BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
Risk factor for heavy drinking among men
(Note: Heavy drinking for men 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 | 3,747 | 3,516 | 92.6 | 91.0-94.0 | 231 | 7.4 | 6.0- 9.0 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,747 | 3,516 | 92.6 | 91.0-94.0 | 231 | 7.4 | 6.0- 9.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 2,884 | 2,700 | 93.3 | 91.8-94.5 | 184 | 6.7 | 5.5- 8.2 |
| African American | 619 | 589 | 93.1 | 88.6-95.9 | 30 | 6.9 | 4.1-11.4 |
| Other | 178 | 164 | 85.9 | 74.3-92.8 | 14 | 14.1 | 7.2-25.7 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 50 | 45 | 84.5 | 59.9-95.2 | 5 | 15.5 | 4.8-40.1 |
| No | 3,647 | 3,424 | 92.9 | 91.3-94.2 | 223 | 7.1 | 5.8- 8.7 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 133 | 119 | 90.9 | 83.1-95.3 | 14 | 9.1 | 4.7-16.9 |
| 25-34 | 303 | 278 | 91.0 | 85.5-94.5 | 25 | 9.0 | 5.5-14.5 |
| 35-44 | 557 | 512 | 90.0 | 85.1-93.4 | 45 | 10.0 | 6.6-14.9 |
| 45-54 | 789 | 737 | 94.2 | 92.2-95.7 | 52 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.8 |
| 55-64 | 840 | 787 | 94.2 | 91.9-95.8 | 53 | 5.8 | 4.2- 8.1 |
| 65+ | 1,125 | 1,083 | 96.0 | 94.0-97.3 | 42 | 4.0 | 2.7- 6.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 449 | 416 | 85.6 | 76.8-91.4 | 33 | 14.4 | 8.6-23.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,097 | 1,029 | 92.0 | 88.7-94.4 | 68 | 8.0 | 5.6-11.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 839 | 779 | 92.7 | 90.0-94.7 | 60 | 7.3 | 5.3-10.0 |
| College Graduate | 1,355 | 1,285 | 95.9 | 94.5-96.9 | 70 | 4.1 | 3.1- 5.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 246 | 232 | 90.7 | 82.0-95.5 | 14 | 9.3 | 4.5-18.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 452 | 425 | 88.5 | 79.8-93.7 | 27 | 11.5 | 6.3-20.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 402 | 387 | 95.4 | 91.7-97.5 | 15 | 4.6 | 2.5- 8.3 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 592 | 561 | 93.2 | 88.1-96.2 | 31 | 6.8 | 3.8-11.9 |
| $50,000+ | 1,678 | 1,555 | 93.1 | 91.4-94.5 | 123 | 6.9 | 5.5- 8.6 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 277 | 265 | 96.6 | 93.7-98.2 | 12 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.3 |
| Appalachia II | 262 | 248 | 92.2 | 84.9-96.2 | 14 | 7.8 | 3.8-15.1 |
| Appalachia III | 180 | 170 | 90.7 | 79.0-96.2 | 10 | 9.3 | 3.8-21.0 |
| Catawba | 163 | 152 | 94.8 | 89.6-97.5 | 11 | 5.2 | 2.5-10.4 |
| Edisto Savannah | 465 | 439 | 95.6 | 93.3-97.1 | 26 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.7 |
| Low Country | 476 | 447 | 93.4 | 88.6-96.2 | 29 | 6.6 | 3.8-11.4 |
| Palmetto | 328 | 302 | 92.0 | 87.4-95.1 | 26 | 8.0 | 4.9-12.6 |
| Pee Dee | 255 | 242 | 91.9 | 85.5-95.6 | 13 | 8.1 | 4.4-14.5 |
| Trident | 440 | 399 | 89.0 | 83.4-92.9 | 41 | 11.0 | 7.1-16.6 |
| Upper Savannah | 237 | 229 | 96.7 | 93.1-98.5 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.5- 6.9 |
| Waccamaw | 456 | 429 | 92.8 | 88.8-95.4 | 27 | 7.2 | 4.6-11.2 |
| Wateree | 166 | 153 | 91.9 | 85.1-95.7 | 13 | 8.1 | 4.3-14.9 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 514 | 494 | 96.6 | 94.6-97.9 | 20 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.4 |
| Region II | 442 | 418 | 91.6 | 85.7-95.2 | 24 | 8.4 | 4.8-14.3 |
| Region III | 491 | 454 | 92.9 | 89.4-95.2 | 37 | 7.1 | 4.8-10.6 |
| Region IV | 421 | 395 | 91.9 | 87.5-94.8 | 26 | 8.1 | 5.2-12.5 |
| Region V | 465 | 439 | 95.6 | 93.3-97.1 | 26 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.7 |
| Region VI | 456 | 429 | 92.8 | 88.8-95.4 | 27 | 7.2 | 4.6-11.2 |
| Region VII | 440 | 399 | 89.0 | 83.4-92.9 | 41 | 11.0 | 7.1-16.6 |
| Region VIII | 476 | 447 | 93.4 | 88.6-96.2 | 29 | 6.6 | 3.8-11.4 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Alcohol Consumption questions and only applied to males.
#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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