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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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  Total
Respond.#		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5 or more years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 604 161 24.3 20.5-28.6 190 28.3 24.3-32.6 185 32.0 27.7-36.7 68 15.4 11.9-19.7
GENDER
Male 293 87 26.1 20.6-32.4 86 27.2 21.8-33.4 90 30.9 24.9-37.5 30 15.8 11.0-22.3
Female 311 74 21.8 17.1-27.3 104 29.8 24.4-35.8 95 33.7 27.7-40.2 38 14.8 10.4-20.5
RACE
White 430 125 25.3 21.3-29.9 133 27.9 23.3-32.9 124 30.7 25.8-36.1 48 16.1 12.0-21.3
African American 139 30 21.2 13.7-31.3 41 26.5 18.7-36.1 52 38.4 28.8-48.9 16 13.9 7.8-23.5
Other 33 5 17.9 6.6-40.1 15 39.5 22.8-59.0 9 26.2 12.5-46.9 4 16.4 5.4-40.2
HISPANIC
Yes 20 2 4.9 1.1-18.7 9 41.7 19.6-67.8 5 26.8 9.5-55.9 4 26.6 9.3-56.1
No 584 159 25.3 21.3-29.7 181 27.6 23.6-31.9 180 32.3 27.9-37.1 64 14.8 11.4-19.1
AGE
18-24 155 15 11.1 6.1-19.2 24 15.3 9.9-22.9 67 40.6 31.9-49.8 49 33.0 25.0-42.2
25-34 306 82 28.0 22.4-34.5 112 35.8 29.8-42.3 95 30.7 25.1-36.8 17 5.5 3.2- 9.4
35-44 120 56 44.0 34.9-53.6 41 34.7 26.1-44.3 21 19.2 12.3-28.7 2 2.1 0.4- 9.8
45-54 19 7 35.9 16.7-61.0 11 60.2 35.4-80.6 1 3.9 0.5-23.7 0 0.0 . - .
55-64 4 1 37.2 5.8-85.1 2 44.2 9.5-85.7 1 18.6 2.3-69.2 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 24 3 10.5 3.0-31.3 8 31.4 14.7-54.9 6 21.2 8.6-43.3 7 36.9 17.2-62.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 168 45 23.5 17.0-31.4 54 34.3 26.2-43.5 47 27.2 20.2-35.5 22 15.0 9.6-22.7
Some Post-H.S. 157 36 17.5 12.3-24.2 49 23.6 17.4-31.3 47 38.9 29.7-48.9 25 20.0 13.1-29.3
College Graduate 255 77 32.5 25.5-40.4 79 26.3 20.8-32.7 85 32.2 25.9-39.2 14 9.0 4.9-15.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 6 12.0 4.1-30.4 8 15.1 7.0-29.4 11 25.5 12.2-45.9 16 47.3 29.6-65.8
$15,000- $24,999 103 17 21.4 11.8-35.6 37 34.3 24.0-46.3 32 27.9 19.1-38.8 17 16.5 9.3-27.6
$25,000- $34,999 96 12 13.6 7.0-24.7 32 29.6 19.5-42.0 44 46.3 34.0-59.0 8 10.6 4.5-22.7
$35,000- $49,999 121 40 32.7 24.2-42.6 41 30.1 22.0-39.6 32 27.7 19.2-38.1 8 9.6 4.5-19.3
$50,000+ 197 69 29.3 23.2-36.3 61 28.0 21.6-35.4 53 29.7 22.9-37.5 14 13.0 7.7-21.2
Health District**
Appalachia I 26 9 32.4 16.4-53.9 10 39.8 21.6-61.2 5 20.6 8.1-43.3 2 7.3 1.6-28.3
Appalachia II 73 18 19.6 12.0-30.3 21 26.5 16.5-39.7 26 37.6 24.9-52.3 8 16.3 8.0-30.3
Appalachia III 41 11 24.3 13.3-40.3 11 25.3 13.8-41.8 15 29.7 17.6-45.4 4 20.7 8.3-43.0
Catawba 42 13 25.3 14.2-41.0 11 26.7 13.2-46.6 13 32.2 18.0-50.9 5 15.7 6.2-34.5
Edisto Savannah 45 10 32.5 14.9-57.1 20 38.5 22.9-56.7 8 13.8 6.4-27.1 7 15.2 6.8-30.6
Low Country 33 7 26.4 11.7-49.3 13 33.3 18.4-52.5 11 34.3 18.9-53.9 2 6.0 1.4-22.7
Palmetto 98 25 20.8 13.5-30.8 34 30.0 20.5-41.6 30 32.4 22.0-44.8 9 16.8 8.4-30.8
Pee Dee 49 15 25.0 14.7-39.2 16 30.4 17.5-47.2 14 32.0 18.5-49.4 4 12.6 4.6-30.2
Trident 87 28 26.6 18.0-37.5 16 13.3 7.5-22.4 28 38.1 27.0-50.6 15 22.0 12.6-35.5
Upper Savannah 24 5 29.1 8.4-64.8 8 20.7 8.4-42.6 10 48.2 21.6-75.8 1 2.0 0.3-13.8
Waccamaw 47 7 13.4 6.1-27.0 16 35.3 21.6-51.9 16 35.1 21.8-51.2 8 16.3 7.5-31.7
Wateree 32 12 34.2 18.1-55.0 12 41.0 23.0-61.9 7 17.7 7.9-35.2 1 7.0 1.0-35.9
Region***
Region I 50 14 30.7 15.7-51.3 18 29.9 17.4-46.4 15 34.8 19.0-54.9 3 4.6 1.2-15.4
Region II 114 29 21.4 14.7-30.1 32 26.0 18.0-36.0 41 34.6 25.0-45.6 12 18.0 10.3-29.5
Region III 140 38 22.1 15.7-30.2 45 29.1 20.9-38.8 43 32.3 23.6-42.5 14 16.5 9.4-27.3
Region IV 81 27 28.5 19.1-40.4 28 34.5 23.4-47.6 21 26.5 16.8-39.3 5 10.5 4.3-23.4
Region V 45 10 32.5 14.9-57.1 20 38.5 22.9-56.7 8 13.8 6.4-27.1 7 15.2 6.8-30.6
Region VI 47 7 13.4 6.1-27.0 16 35.3 21.6-51.9 16 35.1 21.8-51.2 8 16.3 7.5-31.7
Region VII 87 28 26.6 18.0-37.5 16 13.3 7.5-22.4 28 38.1 27.0-50.6 15 22.0 12.6-35.5
Region VIII 33 7 26.4 11.7-49.3 13 33.3 18.4-52.5 11 34.3 18.9-53.9 2 6.0 1.4-22.7

*Respondents were female 18-44 years old and not currently pregnant and male 18-59 years old.

#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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