BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Health Care Access
About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?
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| Total # Respondents |
Within past yr | Within past 2 yrs | Within past 5 yrs | 5 or more yrs ago | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,249 | 5,880 | 67.9 | 66.5-69.1 | 1,005 | 13.2 | 12.3-14.2 | 645 | 9.5 | 8.6-10.4 | 635 | 8.4 | 7.7- 9.2 | 84 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,251 | 2,148 | 62.1 | 60.0-64.2 | 429 | 14.5 | 13.0-16.1 | 319 | 11.9 | 10.5-13.6 | 322 | 10.3 | 9.1-11.7 | 33 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.8 |
| Female | 4,998 | 3,732 | 73.1 | 71.6-74.6 | 576 | 12.0 | 11.0-13.2 | 326 | 7.2 | 6.3- 8.2 | 313 | 6.7 | 5.9- 7.6 | 51 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,197 | 4,278 | 65.0 | 63.5-66.4 | 779 | 13.6 | 12.6-14.7 | 515 | 10.1 | 9.1-11.1 | 554 | 10.2 | 9.3-11.2 | 71 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.6 |
| African American | 1,790 | 1,426 | 75.6 | 72.8-78.3 | 186 | 11.9 | 10.0-14.0 | 105 | 7.6 | 5.9- 9.6 | 63 | 4.1 | 3.0- 5.7 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.8 |
| Other | 203 | 139 | 64.3 | 55.4-72.3 | 32 | 15.3 | 10.1-22.5 | 19 | 12.7 | 7.3-21.1 | 11 | 7.0 | 3.6-13.2 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 3.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 113 | 76 | 62.1 | 50.3-72.6 | 21 | 17.5 | 11.0-26.8 | 7 | 11.8 | 5.0-25.4 | 9 | 8.6 | 4.0-17.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| No | 7,997 | 5,692 | 67.8 | 66.5-69.1 | 970 | 13.2 | 12.2-14.2 | 632 | 9.5 | 8.6-10.4 | 621 | 8.5 | 7.7- 9.3 | 82 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 390 | 225 | 56.0 | 50.3-61.5 | 64 | 16.7 | 12.9-21.2 | 63 | 17.8 | 13.8-22.7 | 34 | 8.5 | 5.9-12.2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.8 |
| 25-34 | 1,002 | 595 | 58.4 | 54.9-61.8 | 147 | 15.7 | 13.2-18.5 | 117 | 11.6 | 9.5-14.0 | 129 | 12.7 | 10.6-15.1 | 14 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,464 | 915 | 63.0 | 60.2-65.7 | 207 | 13.8 | 12.0-15.8 | 155 | 10.8 | 9.1-12.8 | 168 | 11.3 | 9.7-13.2 | 19 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.8 |
| 45-54 | 1,661 | 1,127 | 68.6 | 66.0-71.0 | 248 | 14.6 | 12.8-16.6 | 138 | 8.1 | 6.7- 9.7 | 134 | 8.1 | 6.7- 9.7 | 14 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.2 |
| 55-64 | 1,617 | 1,238 | 75.8 | 73.4-78.1 | 184 | 11.5 | 9.9-13.4 | 81 | 5.3 | 4.2- 6.8 | 96 | 6.0 | 4.9- 7.5 | 18 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.1 |
| 65+ | 2,041 | 1,721 | 84.8 | 83.1-86.5 | 147 | 7.1 | 6.0- 8.5 | 87 | 4.1 | 3.3- 5.1 | 72 | 3.3 | 2.6- 4.2 | 14 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,099 | 783 | 67.6 | 63.8-71.3 | 115 | 10.4 | 8.4-12.8 | 83 | 9.1 | 6.9-11.8 | 105 | 11.5 | 9.0-14.7 | 13 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,610 | 1,853 | 68.3 | 65.9-70.5 | 321 | 13.3 | 11.7-15.0 | 193 | 8.8 | 7.4-10.4 | 213 | 8.6 | 7.4- 9.9 | 30 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,081 | 1,464 | 66.3 | 63.5-68.9 | 259 | 14.0 | 12.1-16.1 | 178 | 10.6 | 8.8-12.6 | 158 | 7.9 | 6.5- 9.4 | 22 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.3 |
| College Graduate | 2,439 | 1,764 | 68.9 | 66.6-71.1 | 310 | 13.7 | 12.1-15.5 | 189 | 9.4 | 8.0-11.0 | 158 | 7.5 | 6.3- 8.8 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 987 | 708 | 70.8 | 66.8-74.5 | 107 | 12.4 | 9.9-15.5 | 83 | 8.2 | 6.1-10.9 | 80 | 7.8 | 5.9-10.4 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,314 | 896 | 64.4 | 60.9-67.7 | 170 | 15.3 | 12.8-18.3 | 103 | 8.0 | 6.4-10.0 | 133 | 11.4 | 9.4-13.7 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 965 | 670 | 66.2 | 62.2-70.0 | 123 | 12.7 | 10.2-15.8 | 72 | 9.8 | 7.4-12.9 | 85 | 9.4 | 7.4-11.9 | 15 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.3 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,214 | 860 | 69.5 | 66.4-72.5 | 147 | 12.7 | 10.7-15.1 | 103 | 9.4 | 7.5-11.6 | 93 | 7.5 | 6.0- 9.4 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 |
