2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 6 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 6 398 376 93.6 90.0-96.0 22 6.4 4.0-10.0
GENDER
Male 188 178 92.7 86.3-96.2 *** *** ***
Female 210 198 94.5 89.7-97.1 12 5.5 2.9-10.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 234 217 91.7 86.2-95.1 17 8.3 4.9-13.8
Non-Hispanic Black 100 97 97.4 91.0-99.3 *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 166 153 91.7 85.2-95.5 13 8.3 4.5-14.8
45-64 128 120 92.9 85.5-96.7 *** *** ***
65+ 96 95 99.1 93.6-99.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 139 132 92.6 84.5-96.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 128 118 92.4 85.8-96.1 *** *** ***
College Graduate 131 126 97.2 93.2-98.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 199 190 94.0 88.3-97.0 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 127 117 91.6 83.6-95.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not Sure 72 69 96.0 85.8-98.9 *** *** ***

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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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