SC BRFSS 2003: (Are you now taking diabetes pills*?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for South Carolina

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	584	419	70.8	66.3-75.0	165	29.2	25.0-33.7
GENDER
Male	236	166	70.1	62.9-76.4	70	29.9	23.6-37.1
Female	348	253	71.5	65.7-76.6	95	28.5	23.4-34.3
RACE
White	391	282	70.6	65.4-75.2	109	29.4	24.8-34.6
African American	172	122	73.3	65.3-80.1	50	26.7	19.9-34.7
Other	11	6	39.1	14.9-70.2	5	60.9	29.8-85.1
HISPANIC
Yes	15	9	60.2	32.6-82.6	6	39.8	17.4-67.4
No	557	402	71.5	66.9-75.7	155	28.5	24.3-33.1
AGE
18-24	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	27	10	30.0	15.4-50.1	17	70.0	49.9-84.6
35-44	48	24	55.2	38.2-71.1	24	44.8	28.9-61.8
45-54	120	89	76.1	66.1-83.9	31	23.9	16.1-33.9
55-64	169	132	76.8	68.2-83.6	37	23.2	16.4-31.8
65+	209	154	72.4	65.0-78.8	55	27.6	21.2-35.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	138	102	72.1	62.3-80.2	36	27.9	19.8-37.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	190	151	78.1	70.2-84.4	39	21.9	15.6-29.8
Some Post-H.S.	136	81	57.9	48.3-66.9	55	42.1	33.1-51.7
College Graduate	119	84	69.7	59.9-77.9	35	30.3	22.1-40.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	121	91	72.8	61.7-81.6	30	27.2	18.4-38.3
$15,000- $24,999	149	112	74.6	65.8-81.7	37	25.4	18.3-34.2
$25,000- $34,999	63	45	75.4	62.3-85.1	18	24.6	14.9-37.7
$35,000- $49,999	78	55	71.2	59.0-80.9	23	28.8	19.1-41.0
$50,000+	100	71	70.6	60.3-79.2	29	29.4	20.8-39.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Appalachia I	39	30	77.4	61.2-88.1	9	22.6	11.9-38.8
Appalachia II	58	44	74.3	59.6-85.0	14	25.7	15.0-40.4
Appalachia III	52	38	67.9	50.4-81.5	14	32.1	18.5-49.6
Catawba	30	22	75.5	56.8-87.9	8	24.5	12.1-43.2
Edisto Savannah	44	28	54.8	35.6-72.6	16	45.2	27.4-64.4
Low Country	38	26	75.7	59.4-86.9	12	24.3	13.1-40.6
Palmetto	86	65	72.3	58.6-82.7	21	27.7	17.3-41.4
Pee Dee	40	34	87.8	73.6-94.9	6	12.2	5.1-26.4
Trident	73	46	60.6	47.5-72.3	27	39.4	27.7-52.5
Upper Savannah	32	20	59.7	39.5-77.0	12	40.3	23.0-60.5
Waccamaw	47	29	68.2	52.9-80.4	18	31.8	19.6-47.1
Wateree	42	34	81.3	65.6-90.9	8	18.7	9.1-34.4

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

584

419

70.8

66.3-75.0

165

29.2

25.0-33.7

GENDER

Male

236

166

70.1

62.9-76.4

29.9

23.6-37.1

Female

348

253

71.5

65.7-76.6

28.5

23.4-34.3

RACE

White

391

282

70.6

65.4-75.2

109

29.4

24.8-34.6

African American

172

122

73.3

65.3-80.1

26.7

19.9-34.7

Other

39.1

14.9-70.2

60.9

29.8-85.1

HISPANIC

Yes

60.2

32.6-82.6

39.8

17.4-67.4

557

402

71.5

66.9-75.7

155

28.5

24.3-33.1

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

30.0

15.4-50.1

70.0

49.9-84.6

35-44

55.2

38.2-71.1

44.8

28.9-61.8

45-54

120

76.1

66.1-83.9

23.9

16.1-33.9

55-64

169

132

76.8

68.2-83.6

23.2

16.4-31.8

65+

209

154

72.4

65.0-78.8

27.6

21.2-35.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

138

102

72.1

62.3-80.2

27.9

19.8-37.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

190

151

78.1

70.2-84.4

21.9

15.6-29.8

Some Post-H.S.

136

57.9

48.3-66.9

42.1

33.1-51.7

College Graduate

119

69.7

59.9-77.9

30.3

22.1-40.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

121

72.8

61.7-81.6

27.2

18.4-38.3

$15,000- $24,999

149

112

74.6

65.8-81.7

25.4

18.3-34.2

$25,000- $34,999

75.4

62.3-85.1

24.6

14.9-37.7

$35,000- $49,999

71.2

59.0-80.9

28.8

19.1-41.0

$50,000+

100

70.6

60.3-79.2

29.4

20.8-39.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Appalachia I

77.4

61.2-88.1

22.6

11.9-38.8

Appalachia II

74.3

59.6-85.0

25.7

15.0-40.4

Appalachia III

67.9

50.4-81.5

32.1

18.5-49.6

Catawba

75.5

56.8-87.9

24.5

12.1-43.2

Edisto Savannah

54.8

35.6-72.6

45.2

27.4-64.4

Low Country

75.7

59.4-86.9

24.3

13.1-40.6

Palmetto

72.3

58.6-82.7

27.7

17.3-41.4

Pee Dee

87.8

73.6-94.9

12.2

5.1-26.4

Trident

60.6

47.5-72.3

39.4

27.7-52.5

Upper Savannah

59.7

39.5-77.0

40.3

23.0-60.5

Waccamaw

68.2

52.9-80.4

31.8

19.6-47.1

Wateree

81.3

65.6-90.9

18.7

9.1-34.4

* This question wass asked of respondents who reported having been told by a doctor that they had diabetes.

#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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