2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage?

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  Total
Respond.^		 No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,062 2,167 53.6 51.8-55.4 522 12.9 11.7-14.2 630 15.6 14.3-16.9 608 15.0 13.7-16.3 135 3.0 2.4- 3.6
Piedmont NC 2,252 1,120 50.2 47.8-52.6 307 13.2 11.6-14.9 392 17.5 15.8-19.4 365 16.4 14.7-18.3 68 2.7 2.0- 3.5
GENDER
Male 1,046 463 44.7 41.2-48.2 139 12.7 10.6-15.3 203 19.2 16.5-22.1 194 19.7 17.0-22.7 47 3.8 2.7- 5.2
Female 1,206 657 55.3 51.9-58.6 168 13.5 11.4-16.0 189 16.1 13.8-18.6 171 13.5 11.4-15.9 21 1.7 1.0- 2.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,328 601 45.5 42.4-48.6 168 12.8 10.9-15.1 243 19.1 16.8-21.7 264 19.3 17.0-21.8 52 3.3 2.4- 4.5
Non-Hispanic Black 404 215 54.3 48.5-60.0 59 12.8 9.7-16.7 64 16.0 12.2-20.6 58 14.8 11.0-19.6 *** *** ***
Other 501 292 61.2 55.9-66.3 77 14.6 11.2-18.9 82 14.0 11.0-17.5 43 9.2 6.3-13.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 569 254 47.1 42.2-52.1 85 14.1 11.1-17.7 129 21.2 17.6-25.3 89 15.7 12.5-19.6 *** *** ***
35-44 380 163 43.6 38.0-49.3 61 14.7 11.2-19.1 73 20.9 16.4-26.2 76 19.5 15.5-24.2 *** *** ***
45-54 376 167 40.9 35.4-46.6 66 16.3 12.5-21.1 69 19.3 15.2-24.3 65 21.0 16.3-26.6 *** *** ***
55-64 348 172 50.6 44.5-56.7 42 12.4 8.8-17.1 52 14.8 11.0-19.6 70 19.8 15.3-25.4 *** *** ***
65-74 293 182 61.7 55.1-67.9 24 9.7 6.2-14.8 38 12.2 8.6-17.0 39 12.3 8.7-17.0 *** *** ***
75+ 244 157 70.1 62.9-76.4 21 7.0 4.3-11.2 26 8.9 5.7-13.4 24 7.4 4.7-11.6 16 6.6 3.7-11.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 139 70.6 62.8-77.4 21 9.9 6.0-15.7 23 8.6 5.6-13.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 435 264 60.0 54.5-65.4 70 16.5 12.7-21.1 49 11.6 8.5-15.5 38 9.3 6.6-13.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 567 293 48.2 43.5-52.9 70 11.9 9.2-15.2 111 21.1 17.4-25.3 80 16.8 13.4-20.9 13 2.1 1.1- 3.7
College Graduate 1,042 419 40.0 36.7-43.4 144 12.8 10.8-15.1 208 20.8 18.1-23.7 233 23.0 20.3-26.0 38 3.4 2.4- 4.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 611 355 57.4 52.5-62.1 80 12.3 9.5-15.8 77 13.4 10.4-17.0 74 13.2 10.1-17.1 25 3.8 2.4- 5.9
No 1,613 752 47.4 44.5-50.3 224 13.6 11.8-15.6 311 19.3 17.1-21.6 283 17.5 15.5-19.7 43 2.3 1.6- 3.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 198 86 45.3 37.4-53.5 30 16.1 10.8-23.2 33 14.4 10.0-20.4 38 19.7 13.7-27.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,054 1,034 50.7 48.1-53.2 277 12.9 11.3-14.6 359 17.9 16.0-19.9 327 16.1 14.3-18.1 57 2.5 1.8- 3.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,328 543 41.0 37.9-44.1 212 15.0 12.9-17.3 282 21.7 19.3-24.4 260 20.4 17.9-23.0 31 1.9 1.3- 2.9
Unemployed 118 *** *** *** 14 9.9 5.6-17.0 21 18.1 11.2-27.9 14 13.1 7.6-21.9 *** *** ***
Retired 502 308 62.6 57.5-67.5 46 10.1 7.2-13.9 58 10.8 8.1-14.3 65 11.5 8.8-15.0 25 5.0 3.2- 7.6
