BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
One drink is equivalent to a 12-ounce beer, a 4-ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor. On days when you drank, during the past 30 days, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*
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| Total # Respondents |
Only one | Two | Three | Four | Five or more | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,623 | 1,521 | 37.6 | 35.7-39.5 | 1,165 | 30.7 | 28.9-32.5 | 446 | 13.9 | 12.5-15.5 | 187 | 6.5 | 5.5- 7.7 | 304 | 11.3 | 10.0-12.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,760 | 562 | 29.4 | 26.9-32.0 | 577 | 30.5 | 28.0-33.2 | 264 | 16.1 | 13.9-18.5 | 134 | 8.8 | 7.3-10.7 | 223 | 15.2 | 13.1-17.5 |
| Female | 1,863 | 959 | 48.2 | 45.5-50.9 | 588 | 30.8 | 28.4-33.4 | 182 | 11.1 | 9.5-13.0 | 53 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.9 | 81 | 6.3 | 4.9- 8.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,967 | 1,245 | 37.8 | 35.8-39.8 | 955 | 30.7 | 28.9-32.7 | 370 | 13.9 | 12.4-15.6 | 157 | 6.6 | 5.6- 7.9 | 240 | 10.9 | 9.5-12.6 |
| African American | 547 | 227 | 37.6 | 32.7-42.8 | 175 | 30.6 | 25.8-35.8 | 65 | 13.8 | 10.2-18.5 | 27 | 6.2 | 4.1- 9.3 | 53 | 11.8 | 8.6-15.9 |
| Other | 92 | 39 | 33.5 | 23.3-45.5 | 31 | 31.2 | 21.1-43.4 | 8 | 10.4 | 4.9-20.8 | 3 | 6.5 | 1.3-27.4 | 11 | 18.4 | 9.4-33.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 47 | 21 | 36.0 | 22.2-52.6 | 10 | 16.7 | 8.3-30.9 | 5 | 15.8 | 6.6-33.4 | 6 | 13.2 | 5.7-27.6 | 5 | 18.3 | 6.6-41.6 |
| No | 3,562 | 1,492 | 37.6 | 35.7-39.5 | 1,149 | 30.9 | 29.1-32.8 | 441 | 13.9 | 12.4-15.5 | 181 | 6.4 | 5.4- 7.6 | 299 | 11.2 | 9.8-12.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 196 | 52 | 25.3 | 19.2-32.6 | 49 | 25.3 | 18.9-33.1 | 36 | 18.8 | 13.1-26.2 | 21 | 10.7 | 6.7-16.6 | 38 | 19.9 | 14.4-26.9 |
| 25-34 | 526 | 153 | 28.8 | 24.7-33.3 | 181 | 31.0 | 26.9-35.4 | 79 | 16.2 | 12.7-20.3 | 38 | 7.4 | 5.2-10.3 | 75 | 16.6 | 13.1-20.8 |
| 35-44 | 729 | 238 | 31.9 | 28.3-35.8 | 243 | 32.8 | 29.1-36.7 | 120 | 15.9 | 13.2-19.0 | 45 | 6.6 | 4.8- 9.0 | 83 | 12.8 | 10.2-15.9 |
| 45-54 | 813 | 332 | 38.8 | 35.1-42.6 | 266 | 32.2 | 28.7-36.0 | 103 | 13.1 | 10.7-16.0 | 51 | 7.5 | 5.5-10.1 | 61 | 8.4 | 6.2-11.1 |
| 55-64 | 689 | 350 | 51.7 | 47.6-55.8 | 221 | 30.2 | 26.7-34.0 | 64 | 10.1 | 7.8-13.0 | 20 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.2 | 34 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.8 |
