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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Cardiovascular Disease

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1b. Eating more fruits and vegetables?

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,605 5,266 77.8 76.5-79.1 1,339 22.2 20.9-23.5
GENDER
Male 2,525 1,857 72.3 70.1-74.5 668 27.7 25.5-29.9
Female 4,080 3,409 82.8 81.4-84.2 671 17.2 15.8-18.6
RACE
White 5,150 4,086 77.5 76.1-78.9 1,064 22.5 21.1-23.9
African American 1,232 1,006 78.8 75.5-81.8 226 21.2 18.2-24.5
Other 169 127 76.8 68.3-83.5 42 23.2 16.5-31.7
HISPANIC
Yes 117 96 83.0 73.7-89.4 21 17.0 10.6-26.3
No 6,420 5,114 77.7 76.3-79.0 1,306 22.3 21.0-23.7
AGE
18-24 381 275 71.6 66.0-76.7 106 28.4 23.3-34.0
25-34 964 719 71.3 67.7-74.7 245 28.7 25.3-32.3
35-44 1,159 889 76.4 73.5-79.1 270 23.6 20.9-26.5
45-54 1,362 1,109 81.9 79.5-84.1 253 18.1 15.9-20.5
55-64 1,226 1,020 82.8 80.4-85.1 206 17.2 14.9-19.6
65+ 1,461 1,212 83.0 80.7-85.1 249 17.0 14.9-19.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 722 568 77.7 73.3-81.5 154 22.3 18.5-26.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,026 1,605 77.0 74.6-79.3 421 23.0 20.7-25.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,695 1,340 76.7 74.0-79.2 355 23.3 20.8-26.0
College Graduate 2,150 1,745 79.9 77.7-81.9 405 20.1 18.1-22.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 772 625 78.4 73.8-82.3 147 21.6 17.7-26.2
$15,000- $24,999 1,076 852 78.1 74.6-81.1 224 21.9 18.9-25.4
$25,000- $34,999 783 625 77.0 72.8-80.8 158 23.0 19.2-27.2
$35,000- $49,999 1,039 826 77.0 73.6-80.1 213 23.0 19.9-26.4
$50,000+ 2,108 1,667 78.2 76.1-80.1 441 21.8 19.9-23.9
Health District**
Appalachia I 403 323 75.2 69.1-80.3 80 24.8 19.7-30.9
Appalachia II 805 642 78.5 75.0-81.6 163 21.5 18.4-25.0
Appalachia III 500 388 75.2 69.9-79.9 112 24.8 20.1-30.1
Catawba 462 372 77.9 72.7-82.3 90 22.1 17.7-27.3
Edisto Savannah 500 403 81.0 76.5-84.8 97 19.0 15.2-23.5
Low Country 339 275 78.5 72.4-83.6 64 21.5 16.4-27.6
Palmetto 997 806 78.3 74.9-81.3 191 21.7 18.7-25.1
Pee Dee 488 383 78.0 73.0-82.3 105 22.0 17.7-27.0
Trident 835 658 76.9 72.9-80.5 177 23.1 19.5-27.1
Upper Savannah 314 248 73.0 64.8-79.9 66 27.0 20.1-35.2
Waccamaw 553 441 79.8 75.5-83.5 112 20.2 16.5-24.5
Wateree 353 286 79.8 73.6-84.9 67 20.2 15.1-26.4
Region***
Region I 717 571 74.2 69.3-78.5 146 25.8 21.5-30.7
Region II 1,305 1,030 77.2 74.3-79.9 275 22.8 20.1-25.7
Region III 1,459 1,178 78.2 75.4-80.7 281 21.8 19.3-24.6
Region IV 841 669 78.8 75.0-82.2 172 21.2 17.8-25.0
Region V 500 403 81.0 76.5-84.8 97 19.0 15.2-23.5
Region VI 553 441 79.8 75.5-83.5 112 20.2 16.5-24.5
Region VII 835 658 76.9 72.9-80.5 177 23.1 19.5-27.1
Region VIII 339 275 78.5 72.4-83.6 64 21.5 16.4-27.6

#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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