2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 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 4,102 3,840 93.9 92.9-94.7 262 6.1 5.3- 7.1
Region 4 670 618 92.1 89.3-94.2 52 7.9 5.8-10.7
GENDER
Male 322 297 91.4 86.7-94.6 25 8.6 5.4-13.3
Female 348 321 92.8 89.1-95.3 27 7.2 4.7-10.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 421 386 91.2 87.2-94.0 35 8.8 6.0-12.8
Non-Hispanic Black 126 119 94.8 89.2-97.6 *** *** ***
Other 111 102 90.9 81.3-95.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 285 256 89.5 84.4-93.0 29 10.5 7.0-15.6
45-64 221 206 94.1 89.7-96.7 15 5.9 3.3-10.3
65+ 147 139 94.0 87.6-97.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 187 175 93.9 88.7-96.8 12 6.1 3.2-11.3
Some Post-H.S. 194 179 91.2 84.9-95.0 15 8.8 5.0-15.1
College Graduate 286 261 90.8 86.1-94.0 25 9.2 6.0-13.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 204 191 93.5 88.3-96.5 13 6.5 3.5-11.7
$50,000+ 311 283 90.1 85.2-93.5 28 9.9 6.5-14.8
Don't know/Not Sure 155 144 94.0 87.9-97.1 11 6.0 2.9-12.1

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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 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 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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