BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
Risk factor for binge drinking
(Note: Binge drinking is defined for males as having 5 or more drinks and for females as having 4 or more drinks on 1 occasion.)*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,183 | 9,126 | 86.1 | 85.0-87.2 | 1,057 | 13.9 | 12.8-15.0 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,801 | 3,160 | 79.1 | 77.0-81.1 | 641 | 20.9 | 18.9-23.0 |
| Female | 6,382 | 5,966 | 92.4 | 91.3-93.4 | 416 | 7.6 | 6.6- 8.7 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 7,509 | 6,661 | 85.5 | 84.2-86.7 | 848 | 14.5 | 13.3-15.8 |
| African American | 1,990 | 1,852 | 88.8 | 86.1-91.1 | 138 | 11.2 | 8.9-13.9 |
| Other | 473 | 415 | 82.0 | 75.7-87.0 | 58 | 18.0 | 13.0-24.3 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 159 | 138 | 78.2 | 66.0-86.9 | 21 | 21.8 | 13.1-34.0 |
| No | 9,858 | 8,828 | 86.3 | 85.1-87.3 | 1,030 | 13.7 | 12.7-14.9 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 348 | 282 | 81.5 | 76.0-86.0 | 66 | 18.5 | 14.0-24.0 |
| 25-34 | 916 | 742 | 78.1 | 74.2-81.5 | 174 | 21.9 | 18.5-25.8 |
| 35-44 | 1,537 | 1,275 | 81.9 | 79.2-84.4 | 262 | 18.1 | 15.6-20.8 |
| 45-54 | 2,129 | 1,867 | 87.3 | 85.4-89.0 | 262 | 12.7 | 11.0-14.6 |
| 55-64 | 2,222 | 2,029 | 91.5 | 89.8-92.9 | 193 | 8.5 | 7.1-10.2 |
| 65+ | 3,031 | 2,931 | 96.8 | 95.9-97.6 | 100 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,303 | 1,216 | 86.7 | 82.2-90.1 | 87 | 13.3 | 9.9-17.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,066 | 2,772 | 86.0 | 83.7-88.0 | 294 | 14.0 | 12.0-16.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,558 | 2,278 | 86.2 | 84.0-88.2 | 280 | 13.8 | 11.8-16.0 |
| College Graduate | 3,230 | 2,835 | 85.9 | 84.0-87.6 | 395 | 14.1 | 12.4-16.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,001 | 941 | 89.6 | 85.6-92.6 | 60 | 10.4 | 7.4-14.4 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,459 | 1,337 | 85.6 | 81.5-88.9 | 122 | 14.4 | 11.1-18.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,138 | 1,050 | 89.3 | 86.0-91.9 | 88 | 10.7 | 8.1-14.0 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,450 | 1,297 | 86.7 | 83.2-89.5 | 153 | 13.3 | 10.5-16.8 |
| $50,000+ | 3,700 | 3,142 | 82.8 | 81.0-84.5 | 558 | 17.2 | 15.5-19.0 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 735 | 680 | 89.2 | 84.5-92.7 | 55 | 10.8 | 7.3-15.5 |
| Appalachia II | 692 | 639 | 88.0 | 83.4-91.4 | 53 | 12.0 | 8.6-16.6 |
| Appalachia III | 515 | 467 | 86.8 | 80.9-91.0 | 48 | 13.2 | 9.0-19.1 |
| Catawba | 417 | 373 | 87.7 | 83.0-91.2 | 44 | 12.3 | 8.8-17.0 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,280 | 1,158 | 88.0 | 85.1-90.5 | 122 | 12.0 | 9.5-14.9 |
| Low Country | 1,201 | 1,047 | 85.3 | 81.9-88.2 | 154 | 14.7 | 11.8-18.1 |
| Palmetto | 841 | 735 | 83.4 | 79.5-86.6 | 106 | 16.6 | 13.4-20.5 |
| Pee Dee | 789 | 731 | 89.9 | 86.5-92.5 | 58 | 10.1 | 7.5-13.5 |
| Trident | 1,227 | 1,046 | 81.4 | 78.2-84.2 | 181 | 18.6 | 15.8-21.8 |
| Upper Savannah | 612 | 546 | 84.9 | 80.2-88.7 | 66 | 15.1 | 11.3-19.8 |
| Waccamaw | 1,246 | 1,123 | 85.4 | 82.2-88.1 | 123 | 14.6 | 11.9-17.8 |
| Wateree | 496 | 454 | 87.7 | 82.6-91.5 | 42 | 12.3 | 8.5-17.4 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,347 | 1,226 | 87.3 | 84.1-89.9 | 121 | 12.7 | 10.1-15.9 |
| Region II | 1,207 | 1,106 | 87.4 | 84.0-90.2 | 101 | 12.6 | 9.8-16.0 |
| Region III | 1,258 | 1,108 | 84.8 | 81.8-87.3 | 150 | 15.2 | 12.7-18.2 |
| Region IV | 1,285 | 1,185 | 89.0 | 86.3-91.3 | 100 | 11.0 | 8.7-13.7 |
| Region V | 1,280 | 1,158 | 88.0 | 85.1-90.5 | 122 | 12.0 | 9.5-14.9 |
| Region VI | 1,246 | 1,123 | 85.4 | 82.2-88.1 | 123 | 14.6 | 11.9-17.8 |
| Region VII | 1,227 | 1,046 | 81.4 | 78.2-84.2 | 181 | 18.6 | 15.8-21.8 |
| Region VIII | 1,201 | 1,047 | 85.3 | 81.9-88.2 | 154 | 14.7 | 11.8-18.1 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Alcohol Consumption questions.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. 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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