BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
Heavy drinking among men
(Note: Heavy drinking for men is defined as having greater 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 | 3,573 | 3,398 | 94.7 | 93.2-95.8 | 175 | 5.3 | 4.2- 6.8 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,573 | 3,398 | 94.7 | 93.2-95.8 | 175 | 5.3 | 4.2- 6.8 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 2,487 | 2,362 | 94.9 | 93.3-96.2 | 125 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.7 |
| African American | 795 | 760 | 94.1 | 89.5-96.7 | 35 | 5.9 | 3.3-10.5 |
| Other | 197 | 183 | 93.6 | 87.6-96.8 | 14 | 6.4 | 3.2-12.4 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 67 | 66 | 99.8 | 98.2- 100 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.8 |
| No | 3,432 | 3,259 | 94.5 | 93.0-95.7 | 173 | 5.5 | 4.3- 7.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 141 | 127 | 93.8 | 88.7-96.7 | 14 | 6.2 | 3.3-11.3 |
| 25-34 | 288 | 261 | 89.3 | 82.5-93.7 | 27 | 10.7 | 6.3-17.5 |
| 35-44 | 508 | 482 | 95.8 | 92.9-97.6 | 26 | 4.2 | 2.4- 7.1 |
| 45-54 | 709 | 663 | 95.7 | 93.7-97.1 | 46 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.3 |
| 55-64 | 779 | 747 | 96.5 | 94.6-97.7 | 32 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.4 |
| 65+ | 1,148 | 1,118 | 97.5 | 96.1-98.5 | 30 | 2.5 | 1.5- 3.9 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 483 | 467 | 94.5 | 90.2-96.9 | 16 | 5.5 | 3.1- 9.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,143 | 1,080 | 95.1 | 92.9-96.6 | 63 | 4.9 | 3.4- 7.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 783 | 739 | 93.1 | 88.0-96.1 | 44 | 6.9 | 3.9-12.0 |
| College Graduate | 1,159 | 1,107 | 95.6 | 93.5-97.0 | 52 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 315 | 300 | 95.5 | 91.7-97.6 | 15 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 522 | 501 | 94.6 | 90.5-97.0 | 21 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 367 | 349 | 96.1 | 93.1-97.9 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.1- 6.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 529 | 502 | 94.0 | 89.6-96.7 | 27 | 6.0 | 3.3-10.4 |
| $50,000+ | 1,450 | 1,370 | 95.5 | 93.9-96.7 | 80 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.1 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 190 | 182 | 94.6 | 87.6-97.8 | 8 | 5.4 | 2.2-12.4 |
| Appalachia II | 235 | 229 | 98.0 | 94.8-99.3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.2 |
| Appalachia III | 205 | 193 | 94.9 | 90.4-97.4 | 12 | 5.1 | 2.6- 9.6 |
| Catawba | 90 | 86 | 95.0 | 86.6-98.3 | 4 | 5.0 | 1.7-13.4 |
| Edisto Savannah | 423 | 406 | 95.5 | 91.5-97.7 | 17 | 4.5 | 2.3- 8.5 |
| Low Country | 427 | 397 | 92.0 | 86.2-95.5 | 30 | 8.0 | 4.5-13.8 |
| Palmetto | 388 | 373 | 95.4 | 87.6-98.4 | 15 | 4.6 | 1.6-12.4 |
| Pee Dee | 200 | 189 | 91.5 | 83.0-95.9 | 11 | 8.5 | 4.1-17.0 |
| Trident | 423 | 402 | 95.9 | 92.7-97.8 | 21 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 345 | 330 | 90.0 | 78.9-95.5 | 15 | 10.0 | 4.5-21.1 |
| Waccamaw | 430 | 405 | 95.3 | 92.5-97.1 | 25 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.5 |
| Wateree | 178 | 169 | 94.1 | 88.0-97.2 | 9 | 5.9 | 2.8-12.0 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 535 | 512 | 92.7 | 87.1-96.0 | 23 | 7.3 | 4.0-12.9 |
| Region II | 440 | 422 | 96.6 | 94.2-98.0 | 18 | 3.4 | 2.0- 5.8 |
| Region III | 478 | 459 | 95.3 | 90.0-97.9 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.1-10.0 |
| Region IV | 378 | 358 | 92.5 | 87.3-95.7 | 20 | 7.5 | 4.3-12.7 |
| Region V | 423 | 406 | 95.5 | 91.5-97.7 | 17 | 4.5 | 2.3- 8.5 |
| Region VI | 430 | 405 | 95.3 | 92.5-97.1 | 25 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.5 |
| Region VII | 423 | 402 | 95.9 | 92.7-97.8 | 21 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.3 |
| Region VIII | 427 | 397 | 92.0 | 86.2-95.5 | 30 | 8.0 | 4.5-13.8 |
*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 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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