BRFSS Survey Results 2009 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 | 5,966 | 5,740 | 96.3 | 95.3-97.1 | 226 | 3.7 | 2.9- 4.7 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Female | 5,966 | 5,740 | 96.3 | 95.3-97.1 | 226 | 3.7 | 2.9- 4.7 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 3,736 | 3,544 | 95.1 | 93.7-96.3 | 192 | 4.9 | 3.7- 6.3 |
| African American | 1,764 | 1,735 | 98.2 | 96.8-99.0 | 29 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.2 |
| Other | 277 | 272 | 98.7 | 96.7-99.5 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.3 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 95 | 93 | 99.2 | 96.1-99.8 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.9 |
| No | 5,707 | 5,483 | 96.1 | 95.0-97.0 | 224 | 3.9 | 3.0- 5.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 140 | 131 | 91.5 | 79.4-96.7 | 9 | 8.5 | 3.3-20.6 |
| 25-34 | 450 | 442 | 97.7 | 93.7-99.2 | 8 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.3 |
| 35-44 | 748 | 723 | 97.4 | 95.6-98.5 | 25 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.4 |
| 45-54 | 1,104 | 1,048 | 95.1 | 93.1-96.6 | 56 | 4.9 | 3.4- 6.9 |
| 55-64 | 1,436 | 1,374 | 95.7 | 94.0-97.0 | 62 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.0 |
| 65+ | 2,088 | 2,022 | 97.2 | 96.1-98.0 | 66 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.9 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 844 | 832 | 98.5 | 96.5-99.4 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,893 | 1,849 | 97.3 | 94.7-98.6 | 44 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,569 | 1,507 | 96.8 | 95.4-97.8 | 62 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.6 |
| College Graduate | 1,645 | 1,537 | 94.0 | 91.6-95.7 | 108 | 6.0 | 4.3- 8.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 831 | 817 | 96.0 | 87.2-98.8 | 14 | 4.0 | 1.2-12.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,083 | 1,061 | 98.2 | 96.6-99.0 | 22 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 671 | 652 | 95.9 | 91.0-98.2 | 19 | 4.1 | 1.8- 9.0 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 705 | 679 | 96.9 | 95.1-98.1 | 26 | 3.1 | 1.9- 4.9 |
| $50,000+ | 1,580 | 1,457 | 94.3 | 92.4-95.8 | 123 | 5.7 | 4.2- 7.6 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 772 | 754 | 97.4 | 95.1-98.6 | 18 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.9 |
| Region II | 751 | 725 | 97.4 | 95.5-98.4 | 26 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.5 |
| Region III | 811 | 782 | 95.7 | 91.6-97.9 | 29 | 4.3 | 2.1- 8.4 |
| Region IV | 719 | 704 | 97.8 | 95.9-98.8 | 15 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.1 |
| Region V | 710 | 694 | 98.1 | 96.6-99.0 | 16 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.4 |
| Region VI | 765 | 731 | 94.7 | 92.0-96.5 | 34 | 5.3 | 3.5- 8.0 |
| Region VII | 744 | 710 | 94.7 | 90.8-97.0 | 34 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.2 |
| Region VIII | 694 | 640 | 92.9 | 90.2-94.9 | 54 | 7.1 | 5.1- 9.8 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Alcohol Consumption questions and only applied to females.
** 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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