BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Stroke
If you thought someone was having a heart attack or a stroke, what is the first thing you would do?
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| Total # Respondents |
Take them to the hospital | Tell them to call their doctor | Call 911 | Call their spouse or family member | Do something else | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,662 | 526 | 6.1 | 5.5- 6.9 | 63 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 | 7,572 | 87.7 | 86.8-88.6 | 60 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 | 441 | 4.7 | 4.2- 5.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,323 | 235 | 6.7 | 5.6- 8.0 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.8 | 2,832 | 86.0 | 84.4-87.5 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 | 206 | 5.7 | 4.8- 6.8 |
| Female | 5,339 | 291 | 5.6 | 4.9- 6.6 | 35 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 | 4,740 | 89.3 | 88.2-90.3 | 38 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 235 | 3.8 | 3.2- 4.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,621 | 382 | 5.4 | 4.8- 6.2 | 38 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 | 5,810 | 88.4 | 87.4-89.3 | 41 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 | 350 | 5.0 | 4.4- 5.7 |
| African American | 1,735 | 123 | 7.7 | 6.0- 9.8 | 21 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 | 1,508 | 86.9 | 84.5-89.1 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.4 | 66 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.7 |
| Other | 233 | 19 | 8.4 | 4.5-15.1 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.9 | 192 | 82.9 | 75.7-88.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 18 | 7.2 | 4.2-12.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 173 | 9 | 6.3 | 2.8-13.7 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.1 | 151 | 86.9 | 79.1-92.1 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.5- 6.4 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.3- 8.7 |
| No | 8,323 | 505 | 6.1 | 5.5- 6.9 | 55 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.1 | 7,285 | 87.8 | 86.8-88.7 | 51 | 0.5 | 0.4- 0.8 | 427 | 4.7 | 4.2- 5.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 316 | 25 | 7.9 | 4.9-12.3 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.5- 6.3 | 275 | 86.2 | 80.8-90.3 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.1 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.0 |
| 25-34 | 911 | 58 | 6.2 | 4.6- 8.5 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.1 | 806 | 89.1 | 86.5-91.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 | 39 | 4.0 | 2.8- 5.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,389 | 90 | 7.1 | 5.6- 9.1 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.9 | 1,219 | 87.1 | 84.7-89.1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 65 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.7 |
| 45-54 | 1,743 | 97 | 4.6 | 3.6- 5.7 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 | 1,539 | 89.2 | 87.4-90.8 | 10 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 88 | 5.2 | 4.1- 6.6 |
| 55-64 | 1,820 | 109 | 6.2 | 5.0- 7.7 | 10 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 1,589 | 87.0 | 85.0-88.7 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 104 | 5.6 | 4.5- 7.0 |
| 65+ | 2,408 | 146 | 5.8 | 4.8- 7.0 | 26 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 | 2,073 | 86.5 | 84.8-88.0 | 31 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.7 | 132 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,255 | 105 | 7.8 | 6.0-10.0 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 | 1,072 | 86.7 | 84.1-88.9 | 13 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.7 | 50 | 3.6 | 2.6- 4.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,641 | 160 | 6.2 | 5.0- 7.5 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 2,318 | 87.9 | 86.1-89.6 | 26 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 | 114 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,138 | 112 | 6.0 | 4.6- 8.0 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 | 1,869 | 86.5 | 84.3-88.5 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 | 140 | 6.6 | 5.4- 8.1 |
| College Graduate | 2,604 | 147 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.7 | 14 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 2,292 | 89.0 | 87.4-90.4 | 15 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 | 136 | 4.3 | 3.5- 5.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,040 | 71 | 7.4 | 5.3-10.2 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.3 | 902 | 86.3 | 83.0-89.1 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 | 49 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,296 | 90 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.4 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.2 | 1,137 | 88.2 | 85.7-90.4 | 13 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 | 47 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.9 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 972 | 53 | 7.4 | 5.0-11.0 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 | 851 | 87.4 | 83.8-90.3 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 | 54 | 4.2 | 3.0- 6.0 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,214 | 64 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.3 | 11 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.5 | 1,080 | 88.9 | 86.4-91.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 | 55 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.7 |
| $50,000+ | 2,931 | 165 | 5.2 | 4.3- 6.3 | 13 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 2,580 | 88.6 | 87.1-90.0 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 158 | 5.0 | 4.2- 6.0 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 689 | 36 | 4.8 | 3.3- 7.0 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.7 | 600 | 86.6 | 82.7-89.8 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.1 | 42 | 7.4 | 4.8-11.1 |
| Appalachia II | 635 | 32 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.7 | 566 | 90.1 | 87.1-92.4 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.6 | 30 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.0 |
| Appalachia III | 479 | 31 | 5.9 | 3.9- 8.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 423 | 89.7 | 86.2-92.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.1 | 21 | 3.8 | 2.4- 6.0 |
| Catawba | 370 | 18 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 330 | 90.1 | 86.1-93.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.4 | 20 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.0 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,027 | 86 | 10.4 | 7.9-13.7 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 | 880 | 83.3 | 79.7-86.3 | 13 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 | 42 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.6 |
| Low Country | 902 | 52 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.5 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.7 | 794 | 87.2 | 83.7-90.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 47 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.7 |
| Palmetto | 822 | 48 | 6.4 | 4.5- 9.0 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 | 721 | 87.9 | 84.9-90.3 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 44 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.7 |
| Pee Dee | 708 | 48 | 8.1 | 5.3-12.1 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.5 | 612 | 86.1 | 82.0-89.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 | 40 | 4.8 | 3.3- 7.0 |
| Trident | 998 | 47 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.0 | 10 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.5 | 884 | 89.1 | 86.0-91.6 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 | 51 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.7 |
| Upper Savannah | 570 | 26 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.2 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.7- 4.9 | 503 | 88.9 | 85.2-91.7 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 29 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.0 |
| Waccamaw | 910 | 57 | 7.7 | 5.4-10.9 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 | 790 | 84.9 | 81.3-88.0 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 53 | 6.2 | 4.4- 8.6 |
| Wateree | 459 | 37 | 9.1 | 6.1-13.4 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.2 | 393 | 85.0 | 80.3-88.7 | 7 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.1 | 16 | 2.8 | 1.6- 5.1 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,259 | 62 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.3 | 12 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.6 | 1,103 | 87.7 | 85.0-89.9 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 71 | 5.8 | 4.2- 8.0 |
| Region II | 1,114 | 63 | 5.0 | 3.8- 6.7 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 989 | 89.9 | 87.7-91.7 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.2 | 51 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.3 |
| Region III | 1,192 | 66 | 6.0 | 4.5- 8.0 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.1 | 1,051 | 88.6 | 86.2-90.6 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 64 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.1 |
| Region IV | 1,167 | 85 | 8.5 | 6.3-11.3 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 | 1,005 | 85.7 | 82.6-88.2 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 | 56 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.5 |
| Region V | 1,027 | 86 | 10.4 | 7.9-13.7 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 | 880 | 83.3 | 79.7-86.3 | 13 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 | 42 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.6 |
| Region VI | 910 | 57 | 7.7 | 5.4-10.9 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 | 790 | 84.9 | 81.3-88.0 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 53 | 6.2 | 4.4- 8.6 |
| Region VII | 998 | 47 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.0 | 10 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.5 | 884 | 89.1 | 86.0-91.6 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 | 51 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.7 |
| Region VIII | 902 | 52 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.5 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.7 | 794 | 87.2 | 83.7-90.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 47 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.7 |
#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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