2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Only one Two Three Four Five or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,430 1,300 23.4 21.6-25.4 1,318 24.8 22.9-26.7 707 16.8 15.1-18.5 348 8.7 7.5-10.2 757 26.3 24.2-28.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,901 1,159 23.7 21.7-25.7 1,189 25.6 23.6-27.7 633 17.3 15.5-19.3 306 8.5 7.2-10.1 614 24.9 22.6-27.3
No 528 140 22.3 17.4-28.1 129 21.1 16.4-26.7 74 14.1 10.3-18.9 42 9.7 6.6-13.9 143 32.9 27.2-39.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,614 482 24.4 21.3-28.0 512 25.7 22.6-29.1 259 15.9 13.4-18.8 126 9.0 7.1-11.4 235 24.9 21.4-28.8
Overweight 1,637 423 19.7 17.2-22.6 486 25.0 22.1-28.3 272 17.5 14.9-20.6 143 9.3 7.3-11.6 313 28.4 24.9-32.2
Obese 985 317 25.3 21.6-29.5 274 23.0 19.5-27.0 140 15.5 12.2-19.5 69 8.9 6.2-12.7 185 27.3 22.8-32.2
Current Smoker
No 3,567 1,125 25.6 23.5-27.8 1,112 27.6 25.4-29.9 568 17.0 15.1-19.0 263 8.1 6.7- 9.6 499 21.8 19.6-24.2
Yes 847 171 17.3 13.7-21.5 201 16.4 13.2-20.0 136 16.1 12.7-20.2 85 10.8 8.1-14.3 254 39.5 34.5-44.7
History of CVD**
Yes 344 115 27.0 20.9-34.2 93 28.9 21.4-37.7 59 16.1 11.1-22.8 33 10.9 6.3-18.3 44 17.1 11.7-24.2
No 4,064 1,175 23.0 21.2-25.0 1,217 24.5 22.6-26.6 646 16.8 15.1-18.7 314 8.6 7.3-10.1 712 27.0 24.7-29.3
Heavy Drinker
No 3,936 1,272 26.1 24.1-28.3 1,251 27.2 25.2-29.3 624 17.7 15.9-19.6 276 8.2 7.0- 9.7 513 20.7 18.6-23.0
Yes 447 11 2.4 1.2- 5.1 60 8.3 4.7-14.2 77 9.8 7.1-13.5 68 12.9 8.5-19.1 231 66.5 59.3-72.9
COPD
Yes 245 80 25.3 17.9-34.6 67 27.5 19.8-36.8 31 8.6 5.0-14.5 17 8.7 4.4-16.6 50 29.9 21.2-40.3
No 4,180 1,217 23.3 21.5-25.3 1,251 24.7 22.8-26.7 675 17.2 15.5-19.0 331 8.7 7.5-10.2 706 26.1 23.9-28.4
Current Asthma
Yes 295 106 34.6 26.2-44.1 81 20.2 14.3-27.6 50 20.7 14.3-29.1 16 4.0 2.0- 8.0 42 20.5 13.6-29.6
No 4,116 1,189 22.6 20.7-24.5 1,233 25.2 23.3-27.3 651 16.4 14.7-18.2 331 9.0 7.7-10.5 712 26.8 24.6-29.2
Diabetes
Yes 360 139 32.8 25.9-40.6 110 28.0 21.4-35.6 43 9.4 6.2-14.0 21 7.2 4.0-12.6 47 22.7 15.8-31.6
No 4,062 1,157 22.6 20.8-24.6 1,208 24.7 22.7-26.7 664 17.3 15.6-19.2 326 8.8 7.5-10.3 707 26.6 24.3-28.9
Disability
Yes 996 346 29.0 24.7-33.7 278 22.4 18.9-26.4 151 15.6 12.5-19.4 67 6.3 4.5- 8.8 154 26.7 21.8-32.3
No 3,418 951 22.2 20.2-24.3 1,034 25.3 23.2-27.6 554 17.0 15.1-19.0 280 9.3 7.8-10.9 599 26.2 23.9-28.7

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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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