2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,787 3,324 86.4 84.8-87.9 463 13.6 12.1-15.2
Western 494 448 91.1 87.5-93.7 46 8.9 6.3-12.5
GENDER
Male 212 183 87.4 81.1-91.8 29 12.6 8.2-18.9
Female 282 265 94.4 90.2-96.8 17 5.6 3.2- 9.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 414 382 91.4 87.6-94.1 32 8.6 5.9-12.4
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 68 52 85.2 75.2-91.6 16 14.8 8.4-24.8
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 90 86.4 76.7-92.5 14 13.6 7.5-23.3
Some Post-H.S. 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 203 187 91.3 85.4-94.9 16 8.7 5.1-14.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 307 274 90.9 86.3-94.0 33 9.1 6.0-13.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 436 397 91.1 87.3-93.9 39 8.9 6.1-12.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 215 185 87.6 81.5-91.9 30 12.4 8.1-18.5
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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+ 137 122 90.4 83.3-94.7 15 9.6 5.3-16.7
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% 259 236 91.3 86.1-94.7 23 8.7 5.3-13.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 362 338 94.4 90.9-96.7 24 5.6 3.3- 9.1
Rent 107 91 83.9 73.2-90.8 16 16.1 9.2-26.8
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 141 127 88.9 81.2-93.7 14 11.1 6.3-18.8
Rural 353 321 91.9 87.6-94.8 32 8.1 5.2-12.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 223 200 90.2 83.8-94.2 23 9.8 5.8-16.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 152 137 89.4 82.2-93.9 15 10.6 6.1-17.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 256 230 88.9 83.4-92.7 26 11.1 7.3-16.6
2nd Quartile 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past 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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