2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 5

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 5 904 786 81.5 76.8-85.4 118 18.5 14.6-23.2
GENDER
Male 380 308 76.3 68.2-82.8 72 23.7 17.2-31.8
Female 524 478 86.4 80.9-90.5 46 13.6 9.5-19.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 390 320 79.4 73.7-84.1 70 20.6 15.9-26.3
Non-Hispanic Black 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 349 319 83.0 72.4-90.0 30 17.0 10.0-27.6
AGE
18-44 295 228 73.5 65.0-80.6 67 26.5 19.4-35.0
45-64 324 288 83.5 75.4-89.3 36 16.5 10.7-24.6
65+ 273 258 92.4 85.5-96.2 15 7.6 3.8-14.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 294 264 85.1 75.0-91.6 30 14.9 8.4-25.0
Some Post-H.S. 285 244 77.0 68.9-83.6 41 23.0 16.4-31.1
College Graduate 323 276 81.9 75.5-86.9 47 18.1 13.1-24.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 341 301 85.6 79.0-90.4 40 14.4 9.6-21.0
$50,000+ 371 311 76.4 69.3-82.2 60 23.6 17.8-30.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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