2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,618 3,948 84.7 83.4-85.9 670 15.3 14.1-16.6
Region 5 629 529 84.8 81.3-87.8 100 15.2 12.2-18.7
GENDER
Male 304 241 81.2 75.8-85.6 63 18.8 14.4-24.2
Female 325 288 88.1 83.2-91.8 37 11.9 8.2-16.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 394 334 85.9 81.7-89.2 60 14.1 10.8-18.3
Non-Hispanic Black 133 113 85.4 76.4-91.4 20 14.6 8.6-23.6
Other 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 251 188 75.9 69.3-81.6 63 24.1 18.4-30.7
45-64 199 173 89.4 84.2-93.1 26 10.6 6.9-15.8
65+ 165 154 94.8 90.2-97.3 11 5.2 2.7- 9.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 159 133 86.9 80.5-91.5 26 13.1 8.5-19.5
Some Post-H.S. 154 126 81.6 73.4-87.7 28 18.4 12.3-26.6
College Graduate 314 268 85.6 80.8-89.3 46 14.4 10.7-19.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 221 175 79.8 72.7-85.5 46 20.2 14.5-27.3
$50,000+ 284 239 84.7 79.4-88.8 45 15.3 11.2-20.6
Don't know/Not Sure 124 115 92.8 85.6-96.6 *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.

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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