2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking
(CDC calculated variable)*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,795 3,601 94.8 93.7-95.7 194 5.2 4.3- 6.3
Piedmont NC 1,890 1,804 95.0 93.4-96.2 86 5.0 3.8- 6.6
GENDER
Male 856 815 94.4 91.8-96.2 41 5.6 3.8- 8.2
Female 1,034 989 95.5 93.4-97.0 45 4.5 3.0- 6.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,180 1,115 93.5 91.1-95.3 65 6.5 4.7- 8.9
Non-Hispanic Black 361 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 319 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 438 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 312 286 91.2 85.9-94.6 26 8.8 5.4-14.1
55-64 321 304 96.3 93.7-97.8 17 3.7 2.2- 6.3
65-74 291 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 375 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 438 412 93.7 90.0-96.1 26 6.3 3.9-10.0
College Graduate 922 879 94.7 92.3-96.4 43 5.3 3.6- 7.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 559 531 93.1 88.9-95.7 28 6.9 4.3-11.1
No 1,317 1,259 95.7 94.1-96.9 58 4.3 3.1- 5.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,681 1,609 95.5 93.8-96.7 72 4.5 3.3- 6.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,088 1,021 93.2 90.8-95.1 67 6.8 4.9- 9.2
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 482 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 124 124 100 - *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 702 660 93.4 90.3-95.5 42 6.6 4.5- 9.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 399 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,101 1,038 93.8 91.6-95.5 63 6.2 4.5- 8.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 399 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,181 1,124 94.5 92.2-96.1 57 5.5 3.9- 7.8
Rent 556 529 95.2 92.6-97.0 27 4.8 3.0- 7.4
Other arrangement 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,081 1,039 96.1 94.3-97.4 42 3.9 2.6- 5.7
Regional City or Suburban County 436 412 94.2 90.8-96.4 24 5.8 3.6- 9.2
Rural 373 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 672 648 95.9 93.2-97.6 24 4.1 2.4- 6.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,091 1,039 94.9 92.9-96.4 52 5.1 3.6- 7.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 693 661 94.9 92.2-96.7 32 5.1 3.3- 7.8
2nd Quartile 726 696 95.7 93.1-97.3 30 4.3 2.7- 6.9
3rd Quartile 409 387 93.1 88.3-96.1 22 6.9 3.9-11.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Heavy drinkers--MALES having more than two drinks per day and FEMALES having more than one drink per day.
This question was asked of all respondents.

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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