2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 5 518 486 93.0 89.8-95.2 32 7.0 4.8-10.2
GENDER
Male 223 204 90.8 85.3-94.4 19 9.2 5.6-14.7
Female 295 282 95.0 90.9-97.3 13 5.0 2.7- 9.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 324 302 92.4 88.3-95.1 22 7.6 4.9-11.7
Non-Hispanic Black 133 127 95.1 89.0-97.9 *** *** ***
Other 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 193 178 90.7 84.6-94.6 15 9.3 5.4-15.4
45-64 169 157 92.6 86.7-96.0 12 7.4 4.0-13.3
65+ 148 143 97.9 94.7-99.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 166 158 94.5 87.6-97.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 143 130 90.3 83.6-94.4 13 9.7 5.6-16.4
College Graduate 207 196 93.9 88.9-96.8 11 6.1 3.2-11.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 213 196 89.8 83.3-94.0 17 10.2 6.0-16.7
$50,000+ 211 198 94.3 90.0-96.8 13 5.7 3.2-10.0
Don't know/Not Sure 94 92 96.9 88.5-99.2 *** *** ***

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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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