2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 4

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 3,795 3,601 94.8 93.7-95.7 194 5.2 4.3- 6.3
Medicaid Region 4 897 856 95.6 93.8-96.9 41 4.4 3.1- 6.2
GENDER
Male 413 393 95.0 92.0-96.9 20 5.0 3.1- 8.0
Female 484 463 96.2 93.7-97.7 21 3.8 2.3- 6.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 546 514 93.9 91.0-95.9 32 6.1 4.1- 9.0
Non-Hispanic Black 171 165 97.5 94.2-98.9 *** *** ***
Other 168 165 98.3 93.8-99.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 349 337 96.5 93.5-98.2 12 3.5 1.8- 6.5
45-64 289 271 94.2 90.6-96.5 18 5.8 3.5- 9.4
65+ 248 237 95.4 90.7-97.8 11 4.6 2.2- 9.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 211 201 95.5 91.3-97.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 198 186 94.4 89.9-97.0 12 5.6 3.0-10.1
College Graduate 485 466 96.4 94.0-97.9 19 3.6 2.1- 6.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 229 219 95.8 92.1-97.8 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 508 483 95.4 92.7-97.1 25 4.6 2.9- 7.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 160 154 96.1 90.4-98.5 *** *** ***

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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 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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