2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,769 531 14.9 13.4-16.6 3,238 85.1 83.4-86.6
Western 494 62 11.1 8.1-15.0 432 88.9 85.0-91.9
GENDER
Male 212 34 15.4 10.2-22.5 178 84.6 77.5-89.8
Female 282 28 7.2 4.5-11.4 254 92.8 88.6-95.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 414 47 11.0 7.8-15.4 367 89.0 84.6-92.2
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 68 16 14.8 8.4-24.8 52 85.2 75.2-91.6
35-44 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 104 15 15.0 8.6-25.0 89 85.0 75.0-91.4
Some Post-H.S. 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 203 27 11.0 7.0-16.9 176 89.0 83.1-93.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 181 22 13.7 8.1-22.2 159 86.3 77.8-91.9
No 307 40 10.0 6.8-14.6 267 90.0 85.4-93.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 436 51 10.6 7.5-14.8 385 89.4 85.2-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 215 33 12.9 8.5-18.9 182 87.1 81.1-91.5
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 20 7.6 4.3-13.1 168 92.4 86.9-95.7
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 137 20 11.0 6.4-18.0 117 89.0 82.0-93.6
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% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 259 33 10.9 7.1-16.3 226 89.1 83.7-92.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 362 36 8.2 5.2-12.5 326 91.8 87.5-94.8
Rent 107 19 16.9 9.8-27.6 88 83.1 72.4-90.2
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 141 20 14.2 8.7-22.4 121 85.8 77.6-91.3
Rural 353 42 9.9 6.6-14.7 311 90.1 85.3-93.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 223 31 10.9 6.7-17.3 192 89.1 82.7-93.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 152 21 13.5 8.3-21.1 131 86.5 78.9-91.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 256 37 13.3 9.1-19.1 219 86.7 80.9-90.9
2nd Quartile 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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