BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
Risk factor for heavy drinking (Note: Heavy drinking is defined as having greater than 2 drinks per day for men, and 1 drink per day for women)*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,785 | 8,390 | 95.3 | 94.5-95.9 | 395 | 4.7 | 4.1- 5.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,355 | 3,167 | 94.0 | 92.7-95.1 | 188 | 6.0 | 4.9- 7.3 |
| Female | 5,430 | 5,223 | 96.4 | 95.7-97.0 | 207 | 3.6 | 3.0- 4.3 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,676 | 6,331 | 94.6 | 93.8-95.3 | 345 | 5.4 | 4.7- 6.2 |
| African American | 1,792 | 1,754 | 97.4 | 95.9-98.4 | 38 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.1 |
| Other | 236 | 225 | 92.7 | 85.0-96.6 | 11 | 7.3 | 3.4-15.0 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 178 | 173 | 95.5 | 86.9-98.6 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.4-13.1 |
| No | 8,439 | 8,054 | 95.2 | 94.5-95.9 | 385 | 4.8 | 4.1- 5.5 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 324 | 303 | 91.2 | 86.1-94.6 | 21 | 8.8 | 5.4-13.9 |
| 25-34 | 934 | 888 | 94.7 | 92.6-96.3 | 46 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.4 |
| 35-44 | 1,409 | 1,336 | 95.1 | 93.6-96.3 | 73 | 4.9 | 3.7- 6.4 |
| 45-54 | 1,769 | 1,669 | 95.2 | 93.9-96.2 | 100 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.1 |
| 55-64 | 1,838 | 1,758 | 96.2 | 95.2-97.1 | 80 | 3.8 | 2.9- 4.8 |
| 65+ | 2,429 | 2,357 | 97.6 | 96.9-98.2 | 72 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,281 | 1,244 | 95.9 | 93.6-97.3 | 37 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,698 | 2,593 | 94.9 | 93.3-96.2 | 105 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,165 | 2,063 | 95.4 | 94.0-96.4 | 102 | 4.6 | 3.6- 6.0 |
| College Graduate | 2,616 | 2,466 | 95.2 | 94.1-96.1 | 150 | 4.8 | 3.9- 5.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,046 | 1,022 | 97.7 | 96.1-98.7 | 24 | 2.3 | 1.3- 3.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,323 | 1,282 | 95.4 | 92.5-97.2 | 41 | 4.6 | 2.8- 7.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 995 | 952 | 95.2 | 92.6-97.0 | 43 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,234 | 1,169 | 95.2 | 93.5-96.6 | 65 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.5 |
| $50,000+ | 2,955 | 2,772 | 94.3 | 93.1-95.3 | 183 | 5.7 | 4.7- 6.9 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 695 | 664 | 94.0 | 89.2-96.8 | 31 | 6.0 | 3.2-10.8 |
| Appalachia II | 642 | 618 | 97.0 | 95.2-98.1 | 24 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.8 |
| Appalachia III | 490 | 478 | 97.3 | 94.5-98.6 | 12 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.5 |
| Catawba | 371 | 359 | 96.3 | 93.1-98.0 | 12 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.9 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,030 | 989 | 96.2 | 94.4-97.4 | 41 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.6 |
| Low Country | 916 | 866 | 93.9 | 91.1-95.8 | 50 | 6.1 | 4.2- 8.9 |
| Palmetto | 835 | 795 | 93.7 | 90.7-95.8 | 40 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.3 |
| Pee Dee | 729 | 708 | 97.3 | 95.7-98.4 | 21 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.3 |
| Trident | 1,011 | 942 | 93.1 | 90.6-94.9 | 69 | 6.9 | 5.1- 9.4 |
| Upper Savannah | 567 | 546 | 95.8 | 91.3-98.0 | 21 | 4.2 | 2.0- 8.7 |
| Waccamaw | 924 | 863 | 92.4 | 89.7-94.4 | 61 | 7.6 | 5.6-10.3 |
| Wateree | 475 | 464 | 98.2 | 96.5-99.1 | 11 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.5 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,262 | 1,210 | 94.8 | 91.8-96.8 | 52 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.2 |
| Region II | 1,132 | 1,096 | 97.1 | 95.7-98.1 | 36 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.3 |
| Region III | 1,206 | 1,154 | 94.5 | 92.3-96.1 | 52 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.7 |
| Region IV | 1,204 | 1,172 | 97.7 | 96.6-98.5 | 32 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.4 |
| Region V | 1,030 | 989 | 96.2 | 94.4-97.4 | 41 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.6 |
| Region VI | 924 | 863 | 92.4 | 89.7-94.4 | 61 | 7.6 | 5.6-10.3 |
| Region VII | 1,011 | 942 | 93.1 | 90.6-94.9 | 69 | 6.9 | 5.1- 9.4 |
| Region VIII | 916 | 866 | 93.9 | 91.1-95.8 | 50 | 6.1 | 4.2- 8.9 |
*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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