2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,967 3,736 94.4 93.5-95.1 231 5.6 4.9- 6.5
GENDER
Male 1,823 1,701 93.3 91.8-94.5 122 6.7 5.5- 8.2
Female 2,144 2,035 95.3 94.3-96.2 109 4.7 3.8- 5.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,483 3,292 94.6 93.7-95.4 191 5.4 4.6- 6.3
No 478 438 93.0 90.2-95.0 40 7.0 5.0- 9.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,038 953 91.9 89.8-93.6 85 8.1 6.4-10.2
Overweight 1,342 1,254 93.8 92.2-95.1 88 6.2 4.9- 7.8
Obese 1,238 1,191 96.3 94.9-97.3 47 3.7 2.7- 5.1
Current Smoker
Yes 647 574 89.7 86.8-92.0 73 10.3 8.0-13.2
No 3,298 3,142 95.4 94.6-96.2 156 4.6 3.8- 5.4
History of CVD**
Yes 459 437 96.0 93.6-97.5 22 4.0 2.5- 6.4
No 3,473 3,265 94.2 93.2-95.0 208 5.8 5.0- 6.8
Binge Drinker
Yes 504 357 71.2 66.5-75.6 147 28.8 24.4-33.5
No 3,428 3,352 98.1 97.5-98.5 76 1.9 1.5- 2.5
COPD
Yes 333 312 94.2 90.7-96.5 21 5.8 3.5- 9.3
No 3,624 3,415 94.4 93.5-95.2 209 5.6 4.8- 6.5
Current Asthma
Yes 348 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,602 3,386 94.2 93.3-95.0 216 5.8 5.0- 6.7
Functional Disability
Yes 1,308 1,238 94.8 93.2-96.1 70 5.2 3.9- 6.8
No 2,632 2,472 94.1 93.0-95.0 160 5.9 5.0- 7.0
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,252 1,192 95.5 94.0-96.6 60 4.5 3.4- 6.0
No 2,715 2,544 93.9 92.9-94.9 171 6.1 5.1- 7.1

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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.

**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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