2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 660 573 82.3 77.4-86.3 87 17.7 13.7-22.6
GENDER
Male 310 253 75.9 68.2-82.2 57 24.1 17.8-31.8
Female 350 320 88.7 82.5-92.9 30 11.3 7.1-17.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 355 304 83.6 78.0-87.9 51 16.4 12.1-22.0
Non-Hispanic Black 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 226 174 72.3 63.6-79.7 52 27.7 20.3-36.4
45-64 232 208 88.2 80.8-92.9 24 11.8 7.1-19.2
65+ 196 185 93.9 86.5-97.4 11 6.1 2.6-13.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 251 215 80.5 71.6-87.1 36 19.5 12.9-28.4
Some Post-H.S. 212 181 81.5 73.2-87.6 31 18.5 12.4-26.8
College Graduate 197 177 87.5 80.2-92.3 20 12.5 7.7-19.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 271 236 81.0 72.7-87.2 35 19.0 12.8-27.3
$50,000+ 249 211 78.9 70.2-85.5 38 21.1 14.5-29.8
Don't know/Not Sure 140 126 89.9 80.6-95.0 14 10.1 5.0-19.4

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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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