2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics

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
Region 5 626 590 94.1 91.7-95.9 36 5.9 4.1- 8.3
GENDER
Male 302 281 93.0 88.8-95.7 21 7.0 4.3-11.2
Female 324 309 95.3 92.0-97.2 15 4.7 2.8- 8.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 395 370 94.1 91.0-96.1 25 5.9 3.9- 9.0
Non-Hispanic Black 131 126 95.5 89.0-98.2 *** *** ***
Other 91 85 91.9 80.6-96.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 248 228 92.1 87.4-95.1 20 7.9 4.9-12.6
45-64 198 191 96.8 92.8-98.6 *** *** ***
65+ 166 159 96.1 91.6-98.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 156 147 95.0 90.1-97.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 153 144 93.8 87.7-97.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 315 297 93.6 89.8-96.1 18 6.4 3.9-10.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 217 207 94.8 89.9-97.4 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 285 261 91.4 87.0-94.5 24 8.6 5.5-13.0
Don't know/Not Sure 124 122 98.4 93.2-99.6 *** *** ***

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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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