2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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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 8 481 459 96.7 94.2-98.1 22 3.3 1.9- 5.8
GENDER
Male 226 215 96.5 91.5-98.6 11 3.5 1.4- 8.5
Female 255 244 96.9 94.1-98.4 11 3.1 1.6- 5.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 331 315 96.4 93.0-98.2 16 3.6 1.8- 7.0
Non-Hispanic Black 66 65 99.9 99.0- 100 *** *** ***
Other 84 79 94.0 83.9-97.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 159 153 97.6 94.0-99.1 *** *** ***
45-64 147 138 94.5 86.9-97.8 *** *** ***
65+ 166 159 97.6 94.4-99.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 179 172 96.7 90.7-98.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 152 146 97.2 93.1-98.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 149 140 96.0 91.8-98.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 242 231 97.0 94.3-98.5 11 3.0 1.5- 5.7
$50,000+ 152 144 97.1 93.1-98.8 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not Sure 87 84 95.0 80.0-98.9 *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

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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