BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Health Care Access
About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?
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| Total # Respondents |
Within past yr | Within past 2 yrs | Within past 5 yrs | 5 or more yrs ago | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,855 | 6,140 | 64.6 | 63.1-66.0 | 1,215 | 15.2 | 14.2-16.3 | 738 | 10.2 | 9.3-11.2 | 671 | 8.7 | 7.9- 9.6 | 91 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,431 | 2,250 | 60.4 | 58.1-62.6 | 476 | 14.9 | 13.4-16.6 | 327 | 11.8 | 10.3-13.5 | 339 | 11.2 | 9.8-12.8 | 39 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.5 |
| Female | 5,424 | 3,890 | 68.4 | 66.7-70.1 | 739 | 15.4 | 14.1-16.8 | 411 | 8.8 | 7.7- 9.9 | 332 | 6.4 | 5.6- 7.4 | 52 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,701 | 4,521 | 61.5 | 59.9-63.1 | 923 | 15.4 | 14.3-16.7 | 604 | 11.6 | 10.5-12.8 | 580 | 10.1 | 9.1-11.2 | 73 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.8 |
| African American | 1,837 | 1,420 | 75.0 | 72.1-77.7 | 247 | 14.3 | 12.3-16.7 | 105 | 6.9 | 5.3- 8.9 | 58 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.1 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 |
| Other | 239 | 137 | 51.2 | 42.6-59.7 | 38 | 16.6 | 11.1-24.1 | 24 | 9.4 | 5.7-15.0 | 29 | 15.9 | 10.2-24.0 | 11 | 6.9 | 3.6-13.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 180 | 119 | 62.7 | 52.7-71.7 | 23 | 10.8 | 6.4-17.9 | 17 | 10.0 | 5.6-17.4 | 15 | 10.1 | 5.2-18.9 | 6 | 6.3 | 2.6-14.4 |
| No | 8,507 | 5,891 | 64.5 | 63.1-66.0 | 1,175 | 15.3 | 14.3-16.4 | 707 | 10.2 | 9.3-11.2 | 650 | 8.8 | 7.9- 9.7 | 84 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 331 | 189 | 53.8 | 47.2-60.3 | 59 | 16.8 | 12.5-22.1 | 56 | 19.0 | 14.2-24.9 | 22 | 8.7 | 5.4-13.5 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.8 |
| 25-34 | 932 | 517 | 56.0 | 52.1-59.8 | 165 | 16.7 | 14.1-19.6 | 111 | 11.1 | 8.9-13.7 | 120 | 13.8 | 11.3-16.6 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.1 |
| 35-44 | 1,421 | 851 | 59.0 | 55.8-62.2 | 240 | 17.1 | 14.8-19.6 | 161 | 12.0 | 10.0-14.3 | 148 | 10.3 | 8.5-12.5 | 21 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.8 |
| 45-54 | 1,807 | 1,173 | 63.9 | 61.1-66.6 | 276 | 16.2 | 14.0-18.5 | 175 | 10.2 | 8.6-12.1 | 168 | 9.0 | 7.5-10.8 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,871 | 1,351 | 71.7 | 69.2-74.2 | 257 | 14.5 | 12.6-16.6 | 128 | 7.6 | 6.2- 9.3 | 116 | 5.5 | 4.4- 6.8 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.1 |
| 65+ | 2,407 | 1,988 | 81.9 | 79.7-83.8 | 213 | 10.1 | 8.4-12.0 | 103 | 4.3 | 3.4- 5.5 | 92 | 3.4 | 2.7- 4.3 | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,274 | 918 | 66.0 | 62.0-69.9 | 140 | 13.1 | 10.5-16.2 | 95 | 10.3 | 7.9-13.5 | 103 | 9.2 | 7.1-11.7 | 18 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,721 | 1,828 | 63.1 | 60.5-65.7 | 383 | 15.3 | 13.5-17.3 | 263 | 10.9 | 9.4-12.7 | 209 | 8.8 | 7.3-10.6 | 38 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,190 | 1,538 | 65.5 | 62.6-68.3 | 290 | 14.9 | 12.9-17.1 | 179 | 10.0 | 8.2-12.1 | 164 | 8.7 | 7.1-10.6 | 19 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.8 |
| College Graduate | 2,645 | 1,835 | 64.5 | 62.0-66.9 | 400 | 16.4 | 14.6-18.3 | 200 | 9.6 | 8.1-11.5 | 194 | 8.5 | 7.1-10.1 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,044 | 712 | 66.5 | 62.3-70.5 | 146 | 14.8 | 12.0-18.2 | 85 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.7 | 93 | 8.8 | 6.7-11.4 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.4 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,333 | 889 | 61.5 | 57.6-65.2 | 175 | 15.2 | 12.6-18.2 | 129 | 10.4 | 8.2-13.1 | 125 | 11.6 | 9.2-14.7 | 15 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,004 | 684 | 63.3 | 58.7-67.6 | 139 | 16.5 | 13.3-20.3 | 99 | 11.1 | 8.4-14.5 | 72 | 8.3 | 6.0-11.3 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,227 | 819 | 60.3 | 56.4-64.0 | 171 | 16.1 | 13.4-19.2 | 115 | 12.4 | 9.9-15.4 | 107 | 9.7 | 7.6-12.3 | 15 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.9 |
