BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Health Status
Would you say that in general your health is excellent, very bood, good, fair or poor?
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| Total # Respondents |
Excellent | Very good | Good | Fair | Poor | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,409 | 1,514 | 19.2 | 18.1-20.3 | 2,597 | 32.2 | 30.9-33.5 | 2,606 | 31.4 | 30.2-32.7 | 1,054 | 11.2 | 10.4-12.0 | 638 | 6.0 | 5.5- 6.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,312 | 610 | 19.8 | 18.2-21.6 | 1,016 | 31.7 | 29.8-33.8 | 1,071 | 32.7 | 30.7-34.7 | 376 | 10.2 | 9.0-11.5 | 239 | 5.6 | 4.8- 6.5 |
| Female | 5,097 | 904 | 18.6 | 17.3-19.9 | 1,581 | 32.6 | 31.0-34.2 | 1,535 | 30.3 | 28.7-31.8 | 678 | 12.1 | 11.1-13.2 | 399 | 6.5 | 5.8- 7.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,331 | 1,245 | 21.1 | 19.9-22.3 | 2,085 | 34.8 | 33.4-36.2 | 1,860 | 29.2 | 27.9-30.6 | 695 | 9.5 | 8.7-10.3 | 446 | 5.4 | 4.9- 6.0 |
| African American | 1,811 | 233 | 15.0 | 12.9-17.3 | 436 | 26.1 | 23.5-29.0 | 651 | 36.6 | 33.7-39.6 | 333 | 15.6 | 13.7-17.6 | 158 | 6.8 | 5.6- 8.1 |
| Other | 206 | 31 | 17.5 | 11.7-25.2 | 62 | 31.5 | 24.1-40.0 | 69 | 31.2 | 24.1-39.2 | 20 | 9.1 | 4.9-16.2 | 24 | 10.8 | 6.4-17.6 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 117 | 19 | 18.4 | 11.3-28.4 | 37 | 30.1 | 21.2-40.8 | 38 | 34.9 | 25.1-46.1 | 14 | 6.7 | 3.8-11.7 | 9 | 9.9 | 4.3-21.4 |
| No | 8,148 | 1,489 | 19.4 | 18.4-20.5 | 2,537 | 32.5 | 31.2-33.8 | 2,533 | 31.4 | 30.1-32.7 | 1,006 | 11.1 | 10.3-12.0 | 583 | 5.6 | 5.1- 6.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 403 | 96 | 22.2 | 18.1-27.0 | 163 | 40.1 | 34.8-45.6 | 112 | 29.8 | 24.8-35.3 | 28 | 7.0 | 4.6-10.4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.3 |
| 25-34 | 1,027 | 289 | 27.8 | 24.8-30.9 | 408 | 37.7 | 34.4-41.0 | 262 | 27.9 | 24.8-31.2 | 53 | 5.2 | 3.9- 7.0 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.5 |
| 35-44 | 1,482 | 337 | 22.2 | 20.0-24.6 | 500 | 33.4 | 30.7-36.1 | 471 | 32.5 | 29.9-35.3 | 125 | 8.5 | 7.0-10.4 | 49 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.6 |
| 45-54 | 1,681 | 301 | 17.0 | 15.1-19.1 | 552 | 31.6 | 29.1-34.1 | 525 | 32.9 | 30.3-35.5 | 187 | 11.6 | 9.9-13.6 | 116 | 7.0 | 5.7- 8.5 |
| 55-64 | 1,636 | 234 | 14.5 | 12.6-16.5 | 479 | 28.6 | 26.3-31.1 | 523 | 32.6 | 30.2-35.2 | 239 | 14.9 | 13.1-17.0 | 161 | 9.3 | 7.9-11.0 |
