2020 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 5,358 5,057 94.2 93.4-94.9 301 5.8 5.1- 6.6
Region 9 & 10 506 472 93.5 90.6-95.6 34 6.5 4.4- 9.4
GENDER
Male 234 217 91.7 86.2-95.2 17 8.3 4.8-13.8
Female 272 255 95.3 92.2-97.2 17 4.7 2.8- 7.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 344 314 91.1 86.7-94.1 30 8.9 5.9-13.3
Non-Hispanic Black 110 108 98.4 93.6-99.6 *** *** ***
Other 52 50 96.6 85.4-99.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 134 122 91.4 84.4-95.4 12 8.6 4.6-15.6
45-64 197 188 96.0 92.4-98.0 *** *** ***
65+ 171 158 93.6 88.6-96.5 13 6.4 3.5-11.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 187 177 95.0 90.3-97.4 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 149 139 92.9 85.8-96.6 *** *** ***
College Graduate 167 153 91.8 86.0-95.3 14 8.2 4.7-14.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 193 181 94.2 88.8-97.1 12 5.8 2.9-11.2
$50,000+ 200 184 92.5 87.1-95.8 16 7.5 4.2-12.9
Don't know/Not Sure 113 107 94.2 87.3-97.5 *** *** ***

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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 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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