2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 5 633 589 94.6 92.3-96.2 44 5.4 3.8- 7.7
GENDER
Male 285 264 93.3 89.1-96.0 21 6.7 4.0-10.9
Female 348 325 95.6 92.9-97.3 23 4.4 2.7- 7.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 391 367 94.2 90.8-96.4 24 5.8 3.6- 9.2
Non-Hispanic Black 124 114 95.2 90.7-97.6 *** *** ***
Other 105 96 94.9 89.3-97.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 262 239 94.3 90.9-96.4 23 5.7 3.6- 9.1
45-64 213 196 91.7 85.8-95.3 17 8.3 4.7-14.2
65+ 147 143 98.7 96.6-99.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 157 147 96.4 92.8-98.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 162 152 94.7 89.2-97.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 310 286 92.7 88.5-95.4 24 7.3 4.6-11.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 194 180 94.7 90.5-97.1 14 5.3 2.9- 9.5
$50,000+ 303 278 91.9 87.4-94.9 25 8.1 5.1-12.6
Don't know/Not Sure 136 131 98.7 96.6-99.5 *** *** ***

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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 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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