BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion? *
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| Total # Respondents |
None | Once | Twice | 3-7 times | 8-30 times | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,618 | 2,799 | 71.7 | 69.7-73.6 | 298 | 9.9 | 8.7-11.2 | 184 | 7.2 | 6.0- 8.5 | 226 | 7.4 | 6.3- 8.6 | 111 | 3.9 | 3.1- 4.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,743 | 1,163 | 61.8 | 58.8-64.7 | 184 | 12.0 | 10.2-14.1 | 143 | 10.6 | 8.7-12.9 | 166 | 10.0 | 8.4-12.0 | 87 | 5.6 | 4.3- 7.3 |
| Female | 1,875 | 1,636 | 84.4 | 82.1-86.4 | 114 | 7.1 | 5.8- 8.8 | 41 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.9 | 60 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.4 | 24 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,969 | 2,307 | 72.2 | 70.1-74.2 | 243 | 9.8 | 8.6-11.2 | 142 | 6.7 | 5.6- 8.1 | 185 | 7.3 | 6.2- 8.6 | 92 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.1 |
| African American | 537 | 410 | 72.2 | 66.8-77.0 | 46 | 9.5 | 6.8-13.2 | 36 | 9.1 | 6.0-13.7 | 32 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.3 | 13 | 2.9 | 1.4- 5.7 |
| Other | 93 | 66 | 59.3 | 45.3-71.9 | 9 | 13.7 | 6.1-28.2 | 5 | 4.0 | 1.5-10.2 | 8 | 16.0 | 7.2-31.8 | 5 | 7.0 | 2.5-18.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 48 | 34 | 60.7 | 42.5-76.3 | 5 | 15.6 | 5.4-37.1 | 4 | 9.8 | 3.5-24.8 | 5 | 14.0 | 5.3-32.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| No | 3,554 | 2,752 | 72.0 | 70.0-73.9 | 293 | 9.8 | 8.6-11.1 | 179 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.5 | 219 | 7.1 | 6.1- 8.3 | 111 | 4.0 | 3.2- 5.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 196 | 116 | 56.8 | 48.7-64.6 | 30 | 14.8 | 10.2-21.1 | 20 | 12.5 | 7.6-20.0 | 19 | 9.5 | 5.8-15.2 | 11 | 6.3 | 3.4-11.4 |
| 25-34 | 532 | 350 | 62.4 | 57.6-67.1 | 76 | 14.2 | 11.3-17.9 | 48 | 10.5 | 7.7-14.0 | 37 | 7.6 | 5.3-10.8 | 21 | 5.3 | 3.2- 8.6 |
| 35-44 | 725 | 511 | 68.8 | 64.8-72.4 | 73 | 10.0 | 7.8-12.7 | 39 | 6.1 | 4.4- 8.4 | 73 | 10.5 | 8.2-13.3 | 29 | 4.6 | 3.1- 6.8 |
| 45-54 | 808 | 625 | 75.0 | 71.4-78.4 | 67 | 8.9 | 6.9-11.5 | 39 | 5.6 | 4.0- 7.8 | 52 | 7.3 | 5.4- 9.9 | 25 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.7 |
| 55-64 | 682 | 572 | 83.5 | 80.2-86.4 | 40 | 6.1 | 4.4- 8.4 | 21 | 3.8 | 2.4- 6.0 | 31 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.8 | 18 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.1 |
| 65+ | 641 | 595 | 92.4 | 89.8-94.4 | 11 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.1 | 15 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.6 | 13 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 216 | 134 | 55.8 | 46.7-64.5 | 21 | 11.6 | 6.9-18.9 | 22 | 13.3 | 8.2-20.7 | 23 | 10.3 | 6.4-16.1 | 16 | 9.0 | 5.1-15.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 918 | 665 | 65.4 | 61.1-69.4 | 86 | 11.7 | 9.2-14.8 | 62 | 9.2 | 6.6-12.7 | 69 | 9.7 | 7.3-12.9 | 36 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 988 | 772 | 72.8 | 68.9-76.3 | 83 | 9.9 | 7.7-12.6 | 38 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.0 | 64 | 7.5 | 5.6- 9.9 | 31 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.7 |
| College Graduate | 1,493 | 1,225 | 78.6 | 75.9-81.1 | 108 | 8.1 | 6.6- 9.9 | 62 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.6 | 70 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.3 | 28 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 234 | 170 | 63.7 | 53.1-73.0 | 22 | 10.6 | 5.9-18.1 | 15 | 14.7 | 7.5-26.8 | 17 | 7.1 | 3.9-12.7 | 10 | 3.9 | 1.8- 8.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 445 | 316 | 65.7 | 59.7-71.2 | 43 | 12.0 | 8.5-16.8 | 32 | 8.8 | 5.9-13.0 | 35 | 8.4 | 5.6-12.3 | 19 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 389 | 288 | 68.2 | 61.9-74.0 | 33 | 11.4 | 7.6-16.6 | 19 | 7.9 | 4.8-12.9 | 26 | 6.1 | 3.9- 9.4 | 23 | 6.3 | 3.9-10.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 570 | 448 | 73.5 | 68.4-78.1 | 47 | 9.4 | 6.9-12.9 | 24 | 5.1 | 3.2- 7.8 | 33 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.6 | 18 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.5 |