| 65+ | 2,105 | 235 | 10.1 | 8.8-11.5 | 478 | 22.7 | 20.8-24.8 | 686 | 32.4 | 30.2-34.6 | 418 | 20.6 | 18.7-22.6 | 288 | 14.3 | 12.7-16.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,132 | 75 | 9.1 | 6.7-12.2 | 175 | 16.7 | 14.1-19.7 | 348 | 32.5 | 29.0-36.3 | 284 | 23.0 | 20.2-26.1 | 250 | 18.6 | 16.2-21.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,675 | 360 | 14.3 | 12.6-16.1 | 746 | 29.9 | 27.6-32.2 | 935 | 35.4 | 33.1-37.8 | 400 | 13.5 | 12.0-15.2 | 234 | 6.9 | 5.9- 8.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,118 | 374 | 20.0 | 17.9-22.3 | 736 | 36.0 | 33.5-38.6 | 685 | 32.2 | 29.7-34.7 | 225 | 8.6 | 7.3-10.1 | 98 | 3.2 | 2.6- 4.0 |
| College Graduate | 2,463 | 704 | 29.3 | 27.3-31.4 | 935 | 38.5 | 36.3-40.8 | 632 | 25.2 | 23.3-27.3 | 141 | 5.3 | 4.3- 6.4 | 51 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,020 | 83 | 9.3 | 7.1-12.1 | 156 | 17.6 | 14.2-21.6 | 283 | 30.5 | 26.6-34.7 | 258 | 22.8 | 19.6-26.2 | 240 | 19.9 | 17.0-23.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,339 | 158 | 13.5 | 11.2-16.1 | 322 | 24.7 | 21.7-27.9 | 475 | 36.2 | 32.9-39.7 | 247 | 17.3 | 14.9-20.0 | 137 | 8.3 | 6.8-10.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 980 | 148 | 15.3 | 12.7-18.3 | 308 | 33.0 | 29.4-37.0 | 354 | 36.9 | 33.2-40.8 | 118 | 10.5 | 8.5-12.8 | 52 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,231 | 222 | 17.6 | 15.2-20.3 | 438 | 37.0 | 33.8-40.3 | 420 | 34.2 | 31.1-37.4 | 114 | 8.4 | 6.8-10.2 | 37 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.1 |
| $50,000+ | 2,694 | 740 | 28.1 | 26.2-30.2 | 1,104 | 40.9 | 38.8-43.1 | 681 | 25.2 | 23.4-27.2 | 133 | 4.5 | 3.7- 5.4 | 36 | 1.3 | 0.9- 1.8 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 527 | 79 | 15.4 | 11.9-19.6 | 170 | 35.7 | 30.9-40.8 | 157 | 29.4 | 25.0-34.3 | 80 | 14.0 | 11.0-17.7 | 41 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.5 |
| Appalachia II | 938 | 212 | 26.9 | 23.2-30.9 | 303 | 31.8 | 28.1-35.7 | 259 | 27.7 | 24.2-31.6 | 95 | 7.9 | 6.2- 9.9 | 69 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.5 |
| Appalachia III | 702 | 119 | 18.8 | 15.4-22.8 | 213 | 31.1 | 27.0-35.5 | 210 | 31.1 | 27.1-35.5 | 83 | 10.1 | 7.8-13.1 | 77 | 8.8 | 6.8-11.4 |
| Catawba | 544 | 90 | 17.4 | 13.9-21.6 | 201 | 40.5 | 35.6-45.6 | 154 | 27.7 | 23.3-32.7 | 63 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.4 | 36 | 5.6 | 3.8- 8.1 |
| Edisto Savannah | 631 | 85 | 14.7 | 11.2-18.9 | 178 | 30.6 | 25.6-36.0 | 211 | 33.7 | 29.0-38.9 | 101 | 14.8 | 11.8-18.5 | 56 | 6.2 | 4.6- 8.2 |
