2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,013 2,167 54.4 52.5-56.2 607 14.3 13.1-15.7 1,239 31.3 29.6-33.0
Western 690 400 57.9 53.1-62.6 100 12.3 9.3-16.0 190 29.8 25.7-34.3
GENDER
Male 306 156 52.8 46.0-59.5 52 13.7 9.9-18.7 98 33.5 27.4-40.3
Female 384 244 62.8 56.0-69.0 48 11.0 6.9-16.9 92 26.3 21.0-32.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 569 330 58.3 53.1-63.4 85 12.8 9.5-17.1 154 28.8 24.4-33.7
Non-Hispanic Black 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 35.2 25.8-45.9
55-64 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 26.6 18.5-36.7
65-74 139 82 59.3 49.4-68.4 26 17.3 11.2-25.8 31 23.4 16.1-32.7
75+ 153 109 82.7 75.2-88.4 28 9.5 5.8-15.1 16 7.7 4.3-13.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 25.6 17.7-35.6
Some Post-H.S. 193 130 63.4 54.8-71.2 22 9.3 5.6-15.1 41 27.3 20.2-35.7
College Graduate 275 107 34.5 28.2-41.3 64 21.0 15.9-27.1 104 44.6 37.7-51.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 276 186 68.8 61.4-75.3 36 7.5 5.0-11.2 54 23.7 17.7-31.0
No 405 211 51.8 45.5-58.0 61 15.0 10.7-20.7 133 33.2 27.8-39.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 628 367 58.5 53.5-63.4 88 12.0 8.9-16.0 173 29.5 25.2-34.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 296 141 50.5 43.6-57.4 44 14.2 9.8-20.1 111 35.2 29.1-41.9
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 272 178 68.8 61.4-75.3 46 11.3 7.8-16.2 48 19.9 14.4-26.8
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 200 75 36.4 28.8-44.7 39 19.9 13.5-28.4 86 43.7 35.7-52.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 167 115 75.0 66.1-82.2 22 7.0 4.1-11.7 30 18.1 11.8-26.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 154 45.2 38.7-51.9 64 18.3 13.1-24.8 123 36.5 30.6-43.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 167 115 75.0 66.1-82.2 22 7.0 4.1-11.7 30 18.1 11.8-26.5
HOUSING
Own 493 282 56.9 51.3-62.2 75 13.1 9.8-17.4 136 30.0 25.2-35.2
Rent 159 92 58.4 48.2-67.9 20 6.8 3.9-11.7 47 34.8 25.7-45.2
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 226 100 42.3 34.4-50.5 44 15.8 11.0-22.1 82 42.0 34.0-50.4
Rural 464 300 64.7 58.9-70.1 56 10.8 7.3-15.6 108 24.5 20.0-29.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 21.2 12.9-32.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 375 237 63.0 56.4-69.1 50 11.8 7.8-17.6 88 25.2 20.2-31.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 226 100 42.3 34.4-50.5 44 15.8 11.0-22.1 82 42.0 34.0-50.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 406 208 49.3 43.2-55.5 74 16.8 12.5-22.2 124 33.9 28.3-40.0
2nd Quartile 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 166 127 75.1 65.4-82.8 *** *** *** 30 19.2 12.9-27.7

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

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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