2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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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
Region 5 580 549 94.5 91.9-96.3 31 5.5 3.7- 8.1
GENDER
Male 259 240 91.9 86.9-95.1 19 8.1 4.9-13.1
Female 321 309 96.8 94.1-98.3 12 3.2 1.7- 5.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 356 336 94.6 91.3-96.7 20 5.4 3.3- 8.7
Non-Hispanic Black 136 130 93.5 85.8-97.2 *** *** ***
Other 88 83 96.0 89.2-98.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 235 221 93.4 88.5-96.3 14 6.6 3.7-11.5
45-64 183 173 95.0 90.2-97.5 *** *** ***
65+ 156 149 96.0 91.2-98.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 163 154 93.5 87.0-96.9 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 146 138 96.0 91.8-98.1 *** *** ***
College Graduate 269 255 94.2 90.0-96.7 14 5.8 3.3-10.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 194 182 94.3 89.2-97.0 12 5.7 3.0-10.8
$50,000+ 260 246 94.7 90.6-97.1 14 5.3 2.9- 9.4
Don't know/Not Sure 126 121 94.5 86.7-97.9 *** *** ***

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*Heavy drinkers--MALES having more than two drinks per day and FEMALES having more than one drink per day.
This question was asked of all respondents.

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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