2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 665 628 93.2 89.3-95.7 37 6.8 4.3-10.7
GENDER
Male 314 293 91.4 84.5-95.4 21 8.6 4.6-15.5
Female 351 335 95.0 90.6-97.4 16 5.0 2.6- 9.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 360 335 93.0 88.9-95.6 25 7.0 4.4-11.1
Non-Hispanic Black 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 188 179 96.1 90.0-98.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 228 210 90.1 82.4-94.6 18 9.9 5.4-17.6
45-64 234 220 93.8 87.6-97.0 14 6.2 3.0-12.4
65+ 197 193 98.8 95.8-99.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 252 238 93.4 85.3-97.2 14 6.6 2.8-14.7
Some Post-H.S. 215 202 91.5 84.5-95.5 13 8.5 4.5-15.5
College Graduate 198 188 95.6 91.0-97.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 273 262 95.4 89.9-97.9 11 4.6 2.1-10.1
$50,000+ 252 234 89.8 81.3-94.7 18 10.2 5.3-18.7
Don't know/Not Sure 140 132 95.3 87.4-98.3 *** *** ***

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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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