2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 6 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 6 372 316 85.8 80.9-89.7 56 14.2 10.3-19.1
GENDER
Male 172 138 84.0 76.6-89.4 34 16.0 10.6-23.4
Female 200 178 87.5 80.0-92.5 22 12.5 7.5-20.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 190 156 81.2 73.2-87.2 34 18.8 12.8-26.8
Non-Hispanic Black 88 80 94.9 89.1-97.7 *** *** ***
Other 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 157 122 81.4 73.5-87.3 35 18.6 12.7-26.5
45-64 119 105 86.0 74.1-93.0 14 14.0 7.0-25.9
65+ 90 83 95.2 89.1-98.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 113 99 90.2 82.2-94.9 14 9.8 5.1-17.8
Some Post-H.S. 122 103 81.6 71.3-88.7 19 18.4 11.3-28.7
College Graduate 136 113 84.6 76.0-90.4 23 15.4 9.6-24.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 130 112 88.7 80.6-93.7 18 11.3 6.3-19.4
$50,000+ 166 135 78.5 69.1-85.6 31 21.5 14.4-30.9
Don't know/Not Sure 76 69 94.4 87.5-97.6 *** *** ***

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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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