BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?*
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| Total # Respondents |
No drinks | 1-2 days | 3-7 days | 8-29 days | Everyday | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,698 | 51 | 1.4 | 1.0- 1.9 | 1,124 | 31.5 | 29.6-33.4 | 1,072 | 29.4 | 27.7-31.3 | 1,071 | 28.9 | 27.1-30.7 | 380 | 8.9 | 7.8-10.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,797 | 24 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.9 | 434 | 25.8 | 23.3-28.5 | 487 | 28.2 | 25.7-30.8 | 617 | 33.5 | 30.9-36.2 | 235 | 11.3 | 9.5-13.3 |
| Female | 1,901 | 27 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.4 | 690 | 38.8 | 36.2-41.5 | 585 | 31.0 | 28.6-33.5 | 454 | 22.8 | 20.7-25.1 | 145 | 5.8 | 4.9- 6.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,026 | 32 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.4 | 869 | 29.5 | 27.6-31.4 | 871 | 29.7 | 27.8-31.7 | 915 | 29.8 | 27.9-31.8 | 339 | 10.0 | 8.9-11.3 |
| African American | 559 | 15 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.2 | 220 | 38.9 | 33.8-44.2 | 166 | 28.4 | 24.1-33.2 | 127 | 25.1 | 20.8-29.9 | 31 | 5.8 | 3.3- 9.9 |
| Other | 91 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.6 | 31 | 30.0 | 20.2-42.1 | 26 | 27.5 | 17.1-41.1 | 26 | 36.2 | 24.2-50.2 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.1-11.4 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 51 | 2 | 4.7 | 0.9-21.1 | 17 | 28.6 | 17.0-43.9 | 16 | 36.6 | 21.9-54.2 | 14 | 28.2 | 15.7-45.3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.8 |
| No | 3,628 | 47 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.6 | 1,102 | 31.6 | 29.7-33.6 | 1,050 | 29.2 | 27.4-31.0 | 1,054 | 28.9 | 27.2-30.8 | 375 | 9.1 | 7.9-10.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 198 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.9 | 77 | 39.0 | 31.5-47.0 | 62 | 27.7 | 21.5-34.9 | 47 | 25.4 | 19.2-32.9 | 10 | 7.1 | 3.3-14.5 |
| 25-34 | 542 | 7 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.6 | 198 | 35.2 | 30.9-39.7 | 178 | 31.9 | 27.7-36.5 | 150 | 29.1 | 24.9-33.8 | 9 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.3 |
| 35-44 | 742 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.0 | 243 | 31.3 | 27.8-35.1 | 251 | 34.6 | 30.8-38.6 | 204 | 27.8 | 24.4-31.4 | 39 | 5.5 | 4.0- 7.6 |
| 45-54 | 819 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.9 | 235 | 28.1 | 24.8-31.7 | 249 | 29.9 | 26.5-33.5 | 262 | 32.0 | 28.5-35.8 | 65 | 9.1 | 6.9-11.9 |
| 55-64 | 698 | 10 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.1 | 207 | 29.8 | 26.2-33.8 | 178 | 25.6 | 22.2-29.3 | 203 | 28.8 | 25.3-32.5 | 100 | 14.2 | 11.6-17.3 |
| 65+ | 661 | 19 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.7 | 149 | 22.7 | 19.4-26.4 | 141 | 20.9 | 17.7-24.5 | 201 | 30.8 | 27.1-34.8 | 151 | 22.7 | 19.4-26.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 233 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.1 | 78 | 35.2 | 26.7-44.7 | 61 | 26.5 | 20.0-34.3 | 53 | 23.7 | 17.3-31.6 | 31 | 11.6 | 7.7-17.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 958 | 17 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.2 | 326 | 33.4 | 29.8-37.3 | 278 | 30.1 | 26.5-33.9 | 240 | 25.7 | 22.4-29.5 | 97 | 8.9 | 6.6-11.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,001 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.7 | 341 | 34.2 | 30.7-38.0 | 278 | 29.2 | 25.8-32.8 | 273 | 27.4 | 24.1-31.0 | 98 | 8.3 | 6.5-10.5 |
| College Graduate | 1,503 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 | 377 | 26.9 | 24.4-29.7 | 455 | 29.7 | 27.1-32.3 | 504 | 33.5 | 30.8-36.3 | 154 | 8.9 | 7.3-10.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 246 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.2- 7.9 | 99 | 40.2 | 31.2-50.0 | 66 | 25.6 | 18.8-33.9 | 56 | 21.6 | 15.6-29.1 | 19 | 9.4 | 3.8-21.5 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 455 | 10 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 | 159 | 32.0 | 27.0-37.5 | 128 | 30.4 | 25.1-36.2 | 110 | 27.9 | 22.8-33.7 | 48 | 8.3 | 5.8-11.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 406 | 10 | 3.2 | 1.5- 6.5 | 143 | 35.9 | 30.2-42.0 | 110 | 28.6 | 23.3-34.6 | 109 | 24.7 | 20.0-30.1 | 34 | 7.6 | 5.1-11.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 582 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 | 199 | 36.9 | 32.2-41.8 | 164 | 28.0 | 23.9-32.6 | 147 | 24.1 | 20.0-28.7 | 67 | 10.3 | 7.9-13.5 |
