BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
At risk for binge drinking
(Note: Binge drinking is defined for males as having 5 or more drinks
and for women as having 4 or more drinks on 1 occasion)*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,601 | 8,757 | 87.3 | 85.9-88.5 | 844 | 12.7 | 11.5-14.1 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,598 | 3,086 | 81.5 | 79.1-83.8 | 512 | 18.5 | 16.2-20.9 |
| Female | 6,003 | 5,671 | 92.5 | 91.0-93.7 | 332 | 7.5 | 6.3- 9.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,270 | 5,654 | 85.8 | 84.1-87.4 | 616 | 14.2 | 12.6-15.9 |
| African American | 2,595 | 2,410 | 89.8 | 86.8-92.2 | 185 | 10.2 | 7.8-13.2 |
| Other | 463 | 427 | 89.1 | 82.9-93.3 | 36 | 10.9 | 6.7-17.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 151 | 137 | 85.4 | 71.2-93.3 | 14 | 14.6 | 6.7-28.8 |
| No | 9,217 | 8,393 | 87.2 | 85.7-88.4 | 824 | 12.8 | 11.6-14.3 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 271 | 211 | 74.9 | 66.6-81.6 | 60 | 25.1 | 18.4-33.4 |
| 25-34 | 686 | 575 | 81.9 | 77.4-85.7 | 111 | 18.1 | 14.3-22.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,209 | 1,021 | 83.9 | 80.5-86.8 | 188 | 16.1 | 13.2-19.5 |
| 45-54 | 1,800 | 1,593 | 88.5 | 86.3-90.4 | 207 | 11.5 | 9.6-13.7 |
| 55-64 | 2,314 | 2,134 | 92.5 | 90.7-93.9 | 180 | 7.5 | 6.1- 9.3 |
| 65+ | 3,321 | 3,223 | 97.2 | 96.2-97.9 | 98 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,336 | 1,257 | 88.6 | 84.1-92.0 | 79 | 11.4 | 8.0-15.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,981 | 2,756 | 88.0 | 85.3-90.3 | 225 | 12.0 | 9.7-14.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,428 | 2,192 | 87.6 | 84.9-89.9 | 236 | 12.4 | 10.1-15.1 |
| College Graduate | 2,835 | 2,531 | 85.6 | 83.1-87.8 | 304 | 14.4 | 12.2-16.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,145 | 1,076 | 89.4 | 84.0-93.1 | 69 | 10.6 | 6.9-16.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,620 | 1,519 | 90.5 | 86.6-93.3 | 101 | 9.5 | 6.7-13.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,096 | 1,000 | 85.3 | 80.1-89.3 | 96 | 14.7 | 10.7-19.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,173 | 1,063 | 86.6 | 82.0-90.2 | 110 | 13.4 | 9.8-18.0 |
| $50,000+ | 3,018 | 2,620 | 84.6 | 82.4-86.6 | 398 | 15.4 | 13.4-17.6 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,241 | 1,156 | 92.7 | 90.0-94.6 | 85 | 7.3 | 5.4-10.0 |
| Region II | 1,212 | 1,116 | 88.4 | 84.9-91.1 | 96 | 11.6 | 8.9-15.1 |
| Region III | 1,287 | 1,156 | 87.0 | 83.3-90.0 | 131 | 13.0 | 10.0-16.7 |
| Region IV | 1,155 | 1,070 | 87.6 | 83.6-90.7 | 85 | 12.4 | 9.3-16.4 |
| Region V | 1,145 | 1,059 | 89.0 | 85.5-91.7 | 86 | 11.0 | 8.3-14.5 |
| Region VI | 1,231 | 1,123 | 85.1 | 80.4-88.9 | 108 | 14.9 | 11.1-19.6 |
| Region VII | 1,169 | 1,045 | 83.4 | 78.8-87.2 | 124 | 16.6 | 12.8-21.2 |
| Region VIII | 1,161 | 1,032 | 84.1 | 80.2-87.3 | 129 | 15.9 | 12.7-19.8 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Alcohol Consumption questions.
** 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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