BRFSS 2020 - Medicaid region 3: (Moderate Drinking Guidelines*)

2020 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 3

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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	Total Respond.^	No Drinks	Meets Guidelines	Exceeded Guidelines
North Carolina	5,365	2,843	51.8	50.1-53.4	914	16.3	15.2-17.6	1,608	31.9	30.3-33.4
Medicaid Region 3	862	414	48.3	44.5-52.2	158	17.6	14.9-20.7	290	34.1	30.5-37.8
GENDER
Male	397	158	41.4	35.8-47.2	94	22.8	18.5-27.7	145	35.8	30.6-41.4
Female	465	256	54.8	49.6-60.0	64	12.8	9.7-16.6	145	32.4	27.7-37.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	578	270	48.0	43.4-52.6	112	18.4	15.2-22.1	196	33.6	29.5-38.0
Non-Hispanic Black	157	74	42.5	33.7-51.8	25	16.7	10.9-24.8	58	40.8	31.9-50.4
Other	127	70	58.3	48.3-67.7	21	15.6	9.8-24.1	36	26.1	18.5-35.3
AGE
18-44	314	115	39.3	33.3-45.6	57	17.7	13.5-22.8	142	43.0	37.0-49.2
45-64	298	134	48.5	42.1-54.9	62	19.7	15.3-25.1	102	31.8	26.4-37.8
65+	229	153	68.5	61.2-74.9	38	15.0	10.6-20.9	38	16.5	11.8-22.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	283	176	62.7	56.1-68.9	31	10.4	7.3-14.8	76	26.8	21.3-33.2
Some Post-H.S.	238	117	45.6	38.7-52.7	45	18.6	13.7-24.9	76	35.7	29.2-42.8
College Graduate	339	120	32.2	27.0-37.7	82	26.2	21.2-31.9	137	41.6	36.0-47.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	301	179	58.4	51.7-64.8	38	12.8	9.0-17.8	84	28.8	23.1-35.3
$50,000+	397	150	37.6	32.4-43.2	88	20.8	16.7-25.5	159	41.6	36.2-47.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	164	85	53.5	44.5-62.2	32	19.5	13.5-27.5	47	27.0	20.0-35.2

Total
Respond.^

No Drinks

Meets Guidelines

Exceeded Guidelines

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,365

2,843

51.8

50.1-53.4

914

16.3

15.2-17.6

1,608

31.9

30.3-33.4

Medicaid Region 3

862

414

48.3

44.5-52.2

158

17.6

14.9-20.7

290

34.1

30.5-37.8

GENDER

Male

397

158

41.4

35.8-47.2

22.8

18.5-27.7

145

35.8

30.6-41.4

Female

465

256

54.8

49.6-60.0

12.8

9.7-16.6

145

32.4

27.7-37.5

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

578

270

48.0

43.4-52.6

112

18.4

15.2-22.1

196

33.6

29.5-38.0

Non-Hispanic Black

157

42.5

33.7-51.8

16.7

10.9-24.8

40.8

31.9-50.4

Other

127

58.3

48.3-67.7

15.6

9.8-24.1

26.1

18.5-35.3

AGE

18-44

314

115

39.3

33.3-45.6

17.7

13.5-22.8

142

43.0

37.0-49.2

45-64

298

134

48.5

42.1-54.9

19.7

15.3-25.1

102

31.8

26.4-37.8

65+

229

153

68.5

61.2-74.9

15.0

10.6-20.9

16.5

11.8-22.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

283

176

62.7

56.1-68.9

10.4

7.3-14.8

26.8

21.3-33.2

Some Post-H.S.

238

117

45.6

38.7-52.7

18.6

13.7-24.9

35.7

29.2-42.8

College Graduate

339

120

32.2

27.0-37.7

26.2

21.2-31.9

137

41.6

36.0-47.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

301

179

58.4

51.7-64.8

12.8

9.0-17.8

28.8

23.1-35.3

$50,000+

397

150

37.6

32.4-43.2

20.8

16.7-25.5

159

41.6

36.2-47.2

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

164

53.5

44.5-62.2

19.5

13.5-27.5

27.0

20.0-35.2

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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.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2020 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2020 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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