2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 3

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 3,787 3,324 86.4 84.8-87.9 463 13.6 12.1-15.2
Medicaid Region 3 483 420 86.0 81.2-89.7 63 14.0 10.3-18.8
GENDER
Male 227 186 81.6 74.0-87.4 41 18.4 12.6-26.0
Female 256 234 89.8 83.1-94.1 22 10.2 5.9-16.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 273 238 87.2 81.7-91.2 35 12.8 8.8-18.3
Non-Hispanic Black 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 90 73 82.6 70.4-90.4 17 17.4 9.6-29.6
AGE
18-44 194 149 75.5 66.7-82.5 45 24.5 17.5-33.3
45-64 155 142 94.3 89.6-96.9 13 5.7 3.1-10.4
65+ 125 123 99.3 97.1-99.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 141 129 89.8 80.6-94.9 12 10.2 5.1-19.4
Some Post-H.S. 130 114 84.6 73.8-91.4 16 15.4 8.6-26.2
College Graduate 208 173 82.5 75.2-88.0 35 17.5 12.0-24.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 148 136 89.7 81.0-94.7 12 10.3 5.3-19.0
$50,000+ 228 186 81.7 74.4-87.3 42 18.3 12.7-25.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 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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