2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 2

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 2 538 480 87.7 83.9-90.8 58 12.3 9.2-16.1
GENDER
Male 229 194 83.9 77.5-88.7 35 16.1 11.3-22.5
Female 309 286 91.1 85.8-94.6 23 8.9 5.4-14.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 385 346 88.5 84.0-91.8 39 11.5 8.2-16.0
Non-Hispanic Black 79 69 84.3 71.7-91.9 *** *** ***
Other 68 59 88.5 76.4-94.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 173 137 79.8 72.2-85.6 36 20.2 14.4-27.8
45-64 193 173 90.4 83.4-94.6 20 9.6 5.4-16.6
65+ 163 161 98.4 93.6-99.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 173 150 87.6 80.9-92.2 23 12.4 7.8-19.1
Some Post-H.S. 127 111 85.1 76.4-90.9 16 14.9 9.1-23.6
College Graduate 236 217 90.6 84.8-94.4 19 9.4 5.6-15.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 176 154 86.3 78.8-91.4 22 13.7 8.6-21.2
$50,000+ 236 204 84.1 77.1-89.2 32 15.9 10.8-22.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 126 122 95.5 88.0-98.4 *** *** ***

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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 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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