2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 3

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking
(CDC calculated variable)*

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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 3 819 706 85.8 82.9-88.4 113 14.2 11.6-17.1
GENDER
Male 386 318 81.9 77.0-85.9 68 18.1 14.1-23.0
Female 433 388 89.6 85.8-92.4 45 10.4 7.6-14.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 473 405 84.9 80.9-88.2 68 15.1 11.8-19.1
Non-Hispanic Black 159 143 90.7 84.7-94.5 16 9.3 5.5-15.3
Other 180 151 82.7 74.3-88.8 29 17.3 11.2-25.7
AGE
18-44 333 257 79.8 74.8-84.0 76 20.2 16.0-25.2
45-64 272 245 88.1 82.1-92.2 27 11.9 7.8-17.9
65+ 198 189 94.9 90.0-97.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 236 208 87.4 81.5-91.6 28 12.6 8.4-18.5
Some Post-H.S. 206 183 87.5 81.3-91.8 23 12.5 8.2-18.7
College Graduate 375 313 82.9 78.3-86.8 62 17.1 13.2-21.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 233 210 88.5 81.9-92.9 23 11.5 7.1-18.1
$50,000+ 405 335 81.9 77.4-85.8 70 18.1 14.2-22.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 181 161 90.9 85.6-94.4 20 9.1 5.6-14.4

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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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