| Low Country | 442 | 101 | 22.0 | 17.7-27.1 | 141 | 33.9 | 28.4-39.9 | 130 | 28.9 | 23.3-35.4 | 47 | 10.8 | 7.8-14.8 | 23 | 4.3 | 2.6- 6.8 |
| Palmetto | 1,278 | 249 | 20.8 | 18.1-23.8 | 414 | 32.6 | 29.5-35.8 | 396 | 32.0 | 28.8-35.3 | 141 | 8.9 | 7.3-10.8 | 78 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.7 |
| Pee Dee | 695 | 96 | 15.6 | 12.4-19.4 | 190 | 27.0 | 23.2-31.2 | 234 | 36.4 | 31.9-41.2 | 106 | 14.1 | 11.3-17.6 | 69 | 6.9 | 5.2- 9.1 |
| Trident | 990 | 208 | 20.9 | 18.0-24.0 | 310 | 33.7 | 30.0-37.6 | 311 | 29.6 | 26.4-33.1 | 111 | 11.8 | 9.4-14.7 | 50 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.4 |
| Upper Savannah | 462 | 67 | 16.0 | 12.2-20.6 | 125 | 26.2 | 21.8-31.2 | 160 | 35.8 | 30.7-41.3 | 65 | 13.6 | 10.4-17.7 | 45 | 8.3 | 6.0-11.4 |
| Waccamaw | 669 | 117 | 17.8 | 14.6-21.7 | 212 | 33.2 | 28.9-37.7 | 217 | 32.6 | 28.4-37.1 | 75 | 10.6 | 7.7-14.4 | 48 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.9 |
| Wateree | 416 | 71 | 16.4 | 12.5-21.0 | 109 | 28.6 | 23.6-34.2 | 130 | 34.3 | 28.8-40.4 | 73 | 14.3 | 11.1-18.3 | 33 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.5 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 989 | 146 | 15.7 | 13.1-18.7 | 295 | 31.1 | 27.8-34.7 | 317 | 32.5 | 29.1-36.1 | 145 | 13.8 | 11.5-16.5 | 86 | 6.8 | 5.4- 8.6 |
| Region II | 1,640 | 331 | 23.5 | 20.9-26.3 | 516 | 31.5 | 28.7-34.4 | 469 | 29.1 | 26.4-32.0 | 178 | 8.8 | 7.4-10.5 | 146 | 7.0 | 5.9- 8.5 |
| Region III | 1,822 | 339 | 19.8 | 17.6-22.2 | 615 | 35.0 | 32.3-37.7 | 550 | 30.7 | 28.1-33.4 | 204 | 8.8 | 7.5-10.3 | 114 | 5.7 | 4.5- 7.2 |
| Region IV | 1,111 | 167 | 15.9 | 13.4-18.8 | 299 | 27.6 | 24.5-30.9 | 364 | 35.6 | 32.1-39.3 | 179 | 14.2 | 12.0-16.7 | 102 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.4 |
| Region V | 631 | 85 | 14.7 | 11.2-18.9 | 178 | 30.6 | 25.6-36.0 | 211 | 33.7 | 29.0-38.9 | 101 | 14.8 | 11.8-18.5 | 56 | 6.2 | 4.6- 8.2 |
| Region VI | 669 | 117 | 17.8 | 14.6-21.7 | 212 | 33.2 | 28.9-37.7 | 217 | 32.6 | 28.4-37.1 | 75 | 10.6 | 7.7-14.4 | 48 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.9 |
| Region VII | 990 | 208 | 20.9 | 18.0-24.0 | 310 | 33.7 | 30.0-37.6 | 311 | 29.6 | 26.4-33.1 | 111 | 11.8 | 9.4-14.7 | 50 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.4 |
| Region VIII | 442 | 101 | 22.0 | 17.7-27.1 | 141 | 33.9 | 28.4-39.9 | 130 | 28.9 | 23.3-35.4 | 47 | 10.8 | 7.8-14.8 | 23 | 4.3 | 2.6- 6.8 |
#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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