2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 689 87 14.8 11.6-18.6 602 85.2 81.4-88.4
GENDER
Male 306 55 20.0 14.7-26.5 251 80.0 73.5-85.3
Female 383 32 9.9 6.6-14.4 351 90.1 85.6-93.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 567 74 14.7 11.3-18.9 493 85.3 81.1-88.7
Non-Hispanic Black 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 77 *** *** *** 63 81.6 69.0-89.8
45-54 108 24 21.7 14.3-31.5 84 78.3 68.5-85.7
55-64 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 138 15 9.6 5.5-16.2 123 90.4 83.8-94.5
75+ 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 147 18 15.1 8.7-25.0 129 84.9 75.0-91.3
Some Post-H.S. 191 15 12.3 7.3-20.1 176 87.7 79.9-92.7
College Graduate 276 47 20.3 15.2-26.6 229 79.7 73.4-84.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 275 26 12.8 8.1-19.6 249 87.2 80.4-91.9
No 405 60 16.2 12.1-21.3 345 83.8 78.7-87.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 627 76 14.1 10.9-18.0 551 85.9 82.0-89.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 298 53 17.2 12.7-22.9 245 82.8 77.1-87.3
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 272 19 8.2 4.7-13.9 253 91.8 86.1-95.3
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- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 199 42 22.8 16.5-30.6 157 77.2 69.4-83.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 61 18.5 14.0-24.0 280 81.5 76.0-86.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 493 60 14.3 10.7-19.0 433 85.7 81.0-89.3
Rent 159 25 21.0 13.6-30.9 134 79.0 69.1-86.4
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 224 35 19.8 13.4-28.3 189 80.2 71.7-86.6
Rural 465 52 12.6 9.3-17.0 413 87.4 83.0-90.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 375 40 12.3 8.6-17.2 335 87.7 82.8-91.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 224 35 19.8 13.4-28.3 189 80.2 71.7-86.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 403 49 14.1 10.0-19.5 354 85.9 80.5-90.0
2nd Quartile 118 21 19.8 12.3-30.4 97 80.2 69.6-87.7
3rd Quartile 168 17 12.9 7.7-20.8 151 87.1 79.2-92.3

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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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