BRFSS Survey Results 2010 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
At risk for heavy alcohol consumption
(Note: Heavy drinking is defined as having greater than 2 drinks per day for men, and 1 drink per day for women)*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,176 | 8,765 | 95.2 | 94.3-96.0 | 411 | 4.8 | 4.0- 5.7 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,400 | 3,204 | 93.9 | 92.1-95.3 | 196 | 6.1 | 4.7- 7.9 |
| Female | 5,776 | 5,561 | 96.4 | 95.6-97.1 | 215 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 5,878 | 5,536 | 94.2 | 93.0-95.2 | 342 | 5.8 | 4.8- 7.0 |
| African American | 2,598 | 2,549 | 97.0 | 94.8-98.3 | 49 | 3.0 | 1.7- 5.2 |
| Other | 403 | 386 | 97.6 | 95.6-98.7 | 17 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.4 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 115 | 109 | 97.8 | 92.9-99.3 | 6 | 2.2 | 0.7- 7.1 |
| No | 8,817 | 8,414 | 95.1 | 94.1-95.9 | 403 | 4.9 | 4.1- 5.9 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 244 | 235 | 96.6 | 91.9-98.6 | 9 | 3.4 | 1.4- 8.1 |
| 25-34 | 627 | 596 | 93.1 | 89.1-95.8 | 31 | 6.9 | 4.2-10.9 |
| 35-44 | 1,093 | 1,044 | 95.6 | 93.3-97.1 | 49 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.7 |
| 45-54 | 1,581 | 1,510 | 96.5 | 94.9-97.6 | 71 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.1 |
| 55-64 | 2,190 | 2,074 | 94.2 | 92.6-95.5 | 116 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.4 |
| 65+ | 3,441 | 3,306 | 95.8 | 94.8-96.7 | 135 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.2 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,338 | 1,317 | 97.2 | 94.9-98.5 | 21 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,939 | 2,820 | 95.4 | 93.8-96.7 | 119 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,239 | 2,131 | 94.3 | 91.6-96.1 | 108 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.4 |
| College Graduate | 2,644 | 2,482 | 95.0 | 93.6-96.2 | 162 | 5.0 | 3.8- 6.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,222 | 1,193 | 94.1 | 89.3-96.9 | 29 | 5.9 | 3.1-10.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,626 | 1,582 | 98.1 | 97.1-98.8 | 44 | 1.9 | 1.2- 2.9 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 955 | 915 | 96.9 | 95.3-98.0 | 40 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,139 | 1,095 | 96.6 | 94.8-97.8 | 44 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.2 |
| $50,000+ | 2,690 | 2,484 | 92.7 | 90.6-94.3 | 206 | 7.3 | 5.7- 9.4 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,179 | 1,143 | 96.5 | 93.8-98.0 | 36 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.2 |
| Region II | 1,071 | 1,025 | 97.5 | 96.0-98.4 | 46 | 2.5 | 1.6- 4.0 |
| Region III | 1,176 | 1,123 | 94.6 | 91.5-96.6 | 53 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.5 |
| Region IV | 1,273 | 1,239 | 97.4 | 96.1-98.3 | 34 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.9 |
| Region V | 1,157 | 1,119 | 95.9 | 94.0-97.2 | 38 | 4.1 | 2.8- 6.0 |
| Region VI | 1,093 | 1,041 | 93.1 | 90.0-95.3 | 52 | 6.9 | 4.7-10.0 |
| Region VII | 1,117 | 1,042 | 91.3 | 87.5-94.0 | 75 | 8.7 | 6.0-12.5 |
| Region VIII | 1,110 | 1,033 | 94.6 | 93.0-95.8 | 77 | 5.4 | 4.2- 7.0 |
*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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