2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 5

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 5 905 859 92.6 89.5-94.9 46 7.4 5.1-10.5
GENDER
Male 380 361 93.6 89.2-96.3 19 6.4 3.7-10.8
Female 525 498 91.8 86.8-95.0 27 8.2 5.0-13.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 392 358 89.7 84.8-93.2 34 10.3 6.8-15.2
Non-Hispanic Black 150 147 98.9 96.6-99.7 *** *** ***
Other 349 340 94.0 85.4-97.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 296 277 92.6 87.7-95.7 19 7.4 4.3-12.3
45-64 324 306 90.5 83.0-94.9 18 9.5 5.1-17.0
65+ 273 264 94.7 87.5-97.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 293 286 96.2 90.4-98.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 286 266 87.9 80.8-92.7 20 12.1 7.3-19.2
College Graduate 324 305 93.8 89.4-96.4 19 6.2 3.6-10.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 342 326 94.2 89.5-96.9 16 5.8 3.1-10.5
$50,000+ 372 349 89.3 82.7-93.6 23 10.7 6.4-17.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 191 184 96.2 91.5-98.3 *** *** ***

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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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