BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
Risk factor for heavy drinking among men (Note: Heavy drinking is defined as having an average of more than 2 drinks per day)*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,355 | 3,167 | 94.0 | 92.7-95.1 | 188 | 6.0 | 4.9- 7.3 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,355 | 3,167 | 94.0 | 92.7-95.1 | 188 | 6.0 | 4.9- 7.3 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 2,676 | 2,512 | 93.4 | 91.9-94.6 | 164 | 6.6 | 5.4- 8.1 |
| African American | 541 | 523 | 96.1 | 92.8-97.9 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.1- 7.2 |
| Other | 113 | 107 | 92.4 | 80.1-97.3 | 6 | 7.6 | 2.7-19.9 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 70 | 69 | 95.9 | 76.5-99.4 | 1 | 4.1 | 0.6-23.5 |
| No | 3,221 | 3,037 | 93.9 | 92.6-95.0 | 184 | 6.1 | 5.0- 7.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 133 | 119 | 87.8 | 79.2-93.1 | 14 | 12.2 | 6.9-20.8 |
| 25-34 | 360 | 337 | 93.9 | 90.1-96.3 | 23 | 6.1 | 3.7- 9.9 |
| 35-44 | 531 | 497 | 93.8 | 91.1-95.7 | 34 | 6.2 | 4.3- 8.9 |
| 45-54 | 655 | 605 | 93.9 | 91.7-95.6 | 50 | 6.1 | 4.4- 8.3 |
| 55-64 | 769 | 728 | 95.2 | 93.2-96.6 | 41 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.8 |
| 65+ | 889 | 864 | 98.0 | 97.0-98.7 | 25 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 485 | 461 | 95.0 | 91.4-97.1 | 24 | 5.0 | 2.9- 8.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,018 | 952 | 91.5 | 88.2-93.9 | 66 | 8.5 | 6.1-11.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 765 | 726 | 95.0 | 92.4-96.7 | 39 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.6 |
| College Graduate | 1,080 | 1,022 | 95.6 | 93.9-96.8 | 58 | 4.4 | 3.2- 6.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 266 | 257 | 97.0 | 93.2-98.7 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.3- 6.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 464 | 440 | 92.3 | 86.1-95.8 | 24 | 7.7 | 4.2-13.9 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 404 | 380 | 93.5 | 88.5-96.4 | 24 | 6.5 | 3.6-11.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 503 | 474 | 94.4 | 91.5-96.4 | 29 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.5 |
| $50,000+ | 1,370 | 1,286 | 94.1 | 92.2-95.5 | 84 | 5.9 | 4.5- 7.8 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 287 | 273 | 91.5 | 81.3-96.4 | 14 | 8.5 | 3.6-18.7 |
| Appalachia II | 260 | 248 | 96.1 | 92.6-98.0 | 12 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.4 |
| Appalachia III | 189 | 184 | 97.5 | 92.9-99.2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.1 |
| Catawba | 156 | 151 | 96.3 | 90.4-98.6 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.4- 9.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 375 | 356 | 94.7 | 91.1-96.9 | 19 | 5.3 | 3.1- 8.9 |
| Low Country | 329 | 312 | 93.4 | 88.1-96.5 | 17 | 6.6 | 3.5-11.9 |
| Palmetto | 310 | 292 | 92.4 | 86.5-95.8 | 18 | 7.6 | 4.2-13.5 |
| Pee Dee | 255 | 240 | 95.4 | 91.7-97.4 | 15 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.3 |
| Trident | 388 | 355 | 90.8 | 85.9-94.1 | 33 | 9.2 | 5.9-14.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 230 | 221 | 94.1 | 83.5-98.1 | 9 | 5.9 | 1.9-16.5 |
| Waccamaw | 371 | 337 | 90.1 | 85.7-93.3 | 34 | 9.9 | 6.7-14.3 |
| Wateree | 173 | 167 | 98.4 | 96.2-99.3 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.8 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 517 | 494 | 92.7 | 86.1-96.3 | 23 | 7.3 | 3.7-13.9 |
| Region II | 449 | 432 | 96.7 | 94.3-98.1 | 17 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.7 |
| Region III | 466 | 443 | 93.6 | 89.5-96.2 | 23 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.5 |
| Region IV | 428 | 407 | 96.7 | 94.5-98.0 | 21 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.5 |
| Region V | 375 | 356 | 94.7 | 91.1-96.9 | 19 | 5.3 | 3.1- 8.9 |
| Region VI | 371 | 337 | 90.1 | 85.7-93.3 | 34 | 9.9 | 6.7-14.3 |
| Region VII | 388 | 355 | 90.8 | 85.9-94.1 | 33 | 9.2 | 5.9-14.1 |
| Region VIII | 329 | 312 | 93.4 | 88.1-96.5 | 17 | 6.6 | 3.5-11.9 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Alcohol Consumption questions and only applied to male.
#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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