SC BRFSS 2002: (Was there a time during the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor, but could not because of cost?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for South Carolina

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,092	494	11.7	10.5-13.1	3,598	88.3	86.9-89.5
GENDER
Male	1,587	128	8.0	6.4- 9.9	1,459	92.0	90.1-93.6
Female	2,505	366	15.1	13.3-17.1	2,139	84.9	82.9-86.7
RACE
White	3,122	314	9.8	8.6-11.2	2,808	90.2	88.8-91.4
African American	847	157	16.0	13.0-19.7	690	84.0	80.3-87.0
Other Minorities	86	16	21.4	11.8-35.6	70	78.6	64.4-88.2
HISPANIC
Yes	90	10	9.7	4.2-20.7	80	90.3	79.3-95.8
No	3,943	476	11.7	10.5-13.1	3,467	88.3	86.9-89.5
AGE
18-24	283	37	9.9	6.6-14.7	246	90.1	85.3-93.4
25-34	660	88	12.4	9.6-15.8	572	87.6	84.2-90.4
35-44	805	132	13.7	11.1-16.8	673	86.3	83.2-88.9
45-54	815	127	17.3	13.8-21.3	688	82.7	78.7-86.2
55-64	666	75	11.3	8.5-14.9	591	88.7	85.1-91.5
65+	837	34	4.3	2.7- 6.9	803	95.7	93.1-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	603	130	23.7	19.0-29.0	473	76.3	71.0-81.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,275	175	12.3	10.1-14.9	1,100	87.7	85.1-89.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,032	119	10.8	8.7-13.4	913	89.2	86.6-91.3
College Graduate	1,178	69	6.0	4.6- 8.0	1,109	94.0	92.0-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	538	143	26.3	21.3-31.8	395	73.7	68.2-78.7
$15,000- 24,999	713	155	22.1	18.2-26.5	558	77.9	73.5-81.8
$25,000- 34,999	527	68	13.6	10.1-18.2	459	86.4	81.8-89.9
$35,000- 49,999	664	45	6.7	4.7- 9.4	619	93.3	90.6-95.3
$50,000+	1,163	40	3.7	2.5- 5.4	1,123	96.3	94.6-97.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Appalachia I	170	17	8.1	4.7-13.7	153	91.9	86.3-95.3
Appalachia II	348	37	12.6	8.8-17.5	311	87.4	82.5-91.2
Appalachia III	251	34	13.6	9.5-19.0	217	86.4	81.0-90.5
Catawba	187	29	14.6	9.8-21.1	158	85.4	78.9-90.2
Edisto	85	11	16.1	8.7-28.0	74	83.9	72.0-91.3
Low Country	174	19	10.3	6.0-17.0	155	89.7	83.0-94.0
Palmetto	446	49	12.2	8.7-16.8	397	87.8	83.2-91.3
Pee Dee	1,220	152	12.5	10.2-15.2	1,068	87.5	84.8-89.8
Savannah	145	17	12.8	7.3-21.6	128	87.2	78.4-92.7
Trident	385	45	10.9	7.9-14.8	340	89.1	85.2-92.1
Upper Savannah	263	36	8.4	5.4-12.8	227	91.6	87.2-94.6
Waccamaw	241	30	10.9	7.3-16.1	211	89.1	83.9-92.7
Wateree	137	11	7.6	3.8-14.4	126	92.4	85.6-96.2

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,092

494

11.7

10.5-13.1

3,598

88.3

86.9-89.5

GENDER

Male

1,587

128

8.0

6.4- 9.9

1,459

92.0

90.1-93.6

Female

2,505

366

15.1

13.3-17.1

2,139

84.9

82.9-86.7

RACE

White

3,122

314

9.8

8.6-11.2

2,808

90.2

88.8-91.4

African American

847

157

16.0

13.0-19.7

690

84.0

80.3-87.0

Other Minorities

21.4

11.8-35.6

78.6

64.4-88.2

HISPANIC

Yes

9.7

4.2-20.7

90.3

79.3-95.8

3,943

476

11.7

10.5-13.1

3,467

88.3

86.9-89.5

AGE

18-24

283

9.9

6.6-14.7

246

90.1

85.3-93.4

25-34

660

12.4

9.6-15.8

572

87.6

84.2-90.4

35-44

805

132

13.7

11.1-16.8

673

86.3

83.2-88.9

45-54

815

127

17.3

13.8-21.3

688

82.7

78.7-86.2

55-64

666

11.3

8.5-14.9

591

88.7

85.1-91.5

65+

837

4.3

2.7- 6.9

803

95.7

93.1-97.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

603

130

23.7

19.0-29.0

473

76.3

71.0-81.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,275

175

12.3

10.1-14.9

1,100

87.7

85.1-89.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,032

119

10.8

8.7-13.4

913

89.2

86.6-91.3

College Graduate

1,178

6.0

4.6- 8.0

1,109

94.0

92.0-95.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

538

143

26.3

21.3-31.8

395

73.7

68.2-78.7

$15,000- 24,999

713

155

22.1

18.2-26.5

558

77.9

73.5-81.8

$25,000- 34,999

527

13.6

10.1-18.2

459

86.4

81.8-89.9

$35,000- 49,999

664

6.7

4.7- 9.4

619

93.3

90.6-95.3

$50,000+

1,163

3.7

2.5- 5.4

1,123

96.3

94.6-97.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Appalachia I

170

8.1

4.7-13.7

153

91.9

86.3-95.3

Appalachia II

348

12.6

8.8-17.5

311

87.4

82.5-91.2

Appalachia III

251

13.6

9.5-19.0

217

86.4

81.0-90.5

Catawba

187

14.6

9.8-21.1

158

85.4

78.9-90.2

Edisto

16.1

8.7-28.0

83.9

72.0-91.3

Low Country

174

10.3

6.0-17.0

155

89.7

83.0-94.0

Palmetto

446

12.2

8.7-16.8

397

87.8

83.2-91.3

Pee Dee

1,220

152

12.5

10.2-15.2

1,068

87.5

84.8-89.8

Savannah

145

12.8

7.3-21.6

128

87.2

78.4-92.7

Trident

385

10.9

7.9-14.8

340

89.1

85.2-92.1

Upper Savannah

263

8.4

5.4-12.8

227

91.6

87.2-94.6

Waccamaw

241

10.9

7.3-16.1

211

89.1

83.9-92.7

Wateree

137

7.6

3.8-14.4

126

92.4

85.6-96.2

#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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