BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Asthma
Computed Asthma Status*
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| Total # Respondents |
Current | Former | Never | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,395 | 603 | 6.6 | 6.0- 7.3 | 316 | 4.2 | 3.6- 4.8 | 7,476 | 89.2 | 88.3-90.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,303 | 152 | 4.5 | 3.7- 5.4 | 146 | 4.9 | 4.0- 6.0 | 3,005 | 90.6 | 89.2-91.8 |
| Female | 5,092 | 451 | 8.6 | 7.7- 9.5 | 170 | 3.5 | 3.0- 4.2 | 4,471 | 87.9 | 86.8-88.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,313 | 446 | 6.9 | 6.2- 7.7 | 241 | 4.5 | 3.9- 5.2 | 5,626 | 88.6 | 87.6-89.5 |
| African American | 1,813 | 139 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.7 | 64 | 3.4 | 2.4- 5.0 | 1,610 | 90.3 | 88.4-91.9 |
| Other | 207 | 12 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.5 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.1- 9.3 | 186 | 91.5 | 86.3-94.8 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 114 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.7 | 6 | 4.3 | 1.5-11.8 | 101 | 90.7 | 83.0-95.1 |
| No | 8,134 | 579 | 6.6 | 6.0- 7.2 | 305 | 4.2 | 3.7- 4.9 | 7,250 | 89.2 | 88.3-90.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 400 | 28 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.2 | 27 | 6.9 | 4.5-10.7 | 345 | 87.6 | 83.4-90.8 |
| 25-34 | 1,024 | 63 | 6.0 | 4.6- 7.8 | 51 | 4.6 | 3.5- 6.2 | 910 | 89.4 | 87.1-91.2 |
| 35-44 | 1,479 | 94 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.9 | 60 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.6 | 1,325 | 89.4 | 87.5-91.1 |
| 45-54 | 1,676 | 127 | 6.9 | 5.7- 8.3 | 58 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.4 | 1,491 | 89.8 | 88.1-91.2 |
| 55-64 | 1,637 | 138 | 8.1 | 6.7- 9.7 | 55 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.3 | 1,444 | 88.6 | 86.8-90.2 |
| 65+ | 2,105 | 147 | 6.8 | 5.7- 8.2 | 62 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.1 | 1,896 | 90.1 | 88.5-91.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,138 | 132 | 11.6 | 9.4-14.1 | 44 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.5 | 962 | 84.6 | 81.8-87.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,664 | 183 | 5.8 | 4.9- 6.9 | 106 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.3 | 2,375 | 89.3 | 87.6-90.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,110 | 155 | 7.0 | 5.8- 8.4 | 86 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.1 | 1,869 | 89.0 | 87.3-90.5 |
| College Graduate | 2,460 | 131 | 4.9 | 4.1- 5.9 | 78 | 3.6 | 2.8- 4.7 | 2,251 | 91.4 | 90.1-92.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,019 | 119 | 9.9 | 8.0-12.2 | 44 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.4 | 856 | 84.6 | 80.9-87.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,339 | 125 | 8.3 | 6.7-10.3 | 45 | 3.4 | 2.3- 4.8 | 1,169 | 88.3 | 86.1-90.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 978 | 75 | 7.6 | 5.8- 9.8 | 33 | 3.9 | 2.6- 5.7 | 870 | 88.5 | 85.9-90.8 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,226 | 63 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.2 | 45 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.6 | 1,118 | 91.2 | 89.2-92.9 |
| $50,000+ | 2,690 | 136 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.2 | 96 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.3 | 2,458 | 90.7 | 89.3-92.0 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 520 | 35 | 6.9 | 4.6-10.4 | 16 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.2 | 469 | 89.6 | 85.7-92.6 |
| Appalachia II | 936 | 64 | 6.0 | 4.5- 7.9 | 30 | 3.8 | 2.4- 5.9 | 842 | 90.2 | 87.7-92.3 |
| Appalachia III | 698 | 62 | 7.8 | 5.7-10.5 | 27 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.8 | 609 | 87.7 | 84.4-90.3 |
| Catawba | 543 | 44 | 7.2 | 5.2- 9.9 | 18 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.6 | 481 | 89.4 | 86.2-91.9 |
| Edisto Savannah | 630 | 45 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.8 | 25 | 5.2 | 2.5-10.6 | 560 | 88.4 | 83.6-91.9 |
| Low Country | 446 | 27 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.7 | 19 | 5.3 | 3.1- 8.8 | 400 | 89.7 | 85.7-92.7 |
| Palmetto | 1,279 | 86 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.7 | 55 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.3 | 1,138 | 89.4 | 87.2-91.2 |
| Pee Dee | 694 | 48 | 5.7 | 4.0- 8.0 | 20 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.6 | 626 | 91.0 | 88.1-93.3 |
| Trident | 984 | 75 | 7.3 | 5.5- 9.5 | 38 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.0 | 871 | 88.6 | 85.9-90.8 |
| Upper Savannah | 463 | 28 | 7.3 | 4.7-11.0 | 19 | 3.6 | 2.2- 5.9 | 416 | 89.1 | 85.1-92.1 |
| Waccamaw | 672 | 45 | 6.4 | 4.5- 9.0 | 32 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.4 | 595 | 88.6 | 85.4-91.1 |
| Wateree | 415 | 32 | 8.3 | 5.6-12.2 | 15 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.6 | 368 | 88.0 | 83.6-91.3 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 983 | 63 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.5 | 35 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.2 | 885 | 89.4 | 86.7-91.6 |
| Region II | 1,634 | 126 | 6.7 | 5.5- 8.3 | 57 | 4.1 | 3.0- 5.6 | 1,451 | 89.2 | 87.2-90.8 |
| Region III | 1,822 | 130 | 6.4 | 5.2- 7.7 | 73 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.6 | 1,619 | 89.4 | 87.6-90.9 |
| Region IV | 1,109 | 80 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.6 | 35 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.1 | 994 | 89.9 | 87.5-91.8 |
| Region V | 630 | 45 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.8 | 25 | 5.2 | 2.5-10.6 | 560 | 88.4 | 83.6-91.9 |
| Region VI | 672 | 45 | 6.4 | 4.5- 9.0 | 32 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.4 | 595 | 88.6 | 85.4-91.1 |
| Region VII | 984 | 75 | 7.3 | 5.5- 9.5 | 38 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.0 | 871 | 88.6 | 85.9-90.8 |
| Region VIII | 446 | 27 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.7 | 19 | 5.3 | 3.1- 8.8 | 400 | 89.7 | 85.7-92.7 |
*Data in this table was derived from the asthma questions.
#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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