2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,808 412 21.2 19.1-23.6 506 26.7 24.4-29.2 322 18.5 16.5-20.7 185 10.5 9.0-12.2 383 23.1 20.8-25.5
Piedmont NC 1,074 228 20.1 17.5-23.0 318 29.0 25.9-32.3 192 18.7 16.1-21.6 117 11.4 9.4-13.8 219 20.8 18.0-23.8
GENDER
Male 540 77 12.6 9.8-16.0 134 24.6 20.6-29.1 118 23.6 19.6-28.2 63 12.7 9.7-16.4 148 26.5 22.4-31.0
Female 534 151 28.2 24.0-32.9 184 33.8 29.2-38.6 74 13.4 10.6-16.9 54 10.1 7.5-13.3 71 14.6 11.2-18.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 698 141 19.0 16.0-22.6 221 30.9 27.1-34.9 127 17.4 14.5-20.7 82 12.6 10.0-15.8 127 20.0 16.7-23.8
Non-Hispanic Black 179 45 22.3 16.3-29.8 49 27.3 20.2-35.9 38 25.4 18.4-34.0 20 10.5 6.5-16.5 27 14.4 9.6-21.1
Other 190 38 20.6 14.1-29.2 47 22.8 16.8-30.2 25 14.4 9.3-21.6 15 7.0 3.9-12.3 65 35.1 27.1-44.1
AGE
18-34 304 42 14.0 10.0-19.3 68 23.1 18.1-29.1 50 18.0 13.4-23.9 38 13.2 9.3-18.4 106 31.6 25.9-37.9
35-44 205 30 13.0 8.7-18.9 53 26.3 19.9-33.9 44 22.2 16.4-29.2 31 14.8 10.3-20.9 47 23.8 17.6-31.3
45-54 195 45 22.7 16.5-30.4 70 36.5 29.1-44.6 35 16.7 11.7-23.3 19 9.6 5.9-15.2 26 14.5 9.5-21.5
55-64 164 36 22.8 16.2-31.1 53 31.6 23.7-40.8 34 21.0 14.7-29.2 15 8.3 4.7-14.4 26 16.2 10.4-24.3
65-74 107 *** *** *** 35 29.2 20.8-39.2 17 16.4 9.8-26.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 34 21.1 14.6-29.3 41 23.8 17.3-31.8 24 14.6 9.5-21.8 21 14.2 8.9-21.9 41 26.3 19.1-35.1
Some Post-H.S. 257 61 21.8 16.8-27.9 83 32.5 26.3-39.4 40 18.0 13.1-24.2 28 10.0 6.8-14.5 45 17.6 12.9-23.7
College Graduate 604 125 18.9 15.8-22.5 187 30.5 26.6-34.6 119 21.6 18.2-25.6 62 10.8 8.3-13.9 111 18.2 15.1-21.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 245 66 25.2 19.3-32.1 73 30.1 23.5-37.8 31 12.7 8.5-18.6 27 13.0 8.6-19.2 48 18.9 13.6-25.6
No 815 158 18.4 15.5-21.6 241 28.7 25.3-32.4 160 20.7 17.6-24.1 89 11.0 8.8-13.7 167 21.2 18.1-24.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 107 20 22.7 14.2-34.2 *** *** *** 19 18.0 11.0-28.0 *** *** *** 18 17.6 10.7-27.5
Non-Veteran 967 208 19.8 17.1-22.8 276 28.3 25.1-31.7 173 18.8 16.1-21.8 109 12.0 9.8-14.6 201 21.1 18.2-24.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 745 123 15.7 12.9-19.0 209 27.7 24.1-31.6 147 21.0 17.8-24.7 85 11.5 9.1-14.4 181 24.1 20.7-27.8
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 73 37.7 30.0-46.0 69 33.2 26.0-41.2 25 14.6 9.7-21.4 12 9.0 5.0-15.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 107 27 22.9 15.1-33.2 *** *** *** 18 21.4 13.2-32.9 *** *** *** 21 15.5 9.5-24.3
$50,000- 74,999 129 35 23.5 15.9-33.3 31 22.1 15.1-31.3 21 18.3 11.6-27.7 *** *** *** 28 25.2 17.2-35.4
$75,000+ 529 83 16.4 13.0-20.4 168 30.6 26.3-35.2 114 21.5 17.8-25.7 56 10.1 7.7-13.2 108 21.4 17.6-25.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 60 31.1 23.9-39.3 60 31.2 23.7-39.9 19 12.9 7.7-20.7 23 14.7 9.4-22.2 24 10.2 6.5-15.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 698 130 17.6 14.6-21.0 209 29.5 25.7-33.6 145 21.8 18.4-25.5 75 10.4 8.1-13.1 139 20.8 17.5-24.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 60 31.1 23.9-39.3 60 31.2 23.7-39.9 19 12.9 7.7-20.7 23 14.7 9.4-22.2 24 10.2 6.5-15.5
HOUSING
Own 636 145 21.3 18.0-25.1 208 30.8 26.9-35.0 128 20.6 17.2-24.4 62 10.5 8.1-13.5 93 16.8 13.6-20.6
Rent 378 71 16.6 12.9-21.1 95 25.1 20.5-30.3 55 14.5 11.0-18.8 48 13.9 10.3-18.5 109 29.9 25.0-35.4
Other arrangement 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 683 137 19.3 16.1-22.9 193 27.8 24.1-31.8 128 20.3 17.0-24.1 82 12.5 9.9-15.6 143 20.2 16.9-23.9
Regional City or Suburban County 270 65 19.8 15.3-25.3 88 31.6 25.6-38.4 43 17.5 12.7-23.6 25 9.6 6.4-14.3 49 21.4 15.9-28.2
Rural 121 26 23.9 15.9-34.3 37 29.2 20.8-39.3 21 14.4 9.0-22.2 *** *** *** 27 22.0 14.8-31.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 347 81 22.7 18.0-28.2 111 30.5 25.3-36.4 49 13.7 10.1-18.4 37 10.6 7.4-15.0 69 22.5 17.5-28.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 705 144 18.8 15.7-22.3 199 28.2 24.4-32.3 139 21.7 18.3-25.5 79 12.1 9.6-15.1 144 19.3 16.2-22.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 408 94 22.1 17.8-27.1 114 27.8 23.0-33.2 81 20.5 16.4-25.4 42 10.9 7.9-14.9 77 18.6 14.6-23.5
2nd Quartile 444 79 17.0 13.3-21.5 137 30.3 25.4-35.6 76 18.6 14.7-23.3 48 10.3 7.5-13.8 104 23.8 19.4-28.9
3rd Quartile 207 53 23.8 17.9-31.0 61 27.9 21.7-35.1 31 15.0 10.3-21.3 26 15.4 10.3-22.3 36 18.0 12.5-25.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question 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 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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