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

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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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 9 & 10 690 656 94.8 91.8-96.8 34 5.2 3.2- 8.2
GENDER
Male 278 261 94.7 89.3-97.4 17 5.3 2.6-10.7
Female 412 395 95.0 90.9-97.3 17 5.0 2.7- 9.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 446 420 93.7 89.2-96.4 26 6.3 3.6-10.8
Non-Hispanic Black 204 200 98.0 94.3-99.3 *** *** ***
Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 193 181 92.2 85.3-96.0 12 7.8 4.0-14.7
45-64 248 238 96.6 93.1-98.3 *** *** ***
65+ 241 230 97.4 94.7-98.7 11 2.6 1.3- 5.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 276 260 93.3 87.3-96.6 16 6.7 3.4-12.7
Some College + 412 394 96.1 93.0-97.9 18 3.9 2.1- 7.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 322 304 95.7 92.8-97.5 18 4.3 2.5- 7.2
$50,000+ 237 227 94.9 89.1-97.7 *** *** ***

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*Heavy drinkers--MALES having more than two drinks per day and FEMALES having more than one drink per day.

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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