2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 663 618 93.6 91.2-95.4 45 6.4 4.6- 8.8
GENDER
Male 325 306 94.6 91.1-96.8 19 5.4 3.2- 8.9
Female 338 312 92.7 89.1-95.2 26 7.3 4.8-10.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 388 357 91.5 87.8-94.2 31 8.5 5.8-12.2
Non-Hispanic Black 142 139 97.8 93.3-99.3 *** *** ***
Other 121 111 94.4 89.4-97.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 288 261 91.4 87.1-94.3 27 8.6 5.7-12.9
45-64 232 219 95.1 91.3-97.3 13 4.9 2.7- 8.7
65+ 133 128 95.8 90.0-98.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 176 170 97.0 92.9-98.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 138 126 92.3 86.2-95.8 12 7.7 4.2-13.8
College Graduate 344 318 92.0 88.1-94.7 26 8.0 5.3-11.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 208 199 96.7 93.3-98.4 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 337 305 90.3 86.1-93.4 32 9.7 6.6-13.9
Don't know/Not Sure 118 114 96.9 91.8-98.9 *** *** ***

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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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