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BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina

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Smoking Cessation

In the past 12 months, how many times have you seen a doctor, nurse
or other health professional to get any kind of care for yourself?*

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  Total #
Respondents		 Once Twice 3-4 times 5 or more times None
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,822 332 19.1 16.9-21.5 299 17.1 15.0-19.5 387 19.0 16.9-21.3 497 23.4 21.2-25.8 307 21.4 18.8-24.2
GENDER
Male 786 156 20.9 17.6-24.6 136 17.5 14.4-21.1 143 16.7 13.6-20.3 167 17.2 14.4-20.4 184 27.7 23.7-32.2
Female 1,036 176 17.0 14.4-19.9 163 16.7 14.0-19.8 244 21.8 19.1-24.8 330 30.7 27.4-34.1 123 13.9 11.4-16.8
RACE
White 1,444 257 18.7 16.4-21.3 241 17.6 15.4-20.2 306 19.1 16.9-21.5 407 25.3 22.7-28.0 233 19.3 16.7-22.1
African American 320 70 22.7 17.2-29.3 50 16.4 11.3-23.2 67 18.5 13.2-25.4 77 18.8 14.3-24.2 56 23.6 17.5-31.1
Other 51 3 5.4 1.6-16.5 6 9.9 3.9-22.7 14 22.0 12.2-36.5 13 17.9 9.3-31.9 15 44.8 28.0-62.9
HISPANIC
Yes 27 4 8.2 2.7-22.1 6 18.6 8.0-37.5 4 11.5 3.8-29.8 3 11.5 3.1-34.6 10 50.2 29.6-70.8
No 1,782 325 19.4 17.2-21.8 291 17.0 14.9-19.4 381 19.2 17.1-21.6 489 23.7 21.4-26.1 296 20.7 18.2-23.5
AGE
18-24 125 23 18.6 12.4-27.1 24 19.9 12.9-29.5 24 15.5 9.2-25.0 29 19.9 13.4-28.4 25 26.0 17.7-36.6
25-34 273 56 22.7 17.5-28.9 50 17.6 13.2-23.1 59 18.8 14.4-24.1 50 14.8 11.1-19.4 58 26.2 20.1-33.3
35-44 404 75 19.1 15.1-23.8 67 17.9 14.0-22.5 76 17.6 13.9-22.0 102 22.7 18.5-27.5 84 22.8 18.4-27.8
45-54 451 88 19.4 15.5-24.0 68 14.6 11.3-18.6 91 19.5 15.6-24.0 128 27.9 23.4-32.9 76 18.7 14.8-23.2
55-64 326 60 16.9 13.0-21.7 48 14.4 10.6-19.2 62 20.5 16.0-25.8 108 30.9 25.7-36.7 48 17.4 12.9-23.0
65+ 231 24 11.4 7.5-17.0 40 18.8 13.6-25.5 73 28.9 23.0-35.5 80 34.5 28.1-41.6 14 6.4 3.6-10.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 320 44 13.3 9.2-18.8 52 19.5 14.1-26.3 61 17.8 11.8-26.0 109 27.7 22.2-34.1 54 21.7 15.4-29.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 687 134 21.6 17.9-25.8 108 16.4 13.0-20.5 144 17.7 14.8-21.2 174 20.8 17.6-24.5 127 23.4 19.3-28.1
Some Post-H.S. 496 94 18.7 15.0-23.2 83 15.9 12.4-20.2 102 19.5 15.7-23.9 133 24.2 19.9-29.1 84 21.7 17.0-27.3
College Graduate 318 59 19.5 14.6-25.5 56 18.5 14.0-24.1 80 22.8 18.0-28.3 81 23.7 18.6-29.8 42 15.5 10.9-21.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 292 42 15.1 10.4-21.3 38 14.4 9.8-20.7 54 19.5 12.4-29.3 112 31.0 24.6-38.2 46 20.0 13.8-28.2
$15,000- $24,999 361 63 17.8 13.4-23.2 57 14.7 10.9-19.5 66 15.6 11.9-20.3 103 26.0 21.0-31.7 72 25.9 20.1-32.6
