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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Womens Health

A hysterectomy is an operation to remove the uterus. Have you had a hysterectomy? *

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,249 1,353 27.6 26.2-29.1 2,896 72.4 70.9-73.8
RACE
White 3,183 1,049 28.6 26.9-30.3 2,134 71.4 69.7-73.1
African American 935 270 26.2 23.1-29.5 665 73.8 70.5-76.9
Other 96 24 15.2 9.8-22.9 72 84.8 77.1-90.2
HISPANIC
Yes 73 13 16.7 8.9-29.2 60 83.3 70.8-91.1
No 4,116 1,314 27.7 26.2-29.3 2,802 72.3 70.7-73.8
AGE
18-24 236 0 0.0 . - . 236 100 . - .
25-34 640 27 4.4 2.9- 6.5 613 95.6 93.5-97.1
35-44 748 123 16.5 13.7-19.7 625 83.5 80.3-86.3
45-54 863 312 37.3 33.7-41.0 551 62.7 59.0-66.3
55-64 750 374 50.2 46.3-54.1 376 49.8 45.9-53.7
65+ 964 498 51.1 47.5-54.7 466 48.9 45.3-52.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 515 242 41.5 36.5-46.7 273 58.5 53.3-63.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,359 490 30.8 28.1-33.6 869 69.2 66.4-71.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,137 337 24.0 21.5-26.8 800 76.0 73.2-78.5
College Graduate 1,228 280 20.9 18.6-23.5 948 79.1 76.5-81.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 607 248 35.9 31.4-40.7 359 64.1 59.3-68.6
$15,000- $24,999 759 264 28.7 25.2-32.4 495 71.3 67.6-74.8
$25,000- $34,999 489 149 26.5 22.3-31.1 340 73.5 68.9-77.7
$35,000- $49,999 599 176 25.9 22.3-29.9 423 74.1 70.1-77.7
$50,000+ 1,144 275 21.7 19.3-24.3 869 78.3 75.7-80.7
Health District**
Appalachia I 259 78 23.6 18.7-29.5 181 76.4 70.5-81.3
Appalachia II 510 168 28.1 23.9-32.6 342 71.9 67.4-76.1
Appalachia III 327 130 33.0 27.4-39.0 197 67.0 61.0-72.6
Catawba 303 77 20.9 16.4-26.2 226 79.1 73.8-83.6
Edisto Savannah 313 102 29.3 23.9-35.3 211 70.7 64.7-76.1
Low Country 212 65 26.1 20.2-33.0 147 73.9 67.0-79.8
Palmetto 629 199 29.3 25.4-33.4 430 70.7 66.6-74.6
Pee Dee 336 119 28.9 23.8-34.5 217 71.1 65.5-76.2
Trident 550 149 22.8 19.3-26.8 401 77.2 73.2-80.7
Upper Savannah 194 76 38.1 30.6-46.2 118 61.9 53.8-69.4
Waccamaw 343 100 27.9 22.8-33.8 243 72.1 66.2-77.2
Wateree 231 76 27.6 21.7-34.3 155 72.4 65.7-78.3
Region***
Region I 453 154 29.7 25.2-34.7 299 70.3 65.3-74.8
Region II 837 298 30.0 26.6-33.6 539 70.0 66.4-73.4
Region III 932 276 26.3 23.3-29.6 656 73.7 70.4-76.7
Region IV 567 195 28.3 24.4-32.6 372 71.7 67.4-75.6
Region V 313 102 29.3 23.9-35.3 211 70.7 64.7-76.1
Region VI 343 100 27.9 22.8-33.8 243 72.1 66.2-77.2
Region VII 550 149 22.8 19.3-26.8 401 77.2 73.2-80.7
Region VIII 212 65 26.1 20.2-33.0 147 73.9 67.0-79.8

*This question was asked of women who were not pregnant.

#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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