2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 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 4 624 581 92.1 89.3-94.2 43 7.9 5.8-10.7
GENDER
Male 299 280 92.8 88.5-95.6 19 7.2 4.4-11.5
Female 325 301 91.5 87.2-94.4 24 8.5 5.6-12.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 430 401 92.1 88.6-94.5 29 7.9 5.5-11.4
Non-Hispanic Black 100 93 92.5 84.6-96.5 *** *** ***
Other 94 87 91.7 82.4-96.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 250 227 89.8 84.9-93.2 23 10.2 6.8-15.1
45-64 210 201 95.0 90.1-97.6 *** *** ***
65+ 151 140 92.0 85.5-95.8 11 8.0 4.2-14.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 186 177 94.4 89.4-97.2 *** *** ***
Some College + 437 403 90.7 86.9-93.5 34 9.3 6.5-13.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 251 238 93.6 88.9-96.4 13 6.4 3.6-11.1
$50,000+ 275 248 89.1 84.0-92.8 27 10.9 7.2-16.0

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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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