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BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for South Carolina

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes Yes, during pregnancy No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,917 1,856 28.8 27.5-30.2 64 1.0 0.8- 1.3 3,997 70.2 68.8-71.5
GENDER
Male 2,239 703 27.9 25.8-30.0 0 0.0 . - . 1,536 72.1 70.0-74.2
Female 3,678 1,153 29.6 28.0-31.4 64 1.9 1.5- 2.5 2,461 68.4 66.7-70.1
RACE
White 4,605 1,376 27.0 25.6-28.4 45 0.9 0.7- 1.2 3,184 72.1 70.7-73.5
African American 1,105 427 35.8 32.5-39.2 18 1.5 0.9- 2.5 660 62.7 59.3-66.1
Other 157 33 18.7 12.7-26.7 1 0.4 0.1- 2.5 123 80.9 73.0-87.0
HISPANIC
Yes 149 41 23.3 16.4-32.0 4 1.8 0.6- 4.8 104 74.9 66.1-82.0
No 5,716 1,778 28.7 27.3-30.0 60 1.0 0.7- 1.3 3,878 70.4 69.0-71.7
AGE
18-24 384 18 5.1 3.0- 8.7 11 2.2 1.2- 4.2 355 92.6 88.9-95.1
25-34 948 93 10.9 8.7-13.5 23 1.7 1.1- 2.6 832 87.5 84.8-89.7
35-44 1,127 193 17.7 15.3-20.5 14 1.0 0.6- 1.8 920 81.2 78.5-83.7
45-54 1,193 402 35.5 32.4-38.7 10 0.7 0.4- 1.4 781 63.8 60.6-66.9
55-64 999 456 46.9 43.4-50.4 4 0.4 0.1- 1.1 539 52.8 49.3-56.2
65+ 1,209 670 57.7 54.5-60.8 2 0.1 0.0- 0.5 537 42.2 39.1-45.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 725 333 40.8 36.6-45.1 11 1.5 0.8- 2.9 381 57.7 53.4-61.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,817 592 29.0 26.6-31.5 24 1.2 0.7- 1.8 1,201 69.8 67.3-72.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,532 482 27.9 25.4-30.5 14 0.9 0.5- 1.6 1,036 71.2 68.6-73.7
College Graduate 1,832 444 23.4 21.2-25.7 15 0.7 0.4- 1.2 1,373 75.9 73.6-78.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 713 309 38.0 33.7-42.6 11 1.7 0.9- 3.5 393 60.2 55.6-64.7
$15,000- $24,999 999 361 31.3 28.1-34.7 18 1.8 1.1- 3.0 620 66.9 63.5-70.2
$25,000- $34,999 740 208 26.2 22.6-30.0 2 0.2 0.1- 1.0 530 73.6 69.7-77.2
$35,000- $49,999 875 255 26.6 23.4-30.0 6 0.4 0.2- 1.0 614 73.0 69.6-76.2
$50,000+ 1,855 446 23.3 21.2-25.5 19 0.9 0.6- 1.5 1,390 75.8 73.6-77.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Appalachia I 371 111 25.8 21.3-30.9 4 0.9 0.3- 2.6 256 73.3 68.1-77.9
Appalachia II 695 212 25.8 22.3-29.7 9 1.4 0.6- 2.9 474 72.8 68.9-76.4
Appalachia III 478 152 27.8 23.4-32.6 6 1.2 0.5- 2.9 320 71.0 66.1-75.5
Catawba 387 114 27.1 22.4-32.4 5 1.3 0.5- 3.2 268 71.6 66.3-76.4
Edisto Savannah 455 166 36.6 31.4-42.2 9 1.9 0.9- 4.1 280 61.5 55.9-66.8
Low Country 292 104 34.6 28.3-41.5 0 0.0 . - . 188 65.4 58.5-71.7
Palmetto 893 267 28.6 25.1-32.3 8 0.8 0.4- 1.6 618 70.6 66.9-74.1
Pee Dee 421 133 27.8 23.3-32.9 2 0.9 0.2- 3.5 286 71.3 66.1-75.9
Trident 745 199 23.3 20.2-26.8 9 0.9 0.5- 1.7 537 75.8 72.2-79.0
Upper Savannah 294 103 36.6 30.3-43.4 2 0.7 0.2- 2.8 189 62.7 55.9-69.0
Waccamaw 513 158 27.5 23.3-32.1 6 1.1 0.4- 2.5 349 71.4 66.8-75.7
Wateree 308 114 33.6 28.0-39.8 4 0.9 0.3- 2.5 190 65.5 59.3-71.2

#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 I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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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