2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 5

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 4,030 3,525 86.7 85.4-87.9 505 13.3 12.1-14.6
Medicaid Region 5 550 485 87.5 83.9-90.4 65 12.5 9.6-16.1
GENDER
Male 260 214 79.9 73.5-85.1 46 20.1 14.9-26.5
Female 290 271 94.5 91.0-96.6 19 5.5 3.4- 9.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 349 297 83.9 78.8-87.9 52 16.1 12.1-21.2
Non-Hispanic Black 97 93 96.5 90.8-98.7 *** *** ***
Other 98 89 87.4 75.9-93.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 204 174 85.2 78.8-89.9 30 14.8 10.1-21.2
45-64 176 150 84.3 77.0-89.5 26 15.7 10.5-23.0
65+ 166 158 95.3 89.3-98.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 196 175 86.1 79.1-91.0 21 13.9 9.0-20.9
Some Post-H.S. 152 143 93.4 87.2-96.7 *** *** ***
College Graduate 201 166 82.4 75.8-87.5 35 17.6 12.5-24.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 172 160 93.8 88.4-96.8 12 6.2 3.2-11.6
$50,000+ 258 208 79.5 73.3-84.7 50 20.5 15.3-26.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 120 117 97.1 90.6-99.2 *** *** ***

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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 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 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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