BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Oral Cancer
When did you have your most recent oral or mouth cancer exam?
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| Total # Respondents |
Within the past year | 1 to 3 years | Over 3 years | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 2,325 | 1,581 | 67.9 | 65.4-70.3 | 475 | 21.5 | 19.3-23.8 | 269 | 10.7 | 9.2-12.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 892 | 584 | 65.5 | 61.3-69.4 | 193 | 23.0 | 19.5-27.0 | 115 | 11.5 | 9.3-14.1 |
| Female | 1,433 | 997 | 69.8 | 66.7-72.7 | 282 | 20.2 | 17.7-22.9 | 154 | 10.0 | 8.3-12.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 2,037 | 1,417 | 69.5 | 66.9-71.9 | 400 | 20.5 | 18.3-22.8 | 220 | 10.0 | 8.6-11.6 |
| African American | 232 | 135 | 61.4 | 52.7-69.4 | 61 | 26.5 | 19.5-34.8 | 36 | 12.1 | 8.0-18.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 25-34 | 134 | 93 | 67.5 | 57.8-75.9 | 31 | 25.5 | 17.9-34.9 | 10 | 7.0 | 3.4-13.8 |
| 35-44 | 349 | 237 | 70.1 | 64.0-75.5 | 79 | 21.0 | 16.4-26.4 | 33 | 9.0 | 6.0-13.1 |
| 45-54 | 501 | 336 | 67.8 | 62.9-72.4 | 110 | 21.5 | 17.7-25.9 | 55 | 10.7 | 7.8-14.4 |
| 55-64 | 588 | 390 | 67.9 | 63.4-72.1 | 123 | 19.3 | 15.9-23.1 | 75 | 12.8 | 9.9-16.3 |
| 65+ | 699 | 492 | 69.1 | 64.8-73.0 | 114 | 16.6 | 13.6-20.2 | 93 | 14.3 | 11.4-17.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 142 | 74 | 54.5 | 44.7-63.9 | 35 | 24.8 | 17.4-34.1 | 33 | 20.7 | 14.2-29.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 514 | 323 | 58.0 | 52.2-63.6 | 130 | 29.9 | 24.6-35.8 | 61 | 12.1 | 9.0-16.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 646 | 426 | 67.5 | 62.9-71.8 | 137 | 21.2 | 17.6-25.3 | 83 | 11.3 | 8.7-14.4 |
| College Graduate | 1,022 | 758 | 75.2 | 71.7-78.3 | 173 | 16.7 | 14.0-19.7 | 91 | 8.2 | 6.3-10.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 128 | 56 | 49.0 | 38.1-60.0 | 40 | 27.9 | 19.4-38.3 | 32 | 23.1 | 15.5-33.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 217 | 122 | 52.9 | 43.4-62.2 | 58 | 33.1 | 24.1-43.5 | 37 | 14.0 | 9.6-20.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 214 | 142 | 66.0 | 57.4-73.7 | 36 | 16.4 | 11.3-23.2 | 36 | 17.6 | 11.9-25.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 355 | 236 | 63.1 | 56.5-69.2 | 75 | 24.1 | 18.7-30.5 | 44 | 12.7 | 9.0-17.7 |
| $50,000+ | 1,123 | 825 | 74.3 | 71.0-77.3 | 212 | 18.8 | 16.1-21.8 | 86 | 6.9 | 5.3- 8.8 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 175 | 108 | 62.3 | 53.6-70.4 | 43 | 26.8 | 19.4-35.8 | 24 | 10.8 | 7.1-16.1 |
| Appalachia II | 177 | 138 | 77.6 | 69.5-84.1 | 31 | 17.9 | 12.0-25.8 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.1- 9.4 |
| Appalachia III | 78 | 49 | 58.7 | 45.8-70.5 | 15 | 23.7 | 13.8-37.7 | 14 | 17.5 | 10.2-28.4 |
| Catawba | 115 | 79 | 70.7 | 61.1-78.8 | 26 | 21.5 | 14.6-30.6 | 10 | 7.8 | 4.0-14.7 |
| Edisto Savannah | 264 | 188 | 66.7 | 59.3-73.3 | 43 | 20.3 | 14.8-27.1 | 33 | 13.1 | 8.8-19.0 |
| Low Country | 283 | 192 | 68.1 | 61.1-74.3 | 59 | 20.5 | 15.5-26.6 | 32 | 11.4 | 7.6-16.7 |
| Palmetto | 243 | 165 | 68.7 | 61.6-75.0 | 45 | 18.9 | 13.9-25.1 | 33 | 12.4 | 8.6-17.7 |
| Pee Dee | 148 | 88 | 52.8 | 42.6-62.7 | 40 | 33.4 | 23.7-44.7 | 20 | 13.8 | 8.7-21.2 |
| Trident | 349 | 222 | 63.9 | 57.3-70.0 | 90 | 26.0 | 20.5-32.4 | 37 | 10.1 | 7.0-14.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 111 | 84 | 73.3 | 62.0-82.3 | 15 | 16.5 | 9.0-28.2 | 12 | 10.2 | 5.6-17.8 |
| Waccamaw | 275 | 190 | 72.9 | 66.7-78.3 | 48 | 15.7 | 11.6-21.0 | 37 | 11.4 | 7.9-16.1 |
| Wateree | 88 | 63 | 72.8 | 61.4-81.8 | 18 | 21.8 | 13.6-33.0 | 7 | 5.5 | 2.4-11.9 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 286 | 192 | 66.3 | 59.5-72.5 | 58 | 23.1 | 17.4-29.9 | 36 | 10.6 | 7.5-14.7 |
| Region II | 255 | 187 | 71.4 | 64.4-77.6 | 46 | 19.8 | 14.4-26.6 | 22 | 8.8 | 5.6-13.4 |
| Region III | 358 | 244 | 69.3 | 63.7-74.4 | 71 | 19.7 | 15.5-24.7 | 43 | 11.0 | 7.9-15.0 |
| Region IV | 236 | 151 | 60.4 | 52.4-67.9 | 58 | 29.0 | 21.8-37.3 | 27 | 10.6 | 7.1-15.6 |
| Region V | 264 | 188 | 66.7 | 59.3-73.3 | 43 | 20.3 | 14.8-27.1 | 33 | 13.1 | 8.8-19.0 |
| Region VI | 275 | 190 | 72.9 | 66.7-78.3 | 48 | 15.7 | 11.6-21.0 | 37 | 11.4 | 7.9-16.1 |
| Region VII | 349 | 222 | 63.9 | 57.3-70.0 | 90 | 26.0 | 20.5-32.4 | 37 | 10.1 | 7.0-14.3 |
| Region VIII | 283 | 192 | 68.1 | 61.1-74.3 | 59 | 20.5 | 15.5-26.6 | 32 | 11.4 | 7.6-16.7 |
Some demographic sections have been suppressed: Rows contained less than 50 respondents.
#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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