2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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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 8 743 697 92.4 89.1-94.7 46 7.6 5.3-10.9
GENDER
Male 304 290 95.1 89.9-97.7 14 4.9 2.3-10.1
Female 439 407 89.7 84.9-93.2 32 10.3 6.8-15.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 432 396 90.1 85.6-93.4 36 9.9 6.6-14.4
Non-Hispanic Black 140 137 98.7 93.4-99.8 *** *** ***
Other 165 158 94.9 88.9-97.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 207 190 91.7 85.1-95.5 17 8.3 4.5-14.9
45-64 223 207 90.6 84.8-94.4 16 9.4 5.6-15.2
65+ 294 282 95.3 91.0-97.6 12 4.7 2.4- 9.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 275 260 92.9 86.6-96.4 15 7.1 3.6-13.4
Some Post-H.S. 205 194 92.1 85.8-95.8 11 7.9 4.2-14.2
College Graduate 262 242 91.8 86.9-95.0 20 8.2 5.0-13.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 305 292 94.3 89.7-96.9 13 5.7 3.1-10.3
$50,000+ 275 250 89.2 82.7-93.5 25 10.8 6.5-17.3
Don't know/Not Sure 163 155 95.2 89.7-97.9 *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

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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