2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics

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
Region 5 541 467 85.4 81.4-88.6 74 14.6 11.4-18.6
GENDER
Male 239 195 79.0 72.2-84.6 44 21.0 15.4-27.8
Female 302 272 91.0 86.4-94.1 30 9.0 5.9-13.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 338 285 82.6 77.1-86.9 53 17.4 13.1-22.9
Non-Hispanic Black 103 92 88.7 78.7-94.3 11 11.3 5.7-21.3
Other 91 81 89.8 79.9-95.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 196 154 80.0 72.9-85.6 42 20.0 14.4-27.1
45-64 182 154 84.6 77.3-89.9 28 15.4 10.1-22.7
65+ 151 148 96.2 87.9-98.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 147 129 89.1 82.1-93.5 18 10.9 6.5-17.9
Some Post-H.S. 121 103 82.6 73.1-89.2 18 17.4 10.8-26.9
College Graduate 270 232 83.7 77.5-88.4 38 16.3 11.6-22.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 153 133 86.4 78.9-91.5 20 13.6 8.5-21.1
$50,000+ 272 228 83.0 76.8-87.9 44 17.0 12.1-23.2
Don't know/Not Sure 116 106 89.1 79.8-94.4 *** *** ***

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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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