2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,354 4,097 93.5 92.5-94.4 257 6.5 5.6- 7.5
GENDER
Male 2,001 1,865 92.0 90.3-93.5 136 8.0 6.5- 9.7
Female 2,353 2,232 94.9 93.7-95.9 121 5.1 4.1- 6.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,809 3,601 93.8 92.7-94.7 208 6.2 5.3- 7.3
No 539 491 91.8 88.8-94.1 48 8.2 5.9-11.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,198 1,113 92.4 90.3-94.0 85 7.6 6.0- 9.7
Overweight 1,447 1,359 93.4 91.7-94.8 88 6.6 5.2- 8.3
Obese 1,325 1,259 94.3 92.3-95.8 66 5.7 4.2- 7.7
Current Smoker
Yes 705 625 86.9 83.1-90.0 80 13.1 10.0-16.9
No 3,618 3,444 94.9 93.9-95.7 174 5.1 4.3- 6.1
History of CVD**
Yes 557 528 94.4 91.1-96.5 29 5.6 3.5- 8.9
No 3,774 3,548 93.4 92.4-94.4 226 6.6 5.6- 7.6
Binge Drinker
Yes 546 365 66.2 61.2-71.0 181 33.8 29.0-38.8
No 3,780 3,710 98.2 97.6-98.6 70 1.8 1.4- 2.4
COPD
Yes 393 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,947 3,701 93.2 92.2-94.2 246 6.8 5.8- 7.8
Current Asthma
Yes 398 377 95.7 93.0-97.4 21 4.3 2.6- 7.0
No 3,939 3,706 93.4 92.3-94.3 233 6.6 5.7- 7.7
Diabetes
Yes 633 610 93.8 89.8-96.3 23 6.2 3.7-10.2
No 3,723 3,489 93.5 92.5-94.4 234 6.5 5.6- 7.5
Functional Disability
Yes 1,371 1,302 94.7 93.0-96.0 69 5.3 4.0- 7.0
No 2,965 2,779 93.1 91.8-94.2 186 6.9 5.8- 8.2
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,455 1,394 95.4 93.7-96.6 61 4.6 3.4- 6.3
No 2,901 2,705 92.8 91.5-93.9 196 7.2 6.1- 8.5

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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.

**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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