2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 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 4,102 3,840 93.9 92.9-94.7 262 6.1 5.3- 7.1
Region 1 & 2 395 363 92.2 88.3-95.0 32 7.8 5.0-11.7
GENDER
Male 179 167 95.1 90.4-97.6 12 4.9 2.4- 9.6
Female 216 196 89.5 82.6-93.9 20 10.5 6.1-17.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 340 313 92.2 87.7-95.1 27 7.8 4.9-12.3
Non-Hispanic Black 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 106 91 86.2 76.6-92.3 15 13.8 7.7-23.4
45-64 137 128 96.6 93.3-98.3 *** *** ***
65+ 143 135 95.0 89.8-97.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 112 105 94.5 87.4-97.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 116 107 91.5 82.3-96.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 167 151 90.2 83.4-94.4 16 9.8 5.6-16.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 162 150 92.7 85.1-96.6 12 7.3 3.4-14.9
$50,000+ 171 152 90.3 84.4-94.2 19 9.7 5.8-15.6
Don't know/Not Sure 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2022 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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