2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Excessive Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,014 560 14.3 13.1-15.7 3,454 85.7 84.3-86.9
Piedmont NC 2,225 326 14.6 13.0-16.4 1,899 85.4 83.6-87.0
GENDER
Male 1,032 180 17.0 14.5-19.8 852 83.0 80.2-85.5
Female 1,193 146 12.4 10.4-14.8 1,047 87.6 85.2-89.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,317 210 16.7 14.5-19.2 1,107 83.3 80.8-85.5
Non-Hispanic Black 397 44 10.0 7.2-13.6 353 90.0 86.4-92.8
Other 492 72 13.3 10.0-17.5 420 86.7 82.5-90.0
AGE
18-34 562 129 20.5 17.0-24.6 433 79.5 75.4-83.0
35-44 374 72 19.0 14.9-24.0 302 81.0 76.0-85.1
45-54 372 42 12.1 8.7-16.7 330 87.9 83.3-91.3
55-64 340 39 10.7 7.4-15.1 301 89.3 84.9-92.6
65-74 291 23 9.9 6.4-15.1 268 90.1 84.9-93.6
75+ 244 16 5.6 3.1- 9.9 228 94.4 90.1-96.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 194 26 14.4 9.4-21.4 168 85.6 78.6-90.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 429 53 13.1 9.7-17.5 376 86.9 82.5-90.3
Some Post-H.S. 560 70 13.1 10.2-16.7 490 86.9 83.3-89.8
College Graduate 1,034 177 17.0 14.6-19.7 857 83.0 80.3-85.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 606 78 13.0 10.1-16.5 528 87.0 83.5-89.9
No 1,593 244 15.3 13.3-17.4 1,349 84.7 82.6-86.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 196 24 11.2 7.2-17.1 172 88.8 82.9-92.8
Non-Veteran 2,029 302 14.9 13.2-16.8 1,727 85.1 83.2-86.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,313 251 18.6 16.3-21.2 1,062 81.4 78.8-83.7
Unemployed 115 18 14.1 8.5-22.7 97 85.9 77.3-91.5
Retired 499 31 6.9 4.6-10.3 468 93.1 89.7-95.4
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 172 18 10.8 6.2-18.1 154 89.2 81.9-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 20 15.8 9.4-25.3 121 84.2 74.7-90.6
$25,000- 34,999 159 25 18.6 11.8-28.0 134 81.4 72.0-88.2
$35,000- 49,999 260 24 7.0 4.4-11.0 236 93.0 89.0-95.6
$50,000- 74,999 244 46 21.4 15.8-28.3 198 78.6 71.7-84.2
$75,000+ 830 154 18.0 15.2-21.1 676 82.0 78.9-84.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 523 49 8.5 6.2-11.6 474 91.5 88.4-93.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 20 15.1 8.8-24.6 115 84.9 75.4-91.2
101% to 150% 197 31 18.5 12.4-26.7 166 81.5 73.3-87.6
151% to 200% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,191 206 17.1 14.8-19.7 985 82.9 80.3-85.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 523 49 8.5 6.2-11.6 474 91.5 88.4-93.8
HOUSING
Own 1,278 159 12.8 10.9-15.1 1,119 87.2 84.9-89.1
Rent 774 139 18.8 15.8-22.2 635 81.2 77.8-84.2
Other arrangement 158 21 14.6 9.0-22.8 137 85.4 77.2-91.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,306 211 15.5 13.4-17.9 1,095 84.5 82.1-86.6
Regional City or Suburban County 581 76 14.1 11.1-17.9 505 85.9 82.1-88.9
Rural 338 39 12.5 8.9-17.3 299 87.5 82.7-91.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 780 106 14.5 11.8-17.8 674 85.5 82.2-88.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,370 212 14.8 12.8-17.0 1,158 85.2 83.0-87.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 787 116 14.1 11.5-17.1 671 85.9 82.9-88.5
2nd Quartile 945 149 15.6 13.1-18.6 796 84.4 81.4-86.9
3rd Quartile 448 57 13.8 10.4-18.2 391 86.2 81.8-89.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Yes refers to respondents who said they had drank in the past 30 days and had at least one binge drinking episode (5 or more drinks on one occasion for men 4 or more drinks for women)
or were heavy drinkers (2 or more drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women).
No refers to respondents who said they did not drink in the past 30 days or who were not heavy drinkers and had no binge drinking episodes.

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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