2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^
None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,791 1,329 71.4 68.4-74.3 139 7.8 6.2- 9.6 112 8.0 6.2-10.2 149 8.5 7.0-10.3 62 4.4 3.2- 5.9
Piedmont NC 964 734 72.4 68.3-76.1 69 8.1 5.9-11.0 55 7.0 4.9- 9.9 73 8.2 6.2-10.6 33 4.3 2.9- 6.5
GENDER
Male 469 331 65.8 59.8-71.4 30 7.3 4.4-12.1 36 8.9 6.0-12.9 49 10.8 7.9-14.7 23 7.1 4.5-11.2
Female 495 403 78.8 73.2-83.5 39 8.8 6.0-12.8 *** *** *** 24 5.6 3.4- 9.0 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 645 497 72.9 68.2-77.1 41 7.3 5.1-10.4 34 6.0 4.0- 8.8 49 9.0 6.4-12.4 24 4.9 3.1- 7.6
Non-Hispanic Black 163 126 71.7 60.3-80.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 145 102 70.3 59.4-79.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 10.0 5.5-17.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 251 160 59.7 51.1-67.8 31 13.3 8.2-20.8 22 10.1 5.6-17.6 25 11.6 7.5-17.6 *** *** ***
35-44 163 116 66.9 57.6-75.1 13 8.0 4.5-14.0 *** *** *** 19 11.2 6.9-17.7 *** *** ***
45-54 167 121 73.6 64.6-81.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 165 136 82.8 74.4-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 129 88 71.1 61.1-79.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 204 143 66.7 57.7-74.7 14 8.3 4.5-14.6 *** *** *** 24 11.8 7.5-18.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 577 465 77.8 73.1-81.8 40 7.2 5.0-10.1 32 7.0 4.7-10.2 30 5.4 3.6- 8.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 225 159 64.2 54.5-72.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 12.0 7.4-19.0 *** *** ***
No 733 570 75.0 70.6-79.0 52 7.8 5.6-10.7 41 6.7 4.3-10.1 50 7.0 5.1- 9.6 20 3.5 2.1- 5.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 861 654 71.8 67.4-75.7 65 8.7 6.3-11.9 50 7.3 5.0-10.5 64 8.4 6.4-11.1 28 3.8 2.5- 5.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 646 459 68.1 63.1-72.7 54 8.4 6.1-11.6 46 8.5 5.7-12.4 62 10.1 7.5-13.3 25 4.9 3.1- 7.8
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 200 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 455 343 71.1 65.3-76.2 35 8.6 5.7-12.8 26 6.4 4.1-10.1 36 9.5 6.4-13.8 15 4.4 2.5- 7.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 166 136 77.6 66.4-85.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 655 497 72.0 67.3-76.3 46 7.9 5.6-11.1 40 7.3 5.0-10.4 50 8.6 6.2-11.8 22 4.2 2.6- 6.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 166 136 77.6 66.4-85.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 623 502 76.4 71.4-80.7 31 5.6 3.7- 8.5 35 7.2 4.6-11.1 36 6.6 4.5- 9.7 19 4.2 2.5- 7.1
Rent 285 193 65.4 57.6-72.4 35 15.1 9.4-23.2 16 4.8 2.8- 8.2 31 11.3 7.7-16.3 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 578 431 69.7 64.6-74.4 52 10.1 7.3-13.8 30 6.7 4.3-10.1 45 9.2 6.6-12.8 20 4.3 2.6- 7.1
Regional City or Suburban County 224 174 74.4 64.8-82.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 8.5 5.1-13.9 *** *** ***
Rural 162 129 78.2 69.4-85.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 307 235 72.5 64.9-79.0 19 6.6 3.8-11.2 *** *** *** 29 11.3 7.6-16.6 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 607 462 71.7 66.5-76.4 47 9.2 6.3-13.4 40 7.6 5.3-10.9 39 6.9 4.7- 9.9 19 4.6 2.6- 7.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 382 299 73.3 66.8-79.0 24 7.4 4.5-11.9 25 8.2 5.1-12.9 24 7.0 4.3-11.0 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 347 266 71.8 64.5-78.1 29 10.0 6.1-16.1 *** *** *** 28 8.6 5.5-13.0 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 214 152 71.2 63.2-78.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 9.5 5.7-15.5 15 6.5 3.8-11.0
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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