2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 4

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 4 807 760 94.3 92.3-95.9 47 5.7 4.1- 7.7
GENDER
Male 381 353 92.4 88.8-95.0 28 7.6 5.0-11.2
Female 426 407 96.0 93.5-97.5 19 4.0 2.5- 6.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 503 466 93.2 90.5-95.2 37 6.8 4.8- 9.5
Non-Hispanic Black 183 178 97.4 93.8-98.9 *** *** ***
Other 121 116 94.0 84.3-97.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 325 301 93.5 89.9-95.9 24 6.5 4.1-10.1
45-64 266 251 94.3 90.6-96.6 15 5.7 3.4- 9.4
65+ 204 196 96.0 91.5-98.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 241 232 95.6 91.3-97.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 175 160 91.9 86.5-95.3 15 8.1 4.7-13.5
College Graduate 390 367 94.7 91.9-96.6 23 5.3 3.4- 8.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 284 266 91.7 86.7-94.9 18 8.3 5.1-13.3
$50,000+ 370 343 93.9 90.9-96.0 27 6.1 4.0- 9.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 153 151 99.4 97.6-99.9 *** *** ***

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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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