$25,000- $34,999 239 52 22.7 16.7-30.1 36 14.3 9.8-20.4 57 20.9 15.7-27.4 52 20.7 15.1-27.7 42 21.4 15.6-28.6
$35,000- $49,999 277 45 17.3 12.4-23.7 54 20.1 15.1-26.2 61 20.4 15.5-26.3 73 23.1 18.0-29.1 44 19.1 13.9-25.5
$50,000+ 478 96 20.9 16.8-25.7 88 17.8 14.3-22.0 108 20.5 16.7-24.9 105 19.7 16.0-24.1 81 21.0 16.4-26.6
Health District**
Appalachia I 125 22 16.6 10.2-26.0 19 16.7 10.1-26.3 23 17.9 11.2-27.4 39 28.0 19.4-38.5 22 20.8 13.1-31.5
Appalachia II 202 34 19.2 12.9-27.6 32 18.9 11.6-29.2 40 16.6 11.5-23.5 61 21.6 16.0-28.6 35 23.6 15.6-34.1
Appalachia III 148 28 18.2 12.2-26.3 20 14.7 9.0-23.0 32 17.4 11.8-24.9 35 24.6 17.1-33.9 33 25.1 17.6-34.5
Catawba 120 15 12.8 7.4-21.2 21 16.3 10.2-25.2 23 18.7 12.1-27.8 38 26.9 19.1-36.3 23 25.3 16.4-36.8
Edisto Savannah 143 31 21.4 14.2-31.0 27 18.8 11.9-28.5 22 14.7 9.3-22.3 36 21.8 15.2-30.2 27 23.3 15.4-33.6
Low Country 72 13 23.7 12.9-39.5 17 21.5 12.4-34.8 20 29.7 14.4-51.6 15 16.0 8.7-27.5 7 9.0 3.8-20.1
Palmetto 252 52 23.4 17.2-31.2 39 15.6 10.5-22.5 55 17.0 12.3-22.9 61 17.8 13.1-23.7 45 26.2 18.9-35.2
Pee Dee 176 25 14.9 9.7-22.0 28 17.9 11.7-26.5 50 28.2 20.7-37.1 49 24.5 17.8-32.6 24 14.6 9.4-21.8
Trident 210 33 16.0 11.0-22.7 32 18.9 13.1-26.5 52 22.5 16.9-29.3 62 23.7 18.1-30.4 31 18.9 12.9-26.9
Upper Savannah 94 19 21.4 13.1-33.0 17 17.5 10.3-28.2 23 22.6 14.8-32.7 27 25.8 17.2-36.7 8 12.8 6.0-25.1
Waccamaw 160 34 20.2 13.7-28.9 28 15.8 10.2-23.7 30 16.9 11.3-24.5 40 23.7 16.0-33.5 28 23.4 14.9-34.8
Wateree 94 17 20.3 11.8-32.6 13 11.0 6.2-18.8 15 11.2 6.2-19.6 28 36.1 24.6-49.4 21 21.4 12.8-33.6
Region***
Region I 219 41 18.8 13.3-25.9 36 17.1 11.9-23.9 46 20.0 14.7-26.7 66 27.0 20.6-34.4 30 17.1 11.6-24.7
Region II 350 62 18.8 14.1-24.6 52 17.2 12.0-24.1 72 16.9 12.9-21.9 96 22.8 18.1-28.3 68 24.2 18.3-31.3
Region III 372 67 20.3 15.4-26.1 60 15.8 11.6-21.1 78 17.5 13.5-22.3 99 20.5 16.3-25.4 68 26.0 20.0-33.0
Region IV 270 42 16.9 12.1-23.1 41 15.3 10.8-21.3 65 21.8 16.4-28.2 77 28.9 22.6-36.1 45 17.2 12.3-23.4
Region V 143 31 21.4 14.2-31.0 27 18.8 11.9-28.5 22 14.7 9.3-22.3 36 21.8 15.2-30.2 27 23.3 15.4-33.6
Region VI 160 34 20.2 13.7-28.9 28 15.8 10.2-23.7 30 16.9 11.3-24.5 40 23.7 16.0-33.5 28 23.4 14.9-34.8
Region VII 210 33 16.0 11.0-22.7 32 18.9 13.1-26.5 52 22.5 16.9-29.3 62 23.7 18.1-30.4 31 18.9 12.9-26.9
Region VIII 72 13 23.7 12.9-39.5 17 21.5 12.4-34.8 20 29.7 14.4-51.6 15 16.0 8.7-27.5 7 9.0 3.8-20.1

*This question was only asked of the respondents who were a current smoker or a previous smoker who quit smoking within the past year.

#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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