2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 2

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 4,354 4,097 93.5 92.5-94.4 257 6.5 5.6- 7.5
Medicaid Region 2 617 582 93.5 90.6-95.5 35 6.5 4.5- 9.4
GENDER
Male 281 262 92.5 87.6-95.5 19 7.5 4.5-12.4
Female 336 320 94.4 90.6-96.8 16 5.6 3.2- 9.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 457 431 92.9 89.2-95.4 26 7.1 4.6-10.8
Non-Hispanic Black 105 99 93.6 85.6-97.3 *** *** ***
Other 55 52 97.7 92.8-99.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 197 176 89.3 83.1-93.4 21 10.7 6.6-16.9
45-64 219 207 95.1 91.3-97.3 12 4.9 2.7- 8.7
65+ 191 189 98.2 90.9-99.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 219 208 93.9 87.7-97.1 11 6.1 2.9-12.3
Some Post-H.S. 181 169 93.1 87.9-96.1 12 6.9 3.9-12.1
College Graduate 214 202 93.3 88.2-96.3 12 6.7 3.7-11.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 251 231 90.9 85.5-94.4 20 9.1 5.6-14.5
$50,000+ 241 232 95.3 90.1-97.8 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 125 119 95.2 89.1-97.9 *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
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 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 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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