BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
Heavy drinking among women
(Note: Heavy drinking for women is defined as having greater 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 | 6,320 | 6,080 | 95.9 | 95.0-96.7 | 240 | 4.1 | 3.3- 5.0 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Female | 6,320 | 6,080 | 95.9 | 95.0-96.7 | 240 | 4.1 | 3.3- 5.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 4,006 | 3,797 | 94.7 | 93.5-95.6 | 209 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.5 |
| African American | 1,829 | 1,805 | 99.2 | 98.4-99.6 | 24 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 |
| Other | 280 | 274 | 94.7 | 79.9-98.8 | 6 | 5.3 | 1.2-20.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 110 | 109 | 99.8 | 98.3- 100 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 |
| No | 6,038 | 5,799 | 95.8 | 94.8-96.6 | 239 | 4.2 | 3.4- 5.2 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 164 | 159 | 96.3 | 88.7-98.9 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.1-11.3 |
| 25-34 | 548 | 534 | 97.6 | 95.5-98.8 | 14 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.5 |
| 35-44 | 838 | 803 | 94.8 | 90.8-97.2 | 35 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,273 | 1,213 | 94.4 | 92.1-96.1 | 60 | 5.6 | 3.9- 7.9 |
| 55-64 | 1,441 | 1,378 | 95.4 | 93.5-96.8 | 63 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.5 |
| 65+ | 2,056 | 1,993 | 96.8 | 95.6-97.7 | 63 | 3.2 | 2.3- 4.4 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 862 | 851 | 96.0 | 87.7-98.8 | 11 | 4.0 | 1.2-12.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,178 | 2,113 | 97.4 | 96.4-98.2 | 65 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,615 | 1,540 | 94.8 | 92.8-96.3 | 75 | 5.2 | 3.7- 7.2 |
| College Graduate | 1,653 | 1,564 | 95.4 | 93.7-96.6 | 89 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 888 | 875 | 98.9 | 97.5-99.5 | 13 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.5 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,094 | 1,068 | 95.7 | 90.6-98.1 | 26 | 4.3 | 1.9- 9.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 712 | 693 | 96.1 | 92.2-98.1 | 19 | 3.9 | 1.9- 7.8 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 754 | 711 | 95.7 | 93.3-97.2 | 43 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.7 |
| $50,000+ | 1,767 | 1,646 | 94.3 | 92.6-95.6 | 121 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.4 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 224 | 216 | 97.2 | 94.1-98.7 | 8 | 2.8 | 1.3- 5.9 |
| Appalachia II | 430 | 410 | 94.5 | 90.7-96.8 | 20 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.3 |
| Appalachia III | 341 | 333 | 95.1 | 82.4-98.8 | 8 | 4.9 | 1.2-17.6 |
| Catawba | 159 | 155 | 98.4 | 95.1-99.5 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.5- 4.9 |
| Edisto Savannah | 789 | 771 | 97.4 | 95.2-98.6 | 18 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.8 |
| Low Country | 754 | 711 | 93.7 | 90.7-95.8 | 43 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.3 |
| Palmetto | 667 | 640 | 96.3 | 93.6-97.9 | 27 | 3.7 | 2.1- 6.4 |
| Pee Dee | 462 | 458 | 98.8 | 96.5-99.6 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.5 |
| Trident | 728 | 684 | 93.0 | 89.6-95.4 | 44 | 7.0 | 4.6-10.4 |
| Upper Savannah | 556 | 543 | 99.0 | 97.7-99.5 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.3 |
| Waccamaw | 776 | 733 | 94.1 | 91.3-96.0 | 43 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.7 |
| Wateree | 369 | 363 | 98.5 | 96.0-99.4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.6- 4.0 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 780 | 759 | 98.1 | 96.5-98.9 | 21 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.5 |
| Region II | 771 | 743 | 94.7 | 90.7-97.1 | 28 | 5.3 | 2.9- 9.3 |
| Region III | 826 | 795 | 97.0 | 95.1-98.2 | 31 | 3.0 | 1.8- 4.9 |
| Region IV | 831 | 821 | 98.7 | 97.2-99.4 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 |
| Region V | 789 | 771 | 97.4 | 95.2-98.6 | 18 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.8 |
| Region VI | 776 | 733 | 94.1 | 91.3-96.0 | 43 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.7 |
| Region VII | 728 | 684 | 93.0 | 89.6-95.4 | 44 | 7.0 | 4.6-10.4 |
| Region VIII | 754 | 711 | 93.7 | 90.7-95.8 | 43 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.3 |
*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 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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