BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Tobacco Use
Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,994 | 4,399 | 46.7 | 45.3-48.2 | 4,595 | 53.3 | 51.8-54.7 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,475 | 2,078 | 54.4 | 52.1-56.7 | 1,397 | 45.6 | 43.3-47.9 |
| Female | 5,519 | 2,321 | 39.7 | 38.0-41.4 | 3,198 | 60.3 | 58.6-62.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,819 | 3,568 | 50.7 | 49.1-52.3 | 3,251 | 49.3 | 47.7-50.9 |
| African American | 1,846 | 669 | 35.0 | 32.0-38.1 | 1,177 | 65.0 | 61.9-68.0 |
| Other | 245 | 127 | 53.6 | 45.1-61.9 | 118 | 46.4 | 38.1-54.9 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 181 | 78 | 47.3 | 37.5-57.2 | 103 | 52.7 | 42.8-62.5 |
| No | 8,635 | 4,252 | 46.8 | 45.4-48.3 | 4,383 | 53.2 | 51.7-54.6 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 338 | 129 | 40.0 | 33.8-46.5 | 209 | 60.0 | 53.5-66.2 |
| 25-34 | 948 | 395 | 40.7 | 37.0-44.5 | 553 | 59.3 | 55.5-63.0 |
| 35-44 | 1,435 | 618 | 43.8 | 40.6-47.0 | 817 | 56.2 | 53.0-59.4 |
| 45-54 | 1,819 | 910 | 49.2 | 46.3-52.1 | 909 | 50.8 | 47.9-53.7 |
| 55-64 | 1,888 | 1,061 | 56.5 | 53.8-59.1 | 827 | 43.5 | 40.9-46.2 |
| 65+ | 2,479 | 1,245 | 50.5 | 48.1-53.0 | 1,234 | 49.5 | 47.0-51.9 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,318 | 754 | 59.5 | 55.6-63.2 | 564 | 40.5 | 36.8-44.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,766 | 1,419 | 51.5 | 48.9-54.1 | 1,347 | 48.5 | 45.9-51.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,214 | 1,153 | 47.2 | 44.4-50.1 | 1,061 | 52.8 | 49.9-55.6 |
| College Graduate | 2,669 | 1,062 | 35.0 | 32.7-37.4 | 1,607 | 65.0 | 62.6-67.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,073 | 570 | 52.4 | 48.1-56.6 | 503 | 47.6 | 43.4-51.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,350 | 729 | 52.7 | 48.8-56.6 | 621 | 47.3 | 43.4-51.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,012 | 521 | 52.4 | 47.9-56.8 | 491 | 47.6 | 43.2-52.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,248 | 631 | 45.6 | 42.0-49.3 | 617 | 54.4 | 50.7-58.0 |
| $50,000+ | 3,003 | 1,358 | 41.8 | 39.5-44.0 | 1,645 | 58.2 | 56.0-60.5 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 707 | 355 | 45.7 | 40.9-50.5 | 352 | 54.3 | 49.5-59.1 |
| Appalachia II | 653 | 299 | 42.2 | 37.7-46.9 | 354 | 57.8 | 53.1-62.3 |
| Appalachia III | 500 | 253 | 48.9 | 43.4-54.4 | 247 | 51.1 | 45.6-56.6 |
| Catawba | 381 | 198 | 50.5 | 44.5-56.5 | 183 | 49.5 | 43.5-55.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,067 | 482 | 44.5 | 40.6-48.4 | 585 | 55.5 | 51.6-59.4 |
| Low Country | 932 | 475 | 50.0 | 45.6-54.5 | 457 | 50.0 | 45.5-54.4 |
| Palmetto | 846 | 382 | 42.5 | 38.5-46.7 | 464 | 57.5 | 53.3-61.5 |
| Pee Dee | 744 | 359 | 47.0 | 42.3-51.7 | 385 | 53.0 | 48.3-57.7 |
| Trident | 1,039 | 504 | 45.9 | 41.9-49.9 | 535 | 54.1 | 50.1-58.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 582 | 259 | 42.8 | 37.5-48.3 | 323 | 57.2 | 51.7-62.5 |
| Waccamaw | 949 | 554 | 57.8 | 53.8-61.8 | 395 | 42.2 | 38.2-46.2 |
| Wateree | 481 | 236 | 50.0 | 44.3-55.8 | 245 | 50.0 | 44.2-55.7 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,289 | 614 | 44.4 | 40.8-48.0 | 675 | 55.6 | 52.0-59.2 |
| Region II | 1,153 | 552 | 45.3 | 41.7-48.9 | 601 | 54.7 | 51.1-58.3 |
| Region III | 1,227 | 580 | 45.0 | 41.7-48.5 | 647 | 55.0 | 51.5-58.3 |
| Region IV | 1,225 | 595 | 48.2 | 44.6-51.9 | 630 | 51.8 | 48.1-55.4 |
| Region V | 1,067 | 482 | 44.5 | 40.6-48.4 | 585 | 55.5 | 51.6-59.4 |
| Region VI | 949 | 554 | 57.8 | 53.8-61.8 | 395 | 42.2 | 38.2-46.2 |
| Region VII | 1,039 | 504 | 45.9 | 41.9-49.9 | 535 | 54.1 | 50.1-58.1 |
| Region VIII | 932 | 475 | 50.0 | 45.6-54.5 | 457 | 50.0 | 45.5-54.4 |
#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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