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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 696 387 56.6 52.3-60.8 309 43.4 39.2-47.7
GENDER
Male 289 154 55.0 48.3-61.4 135 45.0 38.6-51.7
Female 407 233 58.0 52.4-63.4 174 42.0 36.6-47.6
RACE
White 492 270 56.0 51.2-60.8 222 44.0 39.2-48.8
African American 196 111 56.1 47.7-64.2 85 43.9 35.8-52.3
Other 5 4 93.6 61.2-99.3 1 6.4 0.7-38.8
HISPANIC
Yes 14 6 39.8 17.1-67.9 8 60.2 32.1-82.9
No 671 374 56.9 52.5-61.2 297 43.1 38.8-47.5
AGE
18-24 2 1 42.7 4.5-92.3 1 57.3 7.7-95.5
25-34 24 17 69.9 46.9-85.9 7 30.1 14.1-53.1
35-44 46 28 56.3 40.3-71.2 18 43.7 28.8-59.7
45-54 120 75 63.6 53.7-72.4 45 36.4 27.6-46.3
55-64 202 115 57.9 49.9-65.6 87 42.1 34.4-50.1
65+ 298 148 50.2 43.7-56.7 150 49.8 43.3-56.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 65 51.0 41.3-60.6 72 49.0 39.4-58.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 247 131 53.7 46.4-60.9 116 46.3 39.1-53.6
Some Post-H.S. 185 114 62.0 53.8-69.5 71 38.0 30.5-46.2
College Graduate 125 76 61.5 51.4-70.7 49 38.5 29.3-48.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 148 76 51.2 41.3-60.9 72 48.8 39.1-58.7
$15,000- $24,999 150 88 58.4 48.8-67.4 62 41.6 32.6-51.2
$25,000- $34,999 81 48 55.6 43.0-67.5 33 44.4 32.5-57.0
$35,000- $49,999 86 48 56.2 44.4-67.3 38 43.8 32.7-55.6
$50,000+ 120 69 63.1 53.5-71.8 51 36.9 28.2-46.5
Health District**
Appalachia I 55 38 66.3 50.6-79.0 17 33.7 21.0-49.4
Appalachia II 67 35 50.3 37.5-63.1 32 49.7 36.9-62.5
Appalachia III 73 36 50.9 38.2-63.6 37 49.1 36.4-61.8
Catawba 38 16 41.5 25.7-59.4 22 58.5 40.6-74.3
Edisto Savannah 64 31 56.0 41.8-69.2 33 44.0 30.8-58.2
Low Country 36 23 68.2 48.2-83.2 13 31.8 16.8-51.8
Palmetto 94 56 58.1 46.1-69.1 38 41.9 30.9-53.9
Pee Dee 43 17 39.3 24.4-56.4 26 60.7 43.6-75.6
Trident 82 52 63.9 51.2-75.0 30 36.1 25.0-48.8
Upper Savannah 32 23 66.2 45.9-81.8 9 33.8 18.2-54.1
Waccamaw 59 36 63.5 49.6-75.4 23 36.5 24.6-50.4
Wateree 44 19 45.0 28.7-62.5 25 55.0 37.5-71.3
Region***
Region I 87 61 66.2 54.0-76.6 26 33.8 23.4-46.0
Region II 140 71 50.7 41.5-59.8 69 49.3 40.2-58.5
Region III 132 72 52.9 43.0-62.5 60 47.1 37.5-57.0
Region IV 87 36 42.1 30.7-54.4 51 57.9 45.6-69.3
Region V 64 31 56.0 41.8-69.2 33 44.0 30.8-58.2
Region VI 59 36 63.5 49.6-75.4 23 36.5 24.6-50.4
Region VII 82 52 63.9 51.2-75.0 30 36.1 25.0-48.8
Region VIII 36 23 68.2 48.2-83.2 13 31.8 16.8-51.8

* This question was 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

*** 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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