BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Cholesterol Awareness
Cholesterol check within past five years.*
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| Total # Respondents |
Had cholesterol checked in past 5 y | Not checked in past 5 yrs | Never had cholesterol checked | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,159 | 6,868 | 78.4 | 77.1-79.6 | 282 | 3.4 | 3.0- 3.9 | 1,009 | 18.2 | 17.0-19.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,233 | 2,688 | 77.0 | 74.9-78.9 | 133 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.8 | 412 | 19.1 | 17.2-21.1 |
| Female | 4,926 | 4,180 | 79.7 | 78.1-81.2 | 149 | 2.9 | 2.4- 3.5 | 597 | 17.4 | 15.9-19.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,138 | 5,206 | 79.8 | 78.4-81.1 | 245 | 4.1 | 3.6- 4.8 | 687 | 16.1 | 14.9-17.4 |
| African American | 1,761 | 1,447 | 75.6 | 72.7-78.4 | 32 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.7 | 282 | 22.5 | 19.8-25.5 |
| Other | 202 | 168 | 74.6 | 65.0-82.2 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.5- 4.8 | 31 | 23.9 | 16.3-33.5 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 116 | 89 | 72.6 | 61.2-81.6 | 8 | 4.1 | 1.8- 8.8 | 19 | 23.3 | 14.7-34.9 |
| No | 7,912 | 6,660 | 78.3 | 77.0-79.6 | 272 | 3.4 | 3.0- 3.9 | 980 | 18.2 | 17.0-19.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 367 | 164 | 45.1 | 39.3-51.0 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.3 | 198 | 53.6 | 47.7-59.4 |
| 25-34 | 979 | 659 | 67.0 | 63.5-70.2 | 49 | 4.9 | 3.6- 6.6 | 271 | 28.2 | 25.1-31.5 |
| 35-44 | 1,453 | 1,142 | 78.9 | 76.4-81.1 | 90 | 5.7 | 4.5- 7.0 | 221 | 15.5 | 13.5-17.7 |
| 45-54 | 1,660 | 1,446 | 86.3 | 84.3-88.1 | 60 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.3 | 154 | 10.4 | 8.8-12.3 |
| 55-64 | 1,603 | 1,486 | 92.5 | 90.8-93.8 | 41 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.5 | 76 | 5.0 | 3.9- 6.4 |
| 65+ | 2,024 | 1,905 | 94.1 | 92.8-95.2 | 34 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.4 | 85 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,084 | 880 | 74.8 | 71.0-78.2 | 33 | 2.8 | 1.9- 4.0 | 171 | 22.5 | 19.1-26.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,585 | 2,097 | 74.2 | 71.7-76.5 | 82 | 2.9 | 2.3- 3.8 | 406 | 22.9 | 20.6-25.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,054 | 1,724 | 77.1 | 74.4-79.7 | 86 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.4 | 244 | 18.7 | 16.2-21.4 |
| College Graduate | 2,418 | 2,151 | 86.3 | 84.4-88.0 | 80 | 3.4 | 2.7- 4.3 | 187 | 10.3 | 8.8-12.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 963 | 761 | 75.4 | 71.4-79.0 | 38 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.3 | 164 | 21.6 | 18.1-25.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,302 | 1,010 | 68.3 | 64.6-71.8 | 57 | 3.9 | 2.9- 5.2 | 235 | 27.8 | 24.3-31.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 955 | 786 | 75.4 | 71.4-79.0 | 33 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.3 | 136 | 21.0 | 17.6-24.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,211 | 1,031 | 82.8 | 80.1-85.3 | 49 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.1 | 131 | 13.4 | 11.2-16.1 |
| $50,000+ | 2,651 | 2,359 | 84.8 | 82.9-86.6 | 78 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.2 | 214 | 11.9 | 10.3-13.7 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 511 | 431 | 78.1 | 72.8-82.6 | 19 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.7 | 61 | 17.7 | 13.5-23.0 |
| Appalachia II | 904 | 765 | 79.7 | 75.8-83.1 | 25 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.6 | 114 | 17.4 | 14.2-21.2 |
| Appalachia III | 675 | 570 | 79.0 | 74.5-82.9 | 27 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.8 | 78 | 16.4 | 12.8-20.8 |
| Catawba | 524 | 440 | 77.5 | 72.2-82.1 | 20 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.3 | 64 | 18.6 | 14.3-23.9 |
| Edisto Savannah | 615 | 524 | 79.7 | 74.2-84.2 | 14 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.8 | 77 | 18.2 | 13.7-23.8 |
| Low Country | 434 | 365 | 78.2 | 72.3-83.1 | 17 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.4 | 52 | 18.7 | 14.0-24.6 |
| Palmetto | 1,237 | 1,062 | 79.4 | 75.8-82.5 | 41 | 3.3 | 2.2- 4.9 | 134 | 17.3 | 14.3-20.8 |
| Pee Dee | 672 | 535 | 73.6 | 68.7-78.0 | 36 | 4.8 | 3.3- 6.9 | 101 | 21.6 | 17.4-26.5 |
| Trident | 968 | 821 | 79.1 | 75.3-82.5 | 27 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.5 | 120 | 18.5 | 15.2-22.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 450 | 387 | 80.6 | 75.3-84.9 | 13 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.1 | 50 | 16.6 | 12.5-21.8 |
| Waccamaw | 654 | 538 | 76.8 | 72.0-81.0 | 29 | 3.9 | 2.6- 5.8 | 87 | 19.3 | 15.2-24.2 |
| Wateree | 406 | 337 | 76.5 | 70.7-81.4 | 11 | 3.8 | 2.0- 7.3 | 58 | 19.7 | 15.1-25.3 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 961 | 818 | 79.3 | 75.6-82.5 | 32 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.1 | 111 | 17.2 | 14.1-20.8 |
| Region II | 1,579 | 1,335 | 79.4 | 76.5-82.1 | 52 | 3.6 | 2.6- 4.8 | 192 | 17.0 | 14.5-19.8 |
| Region III | 1,761 | 1,502 | 78.8 | 75.9-81.5 | 61 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.7 | 198 | 17.7 | 15.2-20.6 |
| Region IV | 1,078 | 872 | 74.7 | 71.0-78.0 | 47 | 4.4 | 3.2- 6.1 | 159 | 20.9 | 17.7-24.5 |
| Region V | 615 | 524 | 79.7 | 74.2-84.2 | 14 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.8 | 77 | 18.2 | 13.7-23.8 |
| Region VI | 654 | 538 | 76.8 | 72.0-81.0 | 29 | 3.9 | 2.6- 5.8 | 87 | 19.3 | 15.2-24.2 |
| Region VII | 968 | 821 | 79.1 | 75.3-82.5 | 27 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.5 | 120 | 18.5 | 15.2-22.3 |
| Region VIII | 434 | 365 | 78.2 | 72.3-83.1 | 17 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.4 | 52 | 18.7 | 14.0-24.6 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Cholesterol Awareness 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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