| $50,000+ | 1,658 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.4 | 417 | 26.2 | 23.8-28.8 | 514 | 30.9 | 28.4-33.5 | 558 | 33.7 | 31.1-36.4 | 158 | 8.4 | 7.0-10.1 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 212 | 4 | 2.8 | 0.9- 8.7 | 66 | 34.6 | 27.3-42.7 | 56 | 27.1 | 20.5-34.8 | 60 | 26.1 | 19.9-33.4 | 26 | 9.4 | 6.2-14.0 |
| Appalachia II | 396 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.2 | 120 | 29.0 | 24.0-34.6 | 109 | 26.8 | 22.0-32.2 | 134 | 35.6 | 30.1-41.6 | 30 | 7.8 | 5.1-11.7 |
| Appalachia III | 239 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.5 | 83 | 31.5 | 25.0-38.8 | 71 | 36.5 | 29.3-44.5 | 53 | 20.4 | 15.3-26.7 | 29 | 10.8 | 7.1-15.9 |
| Catawba | 238 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.4 | 77 | 36.0 | 29.2-43.4 | 77 | 32.4 | 25.9-39.6 | 66 | 25.5 | 19.6-32.4 | 13 | 4.0 | 2.1- 7.3 |
| Edisto Savannah | 238 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.7 | 81 | 34.7 | 27.2-42.9 | 84 | 35.9 | 28.2-44.5 | 54 | 19.3 | 14.1-25.8 | 18 | 9.5 | 3.8-21.8 |
| Low Country | 275 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 72 | 33.2 | 25.2-42.2 | 67 | 22.7 | 17.4-28.9 | 89 | 32.2 | 25.6-39.5 | 46 | 11.7 | 8.5-16.0 |
| Palmetto | 598 | 13 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.0 | 170 | 27.7 | 23.5-32.3 | 178 | 29.1 | 24.8-33.8 | 184 | 34.1 | 29.4-39.2 | 53 | 6.9 | 5.0- 9.5 |
| Pee Dee | 237 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.2 | 85 | 38.3 | 30.7-46.5 | 70 | 31.9 | 24.9-39.8 | 56 | 22.2 | 16.4-29.5 | 20 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.3 |
| Trident | 564 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 | 147 | 28.2 | 23.7-33.1 | 167 | 28.9 | 24.6-33.5 | 173 | 29.8 | 25.4-34.7 | 69 | 11.9 | 9.0-15.6 |
| Upper Savannah | 168 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 59 | 33.4 | 25.6-42.1 | 49 | 30.5 | 22.7-39.6 | 45 | 26.8 | 19.7-35.3 | 15 | 9.4 | 4.6-18.1 |
| Waccamaw | 334 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 4.1 | 95 | 28.8 | 23.3-35.0 | 91 | 27.4 | 22.0-33.5 | 103 | 31.8 | 26.0-38.1 | 42 | 11.0 | 8.0-14.9 |
| Wateree | 160 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.6 | 57 | 34.1 | 25.7-43.7 | 44 | 27.9 | 20.4-36.9 | 42 | 28.1 | 20.0-37.9 | 13 | 8.2 | 4.1-16.0 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 380 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.9 | 125 | 34.1 | 28.6-40.0 | 105 | 28.6 | 23.4-34.4 | 105 | 26.4 | 21.6-31.8 | 41 | 9.4 | 6.4-13.7 |
| Region II | 635 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 203 | 30.0 | 25.9-34.3 | 180 | 30.4 | 26.3-35.0 | 187 | 30.0 | 25.8-34.5 | 59 | 8.9 | 6.6-11.9 |
| Region III | 836 | 18 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.6 | 247 | 30.1 | 26.5-34.0 | 255 | 30.1 | 26.4-34.0 | 250 | 31.6 | 27.8-35.7 | 66 | 6.0 | 4.5- 8.0 |
| Region IV | 397 | 10 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.9 | 142 | 36.7 | 30.9-42.9 | 114 | 30.3 | 25.0-36.2 | 98 | 24.5 | 19.6-30.3 | 33 | 6.3 | 4.1- 9.6 |
| Region V | 238 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.7 | 81 | 34.7 | 27.2-42.9 | 84 | 35.9 | 28.2-44.5 | 54 | 19.3 | 14.1-25.8 | 18 | 9.5 | 3.8-21.8 |
| Region VI | 334 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 4.1 | 95 | 28.8 | 23.3-35.0 | 91 | 27.4 | 22.0-33.5 | 103 | 31.8 | 26.0-38.1 | 42 | 11.0 | 8.0-14.9 |
| Region VII | 564 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 | 147 | 28.2 | 23.7-33.1 | 167 | 28.9 | 24.6-33.5 | 173 | 29.8 | 25.4-34.7 | 69 | 11.9 | 9.0-15.6 |
| Region VIII | 275 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 72 | 33.2 | 25.2-42.2 | 67 | 22.7 | 17.4-28.9 | 89 | 32.2 | 25.6-39.5 | 46 | 11.7 | 8.5-16.0 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported that they had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage during the past 30 days.
#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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