2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 6

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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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 6 501 469 94.0 90.5-96.2 32 6.0 3.8- 9.5
GENDER
Male 216 203 95.4 91.2-97.7 13 4.6 2.3- 8.8
Female 285 266 92.6 86.6-96.0 19 7.4 4.0-13.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 313 291 93.8 89.8-96.3 22 6.2 3.7-10.2
Non-Hispanic Black 113 109 95.0 81.9-98.8 *** *** ***
Other 69 64 92.9 82.0-97.4 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 168 154 92.0 84.7-96.0 14 8.0 4.0-15.3
45-64 169 161 95.9 91.5-98.1 *** *** ***
65+ 163 153 95.4 90.2-97.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 157 146 91.6 82.3-96.2 11 8.4 3.8-17.7
Some Post-H.S. 162 151 94.4 89.9-97.0 11 5.6 3.0-10.1
College Graduate 180 170 96.7 93.4-98.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 180 171 93.0 84.0-97.1 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 229 208 93.4 89.3-96.0 21 6.6 4.0-10.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 92 90 97.0 87.5-99.3 *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

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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