| $50,000+ | 2,991 | 2,103 | 66.1 | 63.8-68.3 | 426 | 15.2 | 13.7-17.0 | 231 | 9.3 | 7.9-10.9 | 204 | 8.3 | 7.0- 9.8 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 690 | 455 | 60.6 | 55.5-65.4 | 87 | 13.5 | 10.6-17.0 | 64 | 12.1 | 8.8-16.4 | 73 | 12.1 | 9.0-16.0 | 11 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.6 |
| Appalachia II | 646 | 425 | 60.2 | 55.4-64.9 | 82 | 13.4 | 10.5-17.0 | 66 | 13.8 | 10.5-18.0 | 61 | 10.1 | 7.6-13.3 | 12 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.7 |
| Appalachia III | 490 | 315 | 58.8 | 53.1-64.3 | 84 | 20.0 | 15.6-25.3 | 45 | 10.7 | 7.5-14.9 | 42 | 9.4 | 6.4-13.5 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.4 |
| Catawba | 375 | 236 | 59.0 | 52.9-64.9 | 76 | 21.3 | 16.8-26.6 | 23 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.6 | 34 | 11.0 | 7.5-15.8 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.3 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,046 | 746 | 66.7 | 62.7-70.5 | 135 | 15.2 | 12.3-18.5 | 81 | 7.7 | 5.9-10.1 | 72 | 9.0 | 6.7-11.9 | 12 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.1 |
| Low Country | 924 | 646 | 67.1 | 62.7-71.2 | 124 | 13.4 | 10.8-16.5 | 71 | 9.4 | 7.0-12.5 | 71 | 8.2 | 5.9-11.2 | 12 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.4 |
| Palmetto | 840 | 594 | 66.8 | 62.6-70.8 | 115 | 14.5 | 11.8-17.6 | 74 | 11.4 | 8.7-14.9 | 52 | 6.8 | 4.8- 9.5 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 |
| Pee Dee | 727 | 537 | 69.7 | 65.0-73.9 | 89 | 14.3 | 11.3-18.0 | 51 | 8.4 | 6.2-11.4 | 45 | 6.7 | 4.4-10.1 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.6 |
| Trident | 1,024 | 729 | 67.7 | 63.7-71.4 | 142 | 15.0 | 12.3-18.2 | 88 | 9.7 | 7.5-12.4 | 61 | 7.4 | 5.5- 9.9 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| Upper Savannah | 575 | 418 | 69.2 | 63.8-74.1 | 76 | 12.8 | 9.9-16.3 | 45 | 8.2 | 5.9-11.4 | 32 | 8.9 | 5.6-13.9 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.9 |
| Waccamaw | 943 | 633 | 60.6 | 56.5-64.6 | 129 | 14.6 | 12.1-17.6 | 80 | 11.6 | 9.0-14.8 | 87 | 10.9 | 8.5-13.9 | 14 | 2.3 | 1.0- 4.9 |
| Wateree | 466 | 324 | 69.1 | 63.6-74.1 | 64 | 12.5 | 9.4-16.4 | 43 | 11.1 | 7.7-15.7 | 34 | 7.3 | 4.9-10.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,265 | 873 | 64.5 | 60.8-68.0 | 163 | 13.1 | 11.0-15.6 | 109 | 10.4 | 8.2-13.1 | 105 | 10.6 | 8.3-13.6 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.6 |
| Region II | 1,136 | 740 | 59.6 | 55.9-63.2 | 166 | 16.4 | 13.8-19.5 | 111 | 12.4 | 10.0-15.3 | 103 | 9.8 | 7.8-12.2 | 16 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.3 |
| Region III | 1,215 | 830 | 64.4 | 60.9-67.7 | 191 | 16.6 | 14.2-19.3 | 97 | 9.6 | 7.5-12.1 | 86 | 8.1 | 6.3-10.4 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 |
| Region IV | 1,193 | 861 | 69.4 | 65.9-72.7 | 153 | 13.6 | 11.3-16.2 | 94 | 9.5 | 7.5-12.0 | 79 | 6.9 | 5.1- 9.2 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 |
| Region V | 1,046 | 746 | 66.7 | 62.7-70.5 | 135 | 15.2 | 12.3-18.5 | 81 | 7.7 | 5.9-10.1 | 72 | 9.0 | 6.7-11.9 | 12 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.1 |
| Region VI | 943 | 633 | 60.6 | 56.5-64.6 | 129 | 14.6 | 12.1-17.6 | 80 | 11.6 | 9.0-14.8 | 87 | 10.9 | 8.5-13.9 | 14 | 2.3 | 1.0- 4.9 |
| Region VII | 1,024 | 729 | 67.7 | 63.7-71.4 | 142 | 15.0 | 12.3-18.2 | 88 | 9.7 | 7.5-12.4 | 61 | 7.4 | 5.5- 9.9 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| Region VIII | 924 | 646 | 67.1 | 62.7-71.2 | 124 | 13.4 | 10.8-16.5 | 71 | 9.4 | 7.0-12.5 | 71 | 8.2 | 5.9-11.2 | 12 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.4 |
#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.