2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,774 1,995 52.5 50.3-54.7 675 17.0 15.4-18.7 1,104 30.5 28.5-32.6
Western 491 261 56.1 50.0-61.9 102 20.3 15.6-25.9 128 23.7 19.3-28.7
GENDER
Male 211 100 52.0 43.0-60.9 57 25.5 18.4-34.3 54 22.5 16.4-30.0
Female 280 161 59.8 51.6-67.4 45 15.5 10.0-23.1 74 24.7 18.7-31.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 412 207 54.7 48.4-60.9 97 20.9 16.2-26.5 108 24.4 19.6-29.8
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 *** *** *** 14 12.2 6.8-20.9 *** *** ***
65-74 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 15.9 9.3-25.7
75+ 89 *** *** *** 19 15.3 8.6-25.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 155 96 65.6 55.1-74.7 27 17.2 10.4-27.0 32 17.2 11.1-25.7
College Graduate 203 78 38.3 30.2-47.2 55 25.0 18.5-32.9 70 36.7 28.8-45.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 179 107 64.0 54.5-72.5 31 14.6 9.3-22.3 41 21.4 14.9-29.8
No 306 149 51.1 43.2-58.9 70 23.3 17.0-31.1 87 25.6 19.8-32.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 433 234 56.1 49.6-62.3 87 20.1 15.2-26.2 112 23.8 19.1-29.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 214 96 48.0 39.3-56.7 40 19.9 13.7-28.0 78 32.1 24.9-40.4
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 187 104 63.9 54.7-72.2 49 21.8 15.4-29.9 34 14.3 9.4-21.1
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** 15 16.0 8.8-27.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 135 49 36.6 27.2-47.2 34 26.3 17.9-36.8 52 37.1 27.5-47.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 257 115 47.0 39.0-55.0 60 21.2 15.7-28.0 82 31.8 25.0-39.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 359 192 55.6 48.5-62.6 82 22.6 16.9-29.6 85 21.7 16.8-27.7
Rent 107 *** *** *** 16 12.9 7.1-22.5 33 26.2 17.2-37.7
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 140 49 37.8 28.5-48.2 47 28.6 20.4-38.7 44 33.5 24.6-43.8
Rural 351 212 62.7 55.4-69.5 55 17.2 12.0-24.2 84 20.1 15.3-25.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 118 *** *** *** 20 18.2 10.9-28.9 25 17.0 10.9-25.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 222 133 61.6 51.6-70.7 33 17.0 10.1-27.3 56 21.4 15.0-29.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 151 55 39.5 30.4-49.5 49 27.1 19.4-36.6 47 33.3 24.7-43.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 254 113 48.9 40.8-57.1 66 21.9 15.9-29.4 75 29.2 22.6-36.7
2nd Quartile 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 20.0 12.0-31.4
3rd Quartile 127 *** *** *** 16 15.8 8.9-26.5 25 15.5 9.6-24.0

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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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