BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Asthma
Risk Factor for having been told by a doctor, nurse or health professional that they had asthma and that they still have Asthma (Current Asthma Prevalence).*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,972 | 8,250 | 92.3 | 91.5-93.1 | 722 | 7.7 | 6.9- 8.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,474 | 3,275 | 94.1 | 92.9-95.2 | 199 | 5.9 | 4.8- 7.1 |
| Female | 5,498 | 4,975 | 90.7 | 89.6-91.6 | 523 | 9.3 | 8.4-10.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,791 | 6,255 | 92.5 | 91.6-93.3 | 536 | 7.5 | 6.7- 8.4 |
| African American | 1,857 | 1,702 | 92.1 | 90.1-93.7 | 155 | 7.9 | 6.3- 9.9 |
| Other | 242 | 214 | 90.5 | 84.5-94.3 | 28 | 9.5 | 5.7-15.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 181 | 165 | 93.4 | 88.4-96.3 | 16 | 6.6 | 3.7-11.6 |
| No | 8,613 | 7,925 | 92.3 | 91.5-93.1 | 688 | 7.7 | 6.9- 8.5 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 334 | 305 | 90.7 | 85.9-94.0 | 29 | 9.3 | 6.0-14.1 |
| 25-34 | 945 | 882 | 93.2 | 91.0-94.9 | 63 | 6.8 | 5.1- 9.0 |
| 35-44 | 1,435 | 1,326 | 92.5 | 90.6-94.0 | 109 | 7.5 | 6.0- 9.4 |
| 45-54 | 1,817 | 1,664 | 92.4 | 90.8-93.7 | 153 | 7.6 | 6.3- 9.2 |
| 55-64 | 1,871 | 1,695 | 91.0 | 89.3-92.5 | 176 | 9.0 | 7.5-10.7 |
| 65+ | 2,482 | 2,296 | 93.1 | 91.9-94.2 | 186 | 6.9 | 5.8- 8.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,316 | 1,153 | 88.4 | 85.7-90.6 | 163 | 11.6 | 9.4-14.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,752 | 2,525 | 91.9 | 90.3-93.3 | 227 | 8.1 | 6.7- 9.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,208 | 2,028 | 92.7 | 91.2-94.0 | 180 | 7.3 | 6.0- 8.8 |
| College Graduate | 2,668 | 2,517 | 94.3 | 93.1-95.4 | 151 | 5.7 | 4.6- 6.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,067 | 903 | 86.2 | 83.2-88.7 | 164 | 13.8 | 11.3-16.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,349 | 1,215 | 89.9 | 87.3-92.0 | 134 | 10.1 | 8.0-12.7 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,007 | 933 | 93.0 | 90.3-95.0 | 74 | 7.0 | 5.0- 9.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,249 | 1,157 | 92.7 | 90.6-94.4 | 92 | 7.3 | 5.6- 9.4 |
| $50,000+ | 3,000 | 2,845 | 94.6 | 93.4-95.6 | 155 | 5.4 | 4.4- 6.6 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 707 | 637 | 91.7 | 89.3-93.7 | 70 | 8.3 | 6.3-10.7 |
| Appalachia II | 653 | 596 | 92.9 | 90.3-94.8 | 57 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.7 |
| Appalachia III | 495 | 454 | 91.5 | 88.1-94.0 | 41 | 8.5 | 6.0-11.9 |
| Catawba | 379 | 352 | 92.1 | 87.5-95.1 | 27 | 7.9 | 4.9-12.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,065 | 972 | 91.1 | 88.3-93.3 | 93 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.7 |
| Low Country | 933 | 861 | 92.9 | 90.6-94.7 | 72 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.4 |
| Palmetto | 839 | 771 | 92.8 | 90.3-94.6 | 68 | 7.2 | 5.4- 9.7 |
| Pee Dee | 745 | 686 | 92.0 | 89.1-94.2 | 59 | 8.0 | 5.8-10.9 |
| Trident | 1,035 | 953 | 92.3 | 89.7-94.3 | 82 | 7.7 | 5.7-10.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 584 | 551 | 95.6 | 93.5-97.0 | 33 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.5 |
| Waccamaw | 944 | 874 | 92.2 | 89.0-94.5 | 70 | 7.8 | 5.5-11.0 |
| Wateree | 479 | 444 | 92.7 | 89.3-95.1 | 35 | 7.3 | 4.9-10.7 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,291 | 1,188 | 93.5 | 91.9-94.8 | 103 | 6.5 | 5.2- 8.1 |
| Region II | 1,148 | 1,050 | 92.2 | 90.2-93.9 | 98 | 7.8 | 6.1- 9.8 |
| Region III | 1,218 | 1,123 | 92.6 | 90.5-94.2 | 95 | 7.4 | 5.8- 9.5 |
| Region IV | 1,224 | 1,130 | 92.3 | 90.1-93.9 | 94 | 7.7 | 6.1- 9.9 |
| Region V | 1,065 | 972 | 91.1 | 88.3-93.3 | 93 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.7 |
| Region VI | 944 | 874 | 92.2 | 89.0-94.5 | 70 | 7.8 | 5.5-11.0 |
| Region VII | 1,035 | 953 | 92.3 | 89.7-94.3 | 82 | 7.7 | 5.7-10.3 |
| Region VIII | 933 | 861 | 92.9 | 90.6-94.7 | 72 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.4 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Asthma questions.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. 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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