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BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina

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  Total #
Respondents		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 8,940 3,331 31.1 29.8-32.3 5,609 68.9 67.7-70.2
GENDER
Male 3,447 1,242 28.9 27.0-30.9 2,205 71.1 69.1-73.0
Female 5,493 2,089 33.0 31.5-34.6 3,404 67.0 65.4-68.5
RACE
White 6,785 2,712 33.6 32.2-35.0 4,073 66.4 65.0-67.8
African American 1,834 506 24.9 22.2-27.8 1,328 75.1 72.2-77.8
Other 239 77 26.6 20.0-34.4 162 73.4 65.6-80.0
HISPANIC
Yes 178 57 25.2 17.9-34.2 121 74.8 65.8-82.1
No 8,584 3,191 31.1 29.8-32.4 5,393 68.9 67.6-70.2
AGE
18-24 334 64 18.0 13.4-23.6 270 82.0 76.4-86.6
25-34 940 198 21.1 18.2-24.4 742 78.9 75.6-81.8
35-44 1,421 279 19.9 17.4-22.7 1,142 80.1 77.3-82.6
45-54 1,804 485 26.8 24.4-29.5 1,319 73.2 70.5-75.6
55-64 1,877 685 36.9 34.3-39.6 1,192 63.1 60.4-65.7
65+ 2,476 1,588 62.9 60.4-65.3 888 37.1 34.7-39.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,308 493 28.4 25.3-31.8 815 71.6 68.2-74.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,740 930 27.6 25.5-29.9 1,810 72.4 70.1-74.5
Some Post-H.S. 2,210 835 32.8 30.2-35.5 1,375 67.2 64.5-69.8
College Graduate 2,654 1,063 34.7 32.4-37.0 1,591 65.3 63.0-67.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,065 374 28.9 25.4-32.7 691 71.1 67.3-74.6
$15,000- $24,999 1,340 476 29.9 26.5-33.4 864 70.1 66.6-73.5
$25,000- $34,999 1,008 365 29.1 25.4-33.1 643 70.9 66.9-74.6
$35,000- $49,999 1,248 453 29.2 26.2-32.5 795 70.8 67.5-73.8
$50,000+ 2,985 1,093 32.6 30.5-34.7 1,892 67.4 65.3-69.5
Health District**
Appalachia I 704 276 33.5 29.4-37.9 428 66.5 62.1-70.6
Appalachia II 653 236 29.2 25.4-33.3 417 70.8 66.7-74.6
Appalachia III 493 187 32.8 28.0-38.1 306 67.2 61.9-72.0
Catawba 381 136 30.4 25.4-36.0 245 69.6 64.0-74.6
Edisto Savannah 1,054 397 29.3 26.2-32.7 657 70.7 67.3-73.8
Low Country 934 334 29.0 25.4-32.8 600 71.0 67.2-74.6
Palmetto 843 325 33.1 29.5-37.0 518 66.9 63.0-70.5
Pee Dee 735 238 27.8 23.8-32.1 497 72.2 67.9-76.2
Trident 1,031 366 30.1 26.7-33.7 665 69.9 66.3-73.3
Upper Savannah 577 238 33.1 28.7-37.9 339 66.9 62.1-71.3
Waccamaw 946 374 30.7 27.4-34.2 572 69.3 65.8-72.6
Wateree 480 181 35.0 29.6-40.7 299 65.0 59.3-70.4
Region***
Region I 1,281 514 33.4 30.3-36.6 767 66.6 63.4-69.7
Region II 1,146 423 30.8 27.8-34.1 723 69.2 65.9-72.2
Region III 1,224 461 32.3 29.3-35.4 763 67.7 64.6-70.7
Region IV 1,215 419 30.7 27.4-34.2 796 69.3 65.8-72.6
Region V 1,054 397 29.3 26.2-32.7 657 70.7 67.3-73.8
Region VI 946 374 30.7 27.4-34.2 572 69.3 65.8-72.6
Region VII 1,031 366 30.1 26.7-33.7 665 69.9 66.3-73.3
Region VIII 934 334 29.0 25.4-32.8 600 71.0 67.2-74.6

#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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