2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10 656 618 92.9 89.5-95.3 38 7.1 4.7-10.5
GENDER
Male 279 258 90.5 84.5-94.3 21 9.5 5.7-15.5
Female 377 360 95.1 91.0-97.4 17 4.9 2.6- 9.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 412 383 92.1 87.7-95.0 29 7.9 5.0-12.3
Non-Hispanic Black 189 184 95.2 86.3-98.4 *** *** ***
Other 55 51 90.9 76.4-96.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 185 169 89.8 82.9-94.1 16 10.2 5.9-17.1
45-64 240 228 96.3 93.3-98.0 12 3.7 2.0- 6.7
65+ 223 213 93.9 86.2-97.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 266 251 92.8 86.5-96.3 15 7.2 3.7-13.5
Some Post-H.S. 188 177 94.0 87.9-97.1 11 6.0 2.9-12.1
College Graduate 202 190 91.5 84.3-95.6 12 8.5 4.4-15.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 328 311 93.9 88.9-96.7 17 6.1 3.3-11.1
$50,000+ 216 200 89.8 82.4-94.3 16 10.2 5.7-17.6
Don't know/Not Sure 112 107 96.7 90.1-98.9 *** *** ***

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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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