BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
Risk factor for heavy drinking among women
(Note: Heavy drinking for women is defined as having an average of more than 1 drink per day)*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 6,326 | 6,051 | 95.9 | 95.1-96.6 | 275 | 4.1 | 3.4- 4.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Female | 6,326 | 6,051 | 95.9 | 95.1-96.6 | 275 | 4.1 | 3.4- 4.9 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 4,532 | 4,296 | 95.1 | 94.2-95.8 | 236 | 4.9 | 4.2- 5.8 |
| African American | 1,363 | 1,343 | 97.9 | 95.8-98.9 | 20 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.2 |
| Other | 286 | 269 | 95.9 | 91.2-98.2 | 17 | 4.1 | 1.8- 8.8 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 106 | 100 | 95.4 | 83.0-98.9 | 6 | 4.6 | 1.1-17.0 |
| No | 6,102 | 5,835 | 95.9 | 95.1-96.5 | 267 | 4.1 | 3.5- 4.9 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 206 | 198 | 95.5 | 89.5-98.1 | 8 | 4.5 | 1.9-10.5 |
| 25-34 | 609 | 582 | 95.9 | 93.3-97.5 | 27 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.7 |
| 35-44 | 968 | 931 | 95.9 | 94.0-97.2 | 37 | 4.1 | 2.8- 6.0 |
| 45-54 | 1,316 | 1,253 | 96.1 | 94.8-97.1 | 63 | 3.9 | 2.9- 5.2 |
| 55-64 | 1,357 | 1,287 | 95.7 | 94.2-96.8 | 70 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.8 |
| 65+ | 1,870 | 1,800 | 96.1 | 94.8-97.1 | 70 | 3.9 | 2.9- 5.2 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 852 | 838 | 98.1 | 96.0-99.1 | 14 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,938 | 1,875 | 97.0 | 95.8-97.9 | 63 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,688 | 1,613 | 95.8 | 94.1-97.1 | 75 | 4.2 | 2.9- 5.9 |
| College Graduate | 1,830 | 1,707 | 93.8 | 92.1-95.2 | 123 | 6.2 | 4.8- 7.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 749 | 735 | 98.4 | 97.1-99.1 | 14 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 992 | 970 | 97.3 | 94.3-98.7 | 22 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.7 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 729 | 707 | 97.9 | 96.4-98.8 | 22 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.6 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 850 | 816 | 96.2 | 94.3-97.5 | 34 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.7 |
| $50,000+ | 1,987 | 1,833 | 93.6 | 92.1-94.8 | 154 | 6.4 | 5.2- 7.9 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 450 | 440 | 97.5 | 94.9-98.8 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.1 |
| Appalachia II | 425 | 416 | 97.1 | 92.6-98.9 | 9 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.4 |
| Appalachia III | 330 | 324 | 98.7 | 96.9-99.4 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.1 |
| Catawba | 251 | 243 | 96.0 | 90.6-98.4 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.6- 9.4 |
| Edisto Savannah | 800 | 775 | 96.1 | 93.8-97.6 | 25 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.2 |
| Low Country | 713 | 650 | 93.2 | 91.1-94.9 | 63 | 6.8 | 5.1- 8.9 |
| Palmetto | 494 | 462 | 94.0 | 91.1-96.0 | 32 | 6.0 | 4.0- 8.9 |
| Pee Dee | 532 | 517 | 97.0 | 95.0-98.3 | 15 | 3.0 | 1.7- 5.0 |
| Trident | 768 | 719 | 93.3 | 90.5-95.3 | 49 | 6.7 | 4.7- 9.5 |
| Upper Savannah | 369 | 357 | 97.6 | 95.7-98.7 | 12 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.3 |
| Waccamaw | 775 | 737 | 95.0 | 92.5-96.7 | 38 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.5 |
| Wateree | 331 | 326 | 98.3 | 95.8-99.4 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.2 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 819 | 797 | 97.6 | 96.1-98.5 | 22 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.9 |
| Region II | 755 | 740 | 97.8 | 95.4-99.0 | 15 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.6 |
| Region III | 745 | 705 | 94.7 | 92.3-96.3 | 40 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.7 |
| Region IV | 863 | 843 | 97.6 | 96.2-98.5 | 20 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.8 |
| Region V | 800 | 775 | 96.1 | 93.8-97.6 | 25 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.2 |
| Region VI | 775 | 737 | 95.0 | 92.5-96.7 | 38 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.5 |
| Region VII | 768 | 719 | 93.3 | 90.5-95.3 | 49 | 6.7 | 4.7- 9.5 |
| Region VIII | 713 | 650 | 93.2 | 91.1-94.9 | 63 | 6.8 | 5.1- 8.9 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Alcohol Consumption questions and only applied to females.
#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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