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BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina

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Anxiety and Depression

Has a doctor or other healthcare provider EVER told you that you have a dpressive disorder?*

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  Total #
Respondents		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 8,703 1,609 17.3 16.3-18.4 7,094 82.7 81.6-83.7
GENDER
Male 3,348 420 11.9 10.5-13.5 2,928 88.1 86.5-89.5
Female 5,355 1,189 22.2 20.8-23.7 4,166 77.8 76.3-79.2
RACE
White 6,648 1,329 19.6 18.4-20.9 5,319 80.4 79.1-81.6
African American 1,748 227 11.3 9.4-13.4 1,521 88.7 86.6-90.6
Other 235 44 15.0 9.7-22.6 191 85.0 77.4-90.3
HISPANIC
Yes 176 30 16.0 10.0-24.7 146 84.0 75.3-90.0
No 8,362 1,560 17.4 16.4-18.5 6,802 82.6 81.5-83.6
AGE
18-24 315 62 20.2 15.3-26.1 253 79.8 73.9-84.7
25-34 916 141 13.1 10.9-15.8 775 86.9 84.2-89.1
35-44 1,392 257 17.5 15.2-20.1 1,135 82.5 79.9-84.8
45-54 1,745 443 23.1 20.8-25.5 1,302 76.9 74.5-79.2
55-64 1,826 404 20.8 18.7-23.1 1,422 79.2 76.9-81.3
65+ 2,432 296 11.6 10.1-13.2 2,136 88.4 86.8-89.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,265 271 21.2 18.2-24.6 994 78.8 75.4-81.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,650 490 16.9 15.0-19.0 2,160 83.1 81.0-85.0
Some Post-H.S. 2,151 409 17.6 15.7-19.7 1,742 82.4 80.3-84.3
College Graduate 2,610 434 15.6 13.9-17.4 2,176 84.4 82.6-86.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,039 294 25.5 22.2-29.0 745 74.5 71.0-77.8
$15,000- $24,999 1,308 284 22.5 19.3-26.1 1,024 77.5 73.9-80.7
$25,000- $34,999 981 165 14.2 11.7-17.2 816 85.8 82.8-88.3
$35,000- $49,999 1,216 227 16.8 14.4-19.6 989 83.2 80.4-85.6
$50,000+ 2,939 457 14.3 12.8-15.9 2,482 85.7 84.1-87.2
Health District**
Appalachia I 692 148 17.4 14.3-21.0 544 82.6 79.0-85.7
Appalachia II 634 130 18.4 15.3-22.0 504 81.6 78.0-84.7
Appalachia III 481 93 18.5 14.4-23.3 388 81.5 76.7-85.6
Catawba 371 71 17.5 13.5-22.4 300 82.5 77.6-86.5
Edisto Savannah 1,029 189 16.8 14.0-20.0 840 83.2 80.0-86.0
Low Country 914 132 12.6 10.1-15.5 782 87.4 84.5-89.9
Palmetto 820 147 16.1 13.4-19.4 673 83.9 80.6-86.6
Pee Dee 712 121 14.5 11.7-18.0 591 85.5 82.0-88.3
Trident 1,004 201 19.1 16.2-22.4 803 80.9 77.6-83.8
Upper Savannah 568 119 19.1 15.5-23.2 449 80.9 76.8-84.5
Waccamaw 922 165 18.3 15.1-22.0 757 81.7 78.0-84.9
Wateree 459 76 16.3 12.6-20.8 383 83.7 79.2-87.4
Region***
Region I 1,260 267 18.1 15.7-20.8 993 81.9 79.2-84.3
Region II 1,115 223 18.5 15.9-21.4 892 81.5 78.6-84.1
Region III 1,191 218 16.6 14.2-19.2 973 83.4 80.8-85.8
Region IV 1,171 197 15.2 12.9-17.9 974 84.8 82.1-87.1
Region V 1,029 189 16.8 14.0-20.0 840 83.2 80.0-86.0
Region VI 922 165 18.3 15.1-22.0 757 81.7 78.0-84.9
Region VII 1,004 201 19.1 16.2-22.4 803 80.9 77.6-83.8
Region VIII 914 132 12.6 10.1-15.5 782 87.4 84.5-89.9

Depressive disorder includes: dpressiong, major dpression, dysthymia, or minor depression

#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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