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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 8,719 6,996 76.7 75.4-78.0 1,723 23.3 22.0-24.6
GENDER
Male 3,344 2,525 70.7 68.4-72.9 819 29.3 27.1-31.6
Female 5,375 4,471 82.1 80.7-83.5 904 17.9 16.5-19.3
RACE
White 6,658 5,471 79.4 78.0-80.7 1,187 20.6 19.3-22.0
African American 1,752 1,297 71.7 68.5-74.7 455 28.3 25.3-31.5
Other 234 168 64.1 55.1-72.2 66 35.9 27.8-44.9
HISPANIC
Yes 176 135 66.8 56.4-75.9 41 33.2 24.1-43.6
No 8,377 6,750 77.2 75.8-78.5 1,627 22.8 21.5-24.2
AGE
18-24 316 217 67.5 60.8-73.5 99 32.5 26.5-39.2
25-34 911 675 71.6 67.8-75.1 236 28.4 24.9-32.2
35-44 1,397 1,064 74.4 71.4-77.2 333 25.6 22.8-28.6
45-54 1,751 1,376 77.1 74.4-79.6 375 22.9 20.4-25.6
55-64 1,831 1,521 81.9 79.6-84.0 310 18.1 16.0-20.4
65+ 2,436 2,079 85.5 83.6-87.3 357 14.5 12.7-16.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,267 931 69.2 65.1-73.0 336 30.8 27.0-34.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,656 2,011 72.2 69.7-74.6 645 27.8 25.4-30.3
Some Post-H.S. 2,154 1,798 79.7 77.0-82.1 356 20.3 17.9-23.0
College Graduate 2,614 2,231 82.5 80.3-84.5 383 17.5 15.5-19.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,047 809 75.4 71.2-79.1 238 24.6 20.9-28.8
$15,000- $24,999 1,305 980 71.4 67.6-74.9 325 28.6 25.1-32.4
$25,000- $34,999 982 784 73.8 69.2-77.8 198 26.2 22.2-30.8
$35,000- $49,999 1,217 985 76.7 73.1-79.9 232 23.3 20.1-26.9
$50,000+ 2,939 2,441 80.1 78.0-82.0 498 19.9 18.0-22.0
Health District**
Appalachia I 697 546 75.8 70.9-80.1 151 24.2 19.9-29.1
Appalachia II 636 518 77.6 72.9-81.6 118 22.4 18.4-27.1
Appalachia III 480 376 75.2 69.5-80.1 104 24.8 19.9-30.5
Catawba 370 295 78.2 72.7-82.9 75 21.8 17.1-27.3
Edisto Savannah 1,030 823 76.3 72.4-79.8 207 23.7 20.2-27.6
Low Country 911 734 72.4 67.5-76.9 177 27.6 23.1-32.5
Palmetto 826 677 78.8 75.0-82.2 149 21.2 17.8-25.0
Pee Dee 712 584 78.5 73.9-82.4 128 21.5 17.6-26.1
Trident 1,004 818 76.6 72.6-80.2 186 23.4 19.8-27.4
Upper Savannah 570 452 76.2 71.1-80.7 118 23.8 19.3-28.9
Waccamaw 925 724 73.7 69.5-77.6 201 26.3 22.4-30.5
Wateree 460 378 79.1 73.7-83.7 82 20.9 16.3-26.3
Region***
Region I 1,267 998 76.0 72.5-79.2 269 24.0 20.8-27.5
Region II 1,116 894 76.5 72.9-79.7 222 23.5 20.3-27.1
Region III 1,196 972 78.6 75.6-81.4 224 21.4 18.6-24.4
Region IV 1,172 962 78.7 75.3-81.8 210 21.3 18.2-24.7
Region V 1,030 823 76.3 72.4-79.8 207 23.7 20.2-27.6
Region VI 925 724 73.7 69.5-77.6 201 26.3 22.4-30.5
Region VII 1,004 818 76.6 72.6-80.2 186 23.4 19.8-27.4
Region VIII 911 734 72.4 67.5-76.9 177 27.6 23.1-32.5

#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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