2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Binge Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,787 3,324 86.4 84.8-87.9 463 13.6 12.1-15.2
GENDER
Male 1,658 1,372 81.7 79.0-84.1 286 18.3 15.9-21.0
Female 2,129 1,952 90.6 88.6-92.3 177 9.4 7.7-11.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,442 3,035 86.6 84.9-88.2 407 13.4 11.8-15.1
No 282 239 85.8 80.1-90.0 43 14.2 10.0-19.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 970 838 85.5 82.3-88.2 132 14.5 11.8-17.7
Overweight 1,240 1,073 83.2 79.8-86.2 167 16.8 13.8-20.2
Obese 1,268 1,129 88.7 86.2-90.8 139 11.3 9.2-13.8
Current Smoker
Yes 465 347 74.5 68.6-79.7 118 25.5 20.3-31.4
No 3,298 2,956 88.2 86.5-89.7 342 11.8 10.3-13.5
History of CVD**
Yes 413 382 93.5 89.7-95.9 31 6.5 4.1-10.3
No 3,350 2,921 85.6 83.8-87.2 429 14.4 12.8-16.2
Binge Drinker
Yes 463 *** *** *** 463 100 . - .
No 3,324 3,324 100 . - . *** *** ***
Heavy Drinker
Yes 188 54 24.6 16.8-34.4 134 75.4 65.6-83.2
No 3,582 3,265 90.1 88.7-91.4 317 9.9 8.6-11.3
COPD
Yes 297 270 91.3 85.8-94.8 27 8.7 5.2-14.2
No 3,477 3,043 86.0 84.3-87.6 434 14.0 12.4-15.7
Current Asthma
Yes 418 380 90.2 85.5-93.5 38 9.8 6.5-14.5
No 3,352 2,927 85.9 84.1-87.5 425 14.1 12.5-15.9
Diabetes
Yes 529 503 93.7 90.0-96.0 26 6.3 4.0-10.0
No 3,252 2,816 85.4 83.6-87.0 436 14.6 13.0-16.4
Functional Disability
Yes 1,248 1,099 86.1 83.0-88.7 149 13.9 11.3-17.0
No 2,508 2,195 86.4 84.4-88.1 313 13.6 11.9-15.6
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,069 985 91.6 88.9-93.7 84 8.4 6.3-11.1
No 2,716 2,337 84.7 82.7-86.5 379 15.3 13.5-17.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents 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.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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