BRFSS Survey Results 2010 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
On days when you drank, during the past 30 days, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?*
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| Total # Respondents |
Only one | Two | Three | Four | Five or more | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,313 | 1,520 | 39.1 | 36.1-42.1 | 1,045 | 31.9 | 29.0-35.0 | 389 | 14.9 | 12.8-17.3 | 141 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.7 | 218 | 8.1 | 6.3-10.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,561 | 514 | 27.5 | 23.9-31.4 | 523 | 34.4 | 30.0-39.1 | 261 | 19.2 | 15.9-23.0 | 98 | 7.3 | 4.5-11.5 | 165 | 11.6 | 8.8-15.3 |
| Female | 1,752 | 1,006 | 54.3 | 50.2-58.4 | 522 | 28.7 | 25.3-32.3 | 128 | 9.2 | 7.2-11.9 | 43 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.7 | 53 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.6 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,507 | 1,154 | 37.5 | 34.4-40.7 | 821 | 32.5 | 29.3-35.8 | 280 | 16.1 | 13.5-19.1 | 99 | 5.8 | 3.7- 9.2 | 153 | 8.1 | 6.0-10.8 |
| African American | 646 | 304 | 46.5 | 39.0-54.2 | 173 | 26.7 | 20.4-34.2 | 85 | 12.3 | 8.7-17.1 | 35 | 6.1 | 2.9-12.4 | 49 | 8.4 | 4.8-14.3 |
| Other | 123 | 47 | 31.8 | 18.5-48.8 | 35 | 43.3 | 24.8-63.8 | 21 | 8.8 | 4.7-15.8 | 7 | 8.6 | 2.5-25.5 | 13 | 7.5 | 3.0-17.6 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 39 | 14 | 29.9 | 12.8-55.4 | 12 | 38.1 | 17.7-63.7 | 8 | 10.5 | 4.0-25.0 | 3 | 18.4 | 3.9-55.5 | 2 | 3.1 | 0.5-17.6 |
| No | 3,244 | 1,495 | 39.2 | 36.2-42.3 | 1,019 | 31.8 | 28.8-35.0 | 378 | 14.9 | 12.8-17.4 | 138 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.5 | 214 | 8.2 | 6.4-10.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 77 | 32 | 32.6 | 19.3-49.4 | 19 | 38.1 | 22.0-57.4 | 9 | 13.5 | 6.1-27.2 | 7 | 11.1 | 3.7-28.6 | 10 | 4.7 | 1.9-11.3 |
| 25-34 | 293 | 93 | 25.5 | 19.1-33.2 | 104 | 32.5 | 24.7-41.3 | 44 | 17.1 | 11.6-24.3 | 14 | 7.3 | 2.4-19.9 | 38 | 17.6 | 11.4-26.3 |
| 35-44 | 460 | 179 | 39.7 | 33.8-46.0 | 132 | 27.9 | 22.8-33.6 | 71 | 16.8 | 12.4-22.4 | 35 | 8.5 | 5.2-13.4 | 43 | 7.2 | 4.7-10.8 |
| 45-54 | 655 | 258 | 40.8 | 35.3-46.5 | 222 | 34.6 | 29.5-40.0 | 99 | 15.9 | 11.8-21.0 | 28 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.5 | 48 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.2 |
| 55-64 | 844 | 428 | 49.6 | 44.5-54.6 | 256 | 28.2 | 24.0-32.9 | 77 | 13.4 | 10.0-17.8 | 32 | 3.7 | 2.3- 5.9 | 51 | 5.1 | 3.5- 7.3 |
| 65+ | 984 | 530 | 51.3 | 47.0-55.6 | 312 | 33.5 | 29.5-37.7 | 89 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.9 | 25 | 3.7 | 2.3- 6.0 | 28 | 2.5 | 1.6- 3.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 193 | 68 | 32.6 | 22.2-45.0 | 52 | 26.3 | 17.3-37.9 | 29 | 14.0 | 5.7-30.5 | 9 | 4.1 | 1.7- 9.2 | 35 | 23.0 | 13.4-36.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 814 | 349 | 34.8 | 29.4-40.6 | 202 | 29.4 | 23.4-36.2 | 128 | 18.3 | 14.0-23.6 | 44 | 6.5 | 4.0-10.4 | 91 | 11.0 | 7.8-15.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 884 | 412 | 36.3 | 30.6-42.5 | 276 | 30.1 | 24.1-36.9 | 102 | 16.3 | 12.2-21.5 | 44 | 9.4 | 4.4-18.7 | 50 | 7.9 | 4.3-13.9 |
