Updated data for South Carolina

For consistency in benchmarking and measuring the progress of all states, SCLC has been tracking BRFSS data. Here are the results:

Smoking prevalence among adults by frequent poor mental health status

Summit Year 2018: 30.8%    2020: 28.3%

Smoking prevalence among adults by heavy drinking status

Summit Year 2018: 35.5%    2020: 39.3%

View data from all Leadership Academy States.

Poor mental health – self report 14 or more days with poor mental health in the past 30 days

Heavy drinking: 2015 to present defined as consuming on average more than 14 drinks per week for men, more than 7 drinks per week for women; 2011 to 2014 defined as consuming on average more than 2 drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women.

Baseline determined using 2017 BRFSS.  Updated data not yet available.

Baseline at Summit determined using 2017 SC MMIS.