2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 3 Demographics

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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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
Region 3 368 349 93.6 89.2-96.2 19 6.4 3.8-10.8
GENDER
Male 176 167 92.8 84.3-96.8 *** *** ***
Female 192 182 94.3 89.5-97.0 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 301 285 93.4 88.4-96.3 16 6.6 3.7-11.6
Non-Hispanic Black 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 112 99 88.3 78.7-93.9 13 11.7 6.1-21.3
45-64 130 125 96.7 92.1-98.6 *** *** ***
65+ 121 120 97.4 83.9-99.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 132 125 91.8 81.7-96.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 105 102 97.6 92.1-99.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 130 121 91.2 83.2-95.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 149 140 92.3 84.3-96.4 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 145 139 93.9 84.9-97.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not Sure 74 70 95.5 88.2-98.4 *** *** ***

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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.

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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