2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 474 456 96.0 93.2-97.7 18 4.0 2.3- 6.8
Region 3 456 439 97.1 95.2-98.2 17 2.9 1.8- 4.8
Region 4 686 649 95.3 93.4-96.7 37 4.7 3.3- 6.6
Region 5 626 590 94.1 91.7-95.9 36 5.9 4.1- 8.3
Region 6 499 475 94.2 91.3-96.2 24 5.8 3.8- 8.7
Region 7 663 618 93.6 91.2-95.4 45 6.4 4.6- 8.8
Region 8 743 697 92.4 89.1-94.7 46 7.6 5.3-10.9
Region 9 & 10 463 432 94.0 91.2-95.9 31 6.0 4.1- 8.8
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,721 1,620 93.9 92.3-95.1 101 6.1 4.9- 7.7
Piedmont 2,297 2,169 94.7 93.6-95.6 128 5.3 4.4- 6.4
Western NC 592 567 95.8 93.3-97.3 25 4.2 2.7- 6.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 393 378 96.3 93.4-97.9 15 3.7 2.1- 6.6
Northwest 685 656 96.1 94.1-97.5 29 3.9 2.5- 5.9
Charlotte 551 523 95.5 93.3-96.9 28 4.5 3.1- 6.7
Greensboro 481 454 94.7 91.9-96.5 27 5.3 3.5- 8.1
Southern Regional 732 697 93.7 91.0-95.7 35 6.3 4.3- 9.0
Southeast 349 318 91.2 87.0-94.1 31 8.8 5.9-13.0
Wake 772 720 93.0 90.7-94.8 52 7.0 5.2- 9.3
Area L & Eastern 647 610 94.9 92.6-96.5 37 5.1 3.5- 7.4
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 499 479 96.0 93.3-97.6 20 4.0 2.4- 6.7
Region 2 703 676 96.5 94.6-97.7 27 3.5 2.3- 5.4
Region 3 699 662 95.4 93.5-96.7 37 4.6 3.3- 6.5
Region 4 991 922 93.0 90.9-94.6 69 7.0 5.4- 9.1
Region 5 1,105 1,041 93.2 91.1-94.8 64 6.8 5.2- 8.9
Region 6 613 576 94.4 91.9-96.2 37 5.6 3.8- 8.1

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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.

See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.

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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