2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Drinks Meets Guidelines Exceeded Guidelines
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,970 2,066 52.8 50.9-54.6 664 15.7 14.5-17.0 1,240 31.6 29.9-33.3
GENDER
Male 1,822 826 46.7 44.0-49.4 379 19.6 17.6-21.7 617 33.8 31.3-36.4
Female 2,148 1,240 58.2 55.7-60.6 285 12.3 10.8-13.9 623 29.6 27.4-31.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,479 1,807 52.1 50.1-54.0 604 16.4 15.1-17.9 1,068 31.5 29.7-33.3
No 485 256 57.0 51.8-62.0 59 11.1 8.3-14.5 170 32.0 27.4-36.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,033 487 48.7 45.1-52.3 163 14.3 12.1-16.8 383 37.1 33.7-40.6
Overweight 1,346 616 46.8 43.6-49.9 273 18.9 16.6-21.4 457 34.3 31.4-37.4
Obese 1,241 732 58.1 54.8-61.3 177 14.1 12.0-16.5 332 27.8 25.0-30.9
Current Smoker
Yes 647 294 46.3 41.8-50.9 77 11.4 8.8-14.6 276 42.3 37.9-46.9
No 3,300 1,760 54.3 52.3-56.3 582 16.6 15.2-18.1 958 29.1 27.4-30.9
History of CVD**
Yes 455 321 73.6 68.8-77.9 62 12.6 9.5-16.4 72 13.8 10.7-17.5
No 3,480 1,721 50.4 48.5-52.4 597 16.0 14.7-17.4 1,162 33.6 31.8-35.5
Binge Drinker
Yes 515 *** *** *** *** *** *** 515 100 . - .
No 3,418 2,066 61.7 59.8-63.6 659 18.2 16.8-19.8 693 20.0 18.5-21.6
COPD
Yes 332 209 65.2 58.9-70.9 45 12.7 9.0-17.5 78 22.2 17.5-27.7
No 3,629 1,850 51.7 49.8-53.6 618 16.0 14.7-17.3 1,161 32.4 30.6-34.2
Current Asthma
Yes 347 202 56.3 50.2-62.3 51 13.2 9.7-17.7 94 30.4 24.9-36.6
No 3,607 1,856 52.5 50.6-54.4 611 15.9 14.6-17.3 1,140 31.6 29.9-33.4
Functional Disability
Yes 1,305 846 65.4 62.2-68.5 153 10.9 9.1-13.0 306 23.7 21.0-26.7
No 2,638 1,201 46.8 44.6-49.0 508 17.9 16.4-19.6 929 35.3 33.2-37.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,249 796 64.9 61.7-67.9 188 13.7 11.7-16.0 265 21.4 18.9-24.2
No 2,721 1,270 48.2 46.0-50.4 476 16.4 14.9-18.1 975 35.4 33.3-37.5

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*Moderate drinking guideline--MALES having a maximum of two drinks on one or more occasions within the past 30 days or FEMALES having a maximum of one drink on one or more occasions within the past 30 days.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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