37 13.2 8.5-19.7
Other 317 274 86.7 81.0-90.8 43 13.3 9.2-19.0
AGE
18-34 440 349 78.6 73.0-83.3 91 21.4 16.7-27.0
35-44 267 220 80.7 74.2-85.8 47 19.3 14.2-25.8
45-54 311 265 86.3 81.2-90.2 46 13.7 9.8-18.8
55-64 318 289 92.4 88.2-95.2 29 7.6 4.8-11.8
65-74 292 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 376 335 89.6 85.4-92.6 41 10.4 7.4-14.6
Some Post-H.S. 438 377 83.5 78.1-87.7 61 16.5 12.3-21.9
College Graduate 919 807 85.5 82.3-88.3 112 14.5 11.7-17.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 557 491 85.7 80.9-89.5 66 14.3 10.5-19.1
No 1,318 1,155 86.8 84.2-89.0 163 13.2 11.0-15.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 205 182 89.5 82.7-93.8 23 10.5 6.2-17.3
Non-Veteran 1,681 1,474 86.1 83.7-88.2 207 13.9 11.8-16.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,089 902 81.4 78.1-84.3 187 18.6 15.7-21.9
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 482 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 123 108 90.5 83.9-94.5 15 9.5 5.5-16.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 152 135 88.6 80.2-93.8 17 11.4 6.2-19.8
$35,000- 49,999 214 191 87.3 80.5-92.0 23 12.7 8.0-19.5
$50,000- 74,999 247 216 86.4 78.6-91.6 31 13.6 8.4-21.4
$75,000+ 701 589 81.8 77.7-85.2 112 18.2 14.8-22.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 400 370 91.1 85.7-94.6 30 8.9 5.4-14.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,096 938 83.7 80.7-86.4 158 16.3 13.6-19.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 400 370 91.1 85.7-94.6 30 8.9 5.4-14.3
HOUSING
Own 1,176 1,055 88.1 85.3-90.4 121 11.9 9.6-14.7
Rent 558 466 81.8 76.9-85.9 92 18.2 14.1-23.1
Other arrangement 133 118 86.0 77.0-91.8 15 14.0 8.2-23.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,083 936 84.4 81.4-87.0 147 15.6 13.0-18.6
Regional City or Suburban County 432 382 87.2 81.6-91.3 50 12.8 8.7-18.4
Rural 374 341 91.2 87.2-94.0 33 8.8 6.0-12.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 671 599 88.1 84.2-91.1 72 11.9 8.9-15.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,090 945 84.8 81.6-87.5 145 15.2 12.5-18.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 692 609 85.4 81.4-88.6 83 14.6 11.4-18.6
2nd Quartile 721 640 87.4 83.5-90.5 81 12.6 9.5-16.5
3rd Quartile 414 352 84.7 80.1-88.4 62 15.3 11.6-19.9
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 = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past 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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