BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Asthma
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,395 | 603 | 6.6 | 6.0- 7.3 | 7,792 | 93.4 | 92.7-94.0 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,303 | 152 | 4.5 | 3.7- 5.4 | 3,151 | 95.5 | 94.6-96.3 |
| Female | 5,092 | 451 | 8.6 | 7.7- 9.5 | 4,641 | 91.4 | 90.5-92.3 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,313 | 446 | 6.9 | 6.2- 7.7 | 5,867 | 93.1 | 92.3-93.8 |
| African American | 1,813 | 139 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.7 | 1,674 | 93.7 | 92.3-94.9 |
| Other | 207 | 12 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.5 | 195 | 95.9 | 92.5-97.8 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 114 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.7 | 107 | 95.0 | 89.3-97.7 |
| No | 8,134 | 579 | 6.6 | 6.0- 7.2 | 7,555 | 93.4 | 92.8-94.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 400 | 28 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.2 | 372 | 94.5 | 91.8-96.3 |
| 25-34 | 1,024 | 63 | 6.0 | 4.6- 7.8 | 961 | 94.0 | 92.2-95.4 |
| 35-44 | 1,479 | 94 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.9 | 1,385 | 93.7 | 92.1-94.9 |
| 45-54 | 1,676 | 127 | 6.9 | 5.7- 8.3 | 1,549 | 93.1 | 91.7-94.3 |
| 55-64 | 1,637 | 138 | 8.1 | 6.7- 9.7 | 1,499 | 91.9 | 90.3-93.3 |
| 65+ | 2,105 | 147 | 6.8 | 5.7- 8.2 | 1,958 | 93.2 | 91.8-94.3 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,138 | 132 | 11.6 | 9.4-14.1 | 1,006 | 88.4 | 85.9-90.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,664 | 183 | 5.8 | 4.9- 6.9 | 2,481 | 94.2 | 93.1-95.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,110 | 155 | 7.0 | 5.8- 8.4 | 1,955 | 93.0 | 91.6-94.2 |
| College Graduate | 2,460 | 131 | 4.9 | 4.1- 5.9 | 2,329 | 95.1 | 94.1-95.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,019 | 119 | 9.9 | 8.0-12.2 | 900 | 90.1 | 87.8-92.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,339 | 125 | 8.3 | 6.7-10.3 | 1,214 | 91.7 | 89.7-93.3 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 978 | 75 | 7.6 | 5.8- 9.8 | 903 | 92.4 | 90.2-94.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,226 | 63 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.2 | 1,163 | 95.3 | 93.8-96.5 |
| $50,000+ | 2,690 | 136 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.2 | 2,554 | 94.9 | 93.8-95.8 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 520 | 35 | 6.9 | 4.6-10.4 | 485 | 93.1 | 89.6-95.4 |
| Appalachia II | 936 | 64 | 6.0 | 4.5- 7.9 | 872 | 94.0 | 92.1-95.5 |
| Appalachia III | 698 | 62 | 7.8 | 5.7-10.5 | 636 | 92.2 | 89.5-94.3 |
| Catawba | 543 | 44 | 7.2 | 5.2- 9.9 | 499 | 92.8 | 90.1-94.8 |
| Edisto Savannah | 630 | 45 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.8 | 585 | 93.6 | 91.2-95.4 |
| Low Country | 446 | 27 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.7 | 419 | 95.0 | 92.3-96.8 |
| Palmetto | 1,279 | 86 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.7 | 1,193 | 94.0 | 92.3-95.3 |
| Pee Dee | 694 | 48 | 5.7 | 4.0- 8.0 | 646 | 94.3 | 92.0-96.0 |
| Trident | 984 | 75 | 7.3 | 5.5- 9.5 | 909 | 92.7 | 90.5-94.5 |
| Upper Savannah | 463 | 28 | 7.3 | 4.7-11.0 | 435 | 92.7 | 89.0-95.3 |
| Waccamaw | 672 | 45 | 6.4 | 4.5- 9.0 | 627 | 93.6 | 91.0-95.5 |
| Wateree | 415 | 32 | 8.3 | 5.6-12.2 | 383 | 91.7 | 87.8-94.4 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 983 | 63 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.5 | 920 | 92.9 | 90.5-94.7 |
| Region II | 1,634 | 126 | 6.7 | 5.5- 8.3 | 1,508 | 93.3 | 91.7-94.5 |
| Region III | 1,822 | 130 | 6.4 | 5.2- 7.7 | 1,692 | 93.6 | 92.3-94.8 |
| Region IV | 1,109 | 80 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.6 | 1,029 | 93.3 | 91.4-94.9 |
| Region V | 630 | 45 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.8 | 585 | 93.6 | 91.2-95.4 |
| Region VI | 672 | 45 | 6.4 | 4.5- 9.0 | 627 | 93.6 | 91.0-95.5 |
| Region VII | 984 | 75 | 7.3 | 5.5- 9.5 | 909 | 92.7 | 90.5-94.5 |
| Region VIII | 446 | 27 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.7 | 419 | 95.0 | 92.3-96.8 |
* Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.
#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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