BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
One drink is equivalent to a 12-ounce beer, a 4-ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor. On days when you drank, during the past 30 days, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*
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| Total # Respondents |
Only one | Two | Three | Four | Five or more | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,775 | 1,682 | 38.5 | 36.5-40.6 | 1,180 | 31.5 | 29.5-33.5 | 452 | 13.1 | 11.7-14.7 | 190 | 6.3 | 5.2- 7.5 | 271 | 10.6 | 9.2-12.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,788 | 602 | 29.6 | 26.9-32.4 | 575 | 31.8 | 29.0-34.7 | 275 | 15.4 | 13.3-17.8 | 128 | 8.1 | 6.4-10.1 | 208 | 15.2 | 12.9-17.7 |
| Female | 1,987 | 1,080 | 50.3 | 47.4-53.2 | 605 | 31.1 | 28.4-33.8 | 177 | 10.0 | 8.4-12.0 | 62 | 3.9 | 2.9- 5.4 | 63 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,206 | 1,422 | 38.3 | 36.2-40.5 | 1,031 | 32.5 | 30.4-34.7 | 371 | 12.8 | 11.3-14.4 | 161 | 6.2 | 5.2- 7.5 | 221 | 10.1 | 8.6-11.8 |
| African American | 459 | 209 | 39.6 | 33.9-45.7 | 126 | 30.7 | 25.1-37.0 | 65 | 13.5 | 9.9-18.2 | 21 | 6.4 | 3.5-11.4 | 38 | 9.7 | 6.7-13.8 |
| Other | 95 | 39 | 34.3 | 23.4-47.1 | 22 | 18.3 | 10.4-30.0 | 14 | 17.4 | 9.2-30.6 | 8 | 6.8 | 2.8-15.3 | 12 | 23.3 | 12.9-38.4 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 75 | 31 | 36.1 | 23.8-50.7 | 20 | 19.6 | 11.1-32.3 | 11 | 21.8 | 11.7-36.9 | 5 | 6.8 | 2.4-18.3 | 8 | 15.6 | 7.1-30.7 |
| No | 3,676 | 1,641 | 38.6 | 36.6-40.7 | 1,153 | 31.8 | 29.8-33.9 | 435 | 12.8 | 11.3-14.3 | 184 | 6.3 | 5.2- 7.6 | 263 | 10.5 | 9.1-12.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 162 | 40 | 21.6 | 15.0-30.2 | 54 | 29.4 | 21.9-38.3 | 21 | 14.8 | 9.3-22.9 | 12 | 8.3 | 4.5-14.7 | 35 | 25.8 | 18.4-35.0 |
| 25-34 | 493 | 157 | 31.3 | 26.7-36.3 | 143 | 29.9 | 25.3-34.9 | 80 | 16.1 | 12.6-20.4 | 39 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.7 | 74 | 13.9 | 10.8-17.7 |
| 35-44 | 715 | 227 | 30.5 | 26.7-34.7 | 258 | 36.5 | 32.2-41.0 | 116 | 15.2 | 12.4-18.5 | 50 | 7.2 | 5.2-10.0 | 64 | 10.5 | 8.0-13.8 |
| 45-54 | 823 | 332 | 41.3 | 37.2-45.6 | 285 | 33.9 | 30.0-38.0 | 101 | 12.1 | 9.6-15.2 | 49 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.6 | 56 | 7.2 | 5.2- 9.8 |
| 55-64 | 776 | 415 | 53.7 | 49.5-57.9 | 233 | 28.6 | 25.0-32.5 | 81 | 10.1 | 7.9-12.7 | 24 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.1 | 23 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.2 |
| 65+ | 774 | 494 | 64.2 | 60.1-68.1 | 199 | 25.8 | 22.3-29.6 | 49 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.2 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.4 | 17 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 265 | 95 | 29.3 | 22.8-36.9 | 66 | 21.2 | 15.6-28.0 | 34 | 12.2 | 7.9-18.4 | 27 | 9.7 | 5.9-15.5 | 43 | 27.6 | 20.2-36.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 920 | 368 | 34.5 | 30.6-38.7 | 267 | 27.5 | 23.8-31.6 | 136 | 15.5 | 12.5-19.1 | 51 | 7.1 | 4.8-10.3 | 98 | 15.4 | 12.1-19.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 972 | 426 | 36.5 | 32.7-40.5 | 318 | 34.9 | 30.8-39.3 | 110 | 11.8 | 9.1-15.0 | 54 | 7.4 | 5.2-10.3 | 64 | 9.4 | 7.0-12.5 |
| College Graduate | 1,611 | 788 | 44.3 | 41.1-47.5 | 528 | 34.1 | 31.1-37.3 | 171 | 12.5 | 10.5-14.9 | 58 | 4.4 | 3.2- 5.9 | 66 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 216 | 90 | 35.6 | 27.7-44.3 | 62 | 33.2 | 24.7-43.0 | 33 | 16.3 | 10.7-24.2 | 12 | 5.3 | 2.5-10.5 | 19 | 9.6 | 5.5-16.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 367 | 168 | 37.4 | 30.7-44.7 | 83 | 24.6 | 18.2-32.2 | 51 | 13.4 | 9.2-19.0 | 24 | 8.1 | 4.4-14.5 | 41 | 16.6 | 11.4-23.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 389 | 157 | 32.1 | 26.3-38.6 | 103 | 24.7 | 19.1-31.3 | 58 | 19.5 | 13.9-26.7 | 25 | 6.2 | 3.6-10.3 | 46 | 17.5 | 12.3-24.3 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 585 | 247 | 36.8 | 31.7-42.1 | 184 | 29.9 | 25.4-34.8 | 68 | 11.3 | 8.4-14.9 | 38 | 10.2 | 7.0-14.7 | 48 | 11.9 | 8.7-16.2 |
