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BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina

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  Total #
Respondents		 Not allowed anywhere Allowed in some place/at some time Allowed anywhere No rule about smoking
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 8,047 5,771 72.1 70.8-73.3 673 9.2 8.4-10.1 242 2.8 2.4- 3.2 1,361 15.9 14.9-17.0
GENDER
Male 3,157 2,221 71.1 69.0-73.1 237 8.5 7.2- 9.9 108 3.0 2.4- 3.8 591 17.4 15.7-19.1
Female 4,890 3,550 73.0 71.4-74.5 436 9.9 8.8-11.0 134 2.5 2.1- 3.1 770 14.6 13.5-15.8
RACE
White 6,111 4,432 73.4 72.1-74.7 477 8.7 7.8- 9.7 198 3.0 2.5- 3.5 1,004 14.9 13.9-16.0
African American 1,691 1,163 68.8 65.8-71.7 176 10.8 8.9-13.0 35 2.1 1.4- 3.2 317 18.2 15.9-20.9
Other 196 136 69.3 60.6-76.9 17 7.5 4.2-13.1 9 4.4 1.9-10.2 34 18.7 12.7-26.8
HISPANIC
Yes 114 91 74.2 62.2-83.4 6 7.0 2.8-16.5 3 1.1 0.3- 3.5 14 17.6 9.9-29.5
No 7,807 5,600 72.1 70.8-73.4 657 9.3 8.5-10.2 233 2.8 2.4- 3.3 1,317 15.8 14.8-16.8
AGE
18-24 382 270 69.0 63.3-74.2 46 12.4 9.0-16.9 13 3.6 2.0- 6.3 53 15.0 11.1-19.9
25-34 974 773 78.0 74.8-80.9 83 9.2 7.3-11.7 14 1.6 0.9- 2.7 104 11.1 9.0-13.7
35-44 1,419 1,038 72.8 70.1-75.4 132 9.4 7.8-11.2 35 2.4 1.6- 3.5 214 15.4 13.4-17.7
45-54 1,622 1,101 68.5 65.9-71.0 164 10.6 9.0-12.5 60 3.2 2.4- 4.2 297 17.7 15.7-19.9
55-64 1,568 1,096 70.8 68.3-73.2 125 8.1 6.7- 9.8 52 3.0 2.2- 4.1 295 18.0 16.1-20.2
65+ 2,020 1,444 72.2 69.9-74.3 118 5.9 4.8- 7.1 68 3.2 2.5- 4.2 390 18.7 16.9-20.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,071 644 58.3 54.3-62.2 121 14.0 11.0-17.6 47 3.9 2.7- 5.4 259 23.8 20.6-27.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,528 1,668 65.1 62.6-67.5 257 11.4 9.8-13.1 103 3.8 3.0- 4.9 500 19.7 17.7-21.9
Some Post-H.S. 2,044 1,504 75.6 73.3-77.8 180 9.0 7.5-10.7 53 2.2 1.6- 3.0 307 13.2 11.5-15.0
College Graduate 2,385 1,939 83.2 81.5-84.8 114 4.6 3.8- 5.6 39 1.6 1.0- 2.4 293 10.6 9.3-12.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 966 582 57.1 52.5-61.5 127 15.6 12.2-19.7 48 4.3 3.0- 6.2 209 23.0 19.2-27.3
$15,000- $24,999 1,263 777 60.6 57.0-64.0 155 13.4 11.1-16.1 51 4.1 2.8- 5.8 280 21.9 19.1-25.1
$25,000- $34,999 940 644 70.0 66.3-73.4 76 10.2 7.9-13.1 38 3.2 2.2- 4.5 182 16.7 14.0-19.6
$35,000- $49,999 1,204 875 73.2 70.1-76.0 96 9.1 7.3-11.3 31 2.3 1.5- 3.6 202 15.4 13.2-17.9
$50,000+ 2,622 2,147 83.0 81.3-84.6 149 5.8 4.8- 7.0 43 1.6 1.1- 2.2 283 9.7 8.5-11.0
Health District**
Appalachia I 509 377 75.2 70.5-79.3 41 9.3 6.5-13.2 19 3.3 2.0- 5.3 72 12.2 9.4-15.7
Appalachia II 911 670 73.3 69.3-76.9 70 7.4 5.6- 9.7 27 2.8 1.7- 4.4 144 16.6 13.4-20.2
Appalachia III 673 474 71.0 66.7-75.0 44 7.8 5.6-10.9 29 3.9 2.6- 5.9 126 17.3 14.1-20.9
Catawba 522 386 75.9 71.3-80.0 44 8.3 5.9-11.5 16 3.3 1.6- 6.7 76 12.5 9.7-15.9
Edisto Savannah 599 419 68.1 62.5-73.3 51 9.1 6.6-12.4 22 3.6 2.1- 6.0 107 19.2 14.7-24.7
Low Country 427 334 77.2 70.7-82.7 24 9.1 4.8-16.5 10 2.0 1.0- 4.0 59 11.6 8.6-15.5
Palmetto 1,222 931 78.1 75.0-80.8 86 6.7 5.1- 8.7 23 1.7 1.0- 2.8 182 13.5 11.3-16.1
Pee Dee 659 395 60.6 55.8-65.2 70 10.8 8.0-14.5 31 5.2 3.2- 8.2 163 23.4 19.8-27.5
Trident 947 717 75.4 71.7-78.7 78 9.3 7.2-12.0 23 1.6 1.0- 2.5 129 13.6 11.0-16.8
Upper Savannah 440 286 65.5 60.1-70.5 55 15.0 11.3-19.7 16 3.0 1.7- 5.1 83 16.5 13.1-20.6
Waccamaw 641 443 68.9 64.2-73.2 64 12.7 9.5-16.9 14 2.2 1.2- 4.3 120 16.2 13.2-19.6
Wateree 400 273 68.3 62.5-73.6 37 9.5 6.5-13.7 10 2.2 1.2- 4.3 80 20.0 15.6-25.3
Region***
Region I 949 663 70.5 67.0-73.8 96 12.1 9.7-14.9 35 3.1 2.1- 4.5 155 14.3 12.0-16.9
Region II 1,584 1,144 72.3 69.5-75.1 114 7.6 6.1- 9.3 56 3.2 2.3- 4.4 270 16.9 14.6-19.4
Region III 1,744 1,317 77.4 74.9-79.8 130 7.2 5.8- 8.8 39 2.2 1.4- 3.4 258 13.2 11.4-15.2
Region IV 1,059 668 63.4 59.7-67.0 107 10.3 8.2-13.0 41 4.1 2.7- 6.0 243 22.2 19.3-25.3
Region V 599 419 68.1 62.5-73.3 51 9.1 6.6-12.4 22 3.6 2.1- 6.0 107 19.2 14.7-24.7
Region VI 641 443 68.9 64.2-73.2 64 12.7 9.5-16.9 14 2.2 1.2- 4.3 120 16.2 13.2-19.6
Region VII 947 717 75.4 71.7-78.7 78 9.3 7.2-12.0 23 1.6 1.0- 2.5 129 13.6 11.0-16.8
Region VIII 427 334 77.2 70.7-82.7 24 9.1 4.8-16.5 10 2.0 1.0- 4.0 59 11.6 8.6-15.5

#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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