2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,821 1,995 51.6 49.4-53.9 493 12.8 11.4-14.3 570 15.3 13.7-16.9 608 15.9 14.4-17.6 155 4.4 3.5- 5.5
Piedmont NC 1,907 925 50.4 47.3-53.4 253 12.7 10.9-14.8 314 15.4 13.4-17.6 335 17.2 15.1-19.5 80 4.3 3.2- 5.9
GENDER
Male 865 385 48.2 43.6-52.8 101 10.5 8.3-13.1 152 15.5 12.5-19.0 180 19.9 16.7-23.6 47 6.0 4.0- 8.8
Female 1,042 540 52.4 48.3-56.4 152 14.8 12.0-18.1 162 15.4 12.8-18.4 155 14.6 12.1-17.6 33 2.8 1.7- 4.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,186 531 47.7 43.8-51.5 133 10.2 8.4-12.4 199 16.4 13.7-19.6 260 20.8 18.1-23.8 63 4.9 3.5- 7.0
Non-Hispanic Black 367 203 53.4 46.6-60.1 53 15.7 11.1-21.7 53 13.4 9.8-18.0 47 14.5 10.0-20.5 *** *** ***
Other 323 172 54.1 46.4-61.5 60 17.1 12.0-23.7 59 15.6 11.5-20.9 27 9.4 5.7-15.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 445 189 46.4 40.5-52.5 65 13.8 9.9-19.0 100 19.9 15.6-25.1 85 18.0 14.0-23.0 *** *** ***
35-44 273 104 40.5 33.6-47.9 47 14.3 10.4-19.3 57 19.8 15.0-25.6 49 18.0 13.2-24.1 *** *** ***
45-54 313 144 47.1 39.7-54.7 45 14.5 10.4-19.8 58 16.3 11.3-22.8 53 15.6 11.3-21.2 *** *** ***
55-64 322 153 55.5 48.0-62.8 50 13.3 9.5-18.2 45 11.8 8.2-16.7 57 16.0 11.7-21.4 17 3.5 2.0- 6.1
65-74 292 166 58.4 50.5-65.9 21 6.5 3.8-11.1 34 10.2 6.6-15.3 58 21.7 15.6-29.3 *** *** ***
75+ 230 153 67.1 58.2-75.0 20 9.8 5.6-16.7 *** *** *** 30 12.1 7.7-18.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 98 70.3 59.8-79.0 18 8.1 4.7-13.5 19 7.6 4.5-12.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 378 247 63.6 57.1-69.6 42 11.1 7.5-16.1 36 9.4 6.4-13.6 42 10.9 7.7-15.0 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 444 234 49.1 43.1-55.2 62 13.2 9.6-17.8 61 17.1 12.5-22.8 64 15.8 11.9-20.5 23 4.9 2.9- 8.1
College Graduate 924 342 34.8 31.1-38.7 130 15.1 12.4-18.3 196 21.0 18.2-24.3 217 25.2 21.9-28.9 39 3.8 2.4- 5.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 567 332 58.6 52.8-64.2 70 10.7 8.1-14.0 61 10.4 7.0-15.1 76 14.2 10.5-19.0 28 6.1 3.7-10.0
No 1,326 585 46.8 43.2-50.4 180 13.5 11.2-16.3 253 17.7 15.3-20.4 256 18.4 15.9-21.1 52 3.6 2.4- 5.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 207 102 51.5 42.4-60.5 25 8.9 5.6-13.8 18 7.1 4.0-12.4 43 23.0 16.0-32.0 19 9.5 5.2-16.6
Non-Veteran 1,697 820 50.1 46.9-53.3 228 13.2 11.2-15.5 296 16.4 14.3-18.9 292 16.5 14.4-18.9 61 3.7 2.6- 5.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,102 443 41.0 37.3-44.8 170 15.3 12.7-18.4 218 19.0 16.1-22.3 224 20.0 17.3-23.1 47 4.6 3.1- 6.9
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 484 282 61.7 55.3-67.8 47 8.9 6.2-12.7 51 8.2 5.8-11.5 78 16.1 12.0-21.3 26 5.0 3.0- 8.3
Unable to Work 92 71 82.4 71.9-89.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 124 71 67.6 57.7-76.1 15 8.9 5.1-15.3 28 18.1 12.0-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 154 *** *** *** 23 11.5 7.0-18.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 215 115 58.0 49.5-66.1 30 12.8 8.2-19.5 37 15.1 10.5-21.1 28 11.7 7.6-17.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 251 114 45.7 37.5-54.1 33 14.1 8.5-22.4 47 17.2 12.1-23.9 43 18.2 12.3-26.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 705 246 36.5 31.9-41.4 99 12.2 9.7-15.2 148 21.0 17.4-25.2 180 25.3 21.4-29.7 32 4.9 2.9- 8.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 406 234 58.7 52.2-64.9 49 14.5 10.1-20.2 46 9.3 6.7-12.8 59 12.9 9.3-17.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 92 72.4 61.8-81.0 16 10.7 6.1-18.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 120 *** *** *** 16 11.3 6.4-19.3 18 11.3 6.7-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,104 441 41.4 37.5-45.3 152 12.7 10.3-15.5 214 19.3 16.5-22.5 245 21.8 18.9-25.1 52 4.8 3.3- 7.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 406 234 58.7 52.2-64.9 49 14.5 10.1-20.2 46 9.3 6.7-12.8 59 12.9 9.3-17.6 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,185 553 48.9 45.0-52.8 154 12.8 10.4-15.6 189 15.6 13.0-18.6 237 18.4 15.8-21.4 52 4.3 2.9- 6.5
Rent 566 273 46.7 41.4-52.0 78 13.3 10.3-17.1 108 17.7 14.4-21.7 84 16.8 12.8-21.9 23 5.4 3.2- 8.9
Other arrangement 134 86 71.6 62.1-79.6 17 10.8 6.0-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,094 505 47.9 44.1-51.7 142 12.6 10.2-15.4 206 17.8 15.3-20.7 197 18.4 15.7-21.5 44 3.3 2.2- 4.9
Regional City or Suburban County 437 208 49.3 42.7-56.0 65 14.7 10.8-19.7 68 14.9 10.6-20.6 76 15.7 11.6-20.9 20 5.3 3.0- 9.4
Rural 376 212 58.8 52.0-65.3 46 10.4 7.4-14.4 40 9.4 6.4-13.6 62 15.8 11.5-21.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 *** *** *** 15 9.3 5.2-16.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 677 364 55.9 50.6-60.9 100 14.7 11.1-19.2 84 10.3 8.0-13.2 102 15.0 12.0-18.6 27 4.1 2.3- 7.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,102 483 45.5 41.6-49.5 138 12.0 9.9-14.4 217 19.3 16.3-22.7 218 19.1 16.3-22.4 46 4.0 2.7- 5.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 700 310 44.4 39.5-49.5 94 13.5 10.7-16.9 132 18.9 14.9-23.6 133 18.5 15.0-22.5 31 4.8 3.0- 7.4
2nd Quartile 730 374 54.4 49.6-59.1 96 11.7 8.8-15.4 102 13.4 10.7-16.6 130 17.2 14.0-20.9 28 3.3 1.9- 5.6
3rd Quartile 415 200 46.9 40.5-53.3 54 14.0 10.2-19.0 74 15.8 12.1-20.4 66 16.7 12.5-22.0 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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