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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,924 101 4.7 3.7- 5.8 1,823 95.3 94.2-96.3
RACE
White 1,605 82 4.6 3.6- 5.7 1,523 95.4 94.3-96.4
African American 263 16 5.0 2.8- 8.8 247 95.0 91.2-97.2
Other 37 3 6.2 1.8-19.5 34 93.8 80.5-98.2
HISPANIC
Yes 20 4 17.6 6.0-41.5 16 82.4 58.5-94.0
No 1,884 96 4.4 3.5- 5.4 1,788 95.6 94.6-96.5
AGE
40-44 240 1 0.2 0.0- 1.7 239 99.8 98.3- 100
45-54 563 4 0.6 0.2- 1.7 559 99.4 98.3-99.8
55-64 544 17 3.1 1.8- 5.4 527 96.9 94.6-98.2
65+ 577 79 14.8 11.6-18.6 498 85.2 81.4-88.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 222 18 8.9 5.2-14.8 204 91.1 85.2-94.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 540 21 3.7 2.3- 5.8 519 96.3 94.2-97.7
Some Post-H.S. 442 19 3.3 2.0- 5.6 423 96.7 94.4-98.0
College Graduate 718 42 4.7 3.4- 6.5 676 95.3 93.5-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 173 9 7.3 3.6-14.3 164 92.7 85.7-96.4
$15,000- $24,999 274 16 4.9 2.9- 8.3 258 95.1 91.7-97.1
$25,000- $34,999 211 13 4.8 2.7- 8.5 198 95.2 91.5-97.3
$35,000- $49,999 311 21 5.1 3.3- 8.0 290 94.9 92.0-96.7
$50,000+ 763 28 3.0 2.0- 4.6 735 97.0 95.4-98.0
Health District**
Appalachia I 116 6 5.3 2.3-11.9 110 94.7 88.1-97.7
Appalachia II 228 11 5.3 2.7-10.1 217 94.7 89.9-97.3
Appalachia III 142 2 1.4 0.3- 5.3 140 98.6 94.7-99.7
Catawba 128 3 1.1 0.3- 3.5 125 98.9 96.5-99.7
Edisto Savannah 174 9 4.4 2.1- 9.0 165 95.6 91.0-97.9
Low Country 106 18 13.2 8.0-20.8 88 86.8 79.2-92.0
Palmetto 285 11 3.7 2.0- 6.7 274 96.3 93.3-98.0
Pee Dee 114 7 6.2 2.5-14.4 107 93.8 85.6-97.5
Trident 235 15 5.1 2.9- 8.7 220 94.9 91.3-97.1
Upper Savannah 102 4 3.4 1.2- 9.6 98 96.6 90.4-98.8
Waccamaw 176 12 5.1 2.8- 9.2 164 94.9 90.8-97.2
Wateree 100 3 5.3 1.3-19.0 97 94.7 81.0-98.7
Region***
Region I 218 10 4.4 2.3- 8.4 208 95.6 91.6-97.7
Region II 370 13 3.7 2.0- 6.8 357 96.3 93.2-98.0
Region III 413 14 2.8 1.6- 4.8 399 97.2 95.2-98.4
Region IV 214 10 5.7 2.6-12.2 204 94.3 87.8-97.4
Region V 174 9 4.4 2.1- 9.0 165 95.6 91.0-97.9
Region VI 176 12 5.1 2.8- 9.2 164 94.9 90.8-97.2
Region VII 235 15 5.1 2.9- 8.7 220 94.9 91.3-97.1
Region VIII 106 18 13.2 8.0-20.8 88 86.8 79.2-92.0

* This question was asked of male respondents aged 40+.

#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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