2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,365 2,336 52.6 50.7-54.4 731 15.8 14.5-17.1 1,298 31.7 30.0-33.4
GENDER
Male 2,015 891 43.5 40.8-46.2 434 19.6 17.6-21.8 690 36.9 34.3-39.5
Female 2,350 1,445 60.8 58.3-63.3 297 12.3 10.8-13.9 608 26.9 24.7-29.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,813 2,029 51.6 49.6-53.6 674 16.7 15.3-18.1 1,110 31.7 29.9-33.6
No 546 304 58.5 53.3-63.5 56 10.1 7.3-13.8 186 31.5 26.9-36.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,195 555 44.0 40.6-47.5 203 15.8 13.5-18.5 437 40.1 36.7-43.6
Overweight 1,449 710 50.2 46.9-53.4 274 17.1 15.0-19.6 465 32.7 29.8-35.8
Obese 1,334 794 57.2 53.8-60.6 219 16.6 14.2-19.2 321 26.2 23.2-29.4
Current Smoker
Yes 714 349 47.0 42.4-51.7 81 11.7 9.1-15.0 284 41.2 36.7-46.0
No 3,620 1,975 53.8 51.8-55.9 643 16.6 15.2-18.1 1,002 29.5 27.7-31.4
History of CVD**
Yes 560 380 70.1 65.1-74.7 88 15.0 11.7-19.1 92 14.9 11.6-18.9
No 3,782 1,941 50.4 48.4-52.4 641 15.9 14.6-17.4 1,200 33.7 31.8-35.6
Binge Drinker
Yes 568 *** *** *** *** *** *** 568 100 . - .
No 3,771 2,338 62.2 60.3-64.1 728 18.6 17.1-20.1 705 19.2 17.7-20.8
Heavy Drinker
Yes 257 *** *** *** *** *** *** 257 100 . - .
No 4,068 2,338 56.8 54.9-58.7 723 16.9 15.5-18.3 1,007 26.3 24.7-28.1
COPD
Yes 396 277 69.5 63.1-75.3 51 11.3 8.1-15.5 68 19.2 14.3-25.3
No 3,954 2,049 51.1 49.1-53.0 678 16.2 14.8-17.6 1,227 32.8 31.0-34.6
Current Asthma
Yes 399 266 67.8 61.7-73.4 47 11.3 8.0-15.7 86 20.9 16.3-26.4
No 3,948 2,063 51.1 49.1-53.0 683 16.2 14.9-17.7 1,202 32.7 30.9-34.5
Diabetes
Yes 632 467 74.2 69.4-78.5 85 12.6 9.7-16.2 80 13.2 10.0-17.3
No 3,735 1,871 49.5 47.5-51.5 646 16.2 14.9-17.7 1,218 34.3 32.4-36.2
Functional Disability
Yes 1,367 915 65.8 62.4-69.0 177 12.0 10.0-14.3 275 22.2 19.4-25.3
No 2,980 1,411 47.3 45.1-49.5 551 17.3 15.8-19.0 1,018 35.4 33.3-37.6
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,459 954 66.3 63.0-69.3 220 13.5 11.5-15.8 285 20.2 17.6-23.1
No 2,908 1,384 47.2 45.0-49.5 511 16.7 15.1-18.3 1,013 36.1 34.0-38.3

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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