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BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina

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  Total #
Respondents		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 8,422 2,511 25.2 24.1-26.3 5,911 74.8 73.7-75.9
GENDER
Male 3,318 978 25.1 23.4-26.9 2,340 74.9 73.1-76.6
Female 5,104 1,533 25.3 24.0-26.7 3,571 74.7 73.3-76.0
RACE
White 6,335 2,015 26.7 25.5-27.9 4,320 73.3 72.1-74.5
African American 1,818 426 21.5 19.2-24.0 1,392 78.5 76.0-80.8
Other 208 51 25.8 18.7-34.5 157 74.2 65.5-81.3
HISPANIC
Yes 117 28 21.2 13.3-32.1 89 78.8 67.9-86.7
No 8,158 2,411 25.0 23.9-26.2 5,747 75.0 73.8-76.1
AGE
18-24 400 71 17.3 13.3-22.1 329 82.7 77.9-86.7
25-34 1,025 144 13.9 11.7-16.5 881 86.1 83.5-88.3
35-44 1,485 219 14.1 12.3-16.1 1,266 85.9 83.9-87.7
45-54 1,687 290 17.4 15.4-19.6 1,397 82.6 80.4-84.6
55-64 1,641 484 29.6 27.2-32.1 1,157 70.4 67.9-72.8
65+ 2,109 1,284 60.9 58.6-63.2 825 39.1 36.8-41.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,142 438 31.7 28.6-35.0 704 68.3 65.0-71.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,678 744 23.9 21.9-26.0 1,934 76.1 74.0-78.1
Some Post-H.S. 2,116 573 22.2 20.2-24.4 1,543 77.8 75.6-79.8
College Graduate 2,464 744 26.5 24.6-28.4 1,720 73.5 71.6-75.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,024 359 31.2 27.4-35.2 665 68.8 64.8-72.6
$15,000- $24,999 1,342 391 23.5 20.9-26.4 951 76.5 73.6-79.1
$25,000- $34,999 983 290 24.4 21.4-27.8 693 75.6 72.2-78.6
$35,000- $49,999 1,234 369 25.9 23.2-28.8 865 74.1 71.2-76.8
$50,000+ 2,694 661 21.9 20.2-23.7 2,033 78.1 76.3-79.8
Health District**
Appalachia I 529 163 25.7 21.9-30.0 366 74.3 70.0-78.1
Appalachia II 938 254 21.2 18.4-24.2 684 78.8 75.8-81.6
Appalachia III 700 190 21.9 18.7-25.5 510 78.1 74.5-81.3
Catawba 545 143 22.0 18.1-26.5 402 78.0 73.5-81.9
Edisto Savannah 632 189 25.5 21.1-30.4 443 74.5 69.6-78.9
Low Country 445 145 26.4 22.0-31.3 300 73.6 68.7-78.0
Palmetto 1,282 426 28.5 25.6-31.6 856 71.5 68.4-74.4
Pee Dee 695 190 24.9 21.0-29.2 505 75.1 70.8-79.0
Trident 989 314 28.0 24.8-31.5 675 72.0 68.5-75.2
Upper Savannah 464 127 22.3 18.4-26.7 337 77.7 73.3-81.6
Waccamaw 673 209 26.6 23.0-30.6 464 73.4 69.4-77.0
Wateree 416 128 26.6 22.0-31.8 288 73.4 68.2-78.0
Region***
Region I 993 290 24.1 21.3-27.1 703 75.9 72.9-78.7
Region II 1,638 444 21.5 19.4-23.7 1,194 78.5 76.3-80.6
Region III 1,827 569 26.5 24.2-29.0 1,258 73.5 71.0-75.8
Region IV 1,111 318 25.5 22.5-28.8 793 74.5 71.2-77.5
Region V 632 189 25.5 21.1-30.4 443 74.5 69.6-78.9
Region VI 673 209 26.6 23.0-30.6 464 73.4 69.4-77.0
Region VII 989 314 28.0 24.8-31.5 675 72.0 68.5-75.2
Region VIII 445 145 26.4 22.0-31.3 300 73.6 68.7-78.0

#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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