| $50,000+ | 1,840 | 804 | 39.6 | 36.8-42.5 | 654 | 36.2 | 33.3-39.1 | 205 | 11.8 | 10.0-13.9 | 85 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.1 | 92 | 6.9 | 5.4- 8.8 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 250 | 102 | 32.9 | 26.2-40.4 | 83 | 31.6 | 24.6-39.6 | 29 | 10.8 | 7.1-16.1 | 12 | 11.6 | 5.0-24.8 | 24 | 13.1 | 8.4-19.8 |
| Appalachia II | 292 | 144 | 43.3 | 37.0-49.8 | 100 | 38.8 | 32.3-45.6 | 26 | 8.5 | 5.4-13.1 | 12 | 6.0 | 3.3-10.7 | 10 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.8 |
| Appalachia III | 172 | 83 | 43.8 | 35.0-53.0 | 55 | 33.0 | 24.5-42.7 | 14 | 9.5 | 5.0-17.3 | 5 | 4.1 | 1.6-10.0 | 15 | 9.6 | 5.3-16.7 |
| Catawba | 145 | 63 | 35.8 | 27.3-45.4 | 40 | 23.1 | 16.5-31.3 | 23 | 23.8 | 15.9-34.2 | 9 | 7.9 | 3.7-15.8 | 10 | 9.4 | 4.7-17.7 |
| Edisto Savannah | 389 | 173 | 37.6 | 31.8-43.6 | 122 | 32.9 | 27.1-39.3 | 56 | 16.6 | 11.9-22.6 | 18 | 5.2 | 2.9- 9.3 | 20 | 7.8 | 4.7-12.6 |
| Low Country | 500 | 259 | 45.8 | 40.2-51.5 | 156 | 28.0 | 23.4-33.1 | 42 | 11.4 | 8.1-15.8 | 16 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.4 | 27 | 11.1 | 7.2-16.8 |
| Palmetto | 404 | 183 | 40.5 | 34.8-46.4 | 126 | 30.9 | 25.7-36.7 | 44 | 10.8 | 7.7-14.9 | 16 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.4 | 35 | 12.3 | 8.2-18.0 |
| Pee Dee | 227 | 88 | 31.3 | 24.7-38.8 | 66 | 31.4 | 23.9-40.1 | 34 | 13.5 | 9.3-19.0 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.1-11.8 | 23 | 16.8 | 10.7-25.2 |
| Trident | 542 | 214 | 32.6 | 27.9-37.7 | 189 | 33.9 | 29.0-39.1 | 65 | 13.9 | 10.2-18.6 | 34 | 7.4 | 4.9-11.1 | 40 | 12.2 | 8.5-17.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 189 | 88 | 40.7 | 31.4-50.7 | 54 | 30.9 | 21.9-41.7 | 24 | 13.0 | 7.9-20.6 | 8 | 3.8 | 1.8- 7.8 | 15 | 11.6 | 5.5-22.9 |
| Waccamaw | 463 | 195 | 36.2 | 31.1-41.6 | 132 | 27.8 | 23.3-32.9 | 67 | 15.4 | 11.4-20.4 | 32 | 8.0 | 5.4-11.7 | 37 | 12.6 | 8.8-17.7 |
| Wateree | 171 | 74 | 41.5 | 32.6-51.0 | 49 | 27.2 | 19.7-36.2 | 26 | 18.1 | 11.6-27.3 | 11 | 5.0 | 2.6- 9.3 | 11 | 8.2 | 4.4-15.0 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 439 | 190 | 36.2 | 30.6-42.3 | 137 | 31.3 | 25.6-37.7 | 53 | 11.7 | 8.5-16.0 | 20 | 8.3 | 4.1-16.1 | 39 | 12.4 | 8.4-18.1 |
| Region II | 464 | 227 | 43.5 | 38.3-48.9 | 155 | 36.3 | 31.1-42.0 | 40 | 8.9 | 6.1-12.8 | 17 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.5 | 25 | 6.0 | 3.8- 9.4 |
| Region III | 549 | 246 | 39.2 | 34.4-44.2 | 166 | 28.7 | 24.4-33.5 | 67 | 14.4 | 11.0-18.6 | 25 | 6.2 | 4.0- 9.5 | 45 | 11.5 | 8.1-16.0 |
| Region IV | 398 | 162 | 35.9 | 30.3-41.9 | 115 | 29.5 | 24.0-35.7 | 60 | 15.6 | 11.6-20.6 | 27 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.2 | 34 | 12.9 | 8.9-18.3 |
| Region V | 389 | 173 | 37.6 | 31.8-43.6 | 122 | 32.9 | 27.1-39.3 | 56 | 16.6 | 11.9-22.6 | 18 | 5.2 | 2.9- 9.3 | 20 | 7.8 | 4.7-12.6 |
| Region VI | 463 | 195 | 36.2 | 31.1-41.6 | 132 | 27.8 | 23.3-32.9 | 67 | 15.4 | 11.4-20.4 | 32 | 8.0 | 5.4-11.7 | 37 | 12.6 | 8.8-17.7 |
| Region VII | 542 | 214 | 32.6 | 27.9-37.7 | 189 | 33.9 | 29.0-39.1 | 65 | 13.9 | 10.2-18.6 | 34 | 7.4 | 4.9-11.1 | 40 | 12.2 | 8.5-17.1 |
| Region VIII | 500 | 259 | 45.8 | 40.2-51.5 | 156 | 28.0 | 23.4-33.1 | 42 | 11.4 | 8.1-15.8 | 16 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.4 | 27 | 11.1 | 7.2-16.8 |
* 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 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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