BRFSS Survey Results 2010 for South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption
During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?*
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| Total # Respondents |
1-2 drinks | 3-5 drinks | 6-10 drinks | 11 or more | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,259 | 1,860 | 48.8 | 45.6-52.0 | 1,012 | 31.3 | 28.4-34.4 | 322 | 16.1 | 13.3-19.5 | 65 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 1,525 | 644 | 33.8 | 29.9-38.0 | 582 | 36.3 | 31.9-41.0 | 240 | 23.5 | 18.9-28.7 | 59 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.4 |
| Female | 1,734 | 1,216 | 68.3 | 64.4-72.0 | 430 | 24.8 | 21.6-28.2 | 82 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.4 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 2,484 | 1,410 | 47.2 | 43.7-50.7 | 783 | 31.6 | 28.6-34.8 | 248 | 18.3 | 14.7-22.5 | 43 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.6 |
| African American | 618 | 374 | 57.7 | 49.8-65.2 | 173 | 26.4 | 20.1-34.0 | 55 | 8.6 | 5.7-12.8 | 16 | 7.3 | 3.6-14.3 |
| Other | 120 | 56 | 36.1 | 22.1-52.9 | 44 | 46.2 | 27.8-65.6 | 16 | 15.7 | 7.7-29.6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.4- 9.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 37 | 15 | 33.0 | 15.1-57.7 | 15 | 49.6 | 26.4-72.9 | 6 | 12.9 | 5.0-29.4 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.6-26.7 |
| No | 3,192 | 1,830 | 49.1 | 45.9-52.4 | 986 | 30.9 | 28.0-34.0 | 314 | 16.2 | 13.3-19.6 | 62 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.6 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 76 | 33 | 41.2 | 25.7-58.6 | 26 | 33.7 | 18.6-53.2 | 13 | 21.0 | 10.0-38.9 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.3-11.8 |
| 25-34 | 290 | 128 | 33.5 | 26.1-41.7 | 92 | 27.8 | 20.7-36.3 | 54 | 30.4 | 21.6-40.9 | 16 | 8.3 | 4.3-15.5 |
| 35-44 | 455 | 224 | 49.2 | 43.0-55.5 | 147 | 31.7 | 26.3-37.6 | 70 | 15.5 | 11.1-21.3 | 14 | 3.6 | 1.8- 6.8 |
| 45-54 | 640 | 339 | 54.2 | 48.4-59.8 | 200 | 31.3 | 26.2-37.0 | 88 | 12.0 | 8.9-16.2 | 13 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.5 |
| 55-64 | 831 | 506 | 55.4 | 50.2-60.4 | 249 | 34.5 | 29.7-39.7 | 61 | 8.3 | 5.9-11.7 | 15 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.2 |
| 65+ | 967 | 630 | 64.3 | 60.0-68.3 | 298 | 31.6 | 27.7-35.8 | 36 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 175 | 79 | 36.0 | 25.2-48.4 | 51 | 20.9 | 13.1-31.7 | 32 | 26.7 | 14.7-43.6 | 13 | 16.4 | 7.9-30.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 806 | 428 | 42.0 | 36.1-48.1 | 247 | 35.3 | 29.2-42.0 | 100 | 16.3 | 12.1-21.7 | 31 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 855 | 509 | 47.9 | 41.0-54.9 | 253 | 30.9 | 24.8-37.8 | 80 | 18.1 | 11.7-27.0 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.1- 8.2 |
| College Graduate | 1,419 | 842 | 55.4 | 50.9-59.8 | 460 | 30.6 | 26.9-34.5 | 109 | 13.1 | 9.6-17.6 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 213 | 98 | 31.6 | 22.3-42.6 | 68 | 28.5 | 19.7-39.4 | 35 | 27.6 | 15.1-44.9 | 12 | 12.3 | 5.5-25.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 396 | 229 | 41.6 | 31.3-52.7 | 118 | 35.3 | 24.1-48.3 | 40 | 19.7 | 11.6-31.4 | 9 | 3.4 | 1.6- 7.3 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 289 | 176 | 55.4 | 45.2-65.2 | 73 | 25.9 | 18.4-35.1 | 27 | 11.8 | 7.0-19.3 | 13 | 6.9 | 2.4-18.0 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 467 | 289 | 56.1 | 48.3-63.7 | 130 | 27.3 | 21.3-34.2 | 40 | 13.2 | 7.9-21.2 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.9 |
| $50,000+ | 1,538 | 837 | 50.3 | 46.2-54.5 | 532 | 32.5 | 28.9-36.4 | 148 | 13.8 | 10.7-17.5 | 21 | 3.3 | 1.6- 6.5 |
| REGION** | |||||||||||||
| Region I | 369 | 235 | 60.5 | 52.2-68.3 | 94 | 23.6 | 17.4-31.2 | 36 | 14.9 | 9.3-23.1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.9 |
| Region II | 386 | 213 | 52.2 | 43.3-60.9 | 138 | 29.3 | 22.9-36.5 | 29 | 14.7 | 7.3-27.4 | 6 | 3.9 | 1.6- 9.3 |
| Region III | 443 | 251 | 43.2 | 35.6-51.0 | 139 | 34.2 | 26.6-42.8 | 48 | 18.9 | 12.7-27.3 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.1-11.4 |
| Region IV | 342 | 207 | 56.3 | 48.7-63.7 | 91 | 28.3 | 22.3-35.1 | 39 | 12.8 | 8.4-19.1 | 5 | 2.6 | 0.8- 7.8 |
| Region V | 352 | 188 | 42.5 | 36.0-49.2 | 105 | 33.8 | 27.3-41.0 | 47 | 19.2 | 13.8-26.1 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.3- 8.5 |
| Region VI | 394 | 222 | 49.3 | 41.8-56.7 | 129 | 29.7 | 23.6-36.7 | 27 | 11.9 | 6.9-19.9 | 16 | 9.1 | 4.9-16.2 |
| Region VII | 456 | 241 | 42.2 | 34.8-49.9 | 150 | 35.1 | 27.9-43.1 | 55 | 19.1 | 12.9-27.5 | 10 | 3.6 | 1.6- 7.9 |
| Region VIII | 517 | 303 | 55.6 | 49.5-61.5 | 166 | 31.7 | 26.5-37.4 | 41 | 11.3 | 7.7-16.1 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.3 |
*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.
** 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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