2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 663 624 93.2 90.5-95.2 39 6.8 4.8- 9.5
GENDER
Male 288 268 92.6 88.3-95.4 20 7.4 4.6-11.7
Female 375 356 93.8 89.8-96.3 19 6.2 3.7-10.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 382 354 92.4 88.7-94.9 28 7.6 5.1-11.3
Non-Hispanic Black 134 126 93.2 85.9-96.9 *** *** ***
Other 147 144 97.2 91.5-99.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 206 186 90.3 84.8-93.9 20 9.7 6.1-15.2
45-64 238 224 94.5 90.6-96.8 14 5.5 3.2- 9.4
65+ 216 211 97.2 92.3-99.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 279 266 94.6 90.4-97.0 13 5.4 3.0- 9.6
Some College + 383 357 92.0 88.0-94.8 26 8.0 5.2-12.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 348 326 92.6 88.5-95.3 22 7.4 4.7-11.5
$50,000+ 195 180 92.2 86.8-95.6 15 7.8 4.4-13.2

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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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