BRFSS 2021 - Medicaid region 5: (Moderate Drinking Guidelines*)

2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 5

Alcohol Consumption

Moderate Drinking Guidelines*

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	Total Respond.^	No Drinks	Meets Guidelines	Exceeded Guidelines
North Carolina	4,615	2,345	50.8	49.0-52.6	780	15.6	14.4-16.9	1,490	33.7	32.0-35.4
Medicaid Region 5	1,109	637	54.2	50.5-57.9	167	13.7	11.4-16.3	305	32.1	28.6-35.8
GENDER
Male	485	229	46.6	41.1-52.2	101	18.1	14.4-22.5	155	35.4	30.2-40.9
Female	624	408	61.3	56.3-66.1	66	9.6	7.2-12.8	150	29.1	24.6-34.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	624	326	50.8	46.1-55.5	103	13.8	11.1-17.0	195	35.4	30.9-40.0
Non-Hispanic Black	255	176	65.5	57.6-72.7	34	12.5	8.4-18.1	45	22.0	15.8-29.8
Other	217	129	53.0	43.0-62.7	27	13.3	7.5-22.5	61	33.7	24.9-43.8
AGE
18-44	353	159	45.7	39.6-52.0	41	11.2	7.9-15.7	153	43.1	37.0-49.4
45-64	327	183	56.5	49.9-62.8	48	13.2	9.5-18.1	96	30.3	24.7-36.6
65+	406	280	67.4	61.6-72.6	76	19.5	15.2-24.5	50	13.2	9.7-17.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	396	269	62.1	55.7-68.2	38	9.4	6.4-13.6	89	28.4	22.9-34.7
Some Post-H.S.	330	186	51.5	45.0-57.9	58	16.7	12.5-22.0	86	31.8	26.0-38.2
College Graduate	381	181	44.9	39.1-50.8	71	16.4	12.7-20.8	129	38.7	33.1-44.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	445	300	61.0	54.9-66.7	54	12.5	9.1-16.9	91	26.5	21.3-32.5
$50,000+	426	180	43.7	37.9-49.7	80	15.3	11.8-19.6	166	41.0	35.4-46.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	238	157	62.4	53.8-70.2	33	12.7	8.2-19.0	48	25.0	18.1-33.4

Total
Respond.^

No Drinks

Meets Guidelines

Exceeded Guidelines

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,615

2,345

50.8

49.0-52.6

780

15.6

14.4-16.9

1,490

33.7

32.0-35.4

Medicaid Region 5

1,109

637

54.2

50.5-57.9

167

13.7

11.4-16.3

305

32.1

28.6-35.8

GENDER

Male

485

229

46.6

41.1-52.2

101

18.1

14.4-22.5

155

35.4

30.2-40.9

Female

624

408

61.3

56.3-66.1

9.6

7.2-12.8

150

29.1

24.6-34.0

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

624

326

50.8

46.1-55.5

103

13.8

11.1-17.0

195

35.4

30.9-40.0

Non-Hispanic Black

255

176

65.5

57.6-72.7

12.5

8.4-18.1

22.0

15.8-29.8

Other

217

129

53.0

43.0-62.7

13.3

7.5-22.5

33.7

24.9-43.8

AGE

18-44

353

159

45.7

39.6-52.0

11.2

7.9-15.7

153

43.1

37.0-49.4

45-64

327

183

56.5

49.9-62.8

13.2

9.5-18.1

30.3

24.7-36.6

65+

406

280

67.4

61.6-72.6

19.5

15.2-24.5

13.2

9.7-17.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

396

269

62.1

55.7-68.2

9.4

6.4-13.6

28.4

22.9-34.7

Some Post-H.S.

330

186

51.5

45.0-57.9

16.7

12.5-22.0

31.8

26.0-38.2

College Graduate

381

181

44.9

39.1-50.8

16.4

12.7-20.8

129

38.7

33.1-44.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

445

300

61.0

54.9-66.7

12.5

9.1-16.9

26.5

21.3-32.5

$50,000+

426

180

43.7

37.9-49.7

15.3

11.8-19.6

166

41.0

35.4-46.9

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

238

157

62.4

53.8-70.2

12.7

8.2-19.0

25.0

18.1-33.4

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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.

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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