2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 5

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 4,354 4,097 93.5 92.5-94.4 257 6.5 5.6- 7.5
Medicaid Region 5 755 715 94.7 92.2-96.4 40 5.3 3.6- 7.8
GENDER
Male 345 327 94.1 89.7-96.7 18 5.9 3.3-10.3
Female 410 388 95.2 92.1-97.1 22 4.8 2.9- 7.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 474 442 93.2 89.7-95.6 32 6.8 4.4-10.3
Non-Hispanic Black 151 147 98.1 93.6-99.5 *** *** ***
Other 130 126 95.3 86.3-98.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 265 249 94.0 89.6-96.6 16 6.0 3.4-10.4
45-64 242 226 93.0 87.5-96.2 16 7.0 3.8-12.5
65+ 232 224 97.9 95.4-99.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 276 263 94.4 89.4-97.2 13 5.6 2.8-10.6
Some Post-H.S. 233 219 93.9 89.2-96.6 14 6.1 3.4-10.8
College Graduate 245 232 96.1 93.1-97.8 13 3.9 2.2- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 380 362 95.1 91.7-97.2 18 4.9 2.8- 8.3
$50,000+ 240 224 93.9 89.0-96.7 16 6.1 3.3-11.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 135 129 94.8 86.5-98.1 *** *** ***

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*Heavy drinkers--MALES having more than two drinks per day and FEMALES having more than one drink per day.
This question was asked of all respondents.

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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