2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 666 536 81.2 77.6-84.3 130 18.8 15.7-22.4
GENDER
Male 327 248 76.0 70.2-80.9 79 24.0 19.1-29.8
Female 339 288 85.9 81.5-89.5 51 14.1 10.5-18.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 388 303 78.9 74.0-83.2 85 21.1 16.8-26.0
Non-Hispanic Black 143 129 89.2 82.0-93.8 14 10.8 6.2-18.0
Other 122 93 76.5 67.1-83.8 29 23.5 16.2-32.9
AGE
18-44 289 199 70.9 64.5-76.5 90 29.1 23.5-35.5
45-64 233 203 88.7 83.6-92.4 30 11.3 7.6-16.4
65+ 133 125 92.8 85.3-96.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 175 141 82.3 75.3-87.7 34 17.7 12.3-24.7
Some Post-H.S. 141 114 82.6 74.8-88.4 27 17.4 11.6-25.2
College Graduate 345 277 79.2 74.1-83.5 68 20.8 16.5-25.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 206 173 84.0 77.4-88.9 33 16.0 11.1-22.6
$50,000+ 339 265 78.8 73.4-83.3 74 21.2 16.7-26.6
Don't know/Not Sure 121 98 82.7 74.2-88.8 23 17.3 11.2-25.8

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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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