BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
Risk factor for heavy drinking among women (Note: Heavy drinking is defined as having an average of more than 1 drinks per day)*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 5,430 | 5,223 | 96.4 | 95.7-97.0 | 207 | 3.6 | 3.0- 4.3 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Female | 5,430 | 5,223 | 96.4 | 95.7-97.0 | 207 | 3.6 | 3.0- 4.3 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 4,000 | 3,819 | 95.7 | 94.8-96.5 | 181 | 4.3 | 3.5- 5.2 |
| African American | 1,251 | 1,231 | 98.5 | 97.2-99.2 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.8 |
| Other | 123 | 118 | 93.2 | 82.7-97.5 | 5 | 6.8 | 2.5-17.3 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 108 | 104 | 95.0 | 84.2-98.6 | 4 | 5.0 | 1.4-15.8 |
| No | 5,218 | 5,017 | 96.4 | 95.7-97.0 | 201 | 3.6 | 3.0- 4.3 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 191 | 184 | 95.5 | 90.0-98.0 | 7 | 4.5 | 2.0-10.0 |
| 25-34 | 574 | 551 | 95.5 | 92.9-97.2 | 23 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.1 |
| 35-44 | 878 | 839 | 96.3 | 94.6-97.5 | 39 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.4 |
| 45-54 | 1,114 | 1,064 | 96.3 | 95.0-97.3 | 50 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.0 |
| 55-64 | 1,069 | 1,030 | 97.2 | 96.0-98.1 | 39 | 2.8 | 1.9- 4.0 |
| 65+ | 1,540 | 1,493 | 97.3 | 96.3-98.1 | 47 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.7 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 796 | 783 | 96.8 | 93.3-98.5 | 13 | 3.2 | 1.5- 6.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,680 | 1,641 | 98.3 | 97.3-98.8 | 39 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,400 | 1,337 | 95.7 | 94.0-96.9 | 63 | 4.3 | 3.1- 6.0 |
| College Graduate | 1,536 | 1,444 | 94.9 | 93.4-96.1 | 92 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 780 | 765 | 98.1 | 96.4-99.0 | 15 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 859 | 842 | 97.9 | 95.9-98.9 | 17 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 591 | 572 | 97.1 | 94.8-98.4 | 19 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 731 | 695 | 96.0 | 93.5-97.5 | 36 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.5 |
| $50,000+ | 1,585 | 1,486 | 94.6 | 93.1-95.8 | 99 | 5.4 | 4.2- 6.9 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 408 | 391 | 96.4 | 93.8-97.9 | 17 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.2 |
| Appalachia II | 382 | 370 | 97.9 | 96.0-98.9 | 12 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.0 |
| Appalachia III | 301 | 294 | 97.0 | 92.7-98.8 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.3 |
| Catawba | 215 | 208 | 96.3 | 91.8-98.4 | 7 | 3.7 | 1.6- 8.2 |
| Edisto Savannah | 655 | 633 | 97.4 | 95.9-98.4 | 22 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.1 |
| Low Country | 587 | 554 | 94.3 | 91.6-96.1 | 33 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.4 |
| Palmetto | 525 | 503 | 94.9 | 91.7-96.9 | 22 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.3 |
| Pee Dee | 474 | 468 | 98.9 | 97.5-99.5 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.5 |
| Trident | 623 | 587 | 95.2 | 93.0-96.7 | 36 | 4.8 | 3.3- 7.0 |
| Upper Savannah | 337 | 325 | 97.3 | 95.1-98.5 | 12 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.9 |
| Waccamaw | 553 | 526 | 94.4 | 90.7-96.7 | 27 | 5.6 | 3.3- 9.3 |
| Wateree | 302 | 297 | 98.0 | 94.7-99.3 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.3 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 745 | 716 | 96.8 | 95.2-97.9 | 29 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.8 |
| Region II | 683 | 664 | 97.5 | 95.5-98.6 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.5 |
| Region III | 740 | 711 | 95.3 | 92.9-96.9 | 29 | 4.7 | 3.1- 7.1 |
| Region IV | 776 | 765 | 98.6 | 97.2-99.3 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 |
| Region V | 655 | 633 | 97.4 | 95.9-98.4 | 22 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.1 |
| Region VI | 553 | 526 | 94.4 | 90.7-96.7 | 27 | 5.6 | 3.3- 9.3 |
| Region VII | 623 | 587 | 95.2 | 93.0-96.7 | 36 | 4.8 | 3.3- 7.0 |
| Region VIII | 587 | 554 | 94.3 | 91.6-96.1 | 33 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.4 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Alcohol Consumption questions and only applied to female.
#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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