2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 3

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,618 3,948 84.7 83.4-85.9 670 15.3 14.1-16.6
Medicaid Region 3 699 582 83.5 80.1-86.4 117 16.5 13.6-19.9
GENDER
Male 335 261 78.7 73.3-83.3 74 21.3 16.7-26.7
Female 364 321 87.9 83.5-91.3 43 12.1 8.7-16.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 452 364 80.3 75.8-84.2 88 19.7 15.8-24.2
Non-Hispanic Black 125 112 89.9 81.8-94.6 13 10.1 5.4-18.2
Other 109 94 86.3 77.1-92.1 15 13.7 7.9-22.9
AGE
18-44 279 207 76.2 70.0-81.3 72 23.8 18.7-30.0
45-64 216 181 85.9 80.6-90.0 35 14.1 10.0-19.4
65+ 180 172 96.1 91.8-98.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 207 177 84.6 78.0-89.4 30 15.4 10.6-22.0
Some Post-H.S. 188 160 84.4 77.8-89.4 28 15.6 10.6-22.2
College Graduate 301 242 81.0 75.8-85.3 59 19.0 14.7-24.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 214 185 87.4 81.3-91.7 29 12.6 8.3-18.7
$50,000+ 350 280 79.8 74.5-84.2 70 20.2 15.8-25.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 135 117 86.8 79.1-92.0 18 13.2 8.0-20.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 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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