BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Health Status
Risk Factor for Fair and Poor health.*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,999 | 7,062 | 83.0 | 82.1-84.0 | 1,937 | 17.0 | 16.0-17.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,478 | 2,736 | 84.1 | 82.6-85.5 | 742 | 15.9 | 14.5-17.4 |
| Female | 5,521 | 4,326 | 82.1 | 80.8-83.3 | 1,195 | 17.9 | 16.7-19.2 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,821 | 5,487 | 84.6 | 83.5-85.6 | 1,334 | 15.4 | 14.4-16.5 |
| African American | 1,850 | 1,328 | 78.8 | 76.4-81.0 | 522 | 21.2 | 19.0-23.6 |
| Other | 243 | 185 | 85.1 | 79.5-89.4 | 58 | 14.9 | 10.6-20.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 180 | 149 | 89.0 | 82.2-93.4 | 31 | 11.0 | 6.6-17.8 |
| No | 8,645 | 6,811 | 83.1 | 82.1-84.0 | 1,834 | 16.9 | 16.0-17.9 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 338 | 315 | 94.4 | 91.3-96.5 | 23 | 5.6 | 3.5- 8.7 |
| 25-34 | 950 | 889 | 93.4 | 91.2-95.2 | 61 | 6.6 | 4.8- 8.8 |
| 35-44 | 1,433 | 1,257 | 87.2 | 84.8-89.2 | 176 | 12.8 | 10.8-15.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,824 | 1,459 | 82.7 | 80.6-84.7 | 365 | 17.3 | 15.3-19.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,884 | 1,386 | 73.2 | 70.7-75.5 | 498 | 26.8 | 24.5-29.3 |
| 65+ | 2,482 | 1,677 | 67.3 | 65.0-69.6 | 805 | 32.7 | 30.4-35.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,314 | 680 | 59.4 | 55.7-63.0 | 634 | 40.6 | 37.0-44.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,761 | 2,082 | 81.2 | 79.3-82.9 | 679 | 18.8 | 17.1-20.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,220 | 1,833 | 86.3 | 84.6-87.9 | 387 | 13.7 | 12.1-15.4 |
| College Graduate | 2,675 | 2,448 | 93.7 | 92.6-94.7 | 227 | 6.3 | 5.3- 7.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,070 | 523 | 55.6 | 51.4-59.6 | 547 | 44.4 | 40.4-48.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,350 | 919 | 73.0 | 69.8-76.0 | 431 | 27.0 | 24.0-30.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,011 | 822 | 84.4 | 81.1-87.1 | 189 | 15.6 | 12.9-18.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,251 | 1,054 | 86.8 | 84.5-88.8 | 197 | 13.2 | 11.2-15.5 |
| $50,000+ | 3,008 | 2,801 | 94.6 | 93.6-95.4 | 207 | 5.4 | 4.6- 6.4 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 710 | 527 | 78.7 | 75.0-82.0 | 183 | 21.3 | 18.0-25.0 |
| Appalachia II | 654 | 534 | 86.5 | 83.4-89.0 | 120 | 13.5 | 11.0-16.6 |
| Appalachia III | 500 | 394 | 84.9 | 81.3-88.0 | 106 | 15.1 | 12.0-18.7 |
| Catawba | 382 | 297 | 82.0 | 77.2-85.9 | 85 | 18.0 | 14.1-22.8 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,066 | 813 | 80.8 | 78.0-83.3 | 253 | 19.2 | 16.7-22.0 |
| Low Country | 935 | 762 | 85.5 | 82.7-88.0 | 173 | 14.5 | 12.0-17.3 |
| Palmetto | 847 | 693 | 84.8 | 82.0-87.3 | 154 | 15.2 | 12.7-18.0 |
| Pee Dee | 741 | 537 | 76.3 | 72.4-79.8 | 204 | 23.7 | 20.2-27.6 |
| Trident | 1,041 | 882 | 87.3 | 84.6-89.6 | 159 | 12.7 | 10.4-15.4 |
| Upper Savannah | 582 | 442 | 79.0 | 74.3-83.0 | 140 | 21.0 | 17.0-25.7 |
| Waccamaw | 949 | 736 | 80.9 | 77.7-83.7 | 213 | 19.1 | 16.3-22.3 |
| Wateree | 479 | 366 | 80.0 | 75.5-83.9 | 113 | 20.0 | 16.1-24.5 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,292 | 969 | 78.8 | 75.9-81.4 | 323 | 21.2 | 18.6-24.1 |
| Region II | 1,154 | 928 | 85.8 | 83.5-87.8 | 226 | 14.2 | 12.2-16.5 |
| Region III | 1,229 | 990 | 83.9 | 81.5-86.1 | 239 | 16.1 | 13.9-18.5 |
| Region IV | 1,220 | 903 | 77.8 | 74.9-80.4 | 317 | 22.2 | 19.6-25.1 |
| Region V | 1,066 | 813 | 80.8 | 78.0-83.3 | 253 | 19.2 | 16.7-22.0 |
| Region VI | 949 | 736 | 80.9 | 77.7-83.7 | 213 | 19.1 | 16.3-22.3 |
| Region VII | 1,041 | 882 | 87.3 | 84.6-89.6 | 159 | 12.7 | 10.4-15.4 |
| Region VIII | 935 | 762 | 85.5 | 82.7-88.0 | 173 | 14.5 | 12.0-17.3 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Health Status 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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