BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Disability
Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair, a special bed or a special telephone? Include occasional use or use in certain circumstances.
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,381 | 771 | 7.4 | 6.8- 8.0 | 7,610 | 92.6 | 92.0-93.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,298 | 262 | 6.5 | 5.6- 7.4 | 3,036 | 93.5 | 92.6-94.4 |
| Female | 5,083 | 509 | 8.2 | 7.4- 9.0 | 4,574 | 91.8 | 91.0-92.6 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,314 | 539 | 6.7 | 6.1- 7.3 | 5,775 | 93.3 | 92.7-93.9 |
| African American | 1,800 | 193 | 8.7 | 7.3-10.3 | 1,607 | 91.3 | 89.7-92.7 |
| Other | 206 | 29 | 9.8 | 6.5-14.4 | 177 | 90.2 | 85.6-93.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 115 | 7 | 3.6 | 1.6- 8.2 | 108 | 96.4 | 91.8-98.4 |
| No | 8,123 | 725 | 7.2 | 6.6- 7.8 | 7,398 | 92.8 | 92.2-93.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 402 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.8 | 399 | 99.2 | 97.2-99.7 |
| 25-34 | 1,019 | 20 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.6 | 999 | 97.8 | 96.4-98.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,477 | 75 | 5.6 | 4.4- 7.2 | 1,402 | 94.4 | 92.8-95.6 |
| 45-54 | 1,674 | 125 | 7.3 | 6.0- 8.9 | 1,549 | 92.7 | 91.1-94.0 |
| 55-64 | 1,635 | 168 | 9.9 | 8.4-11.7 | 1,467 | 90.1 | 88.3-91.6 |
| 65+ | 2,101 | 373 | 18.0 | 16.2-19.9 | 1,728 | 82.0 | 80.1-83.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,137 | 212 | 15.8 | 13.6-18.3 | 925 | 84.2 | 81.7-86.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,662 | 264 | 8.0 | 6.9- 9.2 | 2,398 | 92.0 | 90.8-93.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,107 | 162 | 5.5 | 4.6- 6.6 | 1,945 | 94.5 | 93.4-95.4 |
| College Graduate | 2,453 | 129 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.3 | 2,324 | 95.6 | 94.7-96.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,016 | 232 | 18.8 | 16.2-21.8 | 784 | 81.2 | 78.2-83.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,327 | 151 | 9.1 | 7.5-10.9 | 1,176 | 90.9 | 89.1-92.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 974 | 81 | 7.0 | 5.5- 8.9 | 893 | 93.0 | 91.1-94.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,232 | 73 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.2 | 1,159 | 94.5 | 92.8-95.8 |
| $50,000+ | 2,690 | 78 | 2.4 | 1.9- 3.1 | 2,612 | 97.6 | 96.9-98.1 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 528 | 49 | 7.3 | 5.4- 9.8 | 479 | 92.7 | 90.2-94.6 |
| Appalachia II | 935 | 76 | 6.1 | 4.7- 7.8 | 859 | 93.9 | 92.2-95.3 |
| Appalachia III | 699 | 70 | 7.0 | 5.4- 9.1 | 629 | 93.0 | 90.9-94.6 |
| Catawba | 543 | 44 | 6.4 | 4.5- 9.1 | 499 | 93.6 | 90.9-95.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 625 | 60 | 7.0 | 5.3- 9.3 | 565 | 93.0 | 90.7-94.7 |
| Low Country | 443 | 41 | 6.3 | 4.5- 9.0 | 402 | 93.7 | 91.0-95.5 |
| Palmetto | 1,273 | 103 | 6.3 | 5.0- 7.9 | 1,170 | 93.7 | 92.1-95.0 |
| Pee Dee | 692 | 69 | 9.5 | 7.2-12.5 | 623 | 90.5 | 87.5-92.8 |
| Trident | 991 | 90 | 7.4 | 5.8- 9.4 | 901 | 92.6 | 90.6-94.2 |
| Upper Savannah | 463 | 49 | 9.0 | 6.5-12.2 | 414 | 91.0 | 87.8-93.5 |
| Waccamaw | 665 | 62 | 8.8 | 6.5-11.9 | 603 | 91.2 | 88.1-93.5 |
| Wateree | 416 | 43 | 8.3 | 5.9-11.7 | 373 | 91.7 | 88.3-94.1 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 991 | 98 | 8.1 | 6.5-10.1 | 893 | 91.9 | 89.9-93.5 |
| Region II | 1,634 | 146 | 6.5 | 5.4- 7.7 | 1,488 | 93.5 | 92.3-94.6 |
| Region III | 1,816 | 147 | 6.3 | 5.2- 7.7 | 1,669 | 93.7 | 92.3-94.8 |
| Region IV | 1,108 | 112 | 9.1 | 7.3-11.3 | 996 | 90.9 | 88.7-92.7 |
| Region V | 625 | 60 | 7.0 | 5.3- 9.3 | 565 | 93.0 | 90.7-94.7 |
| Region VI | 665 | 62 | 8.8 | 6.5-11.9 | 603 | 91.2 | 88.1-93.5 |
| Region VII | 991 | 90 | 7.4 | 5.8- 9.4 | 901 | 92.6 | 90.6-94.2 |
| Region VIII | 443 | 41 | 6.3 | 4.5- 9.0 | 402 | 93.7 | 91.0-95.5 |
#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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