2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 571 539 95.1 92.9-96.6 32 4.9 3.4- 7.1
GENDER
Male 279 259 93.6 89.8-96.0 20 6.4 4.0-10.2
Female 292 280 96.4 93.4-98.1 12 3.6 1.9- 6.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 350 325 93.6 90.3-95.9 25 6.4 4.1- 9.7
Non-Hispanic Black 132 128 97.8 94.0-99.2 *** *** ***
Other 89 86 96.2 87.9-98.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 223 205 94.2 90.3-96.6 18 5.8 3.4- 9.7
45-64 203 193 95.6 91.9-97.7 *** *** ***
65+ 136 132 95.9 89.0-98.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 179 174 97.2 93.0-98.9 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 115 103 91.1 84.2-95.2 12 8.9 4.8-15.8
College Graduate 276 261 95.6 92.4-97.5 15 4.4 2.5- 7.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 189 176 92.3 86.7-95.7 13 7.7 4.3-13.3
$50,000+ 264 247 94.9 91.4-97.0 17 5.1 3.0- 8.6
Don't know/Not Sure 118 116 99.3 97.0-99.8 *** *** ***

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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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