2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 3

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 3 660 606 91.2 88.4-93.5 54 8.8 6.5-11.6
GENDER
Male 301 270 88.1 82.9-91.8 31 11.9 8.2-17.1
Female 359 336 94.0 90.8-96.2 23 6.0 3.8- 9.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 450 409 90.4 86.7-93.2 41 9.6 6.8-13.3
Non-Hispanic Black 119 113 93.1 84.8-97.0 *** *** ***
Other 91 84 92.7 85.3-96.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 259 232 90.1 85.3-93.4 27 9.9 6.6-14.7
45-64 215 199 90.7 84.8-94.5 16 9.3 5.5-15.2
65+ 170 160 94.9 90.4-97.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 213 199 92.4 87.0-95.7 14 7.6 4.3-13.0
Some Post-H.S. 208 191 91.2 85.7-94.7 17 8.8 5.3-14.3
College Graduate 235 212 89.4 84.2-93.0 23 10.6 7.0-15.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 254 237 93.6 89.5-96.1 17 6.4 3.9-10.5
$50,000+ 282 250 87.5 82.1-91.4 32 12.5 8.6-17.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 124 119 95.5 88.8-98.3 *** *** ***

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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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