2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 4

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,610 4,356 94.6 93.8-95.3 254 5.4 4.7- 6.2
Medicaid Region 4 991 922 93.0 90.9-94.6 69 7.0 5.4- 9.1
GENDER
Male 482 452 93.8 90.8-95.9 30 6.2 4.1- 9.2
Female 509 470 92.2 89.2-94.4 39 7.8 5.6-10.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 593 547 91.6 88.6-93.8 46 8.4 6.2-11.4
Non-Hispanic Black 205 198 96.1 91.7-98.2 *** *** ***
Other 178 163 93.2 88.4-96.1 15 6.8 3.9-11.6
AGE
18-44 429 386 90.3 86.7-93.0 43 9.7 7.0-13.3
45-64 324 308 95.4 92.1-97.3 16 4.6 2.7- 7.9
65+ 222 214 96.0 91.9-98.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 249 237 95.6 91.9-97.6 12 4.4 2.4- 8.1
Some Post-H.S. 209 191 91.4 86.3-94.8 18 8.6 5.2-13.7
College Graduate 527 489 92.1 89.0-94.3 38 7.9 5.7-11.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 312 298 96.3 93.5-97.9 14 3.7 2.1- 6.5
$50,000+ 491 442 89.2 85.6-92.1 49 10.8 7.9-14.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 188 182 96.7 92.6-98.6 *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

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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