2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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 4,013 2,167 54.4 52.5-56.2 607 14.3 13.1-15.7 1,239 31.3 29.6-33.0
Piedmont NC 2,222 1,120 51.0 48.5-53.4 353 15.4 13.7-17.2 749 33.6 31.4-35.9
GENDER
Male 1,024 463 45.8 42.3-49.4 206 19.0 16.4-21.9 355 35.1 31.8-38.6
Female 1,198 657 55.6 52.3-59.0 147 12.1 10.1-14.5 394 32.2 29.2-35.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,314 601 46.1 43.0-49.2 229 17.1 14.8-19.5 484 36.9 34.0-39.9
Non-Hispanic Black 399 215 55.2 49.4-60.9 59 13.7 10.4-17.9 125 31.0 25.9-36.6
Other 490 292 63.0 57.6-68.0 60 11.1 8.2-14.9 138 25.9 21.5-30.8
AGE
18-34 565 254 47.5 42.6-52.5 59 10.7 8.1-14.1 252 41.7 37.0-46.6
35-44 373 163 44.3 38.7-50.1 51 13.1 9.6-17.6 159 42.6 37.1-48.4
45-54 368 167 41.7 36.1-47.5 75 23.1 18.3-28.9 126 35.1 29.8-40.9
55-64 340 172 52.3 46.1-58.4 57 17.2 13.1-22.4 111 30.5 25.1-36.5
65-74 292 182 61.8 55.2-68.0 54 17.6 13.2-23.0 56 20.6 15.8-26.6
75+ 243 157 70.9 63.8-77.0 50 16.3 11.8-22.0 36 12.9 8.9-18.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 139 73.9 66.2-80.4 *** *** *** 42 20.5 14.7-27.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 431 264 60.7 55.1-66.0 53 12.7 9.4-17.0 114 26.6 22.0-31.7
Some Post-H.S. 556 293 49.0 44.3-53.7 91 17.0 13.7-21.0 172 33.9 29.5-38.7
College Graduate 1,035 419 40.4 37.1-43.8 197 18.2 15.8-20.9 419 41.4 38.1-44.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 605 355 58.3 53.5-63.1 93 14.8 11.7-18.5 157 26.9 22.8-31.5
No 1,589 752 48.1 45.3-51.0 253 15.5 13.6-17.7 584 36.3 33.6-39.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 196 86 46.2 38.2-54.4 51 26.6 19.8-34.7 59 27.2 20.8-34.7
Non-Veteran 2,026 1,034 51.5 48.9-54.0 302 14.3 12.6-16.1 690 34.3 31.9-36.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,308 543 41.7 38.6-44.8 209 16.0 13.8-18.5 556 42.3 39.2-45.4
Unemployed 116 *** *** *** 15 13.3 7.4-22.9 39 32.4 23.5-42.7
Retired 501 308 62.7 57.6-67.6 104 18.8 15.2-23.0 89 18.5 14.8-22.9
Unable to Work 107 82 76.0 65.7-83.9 *** *** *** 14 13.5 7.6-23.0
Other not in Labor Force 169 111 67.7 58.9-75.4 *** *** *** 47 24.7 18.0-32.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 140 91 65.3 55.3-74.0 *** *** *** 37 27.6 19.5-37.4
$25,000- 34,999 160 97 59.8 50.1-68.9 *** *** *** 50 33.6 25.1-43.4
$35,000- 49,999 261 151 59.1 51.9-65.9 37 12.6 8.8-17.8 73 28.3 22.2-35.3
$50,000- 74,999 244 112 47.4 40.1-54.9 49 18.2 13.1-24.7 83 34.4 27.7-41.7
$75,000+ 824 287 35.6 31.9-39.5 159 20.3 17.3-23.8 378 44.1 40.2-48.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 524 331 64.9 59.9-69.6 79 13.3 10.4-16.9 114 21.8 17.8-26.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 86 64.0 54.0-72.8 *** *** *** 41 28.8 20.7-38.6
101% to 150% 198 115 58.8 50.2-67.0 24 9.7 5.9-15.7 59 31.4 24.0-39.9
151% to 200% 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 27.2 18.4-38.4
More than 200% 1,186 475 40.5 37.3-43.8 220 18.5 16.1-21.3 491 40.9 37.8-44.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 524 331 64.9 59.9-69.6 79 13.3 10.4-16.9 114 21.8 17.8-26.4
HOUSING
Own 1,273 624 50.3 47.1-53.4 234 17.3 15.0-19.7 415 32.5 29.6-35.5
Rent 778 387 49.0 45.0-53.0 105 12.4 10.1-15.2 286 38.6 34.7-42.5
Other arrangement 157 103 64.0 54.7-72.4 *** *** *** 41 27.8 20.2-36.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,306 602 46.0 42.8-49.2 209 15.9 13.8-18.4 495 38.0 35.0-41.2
Regional City or Suburban County 584 308 54.5 49.8-59.2 104 14.8 12.0-18.1 172 30.7 26.4-35.3
Rural 332 210 60.4 54.0-66.5 40 14.7 10.5-20.3 82 24.9 19.9-30.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 779 425 54.0 49.8-58.2 128 16.6 13.7-19.9 226 29.4 25.7-33.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,372 646 47.7 44.6-50.8 219 15.1 13.0-17.4 507 37.3 34.3-40.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 789 368 47.8 43.8-51.9 133 15.8 13.1-18.9 288 36.4 32.6-40.3
2nd Quartile 944 489 52.2 48.4-56.0 135 14.2 11.8-17.1 320 33.6 30.1-37.2
3rd Quartile 447 236 51.8 46.4-57.2 81 17.9 14.1-22.3 130 30.3 25.6-35.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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