2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*

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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 1,788 716 36.9 33.9-40.0 642 35.7 32.7-38.8 209 12.5 10.5-14.9 94 6.0 4.6- 7.9 127 8.8 7.1-10.8
Piedmont NC 960 393 37.8 33.9-41.9 347 34.9 31.0-39.0 111 13.2 10.4-16.5 49 6.0 4.1- 8.7 60 8.2 6.1-10.9
GENDER
Male 468 143 28.5 23.4-34.1 176 34.1 28.5-40.1 67 15.8 11.6-21.2 33 8.0 5.4-11.7 49 13.6 9.9-18.6
Female 492 250 47.1 41.2-53.0 171 35.7 30.4-41.5 44 10.5 7.3-15.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 648 266 36.5 32.0-41.3 246 36.3 31.6-41.4 73 13.3 10.1-17.3 32 5.8 3.9- 8.6 31 8.0 5.4-11.8
Non-Hispanic Black 158 70 41.7 32.1-51.9 54 33.3 24.7-43.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 14.3 8.0-24.3 *** *** *** 23 15.8 9.7-24.7
AGE
18-34 247 61 23.7 17.2-31.6 104 39.4 31.4-48.0 42 18.7 12.8-26.3 *** *** *** 25 10.7 6.8-16.4
35-44 162 52 27.6 20.8-35.6 70 44.3 35.4-53.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 12.2 7.3-19.7
45-54 167 *** *** *** 54 27.3 19.9-36.2 21 14.6 8.4-24.3 15 7.1 4.1-12.0 *** *** ***
55-64 168 75 43.7 34.9-53.0 63 37.3 28.9-46.6 20 11.1 6.4-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 125 *** *** *** 37 23.4 15.5-33.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.6 8.0-22.0 *** *** *** 13 11.0 6.1-19.2
Some Post-H.S. 203 80 38.0 29.9-46.7 64 29.2 21.6-38.2 26 12.0 7.5-18.7 *** *** *** 17 11.9 7.1-19.4
College Graduate 579 256 42.3 37.5-47.2 226 38.6 33.9-43.5 58 12.1 8.9-16.3 19 3.5 2.1- 5.7 20 3.5 2.1- 5.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 225 85 31.4 24.0-39.9 74 33.8 24.9-44.0 32 18.8 11.8-28.5 *** *** *** 21 10.9 6.7-17.0
No 729 306 39.9 35.4-44.6 269 35.0 30.8-39.5 79 11.4 8.8-14.7 36 6.2 4.0- 9.7 39 7.4 5.0-10.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 856 357 38.0 33.8-42.4 309 35.6 31.5-40.1 93 12.3 9.5-15.8 44 5.8 3.8- 8.7 53 8.3 6.0-11.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 643 227 32.8 28.3-37.7 242 36.8 32.0-41.9 85 13.9 10.7-17.9 39 6.6 4.2-10.2 50 9.9 7.1-13.6
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 199 129 67.1 58.1-75.0 52 20.5 14.4-28.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 8.7 4.9-15.2
$75,000+ 455 179 35.7 30.4-41.4 173 35.2 29.9-40.9 56 14.3 10.4-19.3 27 6.4 4.1- 9.7 20 8.4 5.1-13.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 164 *** *** *** 51 31.0 22.4-41.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 659 258 36.6 31.9-41.6 254 36.4 31.9-41.2 74 12.5 9.5-16.3 34 5.5 3.7- 8.0 39 9.0 6.2-12.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 164 *** *** *** 51 31.0 22.4-41.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 626 298 43.3 38.2-48.5 211 32.6 27.8-37.7 64 11.5 8.5-15.4 23 5.3 3.0- 9.1 30 7.4 4.9-11.0
Rent 280 78 25.0 19.0-32.2 115 41.7 34.6-49.2 41 17.5 11.5-25.6 20 6.4 3.9-10.5 26 9.4 6.1-14.0
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 573 226 36.8 31.9-42.0 217 36.6 31.9-41.6 63 12.0 9.0-15.9 28 5.2 3.4- 8.0 39 9.3 6.5-13.2
Regional City or Suburban County 227 97 39.6 31.3-48.5 70 29.2 21.5-38.4 32 16.2 10.1-25.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 160 70 38.0 28.8-48.1 *** *** *** 16 11.4 6.6-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 139 44.5 36.9-52.2 92 26.5 21.0-32.9 36 11.9 8.1-17.1 *** *** *** 19 8.4 4.8-14.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 606 238 35.6 30.9-40.5 235 37.6 32.6-42.9 67 13.6 9.9-18.4 28 4.9 3.2- 7.6 38 8.3 5.7-11.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 382 146 35.5 29.6-42.0 159 39.7 33.1-46.8 38 12.5 8.3-18.4 21 5.4 3.3- 8.7 18 6.8 4.0-11.4
2nd Quartile 350 153 39.5 33.0-46.3 117 31.1 25.5-37.3 42 12.8 8.5-18.8 *** *** *** 22 8.9 5.4-14.3
3rd Quartile 207 88 40.1 31.5-49.4 61 31.8 23.8-41.1 29 15.0 9.9-21.9 *** *** *** 18 9.3 5.6-14.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was 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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