BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Stroke
Do you think sudden confusion or trouble speaking are symptoms of a stroke?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | Not Sure | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,701 | 7,566 | 86.2 | 85.1-87.2 | 362 | 4.6 | 4.0- 5.3 | 773 | 9.2 | 8.4-10.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,338 | 2,790 | 82.4 | 80.5-84.2 | 183 | 6.2 | 5.1- 7.6 | 365 | 11.3 | 9.9-13.0 |
| Female | 5,363 | 4,776 | 89.6 | 88.5-90.7 | 179 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.7 | 408 | 7.3 | 6.4- 8.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,649 | 5,955 | 89.8 | 88.7-90.7 | 225 | 3.5 | 2.9- 4.2 | 469 | 6.7 | 5.9- 7.6 |
| African American | 1,743 | 1,376 | 78.7 | 75.9-81.3 | 111 | 7.0 | 5.5- 8.9 | 256 | 14.3 | 12.1-16.7 |
| Other | 234 | 181 | 74.2 | 65.2-81.5 | 19 | 6.9 | 3.4-13.4 | 34 | 18.9 | 12.5-27.5 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 173 | 133 | 71.2 | 60.8-79.8 | 16 | 9.1 | 4.6-17.1 | 24 | 19.7 | 12.4-29.8 |
| No | 8,361 | 7,340 | 87.1 | 86.0-88.1 | 328 | 4.3 | 3.7- 5.1 | 693 | 8.6 | 7.7- 9.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 316 | 247 | 77.3 | 71.2-82.5 | 30 | 10.1 | 6.7-14.9 | 39 | 12.6 | 8.7-17.8 |
| 25-34 | 912 | 820 | 88.0 | 85.0-90.5 | 33 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.6 | 59 | 8.2 | 6.1-10.9 |
| 35-44 | 1,392 | 1,277 | 89.4 | 87.0-91.5 | 43 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.2 | 72 | 7.0 | 5.3- 9.1 |
| 45-54 | 1,747 | 1,585 | 90.5 | 88.5-92.1 | 63 | 3.5 | 2.5- 5.0 | 99 | 6.0 | 4.8- 7.5 |
| 55-64 | 1,827 | 1,662 | 89.9 | 88.0-91.5 | 46 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.3 | 119 | 7.1 | 5.8- 8.7 |
| 65+ | 2,431 | 1,911 | 77.8 | 75.6-79.9 | 144 | 6.0 | 4.9- 7.3 | 376 | 16.2 | 14.3-18.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,262 | 882 | 71.3 | 67.7-74.7 | 118 | 9.7 | 7.5-12.4 | 262 | 19.0 | 16.3-22.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,649 | 2,246 | 83.4 | 81.2-85.4 | 134 | 5.9 | 4.6- 7.4 | 269 | 10.7 | 9.2-12.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,149 | 1,945 | 88.9 | 86.6-90.9 | 64 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.6 | 140 | 7.8 | 6.1- 9.9 |
| College Graduate | 2,613 | 2,476 | 94.0 | 92.5-95.3 | 45 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.8 | 92 | 4.1 | 3.0- 5.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,044 | 816 | 75.1 | 70.7-79.0 | 71 | 8.5 | 6.0-11.9 | 157 | 16.4 | 13.2-20.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,303 | 1,076 | 81.9 | 78.6-84.8 | 77 | 6.7 | 4.8- 9.3 | 150 | 11.4 | 9.2-14.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 979 | 839 | 81.7 | 77.4-85.4 | 43 | 4.6 | 3.0- 7.1 | 97 | 13.6 | 10.3-17.8 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,217 | 1,108 | 89.7 | 86.8-92.0 | 39 | 3.4 | 2.3- 4.9 | 70 | 7.0 | 5.0- 9.7 |
| $50,000+ | 2,934 | 2,774 | 93.7 | 92.4-94.8 | 57 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.0 | 103 | 4.1 | 3.3- 5.2 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 697 | 611 | 89.0 | 86.0-91.5 | 29 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.8 | 57 | 7.2 | 5.3- 9.8 |
| Appalachia II | 637 | 576 | 90.0 | 86.7-92.6 | 19 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.4 | 42 | 7.0 | 5.0- 9.9 |
| Appalachia III | 479 | 428 | 88.6 | 84.2-91.9 | 16 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.2 | 35 | 7.9 | 5.1-11.9 |
| Catawba | 371 | 319 | 84.0 | 78.6-88.2 | 15 | 5.2 | 2.9- 9.3 | 37 | 10.8 | 7.4-15.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,030 | 887 | 84.9 | 81.8-87.7 | 46 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.5 | 97 | 10.4 | 8.1-13.3 |
| Low Country | 907 | 794 | 84.1 | 80.0-87.5 | 37 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.7 | 76 | 10.6 | 7.7-14.5 |
| Palmetto | 825 | 726 | 86.8 | 83.3-89.7 | 32 | 5.2 | 3.3- 8.0 | 67 | 8.0 | 5.8-10.9 |
| Pee Dee | 711 | 616 | 84.7 | 80.2-88.3 | 25 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.8 | 70 | 11.8 | 8.5-16.1 |
| Trident | 999 | 897 | 88.5 | 85.2-91.1 | 35 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.9 | 67 | 7.2 | 5.2- 9.9 |
| Upper Savannah | 571 | 474 | 81.3 | 76.4-85.3 | 31 | 6.2 | 4.1- 9.2 | 66 | 12.5 | 9.1-17.1 |
| Waccamaw | 918 | 796 | 86.6 | 83.3-89.3 | 42 | 4.7 | 3.2- 7.0 | 80 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.5 |
| Wateree | 460 | 382 | 79.3 | 73.3-84.3 | 30 | 8.3 | 5.3-12.8 | 48 | 12.5 | 8.5-18.0 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 1,268 | 1,085 | 85.5 | 82.8-87.9 | 60 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.5 | 123 | 9.6 | 7.6-12.0 |
| Region II | 1,116 | 1,004 | 89.4 | 86.8-91.5 | 35 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.9 | 77 | 7.4 | 5.6- 9.7 |
| Region III | 1,196 | 1,045 | 85.9 | 83.0-88.4 | 47 | 5.2 | 3.6- 7.3 | 104 | 8.9 | 7.0-11.2 |
| Region IV | 1,171 | 998 | 82.5 | 79.0-85.6 | 55 | 5.4 | 3.8- 7.6 | 118 | 12.1 | 9.4-15.3 |
| Region V | 1,030 | 887 | 84.9 | 81.8-87.7 | 46 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.5 | 97 | 10.4 | 8.1-13.3 |
| Region VI | 918 | 796 | 86.6 | 83.3-89.3 | 42 | 4.7 | 3.2- 7.0 | 80 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.5 |
| Region VII | 999 | 897 | 88.5 | 85.2-91.1 | 35 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.9 | 67 | 7.2 | 5.2- 9.9 |
| Region VIII | 907 | 794 | 84.1 | 80.0-87.5 | 37 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.7 | 76 | 10.6 | 7.7-14.5 |
#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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