SC BRFSS 2003: (A drink of alcohol is 1 can or bottle of beer, 1 glass of wine, 1 can or bottle of wine cooler, 1 cocktail, or 1 shot of liquor.<br> During the past 30 days, how often have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for South Carolina

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Alcohol Consumption

A drink of alcohol is 1 can or bottle of beer, 1 glass of wine, 1 can or bottle of wine cooler, 1 cocktail, or 1 shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, how often have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?

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	Total Respond.#	No drinks	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	Everyday
TOTAL	5,906	3,040	51.3	49.8-52.8	802	13.7	12.7-14.7	785	13.5	12.5-14.6	976	16.9	15.8-18.2	303	4.6	4.0- 5.2
GENDER
Male	2,230	919	42.5	40.1-45.0	255	11.9	10.4-13.6	321	14.7	13.0-16.5	552	24.1	22.1-26.3	183	6.8	5.8- 7.9
Female	3,676	2,121	59.3	57.4-61.1	547	15.3	14.0-16.7	464	12.5	11.3-13.8	424	10.4	9.3-11.5	120	2.6	2.1- 3.1
RACE
White	4,600	2,243	47.3	45.7-49.0	619	14.0	12.8-15.2	640	14.2	13.1-15.4	833	19.2	17.8-20.6	265	5.3	4.7- 6.1
African American	1,100	678	61.8	58.2-65.2	156	12.8	10.7-15.2	119	11.7	9.5-14.2	118	10.9	8.8-13.5	29	2.8	1.9- 4.3
Other	156	91	56.3	46.5-65.7	22	14.3	9.1-21.8	21	13.6	8.7-20.7	19	14.2	7.8-24.5	3	1.5	0.4- 4.7
HISPANIC
Yes	149	93	59.0	48.8-68.5	21	16.7	10.3-25.8	13	10.2	5.8-17.4	20	13.6	7.7-22.9	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2
No	5,705	2,908	50.8	49.3-52.4	778	13.6	12.6-14.7	767	13.7	12.7-14.8	955	17.2	16.0-18.4	297	4.7	4.1- 5.3
AGE
18-24	383	183	48.2	42.5-54.0	64	14.7	11.2-19.0	58	13.8	10.4-18.1	71	21.4	16.9-26.8	7	1.8	0.8- 4.1
25-34	946	445	46.3	42.6-50.0	174	17.7	15.1-20.6	150	15.8	13.3-18.6	156	17.9	15.2-20.9	21	2.4	1.5- 3.8
35-44	1,125	511	46.1	42.8-49.4	186	15.8	13.5-18.3	183	16.6	14.2-19.4	207	18.3	15.8-21.0	38	3.3	2.3- 4.6
45-54	1,189	547	47.6	44.4-50.9	153	13.2	11.2-15.6	189	15.6	13.4-18.0	227	17.7	15.4-20.3	73	5.9	4.5- 7.6
55-64	997	549	54.6	51.1-58.1	108	10.7	8.7-13.2	118	12.5	10.3-15.1	163	15.5	13.2-18.2	59	6.6	5.0- 8.6
