2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 Demographics

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 4,512 3,930 84.5 83.1-85.9 582 15.5 14.1-16.9
Region 1 & 2 753 670 85.3 80.7-89.0 83 14.7 11.0-19.3
GENDER
Male 325 271 78.2 69.9-84.8 54 21.8 15.2-30.1
Female 428 399 91.5 87.0-94.5 29 8.5 5.5-13.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 675 604 85.4 80.4-89.3 71 14.6 10.7-19.6
Non-Hispanic Black 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 186 133 72.5 63.5-80.0 53 27.5 20.0-36.5
45-64 258 234 89.5 79.9-94.8 24 10.5 5.2-20.1
65+ 302 296 97.8 93.9-99.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 257 221 82.1 73.0-88.6 36 17.9 11.4-27.0
Some College + 495 448 87.9 83.4-91.3 47 12.1 8.7-16.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 358 309 86.7 81.5-90.6 49 13.3 9.4-18.5
$50,000+ 268 242 80.0 69.5-87.6 26 20.0 12.4-30.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
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 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 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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