| 65+ | 634 | 375 | 59.2 | 55.0-63.3 | 195 | 30.8 | 27.1-34.8 | 41 | 6.5 | 4.7- 9.0 | 12 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.5 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 216 | 64 | 26.0 | 19.4-33.8 | 63 | 29.0 | 20.5-39.2 | 32 | 15.1 | 10.1-21.9 | 17 | 7.3 | 4.3-12.0 | 40 | 22.7 | 15.9-31.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 930 | 378 | 36.2 | 32.5-40.1 | 270 | 26.1 | 22.9-29.6 | 117 | 14.7 | 11.6-18.5 | 52 | 7.4 | 5.3-10.3 | 113 | 15.6 | 12.7-19.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 985 | 431 | 37.7 | 34.2-41.4 | 279 | 28.1 | 24.8-31.7 | 136 | 14.9 | 12.3-17.9 | 57 | 7.6 | 5.7-10.1 | 82 | 11.7 | 9.1-14.8 |
| College Graduate | 1,489 | 645 | 40.6 | 37.8-43.5 | 553 | 36.6 | 33.9-39.4 | 161 | 12.3 | 10.4-14.6 | 61 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.3 | 69 | 5.6 | 4.2- 7.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 234 | 91 | 33.3 | 25.5-42.1 | 69 | 28.0 | 19.6-38.3 | 28 | 16.8 | 9.4-28.3 | 16 | 8.3 | 4.6-14.5 | 30 | 13.7 | 8.3-21.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 448 | 170 | 34.0 | 28.8-39.6 | 141 | 28.7 | 23.8-34.2 | 55 | 15.0 | 11.0-20.2 | 20 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.1 | 62 | 17.9 | 13.6-23.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 395 | 169 | 38.8 | 33.0-45.0 | 102 | 24.6 | 19.7-30.2 | 54 | 14.6 | 10.9-19.4 | 27 | 8.9 | 5.7-13.6 | 43 | 13.0 | 9.2-18.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 568 | 237 | 37.8 | 33.2-42.7 | 193 | 31.8 | 27.4-36.5 | 69 | 13.2 | 10.1-17.1 | 28 | 7.3 | 4.5-11.6 | 41 | 9.9 | 7.1-13.6 |
| $50,000+ | 1,643 | 670 | 36.5 | 33.9-39.1 | 571 | 33.9 | 31.4-36.6 | 219 | 14.3 | 12.4-16.5 | 79 | 6.4 | 5.0- 8.1 | 104 | 8.9 | 7.1-11.1 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 208 | 75 | 32.6 | 25.7-40.3 | 68 | 27.0 | 21.1-33.8 | 24 | 15.0 | 9.6-22.6 | 15 | 10.4 | 5.8-17.8 | 26 | 15.1 | 10.0-22.3 |
| Appalachia II | 391 | 175 | 40.5 | 34.9-46.3 | 111 | 27.7 | 22.7-33.4 | 57 | 15.6 | 11.6-20.5 | 18 | 5.9 | 3.4-10.3 | 30 | 10.3 | 6.9-15.2 |
| Appalachia III | 232 | 97 | 40.6 | 33.5-48.1 | 72 | 26.8 | 21.1-33.4 | 30 | 15.9 | 10.8-22.7 | 12 | 6.4 | 3.4-11.9 | 21 | 10.3 | 6.5-16.0 |
| Catawba | 232 | 97 | 36.8 | 30.1-44.2 | 76 | 33.3 | 26.7-40.7 | 24 | 12.6 | 8.0-19.3 | 15 | 6.0 | 3.4-10.2 | 20 | 11.3 | 7.1-17.4 |
| Edisto Savannah | 232 | 100 | 40.8 | 32.8-49.3 | 75 | 27.6 | 21.3-34.8 | 29 | 16.7 | 9.1-28.4 | 7 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.4 | 21 | 12.2 | 7.4-19.4 |