65+	1,210	771	66.1	63.1-68.9	111	9.0	7.4-10.9	84	6.4	5.1- 8.1	144	11.0	9.3-13.0	100	7.5	6.1- 9.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	720	523	68.3	63.9-72.4	66	10.5	8.0-13.7	59	9.1	6.8-11.9	47	8.8	6.3-12.1	25	3.4	2.1- 5.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,814	1,087	58.7	55.9-61.5	241	13.4	11.6-15.4	185	11.3	9.5-13.2	232	13.3	11.5-15.4	69	3.3	2.5- 4.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,530	738	47.9	44.9-51.0	236	15.0	13.1-17.2	222	14.8	12.8-17.1	255	17.8	15.5-20.4	79	4.4	3.4- 5.6
College Graduate	1,832	686	37.2	34.7-39.7	258	14.2	12.4-16.2	319	17.4	15.5-19.4	440	24.4	22.2-26.8	129	6.8	5.7- 8.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	710	474	62.7	57.9-67.3	74	11.5	8.7-15.0	66	11.4	8.6-15.0	69	11.0	8.2-14.6	27	3.4	2.2- 5.3
$15,000- $24,999	997	618	61.1	57.4-64.8	131	13.0	10.7-15.6	106	10.8	8.6-13.4	106	12.7	10.1-15.8	36	2.5	1.7- 3.5
$25,000- $34,999	736	408	56.4	52.0-60.7	105	14.2	11.5-17.4	92	13.2	10.4-16.7	101	13.3	10.6-16.5	30	2.9	1.9- 4.3
$35,000- $49,999	874	409	46.6	42.7-50.5	138	15.0	12.4-17.9	124	15.1	12.4-18.2	166	19.6	16.6-23.1	37	3.8	2.6- 5.4
$50,000+	1,853	671	36.6	34.1-39.1	268	14.6	12.9-16.5	333	17.5	15.7-19.5	447	24.0	21.9-26.3	134	7.4	6.1- 8.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Appalachia I	371	216	55.5	49.2-61.6	59	14.9	11.4-19.3	38	10.5	7.2-15.2	47	16.3	11.7-22.4	11	2.7	1.4- 5.0
Appalachia II	693	392	56.4	51.9-60.9	80	12.8	9.8-16.5	92	12.5	10.0-15.5	107	15.9	12.8-19.5	22	2.4	1.5- 3.8
Appalachia III	478	275	55.8	50.3-61.2	73	16.1	12.6-20.5	59	13.7	10.1-18.5	55	11.6	8.5-15.7	16	2.6	1.5- 4.4
Catawba	387	194	51.1	45.4-56.8	66	16.6	12.8-21.3	55	15.0	11.2-19.8	59	14.7	11.2-18.9	13	2.6	1.4- 4.7
Edisto Savannah	453	240	52.7	47.1-58.2	69	15.0	11.6-19.2	56	13.3	10.0-17.6	67	15.6	11.9-20.3	21	3.3	2.1- 5.2
Low Country	290	110	45.5	38.3-52.9	36	11.2	7.7-16.0	42	13.4	9.4-18.7	61	18.6	14.2-24.1	41	11.2	8.1-15.5
Palmetto	890	396	43.7	39.8-47.6	125	14.3	11.7-17.4	142	16.6	13.8-19.8	183	20.5	17.4-23.9	44	4.9	3.5- 6.7
Pee Dee	422	270	62.3	56.5-67.7	55	13.8	10.3-18.2	43	8.9	6.3-12.4	40	11.0	7.5-15.7	14	4.1	2.2- 7.6
Trident	745	312	40.8	36.7-45.1	94	12.7	10.2-15.6	123	17.2	14.3-20.6	169	24.0	20.4-28.1	47	5.3	3.9- 7.3
Upper Savannah	291	165	55.7	48.9-62.3	39	13.4	9.5-18.6	40	13.6	9.7-18.6	34	13.4	9.0-19.5	13	3.9	2.2- 7.1
Waccamaw	513	241	49.2	44.1-54.4	57	10.9	8.2-14.4	62	11.5	8.8-14.8	109	20.0	16.3-24.3	44	8.5	6.1-11.5
Wateree	308	180	56.3	49.5-62.8	46	13.7	10.0-18.5	29	11.6	7.4-17.7	40	13.8	9.5-19.6	13	4.6	2.4- 8.8

