2020 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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%)
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
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 634 351 56.8 52.2-61.3 109 15.4 12.4-18.9 174 27.9 23.9-32.1
Region 3 583 326 55.5 50.7-60.2 92 12.7 10.1-15.7 165 31.8 27.4-36.6
Region 4 853 408 47.7 43.8-51.7 158 17.7 15.0-20.8 287 34.5 30.9-38.4
Region 5 653 320 51.2 46.7-55.7 131 18.3 15.2-21.9 202 30.5 26.6-34.7
Region 6 613 378 59.4 54.5-64.1 92 15.4 12.1-19.3 143 25.2 21.2-29.7
Region 7 697 312 46.5 42.1-50.9 130 17.1 14.1-20.5 255 36.4 32.4-40.6
Region 8 826 467 52.1 47.7-56.5 127 16.4 13.4-20.0 232 31.4 27.6-35.6
Region 9 & 10 506 281 54.5 49.3-59.6 75 13.8 10.6-17.6 150 31.8 27.0-36.9
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,942 1,125 54.4 51.5-57.3 297 15.7 13.7-17.9 520 29.9 27.3-32.6
Piedmont 2,610 1,268 49.2 46.9-51.5 483 17.2 15.6-19.0 859 33.6 31.5-35.8
Western NC 813 450 56.4 52.2-60.5 134 14.0 11.4-17.0 229 29.7 26.0-33.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 534 291 55.2 50.2-60.0 92 15.4 12.1-19.3 151 29.5 25.2-34.2
Northwest 864 492 56.1 51.9-60.1 131 12.9 10.5-15.6 241 31.1 27.3-35.1
Charlotte 681 308 45.7 41.3-50.0 136 18.8 15.7-22.4 237 35.5 31.5-39.8
Greensboro 470 252 55.3 49.9-60.6 78 14.8 11.4-18.8 140 29.9 25.3-35.0
Southern Regional 833 543 62.0 57.6-66.3 117 15.0 12.0-18.5 173 23.0 19.5-27.0
Southeast 419 198 48.1 42.2-54.0 76 17.0 13.2-21.6 145 34.9 29.7-40.4
Wake 846 365 44.9 41.0-48.9 170 19.1 16.2-22.3 311 36.0 32.4-39.8
Area L & Eastern 718 394 52.4 47.9-56.9 114 15.8 12.8-19.4 210 31.8 27.6-36.3
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 634 351 56.9 52.2-61.4 109 15.2 12.2-18.8 174 28.0 24.0-32.3
Region 2 863 488 56.9 52.9-60.9 131 13.1 10.7-15.9 244 30.0 26.4-33.8
Region 3 862 414 48.3 44.5-52.2 158 17.6 14.9-20.7 290 34.1 30.5-37.8
Region 4 1,028 445 46.0 42.4-49.7 215 18.8 16.2-21.6 368 35.2 31.9-38.6
Region 5 1,279 756 56.8 53.3-60.2 196 15.8 13.4-18.5 327 27.4 24.5-30.6
Region 6 699 389 53.1 48.5-57.6 105 15.0 12.0-18.5 205 32.0 27.8-36.4

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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.

See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.

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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