2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have
[5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women] on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^
None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,863 1,358 71.1 68.5-73.5 183 10.2 8.6-11.9 112 6.0 4.9- 7.4 155 9.5 8.0-11.3 55 3.3 2.4- 4.4
Piedmont NC 1,114 812 72.5 69.4-75.5 121 10.6 8.7-12.9 71 6.1 4.7- 8.0 79 7.3 5.7- 9.2 31 3.4 2.3- 5.1
GENDER
Male 574 406 71.2 66.8-75.3 65 10.6 8.1-13.9 36 6.1 4.2- 8.9 46 7.7 5.6-10.6 21 4.3 2.7- 6.7
Female 540 406 74.0 69.4-78.2 56 10.6 7.9-14.1 35 6.1 4.2- 8.9 33 6.7 4.6- 9.8 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 721 534 72.1 68.1-75.7 79 11.1 8.8-14.1 40 6.0 4.2- 8.5 46 7.1 5.1- 9.6 22 3.7 2.4- 5.8
Non-Hispanic Black 183 141 79.0 71.8-84.8 19 9.4 5.7-15.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 203 130 64.5 55.9-72.3 23 10.1 5.7-17.1 19 7.8 4.7-12.8 24 12.0 7.6-18.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 312 181 61.0 54.6-67.0 61 17.7 13.3-23.2 26 6.8 4.5-10.2 32 9.9 6.8-14.4 *** *** ***
35-44 212 147 69.2 61.7-75.9 26 11.9 7.9-17.4 *** *** *** 18 8.2 4.8-13.6 *** *** ***
45-54 207 164 79.0 71.8-84.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 6.6 3.6-11.6 *** *** ***
55-64 170 136 80.7 72.6-86.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 94 80.6 69.6-88.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 167 116 68.8 60.1-76.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 9.6 5.7-15.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 268 201 75.5 69.2-80.8 26 10.0 6.6-14.9 *** *** *** 17 6.3 3.7-10.6 *** *** ***
College Graduate 619 461 74.4 70.4-78.0 78 12.0 9.6-15.0 35 5.6 3.9- 8.0 35 6.0 4.2- 8.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 251 185 72.9 65.8-79.0 24 9.8 6.0-15.4 14 5.0 2.8- 8.8 20 8.1 4.9-12.9 *** *** ***
No 849 618 72.5 68.9-75.9 96 11.0 8.8-13.6 57 6.6 4.9- 8.9 57 6.9 5.1- 9.2 21 3.0 1.9- 4.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 111 91 81.8 72.2-88.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,003 721 71.5 68.1-74.7 112 11.1 9.0-13.6 69 6.6 5.1- 8.7 73 7.5 5.8- 9.6 28 3.3 2.2- 5.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 776 537 69.8 66.0-73.4 97 11.6 9.3-14.4 54 7.1 5.2- 9.6 65 8.0 6.1-10.4 23 3.5 2.2- 5.4
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 192 173 87.5 80.0-92.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 110 86 83.0 74.2-89.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 133 90 62.7 52.4-72.0 23 16.6 10.5-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 544 406 74.2 69.8-78.2 56 9.9 7.4-13.2 34 6.2 4.3- 9.0 34 7.1 4.9-10.1 14 2.6 1.5- 4.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 196 150 78.2 71.1-84.0 21 10.6 6.6-16.6 *** *** *** 13 5.4 3.0- 9.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 719 532 73.5 69.7-77.1 80 10.7 8.4-13.6 43 5.6 4.0- 7.9 45 7.1 5.2- 9.6 19 3.0 1.9- 4.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 196 150 78.2 71.1-84.0 21 10.6 6.6-16.6 *** *** *** 13 5.4 3.0- 9.4 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 657 521 77.2 73.3-80.8 53 8.3 6.2-11.1 32 5.4 3.7- 7.9 36 6.6 4.7- 9.3 15 2.4 1.4- 4.1
Rent 393 252 62.4 56.8-67.6 57 15.6 11.9-20.2 35 8.2 5.7-11.7 38 9.5 6.8-13.2 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 712 516 73.6 69.7-77.1 81 11.3 8.9-14.4 47 5.7 4.1- 7.9 50 6.8 4.9- 9.2 18 2.6 1.6- 4.2
Regional City or Suburban County 273 203 70.2 63.2-76.3 25 9.8 6.2-15.0 17 8.1 4.8-13.3 19 7.5 4.6-12.2 *** *** ***
Rural 129 93 72.6 63.0-80.4 15 9.1 5.1-15.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 357 257 70.0 64.0-75.4 39 11.3 7.9-15.9 25 7.2 4.5-11.1 28 8.2 5.4-12.2 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 731 535 74.1 70.3-77.5 80 10.4 8.1-13.2 45 5.6 4.0- 7.8 49 6.6 4.8- 8.9 22 3.4 2.2- 5.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 422 317 75.7 70.7-80.2 42 9.6 6.8-13.4 18 4.0 2.3- 6.9 30 6.7 4.5-10.0 15 3.9 2.3- 6.7
2nd Quartile 460 320 69.3 64.1-74.0 53 11.0 8.1-14.7 39 8.0 5.6-11.3 36 8.5 5.9-12.0 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 214 160 73.3 65.7-79.7 24 11.7 7.5-17.8 *** *** *** 13 6.2 3.4-10.9 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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