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| Total Respond.# |
Yes | No | |||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 4,626 | 3,181 | 70.3 | 68.8-71.8 | 1,445 | 29.7 | 28.2-31.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 1,608 | 1,110 | 71.2 | 68.6-73.7 | 498 | 28.8 | 26.3-31.4 |
| Female | 3,018 | 2,071 | 69.6 | 67.7-71.5 | 947 | 30.4 | 28.5-32.3 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 3,605 | 2,486 | 70.6 | 69.0-72.3 | 1,119 | 29.4 | 27.7-31.0 |
| African American | 881 | 595 | 68.3 | 64.4-71.9 | 286 | 31.7 | 28.1-35.6 |
| Other | 107 | 78 | 78.0 | 67.7-85.7 | 29 | 22.0 | 14.3-32.3 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 119 | 94 | 83.5 | 75.0-89.5 | 25 | 16.5 | 10.5-25.0 |
| No | 4,473 | 3,068 | 69.9 | 68.3-71.5 | 1,405 | 30.1 | 28.5-31.7 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 266 | 217 | 80.8 | 74.6-85.7 | 49 | 19.2 | 14.3-25.4 |
| 25-34 | 731 | 581 | 79.7 | 76.2-82.8 | 150 | 20.3 | 17.2-23.8 |
| 35-44 | 896 | 660 | 73.9 | 70.5-77.0 | 236 | 26.1 | 23.0-29.5 |
| 45-54 | 980 | 663 | 67.3 | 63.8-70.6 | 317 | 32.7 | 29.4-36.2 |
| 55-64 | 823 | 535 | 65.6 | 61.9-69.2 | 288 | 34.4 | 30.8-38.1 |
| 65+ | 890 | 498 | 55.8 | 52.1-59.5 | 392 | 44.2 | 40.5-47.9 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 503 | 260 | 55.9 | 50.6-60.9 | 243 | 44.1 | 39.1-49.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,372 | 898 | 67.9 | 64.8-70.7 | 474 | 32.1 | 29.3-35.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,214 | 845 | 71.6 | 68.7-74.4 | 369 | 28.4 | 25.6-31.3 |
| College Graduate | 1,530 | 1,174 | 77.7 | 75.2-79.9 | 356 | 22.3 | 20.1-24.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 522 | 298 | 60.2 | 54.8-65.4 | 224 | 39.8 | 34.6-45.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 775 | 502 | 67.9 | 63.9-71.6 | 273 | 32.1 | 28.4-36.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 572 | 375 | 67.0 | 62.3-71.4 | 197 | 33.0 | 28.6-37.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 683 | 496 | 74.2 | 70.3-77.7 | 187 | 25.8 | 22.3-29.7 |
| $50,000+ | 1,539 | 1,173 | 76.4 | 73.9-78.6 | 366 | 23.6 | 21.4-26.1 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 301 | 200 | 68.0 | 61.7-73.8 | 101 | 32.0 | 26.2-38.3 |
| Appalachia II | 551 | 387 | 72.1 | 67.6-76.1 | 164 | 27.9 | 23.9-32.4 |
| Appalachia III | 357 | 224 | 66.0 | 60.1-71.5 | 133 | 34.0 | 28.5-39.9 |
| Catawba | 299 | 202 | 70.1 | 64.1-75.6 | 97 | 29.9 | 24.4-35.9 |
| Edisto Savannah | 344 | 233 | 67.0 | 60.5-72.9 | 111 | 33.0 | 27.1-39.5 |
| Low Country | 236 | 167 | 69.8 | 61.8-76.7 | 69 | 30.2 | 23.3-38.2 |
| Palmetto | 715 | 516 | 73.3 | 69.3-77.1 | 199 | 26.7 | 22.9-30.7 |
| Pee Dee | 317 | 194 | 61.7 | 55.3-67.8 | 123 | 38.3 | 32.2-44.7 |
| Trident | 600 | 426 | 72.5 | 68.3-76.4 | 174 | 27.5 | 23.6-31.7 |
| Upper Savannah | 231 | 151 | 69.6 | 62.7-75.7 | 80 | 30.4 | 24.3-37.3 |
| Waccamaw | 404 | 291 | 74.7 | 69.8-79.1 | 113 | 25.3 | 20.9-30.2 |
| Wateree | 231 | 166 | 74.2 | 67.5-79.9 | 65 | 25.8 | 20.1-32.5 |
* This question was asked of respondents not trying to maintain their current weight
#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
This page was generated on 19AUG04.