BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
Risk factor for binge drinking where binge drinking is defined as having 5 or more drinks on 1 occasion.*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,773 | 7,863 | 86.6 | 85.5-87.6 | 910 | 13.4 | 12.4-14.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,346 | 2,802 | 80.5 | 78.5-82.3 | 544 | 19.5 | 17.7-21.5 |
| Female | 5,427 | 5,061 | 92.1 | 91.0-93.1 | 366 | 7.9 | 6.9- 9.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,668 | 5,911 | 85.2 | 83.9-86.4 | 757 | 14.8 | 13.6-16.1 |
| African American | 1,790 | 1,668 | 90.9 | 88.7-92.7 | 122 | 9.1 | 7.3-11.3 |
| Other | 234 | 204 | 82.1 | 73.4-88.5 | 30 | 17.9 | 11.5-26.6 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 178 | 157 | 85.4 | 76.8-91.2 | 21 | 14.6 | 8.8-23.2 |
| No | 8,427 | 7,542 | 86.5 | 85.3-87.5 | 885 | 13.5 | 12.5-14.7 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 326 | 252 | 74.8 | 68.6-80.1 | 74 | 25.2 | 19.9-31.4 |
| 25-34 | 933 | 738 | 79.6 | 76.5-82.5 | 195 | 20.4 | 17.5-23.5 |
| 35-44 | 1,407 | 1,181 | 83.4 | 80.9-85.7 | 226 | 16.6 | 14.3-19.1 |
| 45-54 | 1,766 | 1,538 | 87.3 | 85.3-89.1 | 228 | 12.7 | 10.9-14.7 |
| 55-64 | 1,832 | 1,705 | 93.7 | 92.3-94.8 | 127 | 6.3 | 5.2- 7.7 |
| 65+ | 2,428 | 2,373 | 98.3 | 97.7-98.7 | 55 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.3 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,276 | 1,187 | 89.2 | 86.1-91.7 | 89 | 10.8 | 8.3-13.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,689 | 2,439 | 87.1 | 85.0-89.0 | 250 | 12.9 | 11.0-15.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,169 | 1,933 | 86.1 | 83.7-88.1 | 236 | 13.9 | 11.9-16.3 |
| College Graduate | 2,614 | 2,279 | 85.1 | 83.2-86.8 | 335 | 14.9 | 13.2-16.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,049 | 983 | 92.9 | 90.4-94.8 | 66 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,317 | 1,223 | 89.2 | 86.0-91.8 | 94 | 10.8 | 8.2-14.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 984 | 874 | 83.9 | 79.7-87.4 | 110 | 16.1 | 12.6-20.3 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,228 | 1,079 | 85.6 | 82.7-88.0 | 149 | 14.4 | 12.0-17.3 |
| $50,000+ | 2,955 | 2,528 | 83.4 | 81.5-85.1 | 427 | 16.6 | 14.9-18.5 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 696 | 640 | 89.5 | 85.9-92.3 | 56 | 10.5 | 7.7-14.1 |
| Appalachia II | 639 | 588 | 91.4 | 88.4-93.7 | 51 | 8.6 | 6.3-11.6 |
| Appalachia III | 487 | 454 | 91.1 | 86.9-94.1 | 33 | 8.9 | 5.9-13.1 |
| Catawba | 370 | 326 | 83.6 | 78.0-88.0 | 44 | 16.4 | 12.0-22.0 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,028 | 942 | 89.0 | 86.0-91.5 | 86 | 11.0 | 8.5-14.0 |
| Low Country | 916 | 807 | 83.9 | 80.1-87.1 | 109 | 16.1 | 12.9-19.9 |
| Palmetto | 834 | 728 | 83.3 | 79.5-86.5 | 106 | 16.7 | 13.5-20.5 |
| Pee Dee | 728 | 667 | 88.2 | 84.2-91.3 | 61 | 11.8 | 8.7-15.8 |
| Trident | 1,011 | 856 | 81.8 | 78.3-84.9 | 155 | 18.2 | 15.1-21.7 |
| Upper Savannah | 567 | 523 | 89.5 | 84.3-93.1 | 44 | 10.5 | 6.9-15.7 |
| Waccamaw | 924 | 810 | 84.4 | 81.0-87.3 | 114 | 15.6 | 12.7-19.0 |
| Wateree | 473 | 430 | 87.3 | 82.4-91.1 | 43 | 12.7 | 8.9-17.6 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,263 | 1,163 | 89.5 | 86.6-91.9 | 100 | 10.5 | 8.1-13.4 |
| Region II | 1,126 | 1,042 | 91.3 | 88.9-93.2 | 84 | 8.7 | 6.8-11.1 |
| Region III | 1,204 | 1,054 | 83.4 | 80.3-86.0 | 150 | 16.6 | 14.0-19.7 |
| Region IV | 1,201 | 1,097 | 87.8 | 84.8-90.3 | 104 | 12.2 | 9.7-15.2 |
| Region V | 1,028 | 942 | 89.0 | 86.0-91.5 | 86 | 11.0 | 8.5-14.0 |
| Region VI | 924 | 810 | 84.4 | 81.0-87.3 | 114 | 15.6 | 12.7-19.0 |
| Region VII | 1,011 | 856 | 81.8 | 78.3-84.9 | 155 | 18.2 | 15.1-21.7 |
| Region VIII | 916 | 807 | 83.9 | 80.1-87.1 | 109 | 16.1 | 12.9-19.9 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Alcohol Consumption questions.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. 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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