2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,367 3,799 85.2 83.8-86.5 568 14.8 13.5-16.2
GENDER
Male 2,005 1,638 79.3 76.9-81.5 367 20.7 18.5-23.1
Female 2,362 2,161 90.6 89.0-92.0 201 9.4 8.0-11.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,822 3,364 85.7 84.2-87.1 458 14.3 12.9-15.8
No 542 434 82.1 77.9-85.6 108 17.9 14.4-22.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,201 1,007 80.3 77.3-83.0 194 19.7 17.0-22.7
Overweight 1,453 1,252 85.5 83.2-87.6 201 14.5 12.4-16.8
Obese 1,329 1,187 88.4 85.9-90.5 142 11.6 9.5-14.1
Current Smoker
Yes 706 532 73.0 68.5-77.1 174 27.0 22.9-31.5
No 3,633 3,245 87.8 86.4-89.1 388 12.2 10.9-13.6
History of CVD**
Yes 558 516 92.1 88.5-94.6 42 7.9 5.4-11.5
No 3,789 3,264 84.4 82.9-85.8 525 15.6 14.2-17.1
Heavy Drinker
Yes 251 70 24.6 19.0-31.2 181 75.4 68.8-81.0
No 4,075 3,710 89.8 88.6-91.0 365 10.2 9.0-11.4
COPD
Yes 396 369 92.1 87.3-95.2 27 7.9 4.8-12.7
No 3,959 3,421 84.7 83.2-86.1 538 15.3 13.9-16.8
Current Asthma
Yes 399 361 91.9 88.2-94.5 38 8.1 5.5-11.8
No 3,953 3,428 84.6 83.1-86.0 525 15.4 14.0-16.9
Diabetes
Yes 634 594 91.9 87.9-94.6 40 8.1 5.4-12.1
No 3,738 3,210 84.3 82.8-85.7 528 15.7 14.3-17.2
Functional Disability
Yes 1,375 1,249 89.2 86.7-91.2 126 10.8 8.8-13.3
No 2,978 2,539 83.7 82.0-85.3 439 16.3 14.7-18.0
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,460 1,354 91.5 89.2-93.3 106 8.5 6.7-10.8
No 2,912 2,450 82.8 81.0-84.4 462 17.2 15.6-19.0

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.

**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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