BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence
Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following? For each, tell me YES, NO or you are NOT SURE: A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,972 | 585 | 4.5 | 4.0- 5.0 | 8,387 | 95.5 | 95.0-96.0 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,459 | 320 | 5.6 | 4.9- 6.3 | 3,139 | 94.4 | 93.7-95.1 |
| Female | 5,513 | 265 | 3.5 | 3.0- 4.1 | 5,248 | 96.5 | 95.9-97.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,795 | 479 | 5.2 | 4.6- 5.8 | 6,316 | 94.8 | 94.2-95.4 |
| African American | 1,853 | 87 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.7 | 1,766 | 97.1 | 96.3-97.8 |
| Other | 241 | 14 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.0 | 227 | 96.9 | 94.0-98.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 179 | 11 | 5.1 | 1.9-13.2 | 168 | 94.9 | 86.8-98.1 |
| No | 8,617 | 555 | 4.4 | 4.0- 4.8 | 8,062 | 95.6 | 95.2-96.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 336 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.7 | 334 | 98.9 | 95.3-99.7 |
| 25-34 | 950 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 948 | 99.9 | 99.4- 100 |
| 35-44 | 1,434 | 18 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 | 1,416 | 98.8 | 97.9-99.3 |
| 45-54 | 1,810 | 70 | 3.3 | 2.6- 4.4 | 1,740 | 96.7 | 95.6-97.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,881 | 160 | 9.1 | 7.6-10.8 | 1,721 | 90.9 | 89.2-92.4 |
| 65+ | 2,472 | 329 | 12.8 | 11.3-14.4 | 2,143 | 87.2 | 85.6-88.7 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,308 | 165 | 9.1 | 7.4-11.1 | 1,143 | 90.9 | 88.9-92.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,752 | 193 | 4.8 | 4.0- 5.7 | 2,559 | 95.2 | 94.3-96.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,217 | 124 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.7 | 2,093 | 96.2 | 95.3-96.9 |
| College Graduate | 2,668 | 100 | 2.5 | 2.0- 3.2 | 2,568 | 97.5 | 96.8-98.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,066 | 123 | 8.7 | 7.0-10.8 | 943 | 91.3 | 89.2-93.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,345 | 146 | 7.7 | 6.1- 9.5 | 1,199 | 92.3 | 90.5-93.9 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,003 | 58 | 4.3 | 3.1- 5.9 | 945 | 95.7 | 94.1-96.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,245 | 73 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.5 | 1,172 | 95.8 | 94.5-96.8 |
| $50,000+ | 3,006 | 96 | 2.2 | 1.8- 2.8 | 2,910 | 97.8 | 97.2-98.2 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 704 | 54 | 6.0 | 4.3- 8.3 | 650 | 94.0 | 91.7-95.7 |
| Appalachia II | 650 | 38 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.4 | 612 | 96.2 | 94.6-97.3 |
| Appalachia III | 500 | 27 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.7 | 473 | 95.9 | 93.3-97.5 |
| Catawba | 380 | 24 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.7 | 356 | 95.6 | 93.3-97.2 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,061 | 71 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.7 | 990 | 94.9 | 93.3-96.1 |
| Low Country | 935 | 46 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.5 | 889 | 96.2 | 94.5-97.4 |
| Palmetto | 846 | 47 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.5 | 799 | 96.0 | 94.5-97.1 |
| Pee Dee | 740 | 50 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.1 | 690 | 95.5 | 93.9-96.7 |
| Trident | 1,039 | 51 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.1 | 988 | 97.0 | 95.9-97.8 |
| Upper Savannah | 584 | 57 | 7.5 | 5.5-10.2 | 527 | 92.5 | 89.8-94.5 |
| Waccamaw | 944 | 82 | 6.2 | 4.8- 7.9 | 862 | 93.8 | 92.1-95.2 |
| Wateree | 476 | 33 | 5.4 | 3.6- 8.1 | 443 | 94.6 | 91.9-96.4 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,288 | 111 | 6.7 | 5.4- 8.3 | 1,177 | 93.3 | 91.7-94.6 |
| Region II | 1,150 | 65 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.3 | 1,085 | 96.0 | 94.7-97.1 |
| Region III | 1,226 | 71 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.3 | 1,155 | 95.9 | 94.7-96.8 |
| Region IV | 1,216 | 83 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.3 | 1,133 | 95.1 | 93.7-96.2 |
| Region V | 1,061 | 71 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.7 | 990 | 94.9 | 93.3-96.1 |
| Region VI | 944 | 82 | 6.2 | 4.8- 7.9 | 862 | 93.8 | 92.1-95.2 |
| Region VII | 1,039 | 51 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.1 | 988 | 97.0 | 95.9-97.8 |
| Region VIII | 935 | 46 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.5 | 889 | 96.2 | 94.5-97.4 |
#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
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