BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Tobacco Use
Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days or not at all?*
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| Total # Respondents |
Everyday | Some days | Not at all | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 4,109 | 1,354 | 36.3 | 34.4-38.2 | 405 | 11.8 | 10.4-13.2 | 2,350 | 52.0 | 50.1-53.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 1,977 | 590 | 34.1 | 31.5-36.9 | 170 | 11.6 | 9.7-13.8 | 1,217 | 54.3 | 51.5-57.1 |
| Female | 2,132 | 764 | 39.0 | 36.5-41.5 | 235 | 12.0 | 10.3-13.8 | 1,133 | 49.0 | 46.5-51.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 3,324 | 1,111 | 36.8 | 34.9-38.8 | 283 | 10.0 | 8.7-11.5 | 1,930 | 53.1 | 51.1-55.2 |
| African American | 664 | 203 | 33.7 | 28.9-38.8 | 105 | 18.1 | 14.2-22.7 | 356 | 48.3 | 43.2-53.4 |
| Other | 99 | 34 | 38.8 | 27.5-51.5 | 15 | 12.0 | 6.9-20.2 | 50 | 49.1 | 37.1-61.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 52 | 16 | 29.3 | 16.6-46.2 | 7 | 14.1 | 6.4-28.5 | 29 | 56.6 | 40.4-71.4 |
| No | 3,999 | 1,327 | 36.5 | 34.7-38.5 | 395 | 11.8 | 10.5-13.3 | 2,277 | 51.6 | 49.7-53.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 148 | 75 | 48.2 | 38.9-57.7 | 39 | 25.8 | 18.6-34.8 | 34 | 25.9 | 18.0-35.7 |
| 25-34 | 408 | 189 | 47.4 | 42.0-52.9 | 67 | 16.7 | 12.9-21.4 | 152 | 35.9 | 30.9-41.2 |
| 35-44 | 653 | 304 | 46.0 | 41.8-50.3 | 84 | 13.2 | 10.5-16.4 | 265 | 40.8 | 36.7-45.0 |
| 45-54 | 890 | 343 | 38.6 | 35.0-42.3 | 94 | 10.0 | 8.0-12.4 | 453 | 51.4 | 47.7-55.1 |
| 55-64 | 915 | 258 | 28.8 | 25.7-32.2 | 61 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.7 | 596 | 64.5 | 61.0-67.9 |
| 65+ | 1,068 | 176 | 15.0 | 12.8-17.4 | 57 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.3 | 835 | 80.3 | 77.6-82.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 674 | 261 | 43.5 | 38.5-48.6 | 67 | 9.8 | 7.3-13.0 | 346 | 46.7 | 41.9-51.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,384 | 529 | 41.9 | 38.6-45.3 | 145 | 12.7 | 10.4-15.4 | 710 | 45.4 | 42.1-48.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,049 | 360 | 35.2 | 31.7-38.8 | 109 | 13.4 | 10.7-16.6 | 580 | 51.4 | 47.7-55.1 |
| College Graduate | 993 | 202 | 23.0 | 19.9-26.4 | 84 | 9.9 | 7.7-12.6 | 707 | 67.1 | 63.4-70.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 538 | 215 | 42.3 | 36.2-48.5 | 72 | 12.7 | 9.7-16.5 | 251 | 45.0 | 39.0-51.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 709 | 283 | 45.4 | 40.8-50.2 | 81 | 13.0 | 10.2-16.6 | 345 | 41.5 | 37.2-46.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 505 | 198 | 42.2 | 37.1-47.5 | 38 | 9.6 | 6.6-13.7 | 269 | 48.2 | 43.0-53.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 618 | 211 | 38.3 | 33.8-43.0 | 42 | 7.1 | 5.0-10.2 | 365 | 54.6 | 49.9-59.2 |
| $50,000+ | 1,263 | 322 | 28.7 | 25.8-31.9 | 122 | 12.3 | 10.0-15.0 | 819 | 59.0 | 55.6-62.2 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 273 | 97 | 37.4 | 30.8-44.7 | 23 | 9.1 | 5.7-14.1 | 153 | 53.5 | 46.3-60.5 |
| Appalachia II | 447 | 140 | 32.8 | 27.4-38.6 | 46 | 13.9 | 9.4-19.9 | 261 | 53.3 | 47.2-59.4 |
| Appalachia III | 317 | 105 | 36.4 | 30.2-43.0 | 36 | 13.1 | 9.1-18.6 | 176 | 50.6 | 44.0-57.1 |
| Catawba | 273 | 95 | 38.5 | 31.4-46.0 | 25 | 10.5 | 6.6-16.2 | 153 | 51.0 | 43.8-58.2 |
| Edisto Savannah | 304 | 112 | 37.4 | 30.8-44.6 | 32 | 13.7 | 8.9-20.3 | 160 | 48.9 | 41.5-56.4 |
| Low Country | 227 | 49 | 33.6 | 24.3-44.3 | 17 | 7.2 | 4.2-12.1 | 161 | 59.2 | 49.3-68.5 |
| Palmetto | 579 | 171 | 32.5 | 27.7-37.7 | 62 | 13.7 | 10.0-18.6 | 346 | 53.8 | 48.5-59.0 |
| Pee Dee | 349 | 135 | 40.6 | 34.6-47.0 | 37 | 12.3 | 8.4-17.5 | 177 | 47.1 | 41.0-53.3 |
| Trident | 495 | 157 | 34.8 | 29.9-40.0 | 46 | 10.8 | 7.8-14.8 | 292 | 54.4 | 49.2-59.5 |
| Upper Savannah | 231 | 79 | 37.7 | 30.6-45.3 | 20 | 9.9 | 6.0-15.8 | 132 | 52.5 | 45.0-59.9 |
| Waccamaw | 363 | 121 | 34.8 | 29.0-41.1 | 37 | 13.0 | 8.8-18.8 | 205 | 52.2 | 45.8-58.6 |
| Wateree | 193 | 68 | 43.9 | 35.4-52.8 | 17 | 8.8 | 5.0-15.1 | 108 | 47.3 | 39.0-55.8 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 504 | 176 | 37.6 | 32.6-42.8 | 43 | 9.5 | 6.8-13.1 | 285 | 53.0 | 47.8-58.1 |
| Region II | 764 | 245 | 34.2 | 30.1-38.6 | 82 | 13.6 | 10.3-17.7 | 437 | 52.2 | 47.7-56.7 |
| Region III | 852 | 266 | 34.4 | 30.4-38.7 | 87 | 12.7 | 9.7-16.4 | 499 | 52.9 | 48.6-57.1 |
| Region IV | 542 | 203 | 41.8 | 36.8-47.0 | 54 | 11.0 | 8.1-14.8 | 285 | 47.2 | 42.3-52.2 |
| Region V | 304 | 112 | 37.4 | 30.8-44.6 | 32 | 13.7 | 8.9-20.3 | 160 | 48.9 | 41.5-56.4 |
| Region VI | 363 | 121 | 34.8 | 29.0-41.1 | 37 | 13.0 | 8.8-18.8 | 205 | 52.2 | 45.8-58.6 |
| Region VII | 495 | 157 | 34.8 | 29.9-40.0 | 46 | 10.8 | 7.8-14.8 | 292 | 54.4 | 49.2-59.5 |
| Region VIII | 227 | 49 | 33.6 | 24.3-44.3 | 17 | 7.2 | 4.2-12.1 | 161 | 59.2 | 49.3-68.5 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported that they have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in life.
#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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