2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 Demographics

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,090 3,448 83.4 81.9-84.8 642 16.6 15.2-18.1
Region 7 668 557 83.0 79.3-86.2 111 17.0 13.8-20.7
GENDER
Male 314 245 75.7 69.3-81.1 69 24.3 18.9-30.7
Female 354 312 89.3 85.2-92.4 42 10.7 7.6-14.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 389 317 80.2 75.0-84.5 72 19.8 15.5-25.0
Non-Hispanic Black 146 129 88.8 81.3-93.5 17 11.2 6.5-18.7
Other 117 100 85.7 76.0-91.9 17 14.3 8.1-24.0
AGE
18-44 289 214 75.2 69.0-80.5 75 24.8 19.5-31.0
45-64 228 200 86.1 79.3-90.9 28 13.9 9.1-20.7
65+ 139 132 95.8 89.6-98.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 182 150 81.8 74.1-87.6 32 18.2 12.4-25.9
Some Post-H.S. 160 141 85.1 76.9-90.7 19 14.9 9.3-23.1
College Graduate 325 265 82.5 77.6-86.5 60 17.5 13.5-22.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 181 151 82.9 75.1-88.6 30 17.1 11.4-24.9
$50,000+ 343 277 80.8 75.5-85.2 66 19.2 14.8-24.5
Don't know/Not Sure 144 129 87.7 79.2-93.1 15 12.3 6.9-20.8

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.

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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