2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking
(CDC calculated variable)*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,032 3,861 95.7 94.9-96.4 171 4.3 3.6- 5.1
Piedmont NC 2,236 2,140 95.5 94.4-96.5 96 4.5 3.5- 5.6
GENDER
Male 1,036 994 95.6 93.8-96.9 42 4.4 3.1- 6.2
Female 1,200 1,146 95.5 93.9-96.7 54 4.5 3.3- 6.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,320 1,249 94.6 93.1-95.8 71 5.4 4.2- 6.9
Non-Hispanic Black 402 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 495 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 564 543 96.0 93.5-97.5 21 4.0 2.5- 6.5
35-44 376 353 94.0 90.8-96.1 23 6.0 3.9- 9.2
45-54 373 358 95.3 91.8-97.3 15 4.7 2.7- 8.2
55-64 344 327 95.4 92.0-97.5 17 4.6 2.5- 8.0
65-74 293 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 244 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 433 415 95.6 92.5-97.4 18 4.4 2.6- 7.5
Some Post-H.S. 563 540 96.2 94.1-97.5 23 3.8 2.5- 5.9
College Graduate 1,037 988 95.1 93.4-96.4 49 4.9 3.6- 6.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 609 584 95.7 93.3-97.3 25 4.3 2.7- 6.7
No 1,600 1,531 95.5 94.2-96.6 69 4.5 3.4- 5.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,040 1,956 95.7 94.5-96.6 84 4.3 3.4- 5.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,317 1,247 94.4 92.7-95.7 70 5.6 4.3- 7.3
Unemployed 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 501 483 96.1 93.5-97.7 18 3.9 2.3- 6.5
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 245 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 832 781 94.4 92.5-95.8 51 5.6 4.2- 7.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 525 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,193 1,130 95.0 93.4-96.1 63 5.0 3.9- 6.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 525 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,281 1,220 95.5 94.1-96.6 61 4.5 3.4- 5.9
Rent 781 754 96.1 94.0-97.5 27 3.9 2.5- 6.0
Other arrangement 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,313 1,249 95.4 94.1-96.5 64 4.6 3.5- 5.9
Regional City or Suburban County 585 564 95.7 93.1-97.4 21 4.3 2.6- 6.9
Rural 338 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 783 755 96.2 94.1-97.5 28 3.8 2.5- 5.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,378 1,314 95.3 93.8-96.4 64 4.7 3.6- 6.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 792 751 94.5 92.3-96.1 41 5.5 3.9- 7.7
2nd Quartile 951 915 96.2 94.5-97.4 36 3.8 2.6- 5.5
3rd Quartile 448 431 95.8 92.8-97.5 17 4.2 2.5- 7.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Heavy drinkers (adult men having more than 14 drinks per week and adult women having more than 7 drinks per week).
This question was asked of all respondents.

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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