2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 3

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 3,967 3,736 94.4 93.5-95.1 231 5.6 4.9- 6.5
Medicaid Region 3 560 524 94.7 92.4-96.4 36 5.3 3.6- 7.6
GENDER
Male 270 255 95.0 91.5-97.1 15 5.0 2.9- 8.5
Female 290 269 94.5 91.1-96.7 21 5.5 3.3- 8.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 335 314 94.6 91.5-96.7 21 5.4 3.3- 8.5
Non-Hispanic Black 116 109 94.9 88.6-97.8 *** *** ***
Other 109 101 95.0 89.6-97.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 217 199 93.5 89.4-96.1 18 6.5 3.9-10.6
45-64 192 181 95.9 92.4-97.8 11 4.1 2.2- 7.6
65+ 144 137 95.7 89.5-98.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 169 164 97.1 92.8-98.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 158 147 93.9 88.6-96.8 11 6.1 3.2-11.4
College Graduate 233 213 93.1 88.8-95.8 20 6.9 4.2-11.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 202 189 93.6 88.5-96.5 13 6.4 3.5-11.5
$50,000+ 244 226 94.9 91.4-97.0 18 5.1 3.0- 8.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 114 109 96.3 90.7-98.6 *** *** ***

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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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 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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