2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 632 589 92.6 89.9-94.7 43 7.4 5.3-10.1
GENDER
Male 279 261 92.7 88.1-95.7 18 7.3 4.3-11.9
Female 353 328 92.6 88.9-95.1 25 7.4 4.9-11.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 368 335 90.5 86.5-93.4 33 9.5 6.6-13.5
Non-Hispanic Black 157 148 93.9 88.1-97.0 *** *** ***
Other 107 106 99.8 98.7- 100 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 254 238 92.8 88.2-95.7 16 7.2 4.3-11.8
45-64 237 221 92.2 86.8-95.5 16 7.8 4.5-13.2
65+ 132 121 92.5 86.6-95.9 11 7.5 4.1-13.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 166 158 95.2 89.7-97.9 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 181 162 88.3 82.0-92.6 19 11.7 7.4-18.0
College Graduate 284 268 94.4 90.6-96.7 16 5.6 3.3- 9.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 214 200 94.0 89.6-96.6 14 6.0 3.4-10.4
$50,000+ 298 275 91.1 86.4-94.3 23 8.9 5.7-13.6
Don't know/Not Sure 120 114 93.7 86.1-97.3 *** *** ***

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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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