BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Health Status
Risk Factor for Fair and Poor health.*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,409 | 6,717 | 82.8 | 81.8-83.7 | 1,692 | 17.2 | 16.3-18.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,312 | 2,697 | 84.2 | 82.7-85.6 | 615 | 15.8 | 14.4-17.3 |
| Female | 5,097 | 4,020 | 81.4 | 80.2-82.6 | 1,077 | 18.6 | 17.4-19.8 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,331 | 5,190 | 85.1 | 84.1-86.0 | 1,141 | 14.9 | 14.0-15.9 |
| African American | 1,811 | 1,320 | 77.7 | 75.3-79.9 | 491 | 22.3 | 20.1-24.7 |
| Other | 206 | 162 | 80.1 | 71.9-86.4 | 44 | 19.9 | 13.6-28.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 117 | 94 | 83.4 | 73.0-90.3 | 23 | 16.6 | 9.7-27.0 |
| No | 8,148 | 6,559 | 83.3 | 82.3-84.2 | 1,589 | 16.7 | 15.8-17.7 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 403 | 371 | 92.1 | 88.5-94.6 | 32 | 7.9 | 5.4-11.5 |
| 25-34 | 1,027 | 959 | 93.3 | 91.4-94.9 | 68 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,482 | 1,308 | 88.1 | 86.0-90.0 | 174 | 11.9 | 10.0-14.0 |
| 45-54 | 1,681 | 1,378 | 81.4 | 79.2-83.5 | 303 | 18.6 | 16.5-20.8 |
| 55-64 | 1,636 | 1,236 | 75.7 | 73.3-78.0 | 400 | 24.3 | 22.0-26.7 |
| 65+ | 2,105 | 1,399 | 65.1 | 62.8-67.4 | 706 | 34.9 | 32.6-37.2 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,132 | 598 | 58.3 | 54.7-61.9 | 534 | 41.7 | 38.1-45.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,675 | 2,041 | 79.6 | 77.6-81.3 | 634 | 20.4 | 18.7-22.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,118 | 1,795 | 88.2 | 86.6-89.6 | 323 | 11.8 | 10.4-13.4 |
| College Graduate | 2,463 | 2,271 | 93.1 | 91.9-94.1 | 192 | 6.9 | 5.9- 8.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,020 | 522 | 57.4 | 53.3-61.4 | 498 | 42.6 | 38.6-46.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,339 | 955 | 74.4 | 71.4-77.1 | 384 | 25.6 | 22.9-28.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 980 | 810 | 85.2 | 82.6-87.5 | 170 | 14.8 | 12.5-17.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,231 | 1,080 | 88.8 | 86.6-90.6 | 151 | 11.2 | 9.4-13.4 |
| $50,000+ | 2,694 | 2,525 | 94.3 | 93.3-95.1 | 169 | 5.7 | 4.9- 6.7 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 527 | 406 | 80.5 | 76.5-84.0 | 121 | 19.5 | 16.0-23.5 |
| Appalachia II | 938 | 774 | 86.4 | 83.9-88.5 | 164 | 13.6 | 11.5-16.1 |
| Appalachia III | 702 | 542 | 81.0 | 77.5-84.2 | 160 | 19.0 | 15.8-22.5 |
| Catawba | 544 | 445 | 85.7 | 82.3-88.5 | 99 | 14.3 | 11.5-17.7 |
| Edisto Savannah | 631 | 474 | 79.0 | 75.0-82.4 | 157 | 21.0 | 17.6-25.0 |
| Low Country | 442 | 372 | 84.9 | 80.5-88.4 | 70 | 15.1 | 11.6-19.5 |
| Palmetto | 1,278 | 1,059 | 85.3 | 82.8-87.5 | 219 | 14.7 | 12.5-17.2 |
| Pee Dee | 695 | 520 | 79.0 | 75.2-82.3 | 175 | 21.0 | 17.7-24.8 |
| Trident | 990 | 829 | 84.2 | 81.1-86.9 | 161 | 15.8 | 13.1-18.9 |
| Upper Savannah | 462 | 352 | 78.1 | 73.4-82.1 | 110 | 21.9 | 17.9-26.6 |
| Waccamaw | 669 | 546 | 83.6 | 79.7-86.9 | 123 | 16.4 | 13.1-20.3 |
| Wateree | 416 | 310 | 79.3 | 74.7-83.3 | 106 | 20.7 | 16.7-25.3 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 989 | 758 | 79.3 | 76.4-82.0 | 231 | 20.7 | 18.0-23.6 |
| Region II | 1,640 | 1,316 | 84.1 | 82.1-86.0 | 324 | 15.9 | 14.0-17.9 |
| Region III | 1,822 | 1,504 | 85.5 | 83.5-87.2 | 318 | 14.5 | 12.8-16.5 |
| Region IV | 1,111 | 830 | 79.1 | 76.2-81.7 | 281 | 20.9 | 18.3-23.8 |
| Region V | 631 | 474 | 79.0 | 75.0-82.4 | 157 | 21.0 | 17.6-25.0 |
| Region VI | 669 | 546 | 83.6 | 79.7-86.9 | 123 | 16.4 | 13.1-20.3 |
| Region VII | 990 | 829 | 84.2 | 81.1-86.9 | 161 | 15.8 | 13.1-18.9 |
| Region VIII | 442 | 372 | 84.9 | 80.5-88.4 | 70 | 15.1 | 11.6-19.5 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Health Status 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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