BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Anxiety and Depression
Over the last 2 weeks, how many days have you felt down, depressed or hopeless?*
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| Total # Respondents |
1 to 2 days | 3 to 7 days | 8 to 13 days | 14 days | None | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,682 | 1,252 | 15.6 | 14.6-16.8 | 735 | 8.6 | 7.8- 9.4 | 181 | 2.2 | 1.8- 2.7 | 331 | 3.5 | 3.0- 4.0 | 6,183 | 70.2 | 68.8-71.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,358 | 392 | 13.4 | 11.9-15.2 | 219 | 6.4 | 5.4- 7.6 | 65 | 2.0 | 1.3- 2.9 | 95 | 2.7 | 2.1- 3.6 | 2,587 | 75.5 | 73.4-77.5 |
| Female | 5,324 | 860 | 17.6 | 16.3-19.1 | 516 | 10.6 | 9.5-11.8 | 116 | 2.4 | 1.9- 3.0 | 236 | 4.1 | 3.5- 4.9 | 3,596 | 65.3 | 63.5-67.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,632 | 955 | 15.4 | 14.2-16.6 | 491 | 7.8 | 7.0- 8.7 | 133 | 2.2 | 1.7- 2.7 | 219 | 2.9 | 2.4- 3.4 | 4,834 | 71.8 | 70.3-73.2 |
| African American | 1,743 | 255 | 15.9 | 13.5-18.6 | 213 | 10.6 | 8.9-12.6 | 40 | 2.0 | 1.3- 2.9 | 95 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.7 | 1,140 | 66.4 | 63.3-69.5 |
| Other | 234 | 35 | 18.6 | 12.5-26.8 | 26 | 8.9 | 5.3-14.5 | 6 | 3.3 | 0.9-11.1 | 13 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.3 | 154 | 65.9 | 57.2-73.7 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 175 | 29 | 17.8 | 11.1-27.5 | 21 | 15.0 | 8.9-24.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.0 | 8 | 3.6 | 1.4- 8.5 | 115 | 62.6 | 52.4-71.8 |
| No | 8,341 | 1,203 | 15.6 | 14.6-16.8 | 696 | 8.4 | 7.6- 9.2 | 177 | 2.2 | 1.8- 2.8 | 304 | 3.3 | 2.8- 3.9 | 5,961 | 70.5 | 69.1-71.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 320 | 74 | 24.1 | 18.8-30.4 | 50 | 14.6 | 10.7-19.6 | 10 | 4.4 | 2.1- 9.1 | 11 | 3.5 | 1.8- 6.5 | 175 | 53.5 | 46.8-60.0 |
| 25-34 | 919 | 165 | 17.5 | 14.8-20.6 | 84 | 7.3 | 5.7- 9.3 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 | 22 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.0 | 633 | 71.7 | 68.2-75.0 |
| 35-44 | 1,391 | 230 | 16.3 | 14.1-18.8 | 132 | 9.0 | 7.3-11.1 | 22 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 | 43 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.8 | 964 | 70.2 | 67.2-73.1 |
| 45-54 | 1,759 | 285 | 15.6 | 13.6-17.8 | 178 | 8.6 | 7.2-10.2 | 50 | 2.6 | 1.9- 3.6 | 94 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.2 | 1,152 | 68.4 | 65.7-71.0 |
| 55-64 | 1,822 | 235 | 12.8 | 11.1-14.8 | 140 | 7.7 | 6.4- 9.3 | 51 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.2 | 80 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.1 | 1,316 | 71.7 | 69.1-74.2 |
| 65+ | 2,394 | 258 | 10.5 | 9.0-12.2 | 145 | 6.8 | 5.6- 8.2 | 32 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.9 | 81 | 3.4 | 2.6- 4.5 | 1,878 | 78.0 | 75.8-80.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,243 | 155 | 12.0 | 9.6-14.8 | 176 | 15.4 | 12.8-18.5 | 38 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.2 | 113 | 8.5 | 6.7-10.8 | 761 | 60.7 | 56.8-64.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,650 | 386 | 17.3 | 15.2-19.6 | 259 | 9.0 | 7.7-10.4 | 69 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.9 | 118 | 3.8 | 2.9- 4.9 | 1,818 | 67.3 | 64.7-69.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,156 | 314 | 15.6 | 13.6-17.9 | 161 | 7.3 | 5.9- 9.0 | 42 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.3 | 72 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.4 | 1,567 | 71.7 | 69.0-74.3 |
| College Graduate | 2,609 | 394 | 15.6 | 13.9-17.6 | 138 | 6.0 | 4.8- 7.4 | 32 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.6 | 2,017 | 76.3 | 74.0-78.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,026 | 159 | 17.6 | 14.3-21.5 | 159 | 16.1 | 13.3-19.3 | 47 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.2 | 120 | 10.7 | 8.6-13.2 | 541 | 51.4 | 47.1-55.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,309 | 219 | 18.7 | 15.7-22.2 | 176 | 13.7 | 11.3-16.4 | 44 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.1 | 76 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.8 | 794 | 58.0 | 54.1-61.9 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 977 | 157 | 16.5 | 13.5-20.1 | 72 | 7.4 | 5.5-10.1 | 24 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.3 | 20 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.6 | 704 | 70.8 | 66.4-74.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,219 | 184 | 16.5 | 13.8-19.6 | 96 | 8.3 | 6.5-10.6 | 21 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 | 31 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.6 | 887 | 70.5 | 66.9-73.9 |
