2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking
(CDC calculated variable)*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,032 3,861 95.7 94.9-96.4 171 4.3 3.6- 5.1
Western 691 658 94.4 91.7-96.2 33 5.6 3.8- 8.3
GENDER
Male 306 289 93.6 89.2-96.3 17 6.4 3.7-10.8
Female 385 369 95.0 91.5-97.2 16 5.0 2.8- 8.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 569 538 93.6 90.5-95.7 31 6.4 4.3- 9.5
Non-Hispanic Black 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 277 258 91.6 86.8-94.8 19 8.4 5.2-13.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 277 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 405 382 93.6 89.9-96.0 23 6.4 4.0-10.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 629 602 95.4 93.0-97.0 27 4.6 3.0- 7.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 298 276 93.1 89.0-95.8 22 6.9 4.2-11.0
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 273 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 53 53 100 - *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 199 181 90.3 84.3-94.2 18 9.7 5.8-15.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 317 92.2 88.0-95.0 24 7.8 5.0-12.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 494 467 93.5 90.2-95.8 27 6.5 4.2- 9.8
Rent 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 225 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 466 443 94.3 91.0-96.5 23 5.7 3.5- 9.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 376 358 94.2 90.3-96.6 18 5.8 3.4- 9.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 225 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 405 389 95.7 92.5-97.6 16 4.3 2.4- 7.5
2nd Quartile 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Heavy drinkers (adult men having more than 14 drinks per week and adult women having more than 7 drinks per week).
This question was asked of all respondents.

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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