| $50,000+ | 1,634 | 1,282 | 73.4 | 70.6-76.0 | 136 | 9.3 | 7.8-11.0 | 82 | 6.8 | 5.3- 8.6 | 98 | 7.0 | 5.6- 8.8 | 36 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.3 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 206 | 145 | 65.6 | 57.2-73.1 | 24 | 14.7 | 9.4-22.4 | 12 | 5.6 | 3.1-10.1 | 13 | 6.1 | 3.2-11.0 | 12 | 8.0 | 4.2-14.9 |
| Appalachia II | 391 | 304 | 70.4 | 64.1-76.0 | 35 | 11.2 | 7.7-15.9 | 19 | 7.6 | 4.4-12.9 | 21 | 6.6 | 4.0-10.5 | 12 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.1 |
| Appalachia III | 237 | 180 | 69.5 | 61.4-76.5 | 20 | 8.8 | 5.5-13.9 | 12 | 7.4 | 3.8-13.7 | 19 | 11.8 | 7.0-19.4 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.0 |
| Catawba | 234 | 181 | 72.9 | 65.4-79.4 | 19 | 9.2 | 5.8-14.3 | 13 | 6.9 | 3.8-12.1 | 16 | 8.1 | 4.4-14.6 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 233 | 183 | 72.1 | 61.9-80.5 | 18 | 7.9 | 4.6-13.4 | 12 | 10.5 | 4.3-23.5 | 14 | 6.8 | 3.6-12.4 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.0- 6.7 |
| Low Country | 272 | 227 | 76.8 | 69.1-83.0 | 20 | 8.4 | 5.1-13.7 | 11 | 8.1 | 4.4-14.4 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.3- 6.7 | 6 | 3.7 | 1.4- 9.5 |
| Palmetto | 584 | 450 | 70.0 | 64.7-74.9 | 57 | 12.5 | 9.1-16.9 | 25 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.5 | 36 | 6.5 | 4.4- 9.5 | 16 | 5.4 | 2.8- 9.9 |
| Pee Dee | 227 | 174 | 70.6 | 62.4-77.8 | 18 | 13.4 | 8.1-21.3 | 12 | 6.0 | 3.1-11.4 | 13 | 5.6 | 3.1- 9.9 | 10 | 4.4 | 2.1- 8.9 |
| Trident | 551 | 423 | 74.6 | 69.6-78.9 | 43 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.6 | 33 | 6.7 | 4.6- 9.7 | 36 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.5 | 16 | 2.7 | 1.5- 5.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 159 | 125 | 73.1 | 63.4-80.9 | 7 | 4.1 | 1.7- 9.7 | 9 | 9.4 | 4.5-18.8 | 15 | 11.9 | 7.0-19.7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.6 |
| Waccamaw | 332 | 259 | 73.2 | 67.0-78.7 | 20 | 7.4 | 4.7-11.6 | 15 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.3 | 26 | 10.4 | 6.8-15.6 | 12 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.7 |
| Wateree | 153 | 116 | 68.0 | 57.7-76.8 | 15 | 12.0 | 6.9-20.2 | 9 | 11.1 | 5.3-21.9 | 8 | 5.4 | 2.5-11.2 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.3- 8.8 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 365 | 270 | 68.9 | 62.7-74.5 | 31 | 10.0 | 6.6-14.9 | 21 | 7.3 | 4.4-11.8 | 28 | 8.6 | 5.7-12.8 | 15 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.1 |
| Region II | 628 | 484 | 70.1 | 65.2-74.6 | 55 | 10.3 | 7.7-13.7 | 31 | 7.5 | 4.9-11.3 | 40 | 8.5 | 5.9-12.1 | 18 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.1 |
| Region III | 818 | 631 | 70.9 | 66.6-74.9 | 76 | 11.5 | 8.8-14.8 | 38 | 6.0 | 4.2- 8.4 | 52 | 7.0 | 5.0- 9.7 | 21 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.9 |
| Region IV | 380 | 290 | 69.6 | 63.3-75.3 | 33 | 12.9 | 8.8-18.4 | 21 | 8.0 | 4.8-12.9 | 21 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.7 | 15 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.1 |
| Region V | 233 | 183 | 72.1 | 61.9-80.5 | 18 | 7.9 | 4.6-13.4 | 12 | 10.5 | 4.3-23.5 | 14 | 6.8 | 3.6-12.4 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.0- 6.7 |
| Region VI | 332 | 259 | 73.2 | 67.0-78.7 | 20 | 7.4 | 4.7-11.6 | 15 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.3 | 26 | 10.4 | 6.8-15.6 | 12 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.7 |
| Region VII | 551 | 423 | 74.6 | 69.6-78.9 | 43 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.6 | 33 | 6.7 | 4.6- 9.7 | 36 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.5 | 16 | 2.7 | 1.5- 5.1 |
| Region VIII | 272 | 227 | 76.8 | 69.1-83.0 | 20 | 8.4 | 5.1-13.7 | 11 | 8.1 | 4.4-14.4 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.3- 6.7 | 6 | 3.7 | 1.4- 9.5 |
* 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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