| $50,000+ | 2,669 | 1,909 | 68.3 | 66.1-70.4 | 348 | 13.6 | 12.2-15.3 | 204 | 9.4 | 8.0-11.0 | 186 | 7.8 | 6.6- 9.0 | 22 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 513 | 351 | 64.8 | 59.6-69.7 | 59 | 11.5 | 8.6-15.1 | 34 | 7.5 | 5.0-11.1 | 64 | 15.1 | 11.4-19.7 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.8 |
| Appalachia II | 917 | 634 | 63.8 | 59.5-67.8 | 124 | 14.2 | 11.6-17.4 | 80 | 11.6 | 9.0-15.0 | 73 | 9.9 | 7.3-13.2 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 |
| Appalachia III | 675 | 488 | 69.4 | 64.9-73.5 | 64 | 10.6 | 8.0-14.0 | 55 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.8 | 63 | 9.6 | 7.3-12.6 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.2 |
| Catawba | 533 | 363 | 67.5 | 62.5-72.0 | 77 | 15.0 | 11.7-19.1 | 49 | 8.9 | 6.4-12.1 | 41 | 8.2 | 5.9-11.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 622 | 450 | 68.5 | 63.2-73.3 | 69 | 11.6 | 8.8-15.1 | 47 | 10.1 | 6.7-15.0 | 47 | 8.5 | 6.1-11.7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.9 |
| Low Country | 434 | 322 | 72.1 | 66.4-77.2 | 57 | 13.2 | 9.8-17.5 | 25 | 6.2 | 3.8- 9.9 | 25 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.3 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.1 |
| Palmetto | 1,261 | 917 | 67.5 | 63.9-70.8 | 152 | 14.0 | 11.6-16.8 | 98 | 10.7 | 8.4-13.7 | 81 | 6.6 | 5.2- 8.4 | 13 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.9 |
| Pee Dee | 677 | 483 | 69.7 | 65.2-73.9 | 84 | 13.5 | 10.4-17.2 | 56 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.8 | 46 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.9 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 |
| Trident | 976 | 698 | 68.9 | 65.1-72.4 | 135 | 15.6 | 12.9-18.9 | 65 | 7.1 | 5.4- 9.3 | 64 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.3 | 14 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 |
| Upper Savannah | 456 | 330 | 69.1 | 63.5-74.1 | 61 | 14.8 | 11.0-19.8 | 35 | 9.3 | 6.4-13.3 | 27 | 6.1 | 4.1- 9.1 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.3 |
| Waccamaw | 662 | 473 | 68.0 | 63.3-72.3 | 60 | 9.9 | 7.3-13.3 | 51 | 9.0 | 6.5-12.5 | 69 | 11.8 | 9.2-15.2 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.7 |
| Wateree | 412 | 293 | 67.2 | 61.2-72.7 | 51 | 12.4 | 8.9-17.0 | 38 | 11.5 | 7.9-16.5 | 27 | 8.2 | 5.4-12.3 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.1 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 969 | 681 | 66.9 | 63.1-70.4 | 120 | 13.1 | 10.6-16.0 | 69 | 8.4 | 6.4-10.9 | 91 | 10.8 | 8.5-13.5 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.9 |
| Region II | 1,592 | 1,122 | 66.1 | 63.0-69.1 | 188 | 12.7 | 10.8-15.0 | 135 | 10.8 | 8.8-13.0 | 136 | 9.8 | 7.9-12.0 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 |
| Region III | 1,794 | 1,280 | 67.5 | 64.6-70.2 | 229 | 14.3 | 12.3-16.6 | 147 | 10.2 | 8.3-12.4 | 122 | 7.1 | 5.8- 8.6 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.1 |
| Region IV | 1,089 | 776 | 68.7 | 65.2-72.1 | 135 | 13.1 | 10.7-15.9 | 94 | 10.3 | 8.1-12.9 | 73 | 7.1 | 5.5- 9.2 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 |
| Region V | 622 | 450 | 68.5 | 63.2-73.3 | 69 | 11.6 | 8.8-15.1 | 47 | 10.1 | 6.7-15.0 | 47 | 8.5 | 6.1-11.7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.9 |
| Region VI | 662 | 473 | 68.0 | 63.3-72.3 | 60 | 9.9 | 7.3-13.3 | 51 | 9.0 | 6.5-12.5 | 69 | 11.8 | 9.2-15.2 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.7 |
| Region VII | 976 | 698 | 68.9 | 65.1-72.4 | 135 | 15.6 | 12.9-18.9 | 65 | 7.1 | 5.4- 9.3 | 64 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.3 | 14 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 |
| Region VIII | 434 | 322 | 72.1 | 66.4-77.2 | 57 | 13.2 | 9.8-17.5 | 25 | 6.2 | 3.8- 9.9 | 25 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.3 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.1 |
#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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