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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Cardiovascular Disease

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,628 2,262 33.0 31.6-34.3 4,366 67.0 65.7-68.4
GENDER
Male 2,536 770 29.4 27.2-31.6 1,766 70.6 68.4-72.8
Female 4,092 1,492 36.2 34.5-38.0 2,600 63.8 62.0-65.5
RACE
White 5,171 1,572 28.3 26.9-29.7 3,599 71.7 70.3-73.1
African American 1,236 620 46.5 43.0-50.0 616 53.5 50.0-57.0
Other 168 54 30.9 23.0-40.1 114 69.1 59.9-77.0
HISPANIC
Yes 117 41 29.3 20.7-39.7 76 70.7 60.3-79.3
No 6,438 2,179 32.8 31.4-34.2 4,259 67.2 65.8-68.6
AGE
18-24 380 68 17.8 13.5-22.9 312 82.2 77.1-86.5
25-34 966 275 28.7 25.5-32.2 691 71.3 67.8-74.5
35-44 1,163 360 31.7 28.8-34.9 803 68.3 65.1-71.2
45-54 1,363 492 37.5 34.6-40.6 871 62.5 59.4-65.4
55-64 1,230 509 43.0 39.9-46.1 721 57.0 53.9-60.1
65+ 1,476 545 38.2 35.4-41.2 931 61.8 58.8-64.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 724 341 45.3 40.5-50.1 383 54.7 49.9-59.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,035 767 35.8 33.3-38.4 1,268 64.2 61.6-66.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,703 561 30.7 28.1-33.3 1,142 69.3 66.7-71.9
College Graduate 2,154 588 27.1 25.0-29.4 1,566 72.9 70.6-75.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 772 374 46.4 41.7-51.2 398 53.6 48.8-58.3
$15,000- $24,999 1,078 446 40.0 36.3-43.8 632 60.0 56.2-63.7
$25,000- $34,999 785 261 33.1 29.1-37.4 524 66.9 62.6-70.9
$35,000- $49,999 1,043 335 31.2 28.0-34.5 708 68.8 65.5-72.0
$50,000+ 2,111 578 26.6 24.5-28.7 1,533 73.4 71.3-75.5
Health District**
Appalachia I 405 146 35.2 29.8-41.1 259 64.8 58.9-70.2
Appalachia II 806 245 27.8 24.4-31.4 561 72.2 68.6-75.6
Appalachia III 501 166 29.7 25.1-34.7 335 70.3 65.3-74.9
Catawba 463 140 28.1 23.7-33.0 323 71.9 67.0-76.3
Edisto Savannah 502 205 41.9 36.7-47.2 297 58.1 52.8-63.3
Low Country 340 118 33.1 27.3-39.4 222 66.9 60.6-72.7
Palmetto 1,004 339 32.2 28.9-35.7 665 67.8 64.3-71.1
Pee Dee 489 173 34.6 29.7-39.9 316 65.4 60.1-70.3
Trident 838 269 32.6 28.8-36.7 569 67.4 63.3-71.2
Upper Savannah 316 111 39.2 32.1-46.7 205 60.8 53.3-67.9
Waccamaw 555 205 36.1 31.4-41.0 350 63.9 59.0-68.6
Wateree 354 127 31.8 26.0-38.1 227 68.2 61.9-74.0
Region***
Region I 721 257 37.0 32.6-41.7 464 63.0 58.3-67.4
Region II 1,307 411 28.5 25.8-31.5 896 71.5 68.5-74.2
Region III 1,467 479 30.8 28.1-33.6 988 69.2 66.4-71.9
Region IV 843 300 33.4 29.6-37.4 543 66.6 62.6-70.4
Region V 502 205 41.9 36.7-47.2 297 58.1 52.8-63.3
Region VI 555 205 36.1 31.4-41.0 350 63.9 59.0-68.6
Region VII 838 269 32.6 28.8-36.7 569 67.4 63.3-71.2
Region VIII 340 118 33.1 27.3-39.4 222 66.9 60.6-72.7

#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

*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper

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