BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion? *
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| Total # Respondents |
1-2 drinks | 3-5 drinks | 6-10 drinks | 11 or more | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,680 | 2,018 | 48.8 | 46.6-51.0 | 1,179 | 32.5 | 30.5-34.6 | 377 | 13.8 | 12.2-15.6 | 106 | 4.9 | 3.9- 6.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 1,728 | 698 | 36.8 | 33.8-39.9 | 666 | 35.9 | 33.0-39.0 | 268 | 19.3 | 16.8-22.1 | 96 | 8.0 | 6.3-10.1 |
| Female | 1,952 | 1,320 | 64.2 | 61.3-67.0 | 513 | 28.1 | 25.5-30.9 | 109 | 6.8 | 5.4- 8.6 | 10 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 3,143 | 1,716 | 48.7 | 46.5-51.0 | 1,012 | 32.5 | 30.4-34.6 | 330 | 14.1 | 12.4-16.0 | 85 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.0 |
| African American | 431 | 247 | 51.3 | 44.8-57.7 | 134 | 33.0 | 27.2-39.5 | 32 | 10.0 | 6.6-14.7 | 18 | 5.7 | 3.1-10.2 |
| Other | 94 | 44 | 38.4 | 26.8-51.6 | 32 | 32.2 | 21.2-45.6 | 15 | 23.9 | 13.4-39.0 | 3 | 5.4 | 1.7-15.7 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 74 | 38 | 37.6 | 25.4-51.6 | 29 | 45.0 | 31.2-59.6 | 6 | 14.5 | 6.1-30.8 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.4-17.9 |
| No | 3,584 | 1,969 | 49.2 | 47.0-51.4 | 1,143 | 32.0 | 30.0-34.1 | 367 | 13.8 | 12.2-15.6 | 105 | 5.0 | 3.9- 6.3 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 157 | 61 | 35.2 | 26.7-44.8 | 44 | 25.1 | 18.2-33.6 | 33 | 25.0 | 17.4-34.5 | 19 | 14.7 | 9.2-22.6 |
| 25-34 | 479 | 201 | 40.0 | 35.0-45.2 | 158 | 34.6 | 29.7-39.9 | 94 | 18.9 | 15.2-23.3 | 26 | 6.5 | 4.1-10.0 |
| 35-44 | 702 | 317 | 43.3 | 38.9-47.9 | 243 | 35.1 | 30.9-39.5 | 112 | 16.3 | 13.2-20.1 | 30 | 5.3 | 3.5- 7.9 |
| 45-54 | 800 | 420 | 52.4 | 48.1-56.6 | 275 | 33.8 | 29.8-38.0 | 80 | 11.3 | 8.8-14.5 | 25 | 2.5 | 1.6- 3.9 |
| 55-64 | 763 | 450 | 60.0 | 55.9-63.9 | 266 | 34.1 | 30.3-38.1 | 42 | 5.2 | 3.7- 7.2 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 |
| 65+ | 750 | 551 | 72.7 | 68.7-76.3 | 184 | 25.6 | 22.0-29.5 | 14 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 245 | 112 | 35.6 | 28.3-43.6 | 81 | 32.2 | 24.6-40.9 | 33 | 19.7 | 13.0-28.7 | 19 | 12.5 | 7.4-20.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 888 | 484 | 46.6 | 42.1-51.0 | 245 | 28.8 | 25.0-33.0 | 110 | 15.7 | 12.3-19.9 | 49 | 8.9 | 6.3-12.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 957 | 531 | 49.9 | 45.5-54.2 | 312 | 33.3 | 29.3-37.6 | 96 | 13.7 | 10.8-17.3 | 18 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.2 |
| College Graduate | 1,584 | 886 | 52.0 | 48.7-55.2 | 540 | 34.6 | 31.6-37.7 | 138 | 11.6 | 9.6-13.9 | 20 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 203 | 110 | 51.2 | 41.7-60.6 | 63 | 32.3 | 24.3-41.6 | 21 | 9.6 | 5.2-17.3 | 9 | 6.8 | 3.2-14.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 359 | 191 | 41.3 | 34.2-48.8 | 106 | 30.1 | 23.4-37.8 | 41 | 18.2 | 12.4-25.9 | 21 | 10.4 | 6.0-17.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 370 | 200 | 44.5 | 37.5-51.7 | 105 | 28.6 | 22.5-35.5 | 50 | 20.8 | 14.8-28.4 | 15 | 6.1 | 3.2-11.3 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 569 | 309 | 49.3 | 43.8-54.8 | 176 | 31.7 | 26.9-37.0 | 63 | 13.7 | 10.4-18.0 | 21 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.7 |
