BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of
any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,328 | 4,587 | 47.5 | 46.0-48.9 | 5,741 | 52.5 | 51.1-54.0 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,888 | 2,147 | 57.1 | 54.8-59.4 | 1,741 | 42.9 | 40.6-45.2 |
| Female | 6,440 | 2,440 | 38.5 | 36.9-40.2 | 4,000 | 61.5 | 59.8-63.1 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 7,600 | 3,770 | 51.7 | 50.1-53.3 | 3,830 | 48.3 | 46.7-49.9 |
| African American | 2,024 | 578 | 36.6 | 33.4-40.0 | 1,446 | 63.4 | 60.0-66.6 |
| Other | 483 | 189 | 49.4 | 42.8-56.1 | 294 | 50.6 | 43.9-57.2 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 161 | 67 | 53.0 | 42.2-63.6 | 94 | 47.0 | 36.4-57.8 |
| No | 9,993 | 4,487 | 47.5 | 46.1-49.0 | 5,506 | 52.5 | 51.0-53.9 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 354 | 163 | 50.2 | 43.6-56.8 | 191 | 49.8 | 43.2-56.4 |
| 25-34 | 928 | 466 | 53.8 | 49.7-57.9 | 462 | 46.2 | 42.1-50.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,561 | 839 | 55.7 | 52.5-58.8 | 722 | 44.3 | 41.2-47.5 |
| 45-54 | 2,165 | 1,064 | 49.0 | 46.4-51.7 | 1,101 | 51.0 | 48.3-53.6 |
| 55-64 | 2,258 | 977 | 42.2 | 39.7-44.8 | 1,281 | 57.8 | 55.2-60.3 |
| 65+ | 3,062 | 1,078 | 31.9 | 29.9-33.9 | 1,984 | 68.1 | 66.1-70.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,332 | 272 | 30.4 | 26.0-35.2 | 1,060 | 69.6 | 64.8-74.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,115 | 1,097 | 41.8 | 39.2-44.5 | 2,018 | 58.2 | 55.5-60.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,585 | 1,216 | 48.5 | 45.7-51.3 | 1,369 | 51.5 | 48.7-54.3 |
| College Graduate | 3,267 | 1,992 | 59.6 | 57.2-62.0 | 1,275 | 40.4 | 38.0-42.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,015 | 215 | 27.9 | 23.7-32.6 | 800 | 72.1 | 67.4-76.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,475 | 436 | 34.7 | 30.6-38.9 | 1,039 | 65.3 | 61.1-69.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,154 | 445 | 44.3 | 40.1-48.6 | 709 | 55.7 | 51.4-59.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,470 | 671 | 45.9 | 42.0-49.7 | 799 | 54.1 | 50.3-58.0 |
| $50,000+ | 3,743 | 2,340 | 61.3 | 59.2-63.4 | 1,403 | 38.7 | 36.6-40.8 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 747 | 279 | 41.0 | 36.1-46.0 | 468 | 59.0 | 54.0-63.9 |
| Appalachia II | 701 | 302 | 49.2 | 44.3-54.0 | 399 | 50.8 | 46.0-55.7 |
| Appalachia III | 521 | 196 | 45.4 | 39.6-51.4 | 325 | 54.6 | 48.6-60.4 |
| Catawba | 423 | 176 | 41.3 | 35.6-47.3 | 247 | 58.7 | 52.7-64.4 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,294 | 527 | 42.5 | 38.9-46.1 | 767 | 57.5 | 53.9-61.1 |
| Low Country | 1,219 | 685 | 51.5 | 47.3-55.6 | 534 | 48.5 | 44.4-52.7 |
| Palmetto | 852 | 447 | 54.5 | 50.2-58.8 | 405 | 45.5 | 41.2-49.8 |
| Pee Dee | 799 | 236 | 36.3 | 31.9-40.8 | 563 | 63.7 | 59.2-68.1 |
| Trident | 1,248 | 690 | 57.7 | 54.1-61.2 | 558 | 42.3 | 38.8-45.9 |
| Upper Savannah | 621 | 217 | 42.0 | 36.7-47.4 | 404 | 58.0 | 52.6-63.3 |
| Waccamaw | 1,264 | 618 | 49.9 | 46.1-53.7 | 646 | 50.1 | 46.3-53.9 |
| Wateree | 504 | 170 | 37.7 | 31.9-43.9 | 334 | 62.3 | 56.1-68.1 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,368 | 496 | 41.4 | 37.8-45.1 | 872 | 58.6 | 54.9-62.2 |
| Region II | 1,222 | 498 | 47.5 | 43.8-51.3 | 724 | 52.5 | 48.7-56.2 |
| Region III | 1,275 | 623 | 50.2 | 46.7-53.7 | 652 | 49.8 | 46.3-53.3 |
| Region IV | 1,303 | 406 | 36.8 | 33.3-40.5 | 897 | 63.2 | 59.5-66.7 |
| Region V | 1,294 | 527 | 42.5 | 38.9-46.1 | 767 | 57.5 | 53.9-61.1 |
| Region VI | 1,264 | 618 | 49.9 | 46.1-53.7 | 646 | 50.1 | 46.3-53.9 |
| Region VII | 1,248 | 690 | 57.7 | 54.1-61.2 | 558 | 42.3 | 38.8-45.9 |
| Region VIII | 1,219 | 685 | 51.5 | 47.3-55.6 | 534 | 48.5 | 44.4-52.7 |
#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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