2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,030 3,525 86.7 85.4-87.9 505 13.3 12.1-14.6
Piedmont NC 2,234 1,932 86.4 84.7-88.0 302 13.6 12.0-15.3
GENDER
Male 1,037 869 84.2 81.5-86.6 168 15.8 13.4-18.5
Female 1,197 1,063 88.5 86.1-90.5 134 11.5 9.5-13.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,322 1,135 84.8 82.4-87.0 187 15.2 13.0-17.6
Non-Hispanic Black 398 356 90.6 87.1-93.3 42 9.4 6.7-12.9
Other 495 422 86.6 82.5-89.9 73 13.4 10.1-17.5
AGE
18-34 566 435 79.5 75.5-83.0 131 20.5 17.0-24.5
35-44 375 310 82.8 78.0-86.8 65 17.2 13.2-22.0
45-54 374 331 87.6 83.0-91.1 43 12.4 8.9-17.0
55-64 342 308 90.6 86.4-93.7 34 9.4 6.3-13.6
65-74 291 276 92.7 87.7-95.7 15 7.3 4.3-12.3
75+ 244 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 170 86.5 79.8-91.3 26 13.5 8.7-20.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 431 380 87.7 83.4-90.9 51 12.3 9.1-16.6
Some Post-H.S. 561 494 87.4 83.8-90.2 67 12.6 9.8-16.2
College Graduate 1,038 880 84.7 82.1-87.0 158 15.3 13.0-17.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 606 540 88.6 85.2-91.3 66 11.4 8.7-14.8
No 1,601 1,370 85.6 83.5-87.5 231 14.4 12.5-16.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 197 177 90.1 84.4-93.9 20 9.9 6.1-15.6
Non-Veteran 2,037 1,755 86.1 84.2-87.8 282 13.9 12.2-15.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,319 1,080 82.3 79.8-84.5 239 17.7 15.5-20.2
Unemployed 116 97 84.7 75.9-90.7 19 15.3 9.3-24.1
Retired 500 481 95.4 92.3-97.2 19 4.6 2.8- 7.7
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 172 155 89.7 82.4-94.2 17 10.3 5.8-17.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 124 87.2 78.0-92.9 17 12.8 7.1-22.0
$25,000- 34,999 161 135 81.4 72.2-88.1 26 18.6 11.9-27.8
$35,000- 49,999 261 237 93.0 89.1-95.6 24 7.0 4.4-10.9
$50,000- 74,999 245 202 80.3 73.5-85.6 43 19.7 14.4-26.5
$75,000+ 831 693 83.3 80.2-86.0 138 16.7 14.0-19.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 527 481 92.2 89.4-94.4 46 7.8 5.6-10.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 115 84.5 75.1-90.8 21 15.5 9.2-24.9
101% to 150% 198 170 83.5 75.5-89.3 28 16.5 10.7-24.5
151% to 200% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,194 1,007 84.2 81.6-86.4 187 15.8 13.6-18.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 527 481 92.2 89.4-94.4 46 7.8 5.6-10.6
HOUSING
Own 1,281 1,145 88.6 86.4-90.5 136 11.4 9.5-13.6
Rent 780 639 80.8 77.3-83.8 141 19.2 16.2-22.7
Other arrangement 158 139 86.3 78.1-91.8 19 13.7 8.2-21.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,314 1,118 85.6 83.3-87.7 196 14.4 12.3-16.7
Regional City or Suburban County 581 511 86.5 82.8-89.5 70 13.5 10.5-17.2
Rural 339 303 88.8 84.2-92.2 36 11.2 7.8-15.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 782 682 86.1 82.9-88.8 100 13.9 11.2-17.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,377 1,181 86.3 84.2-88.3 196 13.7 11.7-15.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 790 685 87.3 84.4-89.7 105 12.7 10.3-15.6
2nd Quartile 949 809 85.2 82.4-87.7 140 14.8 12.3-17.6
3rd Quartile 450 396 87.0 82.8-90.3 54 13.0 9.7-17.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past 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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