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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 4,224 534 13.5 12.1-15.0 3,690 86.5 85.0-87.9
GENDER
Male 1,983 220 12.2 10.4-14.3 1,763 87.8 85.7-89.6
Female 2,241 314 15.0 13.1-17.2 1,927 85.0 82.8-86.9
RACE
White 3,453 427 13.1 11.7-14.6 3,026 86.9 85.4-88.3
African American 618 86 15.5 11.8-20.1 532 84.5 79.9-88.2
Other 120 19 13.1 7.1-22.8 101 86.9 77.2-92.9
HISPANIC
Yes 77 11 16.3 7.9-30.7 66 83.7 69.3-92.1
No 4,085 520 13.5 12.1-15.0 3,565 86.5 85.0-87.9
AGE
18-24 120 12 8.8 4.5-16.3 108 91.2 83.7-95.5
25-34 380 58 15.0 11.2-19.9 322 85.0 80.1-88.8
35-44 602 94 15.0 11.7-19.1 508 85.0 80.9-88.3
45-54 871 148 16.5 13.7-19.8 723 83.5 80.2-86.3
55-64 1,015 130 14.3 11.7-17.3 885 85.7 82.7-88.3
65+ 1,200 90 8.9 7.0-11.2 1,110 91.1 88.8-93.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 711 107 15.8 12.5-19.7 604 84.2 80.3-87.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,357 171 13.0 10.8-15.6 1,186 87.0 84.4-89.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,114 152 13.8 11.4-16.7 962 86.2 83.3-88.6
College Graduate 1,032 102 12.0 9.3-15.4 930 88.0 84.6-90.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 550 81 13.7 10.5-17.6 469 86.3 82.4-89.5
$15,000- $24,999 699 89 13.0 10.0-16.6 610 87.0 83.4-90.0
$25,000- $34,999 503 74 15.4 11.4-20.5 429 84.6 79.5-88.6
$35,000- $49,999 609 84 15.8 12.3-20.0 525 84.2 80.0-87.7
$50,000+ 1,322 155 13.2 10.9-16.0 1,167 86.8 84.0-89.1
Health District**
Appalachia I 340 40 10.9 7.7-15.2 300 89.1 84.8-92.3
Appalachia II 289 31 11.8 8.1-16.9 258 88.2 83.1-91.9
Appalachia III 243 35 11.9 8.2-17.0 208 88.1 83.0-91.8
Catawba 195 33 16.0 10.8-23.0 162 84.0 77.0-89.2
Edisto Savannah 457 56 12.2 9.0-16.4 401 87.8 83.6-91.0
Low Country 457 49 13.3 9.5-18.4 408 86.7 81.6-90.5
Palmetto 370 42 12.5 8.5-18.0 328 87.5 82.0-91.5
Pee Dee 341 43 13.3 9.3-18.8 298 86.7 81.2-90.7
Trident 490 78 18.3 14.1-23.4 412 81.7 76.6-85.9
Upper Savannah 252 29 12.1 6.5-21.4 223 87.9 78.6-93.5
Waccamaw 535 58 12.3 9.2-16.2 477 87.7 83.8-90.8
Wateree 217 36 14.1 9.7-20.0 181 85.9 80.0-90.3
Region***
Region I 592 69 11.4 8.1-15.8 523 88.6 84.2-91.9
Region II 532 66 11.9 9.1-15.3 466 88.1 84.7-90.9
Region III 565 75 13.7 10.4-17.9 490 86.3 82.1-89.6
Region IV 558 79 13.6 10.5-17.5 479 86.4 82.5-89.5
Region V 457 56 12.2 9.0-16.4 401 87.8 83.6-91.0
Region VI 535 58 12.3 9.2-16.2 477 87.7 83.8-90.8
Region VII 490 78 18.3 14.1-23.4 412 81.7 76.6-85.9
Region VIII 457 49 13.3 9.5-18.4 408 86.7 81.6-90.5

#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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