BRFSS Survey Results 2010 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
Heavy drinking among women
(Note: Heavy drinking for women is defined as having greater than 1 drink per day)*
| Back to Alcohol Consumption |
Select a different topic for South Carolina: |
| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 5,776 | 5,561 | 96.4 | 95.6-97.1 | 215 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Female | 5,776 | 5,561 | 96.4 | 95.6-97.1 | 215 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 3,566 | 3,377 | 95.1 | 93.9-96.0 | 189 | 4.9 | 4.0- 6.1 |
| African American | 1,790 | 1,770 | 99.1 | 98.3-99.5 | 20 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 |
| Other | 226 | 220 | 97.8 | 94.2-99.2 | 6 | 2.2 | 0.8- 5.8 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 68 | 66 | 99.5 | 97.9-99.9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.1 |
| No | 5,544 | 5,331 | 96.3 | 95.4-97.0 | 213 | 3.7 | 3.0- 4.6 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 141 | 136 | 97.5 | 93.2-99.1 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.8 |
| 25-34 | 404 | 392 | 96.6 | 93.1-98.4 | 12 | 3.4 | 1.6- 6.9 |
| 35-44 | 688 | 660 | 96.6 | 94.6-97.9 | 28 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.4 |
| 45-54 | 1,005 | 968 | 97.0 | 95.4-98.1 | 37 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.6 |
| 55-64 | 1,395 | 1,335 | 95.1 | 93.0-96.7 | 60 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.0 |
| 65+ | 2,143 | 2,070 | 96.0 | 94.5-97.1 | 73 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.5 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 834 | 830 | 99.6 | 98.6-99.9 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,905 | 1,854 | 97.1 | 95.6-98.0 | 51 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,478 | 1,408 | 95.6 | 93.5-97.0 | 70 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.5 |
| College Graduate | 1,548 | 1,458 | 95.3 | 93.7-96.5 | 90 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 895 | 888 | 97.3 | 91.4-99.2 | 7 | 2.7 | 0.8- 8.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,040 | 1,019 | 98.7 | 97.5-99.3 | 21 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 597 | 571 | 96.0 | 93.3-97.7 | 26 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 684 | 668 | 97.4 | 94.9-98.7 | 16 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.1 |
| $50,000+ | 1,451 | 1,339 | 94.3 | 92.7-95.6 | 112 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.3 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 731 | 717 | 96.7 | 91.2-98.8 | 14 | 3.3 | 1.2- 8.8 |
| Region II | 666 | 638 | 98.0 | 96.8-98.8 | 28 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.2 |
| Region III | 736 | 714 | 97.4 | 95.5-98.5 | 22 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.5 |
| Region IV | 853 | 839 | 98.3 | 96.5-99.2 | 14 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.5 |
| Region V | 723 | 710 | 97.2 | 94.7-98.6 | 13 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.3 |
| Region VI | 681 | 647 | 93.1 | 89.2-95.7 | 34 | 6.9 | 4.3-10.8 |
| Region VII | 711 | 665 | 92.9 | 89.4-95.2 | 46 | 7.1 | 4.8-10.6 |
| Region VIII | 675 | 631 | 94.7 | 92.7-96.2 | 44 | 5.3 | 3.8- 7.3 |
*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
This page was generated on 19MAY11.