BRFSS Survey Results 2008 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 | 10,135 | 3,964 | 43.2 | 41.5-44.9 | 6,171 | 56.8 | 55.1-58.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,687 | 1,821 | 50.4 | 47.6-53.2 | 1,866 | 49.6 | 46.8-52.4 |
| Female | 6,448 | 2,143 | 36.6 | 34.6-38.6 | 4,305 | 63.4 | 61.4-65.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,645 | 3,030 | 47.5 | 45.5-49.5 | 3,615 | 52.5 | 50.5-54.5 |
| African American | 2,695 | 712 | 33.0 | 29.6-36.5 | 1,983 | 67.0 | 63.5-70.4 |
| Other | 483 | 169 | 44.6 | 36.6-52.8 | 314 | 55.4 | 47.2-63.4 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 178 | 65 | 48.2 | 35.4-61.3 | 113 | 51.8 | 38.7-64.6 |
| No | 9,701 | 3,862 | 43.5 | 41.8-45.2 | 5,839 | 56.5 | 54.8-58.2 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 321 | 129 | 35.3 | 28.2-43.1 | 192 | 64.7 | 56.9-71.8 |
| 25-34 | 854 | 428 | 51.1 | 46.2-55.9 | 426 | 48.9 | 44.1-53.8 |
| 35-44 | 1,374 | 668 | 49.3 | 45.4-53.3 | 706 | 50.7 | 46.7-54.6 |
| 45-54 | 2,022 | 869 | 46.3 | 43.0-49.6 | 1,153 | 53.7 | 50.4-57.0 |
| 55-64 | 2,271 | 877 | 41.1 | 38.0-44.2 | 1,394 | 58.9 | 55.8-62.0 |
| 65+ | 3,293 | 993 | 31.0 | 28.8-33.2 | 2,300 | 69.0 | 66.8-71.2 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,383 | 257 | 27.9 | 23.2-33.1 | 1,126 | 72.1 | 66.9-76.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,403 | 1,049 | 33.5 | 30.8-36.4 | 2,354 | 66.5 | 63.6-69.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,452 | 1,039 | 45.1 | 41.7-48.6 | 1,413 | 54.9 | 51.4-58.3 |
| College Graduate | 2,876 | 1,614 | 57.9 | 54.9-60.9 | 1,262 | 42.1 | 39.1-45.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,227 | 248 | 25.1 | 21.0-29.6 | 979 | 74.9 | 70.4-79.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,662 | 439 | 31.2 | 27.0-35.8 | 1,223 | 68.8 | 64.2-73.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,092 | 367 | 37.7 | 32.6-43.0 | 725 | 62.3 | 57.0-67.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,305 | 549 | 38.0 | 33.6-42.6 | 756 | 62.0 | 57.4-66.4 |
| $50,000+ | 3,276 | 1,922 | 58.6 | 55.9-61.2 | 1,354 | 41.4 | 38.8-44.1 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 419 | 151 | 37.7 | 31.8-44.0 | 268 | 62.3 | 56.0-68.2 |
| Appalachia II | 682 | 262 | 45.1 | 39.5-50.8 | 420 | 54.9 | 49.2-60.5 |
| Appalachia III | 563 | 209 | 39.3 | 32.7-46.2 | 354 | 60.7 | 53.8-67.3 |
| Catawba | 258 | 96 | 35.0 | 28.1-42.5 | 162 | 65.0 | 57.5-71.9 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,241 | 409 | 35.7 | 32.0-39.7 | 832 | 64.3 | 60.3-68.0 |
| Low Country | 1,207 | 602 | 53.4 | 49.2-57.6 | 605 | 46.6 | 42.4-50.8 |
| Palmetto | 1,068 | 444 | 49.3 | 43.9-54.8 | 624 | 50.7 | 45.2-56.1 |
| Pee Dee | 674 | 172 | 31.8 | 26.7-37.4 | 502 | 68.2 | 62.6-73.3 |
| Trident | 1,192 | 572 | 52.5 | 47.9-57.1 | 620 | 47.5 | 42.9-52.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 926 | 324 | 38.5 | 33.1-44.3 | 602 | 61.5 | 55.7-66.9 |
| Waccamaw | 1,241 | 519 | 47.6 | 43.3-51.9 | 722 | 52.4 | 48.1-56.7 |
| Wateree | 555 | 175 | 35.2 | 29.3-41.5 | 380 | 64.8 | 58.5-70.7 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,345 | 475 | 38.1 | 34.0-42.4 | 870 | 61.9 | 57.6-66.0 |
| Region II | 1,245 | 471 | 42.7 | 38.3-47.1 | 774 | 57.3 | 52.9-61.7 |
| Region III | 1,326 | 540 | 44.6 | 40.2-49.1 | 786 | 55.4 | 50.9-59.8 |
| Region IV | 1,229 | 347 | 33.1 | 29.2-37.3 | 882 | 66.9 | 62.7-70.8 |
| Region V | 1,241 | 409 | 35.7 | 32.0-39.7 | 832 | 64.3 | 60.3-68.0 |
| Region VI | 1,241 | 519 | 47.6 | 43.3-51.9 | 722 | 52.4 | 48.1-56.7 |
| Region VII | 1,192 | 572 | 52.5 | 47.9-57.1 | 620 | 47.5 | 42.9-52.1 |
| Region VIII | 1,207 | 602 | 53.4 | 49.2-57.6 | 605 | 46.6 | 42.4-50.8 |
#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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