2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 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 4 651 597 91.2 88.4-93.5 54 8.8 6.5-11.6
GENDER
Male 299 268 88.0 82.8-91.8 31 12.0 8.2-17.2
Female 352 329 94.0 90.8-96.2 23 6.0 3.8- 9.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 445 404 90.4 86.7-93.1 41 9.6 6.9-13.3
Non-Hispanic Black 117 111 93.0 84.7-97.0 *** *** ***
Other 89 82 92.6 85.1-96.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 256 229 90.1 85.4-93.5 27 9.9 6.5-14.6
45-64 212 196 90.6 84.6-94.4 16 9.4 5.6-15.4
65+ 168 158 95.0 90.5-97.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 212 198 92.6 87.3-95.8 14 7.4 4.2-12.7
Some Post-H.S. 206 189 91.1 85.4-94.7 17 8.9 5.3-14.6
College Graduate 229 206 89.3 84.0-93.0 23 10.7 7.0-16.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 247 230 93.7 89.6-96.2 17 6.3 3.8-10.4
$50,000+ 280 248 87.3 81.9-91.3 32 12.7 8.7-18.1
Don't know/Not Sure 124 119 95.6 89.2-98.3 *** *** ***

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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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