BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Health Care Access
Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because of cost?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,415 | 1,229 | 16.1 | 15.1-17.1 | 7,186 | 83.9 | 82.9-84.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,315 | 367 | 12.9 | 11.4-14.5 | 2,948 | 87.1 | 85.5-88.6 |
| Female | 5,100 | 862 | 19.0 | 17.7-20.4 | 4,238 | 81.0 | 79.6-82.3 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,338 | 782 | 13.4 | 12.4-14.5 | 5,556 | 86.6 | 85.5-87.6 |
| African American | 1,808 | 398 | 22.0 | 19.6-24.5 | 1,410 | 78.0 | 75.5-80.4 |
| Other | 208 | 37 | 18.9 | 13.0-26.7 | 171 | 81.1 | 73.3-87.0 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 117 | 21 | 22.1 | 13.4-34.2 | 96 | 77.9 | 65.8-86.6 |
| No | 8,159 | 1,189 | 15.9 | 14.9-16.9 | 6,970 | 84.1 | 83.1-85.1 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 403 | 88 | 19.9 | 15.9-24.5 | 315 | 80.1 | 75.5-84.1 |
| 25-34 | 1,028 | 211 | 20.4 | 17.8-23.3 | 817 | 79.6 | 76.7-82.2 |
| 35-44 | 1,483 | 264 | 17.8 | 15.7-20.2 | 1,219 | 82.2 | 79.8-84.3 |
| 45-54 | 1,687 | 318 | 18.0 | 16.1-20.2 | 1,369 | 82.0 | 79.8-83.9 |
| 55-64 | 1,641 | 226 | 13.7 | 11.9-15.6 | 1,415 | 86.3 | 84.4-88.1 |
| 65+ | 2,098 | 111 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.8 | 1,987 | 93.7 | 92.2-94.9 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,130 | 270 | 27.0 | 23.6-30.6 | 860 | 73.0 | 69.4-76.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,675 | 489 | 19.5 | 17.7-21.5 | 2,186 | 80.5 | 78.5-82.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,120 | 308 | 15.1 | 13.3-17.1 | 1,812 | 84.9 | 82.9-86.7 |
| College Graduate | 2,468 | 159 | 7.7 | 6.4- 9.3 | 2,309 | 92.3 | 90.7-93.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,015 | 330 | 34.8 | 30.7-39.0 | 685 | 65.2 | 61.0-69.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,340 | 360 | 30.4 | 27.3-33.7 | 980 | 69.6 | 66.3-72.7 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 982 | 169 | 20.6 | 17.5-24.0 | 813 | 79.4 | 76.0-82.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,235 | 130 | 12.3 | 10.2-14.8 | 1,105 | 87.7 | 85.2-89.8 |
| $50,000+ | 2,698 | 113 | 4.5 | 3.6- 5.5 | 2,585 | 95.5 | 94.5-96.4 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 526 | 81 | 18.2 | 14.3-23.0 | 445 | 81.8 | 77.0-85.7 |
| Appalachia II | 938 | 112 | 12.0 | 9.7-14.7 | 826 | 88.0 | 85.3-90.3 |
| Appalachia III | 700 | 131 | 21.1 | 17.5-25.3 | 569 | 78.9 | 74.7-82.5 |
| Catawba | 544 | 81 | 15.9 | 12.5-20.0 | 463 | 84.1 | 80.0-87.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 630 | 98 | 16.7 | 13.3-20.7 | 532 | 83.3 | 79.3-86.7 |
| Low Country | 446 | 53 | 15.9 | 11.0-22.6 | 393 | 84.1 | 77.4-89.0 |
| Palmetto | 1,282 | 169 | 14.3 | 12.0-17.0 | 1,113 | 85.7 | 83.0-88.0 |
| Pee Dee | 694 | 116 | 15.9 | 12.9-19.4 | 578 | 84.1 | 80.6-87.1 |
| Trident | 992 | 130 | 14.7 | 12.1-17.9 | 862 | 85.3 | 82.1-87.9 |
| Upper Savannah | 463 | 69 | 18.4 | 14.3-23.3 | 394 | 81.6 | 76.7-85.7 |
| Waccamaw | 671 | 108 | 19.5 | 15.8-23.9 | 563 | 80.5 | 76.1-84.2 |
| Wateree | 416 | 61 | 14.4 | 10.9-18.7 | 355 | 85.6 | 81.3-89.1 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 989 | 150 | 18.3 | 15.4-21.6 | 839 | 81.7 | 78.4-84.6 |
| Region II | 1,638 | 243 | 15.8 | 13.7-18.2 | 1,395 | 84.2 | 81.8-86.3 |
| Region III | 1,826 | 250 | 14.8 | 12.8-17.0 | 1,576 | 85.2 | 83.0-87.2 |
| Region IV | 1,110 | 177 | 15.3 | 13.0-18.0 | 933 | 84.7 | 82.0-87.0 |
| Region V | 630 | 98 | 16.7 | 13.3-20.7 | 532 | 83.3 | 79.3-86.7 |
| Region VI | 671 | 108 | 19.5 | 15.8-23.9 | 563 | 80.5 | 76.1-84.2 |
| Region VII | 992 | 130 | 14.7 | 12.1-17.9 | 862 | 85.3 | 82.1-87.9 |
| Region VIII | 446 | 53 | 15.9 | 11.0-22.6 | 393 | 84.1 | 77.4-89.0 |
#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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