2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 5

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 4,610 4,356 94.6 93.8-95.3 254 5.4 4.7- 6.2
Medicaid Region 5 1,105 1,041 93.2 91.1-94.8 64 6.8 5.2- 8.9
GENDER
Male 480 456 94.3 91.2-96.4 24 5.7 3.6- 8.8
Female 625 585 92.1 89.0-94.5 40 7.9 5.5-11.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 624 575 90.9 87.7-93.3 49 9.1 6.7-12.3
Non-Hispanic Black 255 246 96.4 92.3-98.4 *** *** ***
Other 214 208 96.8 91.4-98.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 349 324 92.9 89.1-95.4 25 7.1 4.6-10.9
45-64 329 307 92.1 88.0-94.8 22 7.9 5.2-12.0
65+ 404 388 94.8 91.0-97.1 16 5.2 2.9- 9.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 392 367 92.2 88.2-94.9 25 7.8 5.1-11.8
Some Post-H.S. 331 317 94.7 90.9-97.0 14 5.3 3.0- 9.1
College Graduate 380 355 92.4 88.4-95.0 25 7.6 5.0-11.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 445 425 94.1 90.6-96.4 20 5.9 3.6- 9.4
$50,000+ 425 388 89.9 85.8-92.9 37 10.1 7.1-14.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 235 228 97.8 94.8-99.1 *** *** ***

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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 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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