BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
Risk factor for heavy drinking (Note: Heavy drinking is defined as having greater than 2 drinks per day for men, and 1 drink per day for women)*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,291 | 7,910 | 95.1 | 94.4-95.7 | 381 | 4.9 | 4.3- 5.6 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,243 | 3,063 | 93.9 | 92.6-95.0 | 180 | 6.1 | 5.0- 7.4 |
| Female | 5,048 | 4,847 | 96.2 | 95.5-96.8 | 201 | 3.8 | 3.2- 4.5 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,254 | 5,914 | 94.2 | 93.3-94.9 | 340 | 5.8 | 5.1- 6.7 |
| African American | 1,783 | 1,748 | 97.2 | 95.4-98.3 | 35 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.6 |
| Other | 196 | 190 | 96.4 | 90.9-98.6 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.4- 9.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 115 | 111 | 95.3 | 84.8-98.7 | 4 | 4.7 | 1.3-15.2 |
| No | 8,036 | 7,659 | 95.0 | 94.3-95.7 | 377 | 5.0 | 4.3- 5.7 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 395 | 370 | 92.3 | 88.2-95.1 | 25 | 7.7 | 4.9-11.8 |
| 25-34 | 1,010 | 967 | 95.6 | 93.8-96.9 | 43 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.2 |
| 35-44 | 1,464 | 1,384 | 94.7 | 93.4-95.8 | 80 | 5.3 | 4.2- 6.6 |
| 45-54 | 1,658 | 1,570 | 94.7 | 93.3-95.9 | 88 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.7 |
| 55-64 | 1,619 | 1,549 | 95.9 | 94.7-96.8 | 70 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.3 |
| 65+ | 2,074 | 2,002 | 97.0 | 96.2-97.7 | 72 | 3.0 | 2.3- 3.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,128 | 1,096 | 96.2 | 94.2-97.5 | 32 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,634 | 2,533 | 95.9 | 94.5-97.0 | 101 | 4.1 | 3.0- 5.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,075 | 1,968 | 94.6 | 93.2-95.7 | 107 | 5.4 | 4.3- 6.8 |
| College Graduate | 2,432 | 2,291 | 94.1 | 92.8-95.3 | 141 | 5.9 | 4.7- 7.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,010 | 985 | 96.2 | 92.2-98.2 | 25 | 3.8 | 1.8- 7.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,320 | 1,265 | 95.4 | 93.6-96.7 | 55 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 965 | 913 | 94.7 | 92.7-96.1 | 52 | 5.3 | 3.9- 7.3 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,220 | 1,168 | 96.2 | 94.7-97.2 | 52 | 3.8 | 2.8- 5.3 |
| $50,000+ | 2,670 | 2,510 | 93.6 | 92.2-94.7 | 160 | 6.4 | 5.3- 7.8 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 523 | 497 | 95.3 | 92.6-97.0 | 26 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.4 |
| Appalachia II | 931 | 898 | 95.9 | 93.8-97.3 | 33 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.2 |
| Appalachia III | 690 | 670 | 97.2 | 95.3-98.3 | 20 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.7 |
| Catawba | 535 | 515 | 96.5 | 94.2-97.9 | 20 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.8 |
| Edisto Savannah | 622 | 601 | 95.2 | 89.6-97.8 | 21 | 4.8 | 2.2-10.4 |
| Low Country | 435 | 393 | 92.3 | 88.9-94.8 | 42 | 7.7 | 5.2-11.1 |
| Palmetto | 1,257 | 1,193 | 94.2 | 91.9-95.8 | 64 | 5.8 | 4.2- 8.1 |
| Pee Dee | 688 | 670 | 97.9 | 96.5-98.8 | 18 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.5 |
| Trident | 978 | 926 | 94.5 | 92.4-96.1 | 52 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.6 |
| Upper Savannah | 459 | 442 | 94.9 | 90.7-97.3 | 17 | 5.1 | 2.7- 9.3 |
| Waccamaw | 657 | 614 | 93.5 | 91.0-95.4 | 43 | 6.5 | 4.6- 9.0 |
| Wateree | 403 | 384 | 93.2 | 88.3-96.2 | 19 | 6.8 | 3.8-11.7 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 982 | 939 | 95.1 | 92.8-96.7 | 43 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.2 |
| Region II | 1,621 | 1,568 | 96.4 | 95.1-97.4 | 53 | 3.6 | 2.6- 4.9 |
| Region III | 1,792 | 1,708 | 94.9 | 93.2-96.2 | 84 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.8 |
| Region IV | 1,091 | 1,054 | 96.2 | 94.2-97.5 | 37 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.8 |
| Region V | 622 | 601 | 95.2 | 89.6-97.8 | 21 | 4.8 | 2.2-10.4 |
| Region VI | 657 | 614 | 93.5 | 91.0-95.4 | 43 | 6.5 | 4.6- 9.0 |
| Region VII | 978 | 926 | 94.5 | 92.4-96.1 | 52 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.6 |
| Region VIII | 435 | 393 | 92.3 | 88.9-94.8 | 42 | 7.7 | 5.2-11.1 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Alcohol Consumption questions.
#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
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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