| $50,000+ | 2,947 | 395 | 13.4 | 12.0-15.1 | 129 | 4.7 | 3.7- 5.8 | 21 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.2 | 35 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.6 | 2,367 | 80.1 | 78.1-81.9 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 690 | 97 | 15.6 | 12.0-20.0 | 63 | 10.0 | 7.4-13.6 | 13 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 | 35 | 5.1 | 2.6- 9.7 | 482 | 67.5 | 62.3-72.4 |
| Appalachia II | 633 | 102 | 16.5 | 13.3-20.4 | 47 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.9 | 14 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.4 | 24 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.4 | 446 | 70.9 | 66.5-75.0 |
| Appalachia III | 484 | 56 | 13.3 | 9.7-18.0 | 43 | 9.4 | 6.6-13.2 | 10 | 2.8 | 1.1- 6.8 | 24 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.6 | 351 | 70.5 | 64.9-75.5 |
| Catawba | 368 | 60 | 20.4 | 15.4-26.5 | 35 | 7.5 | 5.2-10.7 | 7 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.6 | 10 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.8 | 256 | 67.6 | 61.4-73.3 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,027 | 157 | 15.7 | 13.0-19.0 | 98 | 10.2 | 8.0-12.8 | 23 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.0 | 45 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.0 | 704 | 68.0 | 64.2-71.6 |
| Low Country | 909 | 109 | 13.0 | 10.4-16.2 | 71 | 8.0 | 6.0-10.6 | 18 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.4 | 29 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.0 | 682 | 73.1 | 69.0-76.9 |
| Palmetto | 822 | 123 | 14.2 | 11.6-17.3 | 64 | 9.0 | 6.7-11.9 | 14 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.5 | 27 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.7 | 594 | 71.6 | 67.7-75.3 |
| Pee Dee | 714 | 118 | 17.9 | 14.5-22.0 | 84 | 11.6 | 8.9-15.0 | 17 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.1 | 29 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.6 | 466 | 64.0 | 59.3-68.5 |
| Trident | 1,003 | 156 | 15.7 | 12.8-19.0 | 61 | 5.8 | 4.2- 7.8 | 19 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 | 34 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.6 | 733 | 73.3 | 69.6-76.8 |
| Upper Savannah | 566 | 79 | 13.6 | 10.5-17.3 | 44 | 8.0 | 5.6-11.3 | 15 | 2.9 | 1.5- 5.3 | 21 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.3 | 407 | 73.0 | 68.1-77.3 |
| Waccamaw | 919 | 129 | 16.6 | 13.3-20.6 | 83 | 9.8 | 7.6-12.6 | 18 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.1 | 28 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.4 | 661 | 69.1 | 64.8-73.0 |
| Wateree | 455 | 59 | 16.6 | 12.0-22.4 | 36 | 8.3 | 5.6-12.2 | 10 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.3 | 21 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.0 | 329 | 68.3 | 62.3-73.8 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,256 | 176 | 14.7 | 12.2-17.6 | 107 | 9.1 | 7.2-11.5 | 28 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.5 | 56 | 4.0 | 2.4- 6.5 | 889 | 70.0 | 66.3-73.4 |
| Region II | 1,117 | 158 | 15.1 | 12.6-17.9 | 90 | 8.6 | 6.7-10.8 | 24 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.0 | 48 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.7 | 797 | 70.7 | 67.2-73.9 |
| Region III | 1,190 | 183 | 16.2 | 13.7-19.0 | 99 | 8.5 | 6.7-10.7 | 21 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.8 | 37 | 2.8 | 1.9- 4.1 | 850 | 70.4 | 67.0-73.5 |
| Region IV | 1,169 | 177 | 17.4 | 14.6-20.7 | 120 | 10.3 | 8.3-12.8 | 27 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.8 | 50 | 4.2 | 3.0- 5.9 | 795 | 65.7 | 62.0-69.2 |
| Region V | 1,027 | 157 | 15.7 | 13.0-19.0 | 98 | 10.2 | 8.0-12.8 | 23 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.0 | 45 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.0 | 704 | 68.0 | 64.2-71.6 |
| Region VI | 919 | 129 | 16.6 | 13.3-20.6 | 83 | 9.8 | 7.6-12.6 | 18 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.1 | 28 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.4 | 661 | 69.1 | 64.8-73.0 |
| Region VII | 1,003 | 156 | 15.7 | 12.8-19.0 | 61 | 5.8 | 4.2- 7.8 | 19 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 | 34 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.6 | 733 | 73.3 | 69.6-76.8 |
| Region VIII | 909 | 109 | 13.0 | 10.4-16.2 | 71 | 8.0 | 6.0-10.6 | 18 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.4 | 29 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.0 | 682 | 73.1 | 69.0-76.9 |
#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
This page was generated on 07MAR07.