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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for South Carolina

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,188 1,101 33.3 31.2-35.4 2,087 66.7 64.6-68.8
GENDER
Male 1,214 479 38.6 35.2-42.2 735 61.4 57.8-64.8
Female 1,974 622 28.8 26.3-31.4 1,352 71.2 68.6-73.7
RACE
White 2,460 895 34.9 32.6-37.3 1,565 65.1 62.7-67.4
African American 642 176 27.6 23.1-32.6 466 72.4 67.4-76.9
Other Minorities 55 18 33.8 20.6-50.2 37 66.2 49.8-79.4
HISPANIC
Yes 61 21 32.4 19.5-48.7 40 67.6 51.3-80.5
No 3,069 1,051 33.0 30.9-35.2 2,018 67.0 64.8-69.1
AGE
35-44 817 129 15.9 12.9-19.5 688 84.1 80.5-87.1
45-54 826 241 28.5 24.6-32.8 585 71.5 67.2-75.4
55-64 672 286 42.2 37.5-47.0 386 57.8 53.0-62.5
65+ 847 436 52.0 47.8-56.2 411 48.0 43.8-52.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 520 224 41.4 35.6-47.4 296 58.6 52.6-64.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 987 336 32.9 29.1-36.9 651 67.1 63.1-70.9
Some Post-H.S. 753 233 28.4 24.5-32.6 520 71.6 67.4-75.5
College Graduate 924 306 33.8 30.2-37.6 618 66.2 62.4-69.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 446 182 36.0 30.3-42.2 264 64.0 57.8-69.7
$15,000- 24,999 545 203 37.3 32.0-43.0 342 62.7 57.0-68.0
$25,000- 34,999 363 120 32.7 26.7-39.3 243 67.3 60.7-73.3
$35,000- 49,999 501 162 33.0 28.0-38.5 339 67.0 61.5-72.0
$50,000+ 928 290 30.0 26.6-33.6 638 70.0 66.4-73.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Appalachia I 140 53 36.6 28.1-45.9 87 63.4 54.1-71.9
Appalachia II 258 82 30.9 25.0-37.4 176 69.1 62.6-75.0
Appalachia III 202 61 29.8 23.2-37.3 141 70.2 62.7-76.8
Catawba 139 57 32.8 25.0-41.7 82 67.2 58.3-75.0
Edisto 60 22 43.5 29.6-58.5 38 56.5 41.5-70.4
Low Country 139 46 34.1 25.8-43.5 93 65.9 56.5-74.2
Palmetto 332 107 34.0 28.4-40.1 225 66.0 59.9-71.6
Pee Dee 960 349 33.3 29.6-37.2 611 66.7 62.8-70.4
Savannah 117 43 34.1 24.8-44.7 74 65.9 55.3-75.2
Trident 278 91 34.2 27.9-41.0 187 65.8 59.0-72.1
Upper Savannah 222 74 36.9 28.6-46.2 148 63.1 53.8-71.4
Waccamaw 202 75 34.3 27.6-41.7 127 65.7 58.3-72.4
Wateree 109 32 23.2 15.9-32.5 77 76.8 67.5-84.1

* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being age 35 or older.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Appalachia 1: Anderson,Oconee
Appalachia 2: Greenville,Pickens
Appalachia 3: Cherokee,Spartanburg,Union
Catawba: Chester,Lancaster,York
Edisto: Bamberg,Calhoun,Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort,Colleton,Hampton,Jasper
Savannah: Aiken,Allendale,Barnwell
Palmetto: Fairfield,Lexington,Newberry,Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield,Darlington,Dillon,Florence,Marion,Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley,Charleston,Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville,Edgefield,Greenwood,Laurens,McCormick,Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown,Horry,Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon,Kershaw,Lee,Sumter

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