BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
At risk for heavy alcohol consumption
(Note: Heavy drinking is defined as having greater than 2 drinks per day for men, and 1 drink per day for women)*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,893 | 9,478 | 95.3 | 94.5-96.1 | 415 | 4.7 | 3.9- 5.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,573 | 3,398 | 94.7 | 93.2-95.8 | 175 | 5.3 | 4.2- 6.8 |
| Female | 6,320 | 6,080 | 95.9 | 95.0-96.7 | 240 | 4.1 | 3.3- 5.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,493 | 6,159 | 94.8 | 93.9-95.6 | 334 | 5.2 | 4.4- 6.1 |
| African American | 2,624 | 2,565 | 96.9 | 94.8-98.1 | 59 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.2 |
| Other | 477 | 457 | 94.1 | 88.4-97.1 | 20 | 5.9 | 2.9-11.6 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 177 | 175 | 99.8 | 99.0-99.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 1.0 |
| No | 9,470 | 9,058 | 95.1 | 94.3-95.9 | 412 | 4.9 | 4.1- 5.7 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 305 | 286 | 94.7 | 91.0-97.0 | 19 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.0 |
| 25-34 | 836 | 795 | 94.0 | 90.8-96.1 | 41 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.2 |
| 35-44 | 1,346 | 1,285 | 95.3 | 93.0-96.9 | 61 | 4.7 | 3.1- 7.0 |
| 45-54 | 1,982 | 1,876 | 95.0 | 93.6-96.2 | 106 | 5.0 | 3.8- 6.4 |
| 55-64 | 2,220 | 2,125 | 95.9 | 94.6-96.9 | 95 | 4.1 | 3.1- 5.4 |
| 65+ | 3,204 | 3,111 | 97.1 | 96.2-97.8 | 93 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,345 | 1,318 | 95.3 | 91.5-97.4 | 27 | 4.7 | 2.6- 8.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,321 | 3,193 | 96.3 | 95.2-97.2 | 128 | 3.7 | 2.8- 4.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,398 | 2,279 | 94.1 | 91.8-95.8 | 119 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.2 |
| College Graduate | 2,812 | 2,671 | 95.5 | 94.2-96.5 | 141 | 4.5 | 3.5- 5.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,203 | 1,175 | 97.7 | 96.2-98.6 | 28 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,616 | 1,569 | 95.2 | 92.2-97.1 | 47 | 4.8 | 2.9- 7.8 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,079 | 1,042 | 96.1 | 93.9-97.6 | 37 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,283 | 1,213 | 94.9 | 92.5-96.5 | 70 | 5.1 | 3.5- 7.5 |
| $50,000+ | 3,217 | 3,016 | 94.9 | 93.8-95.8 | 201 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.2 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 414 | 398 | 95.8 | 92.2-97.8 | 16 | 4.2 | 2.2- 7.8 |
| Appalachia II | 665 | 639 | 96.1 | 93.8-97.6 | 26 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.2 |
| Appalachia III | 546 | 526 | 95.0 | 90.0-97.6 | 20 | 5.0 | 2.4-10.0 |
| Catawba | 249 | 241 | 96.8 | 93.0-98.6 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.0 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,212 | 1,177 | 96.5 | 94.5-97.8 | 35 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.5 |
| Low Country | 1,181 | 1,108 | 92.9 | 89.9-95.0 | 73 | 7.1 | 5.0-10.1 |
| Palmetto | 1,055 | 1,013 | 95.9 | 92.4-97.8 | 42 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.6 |
| Pee Dee | 662 | 647 | 95.4 | 91.4-97.6 | 15 | 4.6 | 2.4- 8.6 |
| Trident | 1,151 | 1,086 | 94.4 | 92.2-96.0 | 65 | 5.6 | 4.0- 7.8 |
| Upper Savannah | 901 | 873 | 95.1 | 90.1-97.7 | 28 | 4.9 | 2.3- 9.9 |
| Waccamaw | 1,206 | 1,138 | 94.7 | 92.8-96.1 | 68 | 5.3 | 3.9- 7.2 |
| Wateree | 547 | 532 | 96.4 | 93.5-98.1 | 15 | 3.6 | 1.9- 6.5 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,315 | 1,271 | 95.5 | 92.8-97.2 | 44 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.2 |
| Region II | 1,211 | 1,165 | 95.6 | 93.4-97.1 | 46 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.6 |
| Region III | 1,304 | 1,254 | 96.2 | 93.8-97.7 | 50 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.2 |
| Region IV | 1,209 | 1,179 | 95.8 | 93.3-97.4 | 30 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.7 |
| Region V | 1,212 | 1,177 | 96.5 | 94.5-97.8 | 35 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.5 |
| Region VI | 1,206 | 1,138 | 94.7 | 92.8-96.1 | 68 | 5.3 | 3.9- 7.2 |
| Region VII | 1,151 | 1,086 | 94.4 | 92.2-96.0 | 65 | 5.6 | 4.0- 7.8 |
| Region VIII | 1,181 | 1,108 | 92.9 | 89.9-95.0 | 73 | 7.1 | 5.0-10.1 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Alcohol Consumption questions.
#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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