Total
Respond.#

No drinks

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,906

3,040

51.3

49.8-52.8

802

13.7

12.7-14.7

785

13.5

12.5-14.6

976

16.9

15.8-18.2

303

4.6

4.0- 5.2

GENDER

Male

2,230

919

42.5

40.1-45.0

255

11.9

10.4-13.6

321

14.7

13.0-16.5

552

24.1

22.1-26.3

183

6.8

5.8- 7.9

Female

3,676

2,121

59.3

57.4-61.1

547

15.3

14.0-16.7

464

12.5

11.3-13.8

424

10.4

9.3-11.5

120

2.6

2.1- 3.1

RACE

White

4,600

2,243

47.3

45.7-49.0

619

14.0

12.8-15.2

640

14.2

13.1-15.4

833

19.2

17.8-20.6

265

5.3

4.7- 6.1

African American

1,100

678

61.8

58.2-65.2

156

12.8

10.7-15.2

119

11.7

9.5-14.2

118

10.9

8.8-13.5

2.8

1.9- 4.3

Other

156

56.3

46.5-65.7

14.3

9.1-21.8

13.6

8.7-20.7

14.2

7.8-24.5

1.5

0.4- 4.7

HISPANIC

Yes

149

59.0

48.8-68.5

16.7

10.3-25.8

10.2

5.8-17.4

13.6

7.7-22.9

0.5

0.1- 2.2

5,705

2,908

50.8

49.3-52.4

778

13.6

12.6-14.7

767

13.7

12.7-14.8

955

17.2

16.0-18.4

297

4.7

4.1- 5.3

AGE

18-24

383

183

48.2

42.5-54.0

14.7

11.2-19.0

13.8

10.4-18.1

21.4

16.9-26.8

1.8

0.8- 4.1

25-34

946

445

46.3

42.6-50.0

174

17.7

15.1-20.6

150

15.8

13.3-18.6

156

17.9

15.2-20.9

2.4

1.5- 3.8

35-44

1,125

511

46.1

42.8-49.4

186

15.8

13.5-18.3

183

16.6

14.2-19.4

207

18.3

15.8-21.0

3.3

2.3- 4.6

45-54

1,189

547

47.6

44.4-50.9

153

13.2

11.2-15.6

189

15.6

13.4-18.0

227

17.7

15.4-20.3

5.9

4.5- 7.6

55-64

997

549

54.6

51.1-58.1

108

10.7

8.7-13.2

118

12.5

10.3-15.1

163

15.5

13.2-18.2

6.6

5.0- 8.6

65+

1,210

771

66.1

63.1-68.9

111

9.0

7.4-10.9

6.4

5.1- 8.1

144

11.0

9.3-13.0

100

7.5

6.1- 9.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

720

523

68.3

63.9-72.4

10.5

8.0-13.7

9.1

6.8-11.9

8.8

6.3-12.1

3.4

2.1- 5.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,814

1,087

58.7

55.9-61.5

241

13.4

11.6-15.4

185

11.3

9.5-13.2

232

13.3

11.5-15.4

3.3

2.5- 4.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,530

738

47.9

44.9-51.0

236

15.0

13.1-17.2

222

14.8

12.8-17.1

255

17.8

15.5-20.4

4.4

3.4- 5.6

College Graduate

1,832

686

37.2

34.7-39.7

258

14.2

12.4-16.2

319

17.4

15.5-19.4

440

24.4

22.2-26.8

129

6.8

5.7- 8.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

710

474

62.7

57.9-67.3

11.5

8.7-15.0

11.4

8.6-15.0

11.0

8.2-14.6

3.4

2.2- 5.3

$15,000- $24,999

997

618

61.1

57.4-64.8

131

13.0

10.7-15.6

106

10.8

8.6-13.4

106

12.7

10.1-15.8

2.5

1.7- 3.5

$25,000- $34,999

736

408

56.4

52.0-60.7

105

14.2

11.5-17.4

13.2

10.4-16.7

101

13.3

10.6-16.5

2.9

1.9- 4.3

$35,000- $49,999

874

409

46.6

42.7-50.5

138

15.0

12.4-17.9

124

15.1

12.4-18.2

166

19.6

16.6-23.1

3.8

2.6- 5.4

$50,000+

1,853

671

36.6

34.1-39.1

268

14.6

12.9-16.5

333

17.5

15.7-19.5

447

24.0

21.9-26.3

134

7.4

6.1- 8.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Appalachia I

371

216

55.5

49.2-61.6

14.9

11.4-19.3

10.5

7.2-15.2

16.3

11.7-22.4

2.7

1.4- 5.0

Appalachia II

693

392

56.4

51.9-60.9

12.8

9.8-16.5

12.5

10.0-15.5

107

15.9

12.8-19.5

2.4

1.5- 3.8

Appalachia III

478

275

55.8

50.3-61.2

16.1

12.6-20.5

13.7

10.1-18.5

11.6

8.5-15.7

2.6

1.5- 4.4

Catawba

387

194

51.1

45.4-56.8

16.6

12.8-21.3

15.0

11.2-19.8

14.7

11.2-18.9

2.6

1.4- 4.7

Edisto Savannah

453

240

52.7

47.1-58.2

15.0

11.6-19.2

13.3

10.0-17.6

15.6

11.9-20.3

3.3

2.1- 5.2

Low Country

290

110

45.5

38.3-52.9

11.2

7.7-16.0

13.4

9.4-18.7

18.6

14.2-24.1

11.2

8.1-15.5

Palmetto

890

396

43.7

39.8-47.6

125

14.3

11.7-17.4

142

16.6

13.8-19.8

183

20.5

17.4-23.9

4.9

3.5- 6.7

Pee Dee

422

270

62.3

56.5-67.7

13.8

10.3-18.2

8.9

6.3-12.4

11.0

7.5-15.7

4.1

2.2- 7.6

Trident

745

312

40.8

36.7-45.1

12.7

10.2-15.6

123

17.2

14.3-20.6

169

24.0

20.4-28.1

5.3

3.9- 7.3

Upper Savannah

291

165

55.7

48.9-62.3

13.4

9.5-18.6

13.6

9.7-18.6

13.4

9.0-19.5

3.9

2.2- 7.1

Waccamaw

513

241

49.2

44.1-54.4

10.9

8.2-14.4

11.5

8.8-14.8

109

20.0

16.3-24.3

8.5

6.1-11.5

Wateree

308

180

56.3

49.5-62.8

13.7

10.0-18.5

11.6

7.4-17.7

13.8

9.5-19.6

4.6

2.4- 8.8

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter

This page was generated on 19AUG04.

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for South Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

A drink of alcohol is 1 can or bottle of beer, 1 glass of wine, 1 can or bottle of wine cooler, 1 cocktail, or 1 shot of liquor. During the past 30 days, how often have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?

A drink of alcohol is 1 can or bottle of beer, 1 glass of wine, 1 can or bottle of wine cooler, 1 cocktail, or 1 shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, how often have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?