BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
Risk factor for heavy drinking among men (Note: Heavy drinking is defined as having an average of more than 2 drkinks per day)*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,243 | 3,063 | 93.9 | 92.6-95.0 | 180 | 6.1 | 5.0- 7.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,243 | 3,063 | 93.9 | 92.6-95.0 | 180 | 6.1 | 5.0- 7.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 2,546 | 2,386 | 92.9 | 91.5-94.2 | 160 | 7.1 | 5.8- 8.5 |
| African American | 583 | 565 | 95.9 | 92.1-97.9 | 18 | 4.1 | 2.1- 7.9 |
| Other | 89 | 87 | 97.0 | 88.3-99.3 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.7-11.7 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 53 | 50 | 92.8 | 76.2-98.1 | 3 | 7.2 | 1.9-23.8 |
| No | 3,153 | 2,976 | 93.9 | 92.6-95.0 | 177 | 6.1 | 5.0- 7.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 166 | 150 | 89.2 | 81.8-93.8 | 16 | 10.8 | 6.2-18.2 |
| 25-34 | 392 | 370 | 94.8 | 91.5-96.9 | 22 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.5 |
| 35-44 | 588 | 541 | 92.9 | 90.5-94.7 | 47 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.5 |
| 45-54 | 643 | 605 | 94.1 | 91.4-96.0 | 38 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.6 |
| 55-64 | 670 | 638 | 95.5 | 93.4-96.9 | 32 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.6 |
| 65+ | 767 | 744 | 97.5 | 96.1-98.4 | 23 | 2.5 | 1.6- 3.9 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 402 | 382 | 93.4 | 89.3-96.0 | 20 | 6.6 | 4.0-10.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,006 | 949 | 94.2 | 91.5-96.1 | 57 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 774 | 729 | 94.3 | 91.8-96.1 | 45 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.2 |
| College Graduate | 1,056 | 998 | 93.5 | 91.0-95.3 | 58 | 6.5 | 4.7- 9.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 265 | 256 | 93.2 | 80.7-97.8 | 9 | 6.8 | 2.2-19.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 459 | 431 | 94.6 | 91.3-96.6 | 28 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.7 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 404 | 371 | 92.9 | 89.4-95.3 | 33 | 7.1 | 4.7-10.6 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 533 | 506 | 94.8 | 92.1-96.7 | 27 | 5.2 | 3.3- 7.9 |
| $50,000+ | 1,262 | 1,190 | 93.0 | 90.7-94.8 | 72 | 7.0 | 5.2- 9.3 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 220 | 207 | 95.1 | 91.5-97.2 | 13 | 4.9 | 2.8- 8.5 |
| Appalachia II | 378 | 360 | 94.8 | 91.1-97.0 | 18 | 5.2 | 3.0- 8.9 |
| Appalachia III | 254 | 246 | 97.4 | 94.1-98.9 | 8 | 2.6 | 1.1- 5.9 |
| Catawba | 204 | 193 | 94.2 | 89.2-96.9 | 11 | 5.8 | 3.1-10.8 |
| Edisto Savannah | 250 | 241 | 93.7 | 81.3-98.1 | 9 | 6.3 | 1.9-18.7 |
| Low Country | 171 | 161 | 96.1 | 92.4-98.0 | 10 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.6 |
| Palmetto | 470 | 436 | 91.5 | 86.9-94.6 | 34 | 8.5 | 5.4-13.1 |
| Pee Dee | 270 | 258 | 96.6 | 93.7-98.2 | 12 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.3 |
| Trident | 377 | 356 | 94.1 | 90.2-96.5 | 21 | 5.9 | 3.5- 9.8 |
| Upper Savannah | 189 | 179 | 92.2 | 83.7-96.5 | 10 | 7.8 | 3.5-16.3 |
| Waccamaw | 259 | 243 | 94.4 | 90.7-96.6 | 16 | 5.6 | 3.4- 9.3 |
| Wateree | 163 | 149 | 87.7 | 77.9-93.5 | 14 | 12.3 | 6.5-22.1 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 409 | 386 | 93.7 | 89.6-96.3 | 23 | 6.3 | 3.7-10.4 |
| Region II | 632 | 606 | 95.8 | 93.4-97.4 | 26 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.6 |
| Region III | 674 | 629 | 92.3 | 88.8-94.7 | 45 | 7.7 | 5.3-11.2 |
| Region IV | 433 | 407 | 93.4 | 89.5-95.9 | 26 | 6.6 | 4.1-10.5 |
| Region V | 250 | 241 | 93.7 | 81.3-98.1 | 9 | 6.3 | 1.9-18.7 |
| Region VI | 259 | 243 | 94.4 | 90.7-96.6 | 16 | 5.6 | 3.4- 9.3 |
| Region VII | 377 | 356 | 94.1 | 90.2-96.5 | 21 | 5.9 | 3.5- 9.8 |
| Region VIII | 171 | 161 | 96.1 | 92.4-98.0 | 10 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.6 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Alcohol Consumption questions and only applied to male.
#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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