| College Graduate | 1,418 | 690 | 44.7 | 40.3-49.1 | 513 | 35.6 | 31.5-39.9 | 129 | 11.8 | 9.1-15.1 | 44 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.5 | 42 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 220 | 78 | 23.4 | 16.0-32.8 | 58 | 33.3 | 21.5-47.6 | 34 | 14.0 | 7.5-24.8 | 16 | 10.6 | 4.0-25.2 | 34 | 18.7 | 10.9-30.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 412 | 186 | 36.0 | 26.8-46.3 | 103 | 27.9 | 17.4-41.6 | 58 | 17.7 | 10.6-27.9 | 26 | 8.0 | 3.2-18.5 | 39 | 10.5 | 5.4-19.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 295 | 152 | 53.7 | 43.7-63.3 | 75 | 21.1 | 15.0-28.8 | 34 | 14.1 | 8.5-22.5 | 15 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.7 | 19 | 6.8 | 3.3-13.6 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 472 | 240 | 43.5 | 36.2-51.0 | 133 | 29.3 | 22.7-36.9 | 48 | 14.0 | 9.6-20.1 | 15 | 2.6 | 1.1- 5.6 | 36 | 10.7 | 6.0-18.2 |
| $50,000+ | 1,545 | 672 | 39.3 | 35.4-43.3 | 565 | 35.2 | 31.4-39.3 | 181 | 15.1 | 12.2-18.5 | 60 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.5 | 67 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.8 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 383 | 193 | 49.8 | 42.0-57.5 | 109 | 25.6 | 19.6-32.7 | 43 | 15.9 | 9.9-24.5 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.7 | 25 | 5.7 | 3.3- 9.7 |
| Region II | 395 | 184 | 44.6 | 36.3-53.2 | 126 | 26.7 | 20.5-33.9 | 54 | 13.8 | 9.5-19.5 | 12 | 6.4 | 1.5-22.8 | 19 | 8.5 | 4.2-16.4 |
| Region III | 445 | 210 | 33.8 | 27.3-41.0 | 119 | 30.9 | 23.1-39.9 | 66 | 18.0 | 12.8-24.7 | 27 | 8.3 | 4.5-14.8 | 23 | 9.0 | 4.6-16.7 |
| Region IV | 345 | 163 | 40.5 | 33.4-48.1 | 108 | 39.3 | 31.9-47.2 | 30 | 7.0 | 4.5-10.6 | 18 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.7 | 26 | 8.1 | 4.8-13.2 |
| Region V | 352 | 165 | 36.6 | 30.6-43.1 | 93 | 28.4 | 22.7-34.9 | 36 | 15.4 | 10.0-22.9 | 26 | 8.6 | 5.5-13.2 | 32 | 11.0 | 7.4-16.0 |
| Region VI | 399 | 171 | 39.0 | 32.2-46.2 | 141 | 33.5 | 27.2-40.6 | 42 | 14.6 | 9.1-22.5 | 16 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.2 | 29 | 8.9 | 5.3-14.5 |
| Region VII | 467 | 189 | 33.4 | 26.8-40.8 | 170 | 37.7 | 30.4-45.7 | 60 | 16.5 | 11.3-23.6 | 14 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.5 | 34 | 7.4 | 4.5-11.9 |
| Region VIII | 527 | 245 | 42.2 | 36.2-48.6 | 179 | 34.1 | 28.4-40.2 | 58 | 12.5 | 9.1-16.9 | 15 | 5.4 | 2.9- 9.9 | 30 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.6 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported that they had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage during the past 30 days.
*One drink is equivalent to a 12-ounce beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor.
** 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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