2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 Demographics

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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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 9 & 10 691 620 88.8 85.4-91.6 71 11.2 8.4-14.6
GENDER
Male 278 239 86.4 80.8-90.6 39 13.6 9.4-19.2
Female 413 381 90.9 86.2-94.1 32 9.1 5.9-13.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 446 392 86.6 81.8-90.3 54 13.4 9.7-18.2
Non-Hispanic Black 203 194 95.6 91.0-97.9 *** *** ***
Other 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 193 159 83.1 76.0-88.4 34 16.9 11.6-24.0
45-64 247 225 90.8 85.6-94.2 22 9.2 5.8-14.4
65+ 243 229 96.6 94.0-98.1 14 3.4 1.9- 6.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 277 252 88.9 82.5-93.1 25 11.1 6.9-17.5
Some College + 412 366 88.8 84.7-91.8 46 11.2 8.2-15.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 321 281 87.0 81.8-90.9 40 13.0 9.1-18.2
$50,000+ 239 215 87.7 80.6-92.5 24 12.3 7.5-19.4

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*Binge drinkers--MALES having five or more drinks on one occasion and FEMALES having four or more drinks on one occasion.

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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