2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any
alcoholic beverage?

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  Total
Respond.^
No drinks 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,062 2,167 53.6 51.8-55.4 522 12.9 11.7-14.2 630 15.6 14.3-16.9 608 15.0 13.7-16.3 135 3.0 2.4- 3.6
Western 696 400 57.3 52.6-62.0 74 11.0 8.1-14.8 88 12.5 9.7-16.0 104 15.0 12.1-18.5 30 4.2 2.7- 6.5
GENDER
Male 311 156 51.8 45.0-58.5 26 8.0 5.0-12.6 50 16.5 11.8-22.5 57 16.9 12.7-22.2 22 6.8 4.1-11.2
Female 385 244 62.7 55.9-68.9 48 13.8 9.3-20.0 38 8.7 6.0-12.5 47 13.2 9.4-18.2 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 571 330 58.2 52.9-63.3 51 9.3 6.3-13.5 68 11.6 8.6-15.3 94 16.7 13.3-20.7 28 4.3 2.7- 6.7
Non-Hispanic Black 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 81 *** *** *** 15 18.4 10.4-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 98 *** *** *** 19 16.3 9.2-27.2 19 19.5 11.7-30.6 19 18.2 11.1-28.4 *** *** ***
35-44 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.3 8.3-23.7 14 18.9 11.0-30.7 *** *** ***
45-54 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 11.4 6.8-18.7 *** *** ***
55-64 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 15.0 9.2-23.4 *** *** ***
65-74 139 82 59.3 49.4-68.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 19.0 12.5-27.8 *** *** ***
75+ 154 109 82.4 74.8-88.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 13.9 7.7-23.7 17 12.0 6.9-19.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 194 130 62.9 54.3-70.7 *** *** *** 19 8.4 4.9-14.1 25 15.3 10.1-22.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 277 107 34.2 28.0-41.0 39 14.5 10.2-20.2 51 20.1 14.9-26.5 61 25.1 19.4-31.8 19 6.1 3.7- 9.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 279 186 67.7 60.4-74.3 23 5.9 3.6- 9.5 33 11.7 7.4-17.9 20 7.6 4.5-12.5 17 7.1 4.0-12.4
No 408 211 51.4 45.1-57.6 47 13.4 9.2-19.2 55 13.3 9.8-17.9 82 19.5 15.2-24.5 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 634 367 57.9 52.9-62.7 69 11.3 8.2-15.3 80 12.4 9.5-16.1 97 15.3 12.2-19.0 21 3.1 1.9- 5.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 300 141 49.7 42.8-56.5 37 13.2 8.9-19.1 52 15.8 11.5-21.2 56 16.9 12.6-22.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 274 178 68.4 61.1-74.9 *** *** *** 27 8.1 5.2-12.4 38 14.5 10.1-20.4 *** *** ***
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 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 15.1 8.3-25.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 200 75 36.4 28.8-44.7 *** *** *** 37 18.9 13.0-26.5 54 27.4 20.7-35.3 15 6.4 3.7-10.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 169 115 73.3 64.2-80.9 17 8.0 4.4-14.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 343 154 44.8 38.4-51.5 37 13.3 8.6-19.9 56 15.3 11.2-20.5 77 21.6 16.9-27.2 19 5.0 3.0- 8.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 169 115 73.3 64.2-80.9 17 8.0 4.4-14.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 498 282 56.1 50.6-61.5 49 9.0 6.2-13.0 63 13.6 10.2-17.9 77 15.9 12.4-20.1 27 5.3 3.4- 8.4
Rent 160 92 58.1 47.9-67.6 20 14.9 8.9-24.0 21 10.6 6.0-17.9 24 15.2 9.2-24.0 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 227 100 42.1 34.3-50.3 36 17.3 11.8-24.7 40 18.3 12.3-26.3 41 19.3 13.8-26.4 *** *** ***
Rural 469 300 63.9 58.1-69.3 38 8.3 5.2-13.0 48 10.0 7.2-13.7 63 13.1 9.9-17.3 20 4.7 2.8- 7.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 379 237 62.1 55.5-68.2 33 9.3 5.7-15.0 38 9.6 6.6-13.7 54 14.2 10.4-19.1 17 4.8 2.6- 8.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 227 100 42.1 34.3-50.3 36 17.3 11.8-24.7 40 18.3 12.3-26.3 41 19.3 13.8-26.4 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 408 208 49.2 43.1-55.3 50 14.2 10.0-19.8 61 15.2 11.1-20.5 72 18.3 14.1-23.4 17 3.1 1.8- 5.2
2nd Quartile 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.8 6.6-20.1 19 14.8 8.8-23.8 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 169 127 73.8 64.2-81.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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