| $50,000+ | 1,813 | 952 | 49.1 | 46.2-52.1 | 643 | 35.2 | 32.4-38.1 | 184 | 12.7 | 10.8-15.0 | 34 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.2 |
| Health District** | |||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 244 | 129 | 44.6 | 36.5-53.0 | 85 | 36.0 | 28.0-44.9 | 20 | 9.0 | 5.4-14.4 | 10 | 10.4 | 4.4-22.5 |
| Appalachia II | 293 | 174 | 54.7 | 47.8-61.3 | 90 | 34.3 | 27.9-41.3 | 24 | 9.4 | 6.1-14.4 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.7 |
| Appalachia III | 165 | 100 | 56.5 | 46.8-65.7 | 47 | 29.9 | 21.9-39.4 | 15 | 10.3 | 5.9-17.4 | 3 | 3.2 | 0.9-10.9 |
| Catawba | 142 | 70 | 41.5 | 32.4-51.3 | 43 | 29.2 | 21.3-38.6 | 23 | 23.0 | 15.1-33.4 | 6 | 6.3 | 2.6-14.4 |
| Edisto Savannah | 371 | 209 | 47.9 | 41.4-54.4 | 123 | 39.4 | 32.8-46.4 | 30 | 10.1 | 6.7-15.0 | 9 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.7 |
| Low Country | 490 | 295 | 53.5 | 47.6-59.3 | 140 | 27.7 | 23.0-33.0 | 49 | 16.1 | 11.6-21.8 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.4 |
| Palmetto | 395 | 220 | 50.6 | 44.5-56.7 | 120 | 29.1 | 24.0-34.8 | 44 | 16.0 | 11.4-21.9 | 11 | 4.3 | 2.2- 8.1 |
| Pee Dee | 219 | 110 | 42.1 | 34.3-50.3 | 73 | 33.0 | 25.3-41.7 | 27 | 17.8 | 11.9-25.8 | 9 | 7.1 | 3.2-15.0 |
| Trident | 532 | 254 | 45.8 | 40.5-51.3 | 203 | 35.1 | 30.3-40.3 | 57 | 12.8 | 9.4-17.1 | 18 | 6.3 | 3.7-10.5 |
| Upper Savannah | 183 | 104 | 49.2 | 39.0-59.5 | 56 | 31.5 | 22.6-42.1 | 17 | 15.6 | 7.9-28.4 | 6 | 3.7 | 1.5- 8.7 |
| Waccamaw | 452 | 244 | 45.9 | 40.3-51.7 | 141 | 33.5 | 28.2-39.1 | 51 | 14.1 | 10.0-19.5 | 16 | 6.5 | 3.8-10.7 |
| Wateree | 164 | 88 | 44.0 | 35.0-53.5 | 53 | 35.2 | 26.6-44.9 | 17 | 14.0 | 8.0-23.4 | 6 | 6.7 | 2.6-16.1 |
| Region*** | |||||||||||||
| Region I | 427 | 233 | 46.6 | 40.1-53.2 | 141 | 34.1 | 28.0-40.8 | 37 | 11.8 | 7.6-17.9 | 16 | 7.5 | 3.7-14.7 |
| Region II | 458 | 274 | 55.4 | 49.8-60.9 | 137 | 32.5 | 27.4-38.1 | 39 | 9.8 | 6.9-13.7 | 8 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.4 |
| Region III | 537 | 290 | 48.1 | 42.9-53.3 | 163 | 29.1 | 24.8-33.9 | 67 | 17.9 | 13.8-22.9 | 17 | 4.8 | 2.9- 8.1 |
| Region IV | 383 | 198 | 43.0 | 37.0-49.2 | 126 | 34.0 | 28.1-40.4 | 44 | 16.1 | 11.6-21.9 | 15 | 6.9 | 3.8-12.3 |
| Region V | 371 | 209 | 47.9 | 41.4-54.4 | 123 | 39.4 | 32.8-46.4 | 30 | 10.1 | 6.7-15.0 | 9 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.7 |
| Region VI | 452 | 244 | 45.9 | 40.3-51.7 | 141 | 33.5 | 28.2-39.1 | 51 | 14.1 | 10.0-19.5 | 16 | 6.5 | 3.8-10.7 |
| Region VII | 532 | 254 | 45.8 | 40.5-51.3 | 203 | 35.1 | 30.3-40.3 | 57 | 12.8 | 9.4-17.1 | 18 | 6.3 | 3.7-10.5 |
| Region VIII | 490 | 295 | 53.5 | 47.6-59.3 | 140 | 27.7 | 23.0-33.0 | 49 | 16.1 | 11.6-21.8 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.4 |
* 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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