2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 670 640 96.0 93.8-97.5 30 4.0 2.5- 6.2
GENDER
Male 313 301 96.1 92.0-98.2 12 3.9 1.8- 8.0
Female 357 339 95.9 93.2-97.6 18 4.1 2.4- 6.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 390 369 95.0 91.5-97.1 21 5.0 2.9- 8.5
Non-Hispanic Black 147 144 98.5 95.1-99.6 *** *** ***
Other 117 112 95.7 88.1-98.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 288 274 95.3 91.1-97.6 14 4.7 2.4- 8.9
45-64 231 222 96.8 93.3-98.5 *** *** ***
65+ 139 132 96.1 90.4-98.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 184 178 95.8 89.8-98.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 160 155 98.2 95.3-99.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 325 306 94.6 91.0-96.8 19 5.4 3.2- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 184 174 92.3 85.1-96.2 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 344 326 96.6 94.3-98.0 18 3.4 2.0- 5.7
Don't know/Not Sure 142 140 99.5 97.7-99.9 *** *** ***

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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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