2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 692 623 87.3 83.5-90.3 69 12.7 9.7-16.5
GENDER
Male 309 265 81.9 75.4-87.0 44 18.1 13.0-24.6
Female 383 358 92.4 88.3-95.2 25 7.6 4.8-11.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 569 513 88.0 84.0-91.2 56 12.0 8.8-16.0
Non-Hispanic Black 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 97 78 77.1 65.2-85.8 19 22.9 14.2-34.8
35-44 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 108 89 82.3 72.9-89.0 19 17.7 11.0-27.1
55-64 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 192 178 88.4 80.6-93.4 14 11.6 6.6-19.4
College Graduate 276 243 83.9 77.7-88.6 33 16.1 11.4-22.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 276 254 88.3 81.4-92.8 22 11.7 7.2-18.6
No 407 361 86.5 81.6-90.3 46 13.5 9.7-18.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 630 566 87.4 83.4-90.5 64 12.6 9.5-16.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 298 252 84.9 79.5-89.1 46 15.1 10.9-20.5
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 273 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 200 169 82.1 74.6-87.8 31 17.9 12.2-25.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 342 295 84.6 79.3-88.7 47 15.4 11.3-20.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 495 451 88.3 83.7-91.7 44 11.7 8.3-16.3
Rent 159 136 81.1 71.5-88.0 23 18.9 12.0-28.5
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 226 196 82.0 73.4-88.2 30 18.0 11.8-26.6
Rural 466 427 89.6 85.4-92.7 39 10.4 7.3-14.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 376 345 89.8 85.1-93.2 31 10.2 6.8-14.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 226 196 82.0 73.4-88.2 30 18.0 11.8-26.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 406 366 87.2 81.7-91.2 40 12.8 8.8-18.3
2nd Quartile 118 102 84.0 73.9-90.7 16 16.0 9.3-26.1
3rd Quartile 168 155 89.6 81.8-94.3 13 10.4 5.7-18.2

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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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