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 (Lifetime Asthma Prevalence).*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,010 | 7,907 | 87.6 | 86.6-88.5 | 1,103 | 12.4 | 11.5-13.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,482 | 3,136 | 89.1 | 87.5-90.5 | 346 | 10.9 | 9.5-12.5 |
| Female | 5,528 | 4,771 | 86.2 | 84.9-87.4 | 757 | 13.8 | 12.6-15.1 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,820 | 5,997 | 87.9 | 86.8-88.9 | 823 | 12.1 | 11.1-13.2 |
| African American | 1,861 | 1,632 | 87.2 | 84.8-89.3 | 229 | 12.8 | 10.7-15.2 |
| Other | 245 | 204 | 85.6 | 78.4-90.7 | 41 | 14.4 | 9.3-21.6 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 181 | 160 | 90.4 | 84.1-94.4 | 21 | 9.6 | 5.6-15.9 |
| No | 8,648 | 7,594 | 87.5 | 86.5-88.5 | 1,054 | 12.5 | 11.5-13.5 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 337 | 285 | 84.1 | 78.5-88.4 | 52 | 15.9 | 11.6-21.5 |
| 25-34 | 950 | 830 | 86.9 | 84.2-89.3 | 120 | 13.1 | 10.7-15.8 |
| 35-44 | 1,437 | 1,281 | 89.0 | 86.7-90.9 | 156 | 11.0 | 9.1-13.3 |
| 45-54 | 1,822 | 1,581 | 87.1 | 85.0-88.9 | 241 | 12.9 | 11.1-15.0 |
| 55-64 | 1,882 | 1,630 | 87.3 | 85.4-89.0 | 252 | 12.7 | 11.0-14.6 |
| 65+ | 2,493 | 2,221 | 89.7 | 88.2-91.0 | 272 | 10.3 | 9.0-11.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,326 | 1,103 | 83.3 | 80.1-86.0 | 223 | 16.7 | 14.0-19.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,763 | 2,449 | 88.3 | 86.3-90.0 | 314 | 11.7 | 10.0-13.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,221 | 1,928 | 87.4 | 85.4-89.1 | 293 | 12.6 | 10.9-14.6 |
| College Graduate | 2,672 | 2,401 | 89.1 | 87.3-90.6 | 271 | 10.9 | 9.4-12.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,075 | 872 | 82.8 | 79.6-85.6 | 203 | 17.2 | 14.4-20.4 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,353 | 1,175 | 86.0 | 82.9-88.7 | 178 | 14.0 | 11.3-17.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,011 | 885 | 87.6 | 84.5-90.2 | 126 | 12.4 | 9.8-15.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,251 | 1,110 | 87.8 | 85.1-90.0 | 141 | 12.2 | 10.0-14.9 |
| $50,000+ | 3,006 | 2,733 | 90.2 | 88.7-91.6 | 273 | 9.8 | 8.4-11.3 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 710 | 618 | 87.9 | 84.6-90.6 | 92 | 12.1 | 9.4-15.4 |
| Appalachia II | 654 | 576 | 90.2 | 87.2-92.5 | 78 | 9.8 | 7.5-12.8 |
| Appalachia III | 499 | 428 | 84.5 | 80.0-88.2 | 71 | 15.5 | 11.8-20.0 |
| Catawba | 382 | 341 | 88.1 | 83.2-91.7 | 41 | 11.9 | 8.3-16.8 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,069 | 933 | 86.3 | 83.0-89.1 | 136 | 13.7 | 10.9-17.0 |
| Low Country | 938 | 824 | 88.4 | 85.6-90.7 | 114 | 11.6 | 9.3-14.4 |
| Palmetto | 845 | 743 | 88.2 | 85.0-90.8 | 102 | 11.8 | 9.2-15.0 |
| Pee Dee | 745 | 655 | 86.4 | 82.7-89.4 | 90 | 13.6 | 10.6-17.3 |
| Trident | 1,039 | 906 | 86.3 | 83.0-89.0 | 133 | 13.7 | 11.0-17.0 |
| Upper Savannah | 584 | 531 | 91.7 | 88.6-94.0 | 53 | 8.3 | 6.0-11.4 |
| Waccamaw | 950 | 834 | 87.6 | 84.1-90.3 | 116 | 12.4 | 9.7-15.9 |
| Wateree | 481 | 425 | 88.8 | 84.9-91.7 | 56 | 11.2 | 8.3-15.1 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,294 | 1,149 | 89.6 | 87.4-91.5 | 145 | 10.4 | 8.5-12.6 |
| Region II | 1,153 | 1,004 | 87.6 | 85.1-89.7 | 149 | 12.4 | 10.3-14.9 |
| Region III | 1,227 | 1,084 | 88.2 | 85.6-90.3 | 143 | 11.8 | 9.7-14.4 |
| Region IV | 1,226 | 1,080 | 87.4 | 84.8-89.6 | 146 | 12.6 | 10.4-15.2 |
| Region V | 1,069 | 933 | 86.3 | 83.0-89.1 | 136 | 13.7 | 10.9-17.0 |
| Region VI | 950 | 834 | 87.6 | 84.1-90.3 | 116 | 12.4 | 9.7-15.9 |
| Region VII | 1,039 | 906 | 86.3 | 83.0-89.0 | 133 | 13.7 | 11.0-17.0 |
| Region VIII | 938 | 824 | 88.4 | 85.6-90.7 | 114 | 11.6 | 9.3-14.4 |
*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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