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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 4,428 3,703 81.1 79.6-82.5 725 18.9 17.5-20.4
GENDER
Male 1,967 1,373 69.4 66.9-71.8 594 30.6 28.2-33.1
Female 2,461 2,330 94.8 93.7-95.7 131 5.2 4.3- 6.3
RACE
White 3,372 2,788 79.9 78.2-81.5 584 20.1 18.5-21.8
African American 921 809 85.3 82.1-88.1 112 14.7 11.9-17.9
Other 111 91 74.6 61.6-84.3 20 25.4 15.7-38.4
HISPANIC
Yes 64 48 70.6 54.6-82.7 16 29.4 17.3-45.4
No 4,352 3,645 81.3 79.8-82.8 707 18.7 17.2-20.2
AGE
18-24 230 189 81.1 74.6-86.3 41 18.9 13.7-25.4
25-34 751 630 81.1 77.6-84.1 121 18.9 15.9-22.4
35-44 1,129 942 81.0 78.2-83.5 187 19.0 16.5-21.8
45-54 1,238 1,036 80.3 77.5-82.9 202 19.7 17.1-22.5
55-64 808 682 83.0 79.8-85.7 126 17.0 14.3-20.2
65+ 242 197 78.8 72.4-84.1 45 21.2 15.9-27.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 279 198 67.9 60.4-74.5 81 32.1 25.5-39.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,296 1,028 76.7 73.7-79.5 268 23.3 20.5-26.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,245 1,030 80.8 77.9-83.4 215 19.2 16.6-22.1
College Graduate 1,601 1,441 88.2 86.0-90.1 160 11.8 9.9-14.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 183 158 84.4 75.4-90.6 25 15.6 9.4-24.6
$15,000- $24,999 588 481 78.7 74.0-82.7 107 21.3 17.3-26.0
$25,000- $34,999 534 438 78.2 73.2-82.4 96 21.8 17.6-26.8
$35,000- $49,999 782 636 76.8 72.7-80.4 146 23.2 19.6-27.3
$50,000+ 2,020 1,741 84.9 82.9-86.7 279 15.1 13.3-17.1
Health District**
Appalachia I 267 225 83.7 78.0-88.1 42 16.3 11.9-22.0
Appalachia II 530 447 80.4 75.5-84.4 83 19.6 15.6-24.5
Appalachia III 356 298 80.9 75.0-85.6 58 19.1 14.4-25.0
Catawba 301 253 82.0 76.1-86.8 48 18.0 13.2-23.9
Edisto Savannah 306 256 82.9 77.1-87.5 50 17.1 12.5-22.9
Low Country 216 180 81.5 74.4-87.0 36 18.5 13.0-25.6
Palmetto 722 632 85.7 81.9-88.7 90 14.3 11.3-18.1
Pee Dee 359 305 81.5 75.4-86.4 54 18.5 13.6-24.6
Trident 560 461 79.0 74.2-83.1 99 21.0 16.9-25.8
Upper Savannah 230 182 72.9 64.7-79.7 48 27.1 20.3-35.3
Waccamaw 324 256 76.9 70.8-82.0 68 23.1 18.0-29.2
Wateree 213 170 79.3 72.3-84.9 43 20.7 15.1-27.7
Region***
Region I 497 407 78.6 73.8-82.8 90 21.4 17.2-26.2
Region II 886 745 80.6 76.9-83.7 141 19.4 16.3-23.1
Region III 1,023 885 84.6 81.5-87.2 138 15.4 12.8-18.5
Region IV 572 475 80.7 76.2-84.5 97 19.3 15.5-23.8
Region V 306 256 82.9 77.1-87.5 50 17.1 12.5-22.9
Region VI 324 256 76.9 70.8-82.0 68 23.1 18.0-29.2
Region VII 560 461 79.0 74.2-83.1 99 21.0 16.9-25.8
Region VIII 216 180 81.5 74.4-87.0 36 18.5 13.0-25.6

*This question was only asked of respondents who reported they were employed or self-employed at the time.

#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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