2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Heavy Drinking*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,610 4,356 94.6 93.8-95.3 254 5.4 4.7- 6.2
GENDER
Male 2,137 2,027 94.8 93.6-95.8 110 5.2 4.2- 6.4
Female 2,473 2,329 94.4 93.3-95.3 144 5.6 4.7- 6.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 4,091 3,861 94.5 93.6-95.2 230 5.5 4.8- 6.4
No 425 405 95.9 93.3-97.5 20 4.1 2.5- 6.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,228 1,126 92.6 90.9-94.1 102 7.4 5.9- 9.1
Overweight 1,459 1,381 94.1 92.4-95.4 78 5.9 4.6- 7.6
Obese 1,519 1,455 95.9 94.6-96.9 64 4.1 3.1- 5.4
Current Smoker
Yes 615 551 89.6 86.3-92.2 64 10.4 7.8-13.7
No 3,979 3,790 95.5 94.7-96.2 189 4.5 3.8- 5.3
History of CVD**
Yes 504 486 96.8 94.7-98.1 18 3.2 1.9- 5.3
No 4,061 3,826 94.4 93.5-95.1 235 5.6 4.9- 6.5
Binge Drinker
Yes 648 471 73.7 69.6-77.4 177 26.3 22.6-30.4
No 3,936 3,868 98.4 98.0-98.8 68 1.6 1.2- 2.0
Heavy Drinker
Yes 254 *** *** *** 254 100 . - .
No 4,356 4,356 100 . - . *** *** ***
COPD
Yes 353 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 4,240 4,001 94.4 93.6-95.2 239 5.6 4.8- 6.4
Current Asthma
Yes 402 378 94.1 90.6-96.3 24 5.9 3.7- 9.4
No 4,193 3,964 94.7 93.8-95.4 229 5.3 4.6- 6.2
Diabetes
Yes 639 622 97.4 95.7-98.4 17 2.6 1.6- 4.3
No 3,969 3,732 94.2 93.3-95.0 237 5.8 5.0- 6.7
Functional Disability
Yes 1,443 1,377 95.2 93.7-96.3 66 4.8 3.7- 6.3
No 3,135 2,948 94.4 93.4-95.2 187 5.6 4.8- 6.6
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,438 1,366 95.0 93.6-96.2 72 5.0 3.8- 6.4
No 3,172 2,990 94.4 93.5-95.3 182 5.6 4.7- 6.5

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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.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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