2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10 463 432 94.0 91.2-95.9 31 6.0 4.1- 8.8
GENDER
Male 203 192 95.1 90.3-97.6 11 4.9 2.4- 9.7
Female 260 240 92.9 89.0-95.5 20 7.1 4.5-11.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 305 280 92.6 89.0-95.1 25 7.4 4.9-11.0
Non-Hispanic Black 103 100 96.3 87.9-99.0 *** *** ***
Other 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 139 129 94.3 88.6-97.2 *** *** ***
45-64 155 142 92.0 86.4-95.4 13 8.0 4.6-13.6
65+ 157 149 95.5 90.4-98.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 155 148 96.9 93.0-98.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 127 116 91.6 84.8-95.6 11 8.4 4.4-15.2
College Graduate 177 164 92.2 86.6-95.6 13 7.8 4.4-13.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 170 158 93.9 88.5-96.9 12 6.1 3.1-11.5
$50,000+ 180 168 94.4 89.8-97.0 12 5.6 3.0-10.2
Don't know/Not Sure 113 106 93.4 86.3-96.9 *** *** ***

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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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