| Low Country | 272 | 121 | 40.0 | 32.9-47.5 | 97 | 35.9 | 28.1-44.5 | 31 | 11.7 | 7.8-17.2 | 10 | 5.0 | 2.4- 9.9 | 13 | 7.5 | 4.0-13.6 |
| Palmetto | 580 | 249 | 36.5 | 31.9-41.3 | 191 | 32.2 | 27.8-37.0 | 66 | 12.5 | 9.4-16.5 | 30 | 6.7 | 4.4- 9.9 | 44 | 12.1 | 8.4-17.3 |
| Pee Dee | 228 | 84 | 36.6 | 29.0-45.0 | 76 | 30.7 | 23.9-38.5 | 28 | 11.9 | 7.6-18.1 | 13 | 9.5 | 5.3-16.4 | 27 | 11.3 | 7.4-16.9 |
| Trident | 555 | 233 | 36.4 | 31.8-41.3 | 189 | 34.1 | 29.5-39.2 | 69 | 13.7 | 10.5-17.7 | 22 | 5.8 | 3.3- 9.8 | 42 | 10.0 | 7.0-14.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 166 | 74 | 39.7 | 31.4-48.7 | 44 | 23.3 | 17.0-31.1 | 13 | 6.5 | 3.5-11.6 | 15 | 11.4 | 6.4-19.5 | 20 | 19.0 | 11.8-29.2 |
| Waccamaw | 332 | 138 | 37.6 | 31.6-43.9 | 112 | 32.7 | 27.0-39.0 | 40 | 14.8 | 10.6-20.3 | 19 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.8 | 23 | 8.2 | 5.1-12.9 |
| Wateree | 155 | 63 | 33.6 | 25.4-42.9 | 40 | 26.6 | 18.8-36.1 | 31 | 22.4 | 15.1-31.8 | 8 | 4.4 | 2.2- 8.7 | 13 | 13.0 | 7.0-23.0 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 374 | 149 | 35.8 | 30.4-41.6 | 112 | 25.3 | 20.9-30.3 | 37 | 11.1 | 7.7-15.8 | 30 | 10.8 | 7.2-16.0 | 46 | 16.9 | 12.3-22.7 |
| Region II | 623 | 272 | 40.5 | 36.1-45.1 | 183 | 27.4 | 23.5-31.7 | 87 | 15.7 | 12.4-19.5 | 30 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.3 | 51 | 10.3 | 7.6-13.9 |
| Region III | 812 | 346 | 36.6 | 32.8-40.6 | 267 | 32.6 | 28.8-36.5 | 90 | 12.5 | 9.8-15.8 | 45 | 6.5 | 4.6- 8.9 | 64 | 11.9 | 8.8-15.8 |
| Region IV | 383 | 147 | 35.5 | 29.7-41.7 | 116 | 29.1 | 23.8-35.0 | 59 | 16.0 | 11.9-21.2 | 21 | 7.5 | 4.6-11.9 | 40 | 12.0 | 8.4-16.9 |
| Region V | 232 | 100 | 40.8 | 32.8-49.3 | 75 | 27.6 | 21.3-34.8 | 29 | 16.7 | 9.1-28.4 | 7 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.4 | 21 | 12.2 | 7.4-19.4 |
| Region VI | 332 | 138 | 37.6 | 31.6-43.9 | 112 | 32.7 | 27.0-39.0 | 40 | 14.8 | 10.6-20.3 | 19 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.8 | 23 | 8.2 | 5.1-12.9 |
| Region VII | 555 | 233 | 36.4 | 31.8-41.3 | 189 | 34.1 | 29.5-39.2 | 69 | 13.7 | 10.5-17.7 | 22 | 5.8 | 3.3- 9.8 | 42 | 10.0 | 7.0-14.1 |
| Region VIII | 272 | 121 | 40.0 | 32.9-47.5 | 97 | 35.9 | 28.1-44.5 | 31 | 11.7 | 7.8-17.2 | 10 | 5.0 | 2.4- 9.9 | 13 | 7.5 | 4.0-13.6 |
* 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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