BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Cholesterol Awareness
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,271 | 7,262 | 82.0 | 80.8-83.2 | 1,009 | 18.0 | 16.8-19.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,263 | 2,851 | 81.0 | 79.0-82.9 | 412 | 19.0 | 17.1-21.0 |
| Female | 5,008 | 4,411 | 82.9 | 81.4-84.3 | 597 | 17.1 | 15.7-18.6 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,214 | 5,527 | 84.1 | 82.8-85.3 | 687 | 15.9 | 14.7-17.2 |
| African American | 1,790 | 1,508 | 77.8 | 74.9-80.5 | 282 | 22.2 | 19.5-25.1 |
| Other | 205 | 174 | 76.5 | 66.9-83.9 | 31 | 23.5 | 16.1-33.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 116 | 97 | 76.7 | 65.1-85.3 | 19 | 23.3 | 14.7-34.9 |
| No | 8,012 | 7,032 | 82.0 | 80.7-83.2 | 980 | 18.0 | 16.8-19.3 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 378 | 180 | 47.9 | 42.2-53.7 | 198 | 52.1 | 46.3-57.8 |
| 25-34 | 988 | 717 | 72.0 | 68.7-75.1 | 271 | 28.0 | 24.9-31.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,458 | 1,237 | 84.6 | 82.3-86.6 | 221 | 15.4 | 13.4-17.7 |
| 45-54 | 1,672 | 1,518 | 89.6 | 87.8-91.3 | 154 | 10.4 | 8.7-12.2 |
| 55-64 | 1,623 | 1,547 | 95.1 | 93.7-96.2 | 76 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.3 |
| 65+ | 2,078 | 1,993 | 95.9 | 94.8-96.8 | 85 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.2 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,113 | 942 | 78.1 | 74.4-81.3 | 171 | 21.9 | 18.7-25.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,619 | 2,213 | 77.4 | 75.0-79.6 | 406 | 22.6 | 20.4-25.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,080 | 1,836 | 81.6 | 78.9-84.0 | 244 | 18.4 | 16.0-21.1 |
| College Graduate | 2,438 | 2,251 | 89.8 | 88.1-91.3 | 187 | 10.2 | 8.7-11.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 991 | 827 | 79.0 | 75.1-82.4 | 164 | 21.0 | 17.6-24.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,317 | 1,082 | 72.6 | 69.0-76.0 | 235 | 27.4 | 24.0-31.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 966 | 830 | 79.2 | 75.3-82.6 | 136 | 20.8 | 17.4-24.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,219 | 1,088 | 86.7 | 84.0-88.9 | 131 | 13.3 | 11.1-16.0 |
| $50,000+ | 2,663 | 2,449 | 88.2 | 86.4-89.8 | 214 | 11.8 | 10.2-13.6 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 517 | 456 | 82.5 | 77.2-86.7 | 61 | 17.5 | 13.3-22.8 |
| Appalachia II | 916 | 802 | 82.8 | 79.0-86.0 | 114 | 17.2 | 14.0-21.0 |
| Appalachia III | 683 | 605 | 83.8 | 79.4-87.4 | 78 | 16.2 | 12.6-20.6 |
| Catawba | 531 | 467 | 81.5 | 76.3-85.9 | 64 | 18.5 | 14.1-23.7 |
| Edisto Savannah | 623 | 546 | 82.1 | 76.6-86.5 | 77 | 17.9 | 13.5-23.4 |
| Low Country | 439 | 387 | 81.6 | 75.8-86.2 | 52 | 18.4 | 13.8-24.2 |
| Palmetto | 1,256 | 1,122 | 82.9 | 79.4-85.9 | 134 | 17.1 | 14.1-20.6 |
| Pee Dee | 681 | 580 | 78.6 | 73.8-82.8 | 101 | 21.4 | 17.2-26.2 |
| Trident | 978 | 858 | 81.7 | 78.0-85.0 | 120 | 18.3 | 15.0-22.0 |
| Upper Savannah | 455 | 405 | 83.6 | 78.5-87.6 | 50 | 16.4 | 12.4-21.5 |
| Waccamaw | 664 | 577 | 80.9 | 76.1-84.9 | 87 | 19.1 | 15.1-23.9 |
| Wateree | 413 | 355 | 80.6 | 75.1-85.1 | 58 | 19.4 | 14.9-24.9 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 972 | 861 | 83.0 | 79.5-86.0 | 111 | 17.0 | 14.0-20.5 |
| Region II | 1,599 | 1,407 | 83.2 | 80.4-85.7 | 192 | 16.8 | 14.3-19.6 |
| Region III | 1,787 | 1,589 | 82.5 | 79.7-85.0 | 198 | 17.5 | 15.0-20.3 |
| Region IV | 1,094 | 935 | 79.4 | 75.8-82.5 | 159 | 20.6 | 17.5-24.2 |
| Region V | 623 | 546 | 82.1 | 76.6-86.5 | 77 | 17.9 | 13.5-23.4 |
| Region VI | 664 | 577 | 80.9 | 76.1-84.9 | 87 | 19.1 | 15.1-23.9 |
| Region VII | 978 | 858 | 81.7 | 78.0-85.0 | 120 | 18.3 | 15.0-22.0 |
| Region VIII | 439 | 387 | 81.6 | 75.8-86.2 | 52 | 18.4 | 13.8-24.2 |
#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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