2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 6

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 6 804 761 94.4 91.9-96.1 43 5.6 3.9- 8.1
GENDER
Male 362 337 92.8 88.5-95.5 25 7.2 4.5-11.5
Female 442 424 95.9 92.7-97.8 18 4.1 2.2- 7.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 513 483 94.2 91.0-96.3 30 5.8 3.7- 9.0
Non-Hispanic Black 217 211 96.1 89.7-98.6 *** *** ***
Other 74 67 90.1 78.6-95.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 248 228 91.9 87.0-95.1 20 8.1 4.9-13.0
45-64 287 274 97.0 94.7-98.3 13 3.0 1.7- 5.3
65+ 261 251 95.6 90.1-98.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 324 308 94.3 89.6-97.0 16 5.7 3.0-10.4
Some Post-H.S. 240 226 94.8 90.6-97.2 14 5.2 2.8- 9.4
College Graduate 240 227 93.7 88.4-96.7 13 6.3 3.3-11.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 398 378 94.9 91.3-97.1 20 5.1 2.9- 8.7
$50,000+ 262 244 91.8 86.0-95.3 18 8.2 4.7-14.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 144 139 97.8 93.7-99.3 *** *** ***

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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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