2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?
(A 40 ounce beer would count as 3 drinks, or a cocktail drink with 2 shots would count as 2 drinks.)*

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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 1,853 708 35.7 33.2-38.3 660 35.4 32.8-38.0 222 13.0 11.2-15.0 112 6.5 5.2- 8.0 151 9.4 7.9-11.3
Piedmont NC 1,109 420 36.0 32.8-39.4 417 37.8 34.6-41.2 119 11.4 9.3-13.8 65 6.3 4.8- 8.2 88 8.5 6.7-10.7
GENDER
Male 569 167 27.0 23.1-31.4 221 39.3 34.8-44.1 70 13.6 10.5-17.3 42 7.9 5.6-11.0 69 12.2 9.4-15.7
Female 540 253 46.2 41.4-51.2 196 36.1 31.6-41.0 49 8.9 6.4-12.1 23 4.5 2.9- 6.9 19 4.3 2.5- 7.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 716 279 36.8 32.9-40.9 282 38.5 34.6-42.6 76 11.5 8.9-14.5 37 6.1 4.3- 8.6 42 7.1 5.1- 9.8
Non-Hispanic Black 187 73 35.9 28.5-44.1 73 42.8 34.7-51.4 25 13.5 8.8-20.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 199 62 30.7 23.3-39.2 62 28.7 22.0-36.4 17 6.8 4.0-11.2 19 10.0 5.8-16.6 39 23.9 16.9-32.7
AGE
18-34 308 78 27.5 21.9-33.9 132 41.9 35.7-48.4 34 10.0 6.8-14.6 27 8.2 5.2-12.7 37 12.3 8.7-17.3
35-44 212 62 26.3 20.4-33.3 86 41.5 34.2-49.3 27 15.2 10.2-22.0 *** *** *** 26 12.3 8.0-18.4
45-54 203 84 40.7 33.2-48.6 74 35.2 28.1-42.9 20 10.7 6.4-17.3 12 8.5 4.8-14.7 13 4.9 2.8- 8.7
55-64 171 69 39.4 31.2-48.3 63 36.6 28.5-45.6 23 12.9 8.2-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 111 *** *** *** 32 28.5 20.1-38.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 168 61 35.4 27.6-44.1 47 27.2 20.3-35.4 20 12.4 7.6-19.5 20 12.9 8.0-20.2 20 12.1 7.3-19.3
Some Post-H.S. 268 102 37.7 31.4-44.5 103 39.0 32.6-45.9 29 11.4 7.7-16.6 12 4.7 2.6- 8.3 22 7.1 4.5-11.1
College Graduate 617 248 37.4 33.3-41.6 250 43.0 38.7-47.4 64 11.0 8.4-14.2 29 4.3 2.9- 6.3 26 4.3 2.8- 6.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 254 101 38.3 31.4-45.8 89 35.9 29.0-43.5 26 10.9 7.0-16.4 18 7.2 4.3-12.0 20 7.6 4.6-12.5
No 841 312 35.0 31.4-38.7 324 38.7 35.0-42.5 91 11.5 9.2-14.4 47 6.1 4.4- 8.3 67 8.7 6.7-11.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 999 377 36.1 32.8-39.6 376 37.6 34.2-41.2 110 11.8 9.6-14.4 58 6.3 4.7- 8.4 78 8.2 6.4-10.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 768 244 29.8 26.2-33.6 310 40.5 36.5-44.6 91 12.6 10.0-15.7 53 7.5 5.5-10.0 70 9.7 7.5-12.5
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 193 116 57.1 48.8-65.1 54 26.7 20.2-34.3 13 9.3 5.2-16.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 110 43 35.9 26.4-46.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 133 57 38.3 29.0-48.4 44 34.0 25.3-43.9 17 12.9 7.4-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 543 189 34.7 30.2-39.5 234 41.0 36.4-45.8 57 11.9 9.0-15.6 33 6.3 4.3- 9.1 30 6.0 4.1- 8.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 192 89 44.6 36.5-53.0 62 33.1 25.4-41.8 22 11.5 7.1-17.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 716 263 35.2 31.3-39.3 292 40.9 36.9-45.1 79 11.4 9.0-14.4 42 6.1 4.4- 8.4 40 6.4 4.5- 8.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 192 89 44.6 36.5-53.0 62 33.1 25.4-41.8 22 11.5 7.1-17.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 655 277 39.1 35.0-43.4 248 37.7 33.6-42.0 63 11.2 8.6-14.4 34 6.0 4.2- 8.6 33 6.0 4.1- 8.6
Rent 390 118 26.7 22.1-31.7 151 40.3 35.0-45.9 43 10.7 7.7-14.7 29 7.8 5.2-11.4 49 14.5 10.8-19.3
Other arrangement 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 708 250 35.0 31.0-39.2 278 39.5 35.4-43.7 87 12.9 10.2-16.1 40 5.7 4.0- 8.1 53 6.9 5.1- 9.3
Regional City or Suburban County 276 115 35.4 29.4-41.8 97 36.9 30.4-43.8 23 10.1 6.3-15.7 18 6.6 4.0-10.7 23 11.1 7.1-16.9
Rural 125 55 41.6 32.1-51.8 42 32.8 24.1-42.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 355 150 40.9 35.1-47.0 124 33.8 28.4-39.7 33 10.3 7.1-14.8 19 6.0 3.6- 9.9 29 9.0 5.9-13.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 729 262 33.5 29.7-37.5 286 41.0 36.9-45.2 82 11.6 9.1-14.7 43 6.1 4.4- 8.4 56 7.8 5.8-10.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 422 167 36.6 31.5-41.9 161 39.1 33.8-44.7 38 8.6 6.0-12.1 28 7.8 5.2-11.6 28 7.9 5.2-11.9
2nd Quartile 458 158 32.9 28.1-38.1 178 40.7 35.4-46.1 61 14.0 10.7-18.2 20 4.0 2.4- 6.8 41 8.4 5.9-11.8
3rd Quartile 212 88 42.0 34.6-49.8 73 30.7 24.4-37.7 18 9.8 5.8-16.2 15 7.6 4.3-12.9 18 9.9 5.9-16.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was 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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