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

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,498 4,254 94.0 93.0-94.9 244 6.0 5.1- 7.0
Region 1 & 2 751 713 93.9 90.3-96.3 38 6.1 3.7- 9.7
GENDER
Male 323 303 91.7 84.1-95.9 20 8.3 4.1-15.9
Female 428 410 95.9 92.5-97.8 18 4.1 2.2- 7.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 673 637 93.4 89.3-96.0 36 6.6 4.0-10.7
Non-Hispanic Black 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 51 49 97.8 88.8-99.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 186 172 93.6 88.4-96.6 14 6.4 3.4-11.6
45-64 256 239 91.8 81.6-96.6 17 8.2 3.4-18.4
65+ 302 295 96.8 90.4-99.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 257 247 92.9 84.4-97.0 *** *** ***
Some College + 493 465 94.8 91.6-96.8 28 5.2 3.2- 8.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 356 333 93.8 89.3-96.5 23 6.2 3.5-10.7
$50,000+ 267 255 92.6 82.7-97.1 12 7.4 2.9-17.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

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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