Unable to Work 109 82 73.2 62.5-81.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 173 111 66.6 57.8-74.3 26 14.2 9.3-20.9 18 10.0 5.9-16.4 18 9.3 5.2-16.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 142 91 64.3 54.5-73.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.0 8.9-24.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 165 97 57.9 48.2-66.9 21 11.6 7.0-18.7 24 15.8 9.9-24.1 20 13.4 8.0-21.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 262 151 58.8 51.6-65.6 37 11.7 8.2-16.3 39 15.5 10.9-21.6 27 11.6 7.5-17.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 247 112 46.6 39.3-54.0 48 18.3 13.2-24.8 44 16.7 12.1-22.6 38 15.6 11.1-21.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 835 287 35.1 31.4-38.9 114 13.9 11.4-16.9 195 24.5 21.2-28.0 211 24.1 21.0-27.5 28 2.5 1.6- 3.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 530 331 64.0 59.0-68.7 65 12.1 9.2-15.8 75 13.0 10.1-16.6 47 8.6 6.0-12.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 86 62.4 52.6-71.3 17 10.2 5.9-17.0 17 9.6 5.7-15.7 16 15.1 8.8-24.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 200 115 57.7 49.0-65.9 31 16.2 10.8-23.7 24 10.7 6.6-17.0 21 11.7 7.1-18.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 105 *** *** *** 13 12.3 6.8-21.4 15 14.4 8.3-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,199 475 40.0 36.8-43.3 169 13.4 11.3-15.7 254 22.5 19.8-25.4 263 21.5 19.0-24.3 38 2.6 1.8- 3.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 530 331 64.0 59.0-68.7 65 12.1 9.2-15.8 75 13.0 10.1-16.6 47 8.6 6.0-12.1 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,286 624 49.7 46.6-52.8 162 12.4 10.5-14.6 222 17.4 15.2-19.9 242 18.0 15.8-20.5 36 2.5 1.7- 3.5
Rent 791 387 48.1 44.2-52.1 129 16.1 13.4-19.2 145 18.9 16.0-22.2 107 14.6 12.0-17.7 23 2.3 1.4- 3.6
Other arrangement 159 103 62.3 52.9-70.8 15 11.6 6.7-19.4 20 13.1 7.9-20.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,324 602 45.3 42.1-48.4 181 13.5 11.5-15.8 255 19.8 17.4-22.5 244 18.6 16.3-21.2 42 2.8 2.0- 3.9
Regional City or Suburban County 586 308 54.4 49.6-59.1 88 13.2 10.5-16.6 96 15.8 12.8-19.5 79 14.5 11.4-18.4 15 2.0 1.2- 3.4
Rural 342 210 58.4 52.1-64.4 38 12.0 8.3-16.9 41 13.3 9.5-18.3 42 12.9 9.3-17.7 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 788 425 53.4 49.2-57.5 108 13.7 11.1-16.7 130 16.9 14.0-20.2 96 13.0 10.4-16.1 29 3.1 2.1- 4.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,388 646 46.9 43.8-50.0 191 13.2 11.2-15.4 254 18.4 16.2-20.9 261 19.3 17.0-21.9 36 2.2 1.5- 3.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 796 368 47.2 43.2-51.2 108 13.5 10.9-16.5 143 18.0 15.2-21.2 153 18.7 15.7-22.0 24 2.7 1.7- 4.2
2nd Quartile 959 489 51.2 47.4-55.0 134 13.2 10.9-15.9 164 17.2 14.6-20.3 148 16.4 13.7-19.4 24 2.0 1.2- 3.1
3rd Quartile 452 236 51.3 45.9-56.6 59 12.9 9.8-16.9 78 17.5 13.8-21.9 60 14.0 10.6-18.3 19 4.3 2.6- 7.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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