BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Stroke
(Do you think) sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes (is a symptom 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 | 8,699 | 5,959 | 69.0 | 67.6-70.3 | 745 | 9.6 | 8.7-10.5 | 1,995 | 21.4 | 20.3-22.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,339 | 2,296 | 68.8 | 66.6-70.9 | 311 | 10.6 | 9.2-12.3 | 732 | 20.6 | 18.8-22.5 |
| Female | 5,360 | 3,663 | 69.2 | 67.5-70.8 | 434 | 8.6 | 7.6- 9.7 | 1,263 | 22.2 | 20.8-23.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,651 | 4,746 | 71.9 | 70.5-73.3 | 490 | 8.1 | 7.3- 9.1 | 1,415 | 20.0 | 18.7-21.2 |
| African American | 1,740 | 1,032 | 63.3 | 60.2-66.3 | 210 | 11.6 | 9.7-13.8 | 498 | 25.1 | 22.5-27.8 |
| Other | 234 | 141 | 57.3 | 48.5-65.8 | 37 | 19.7 | 13.1-28.5 | 56 | 23.0 | 16.4-31.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 173 | 89 | 54.1 | 44.0-63.8 | 28 | 20.0 | 12.4-30.4 | 56 | 26.0 | 18.5-35.1 |
| No | 8,358 | 5,803 | 69.8 | 68.4-71.1 | 698 | 9.2 | 8.4-10.1 | 1,857 | 21.0 | 19.8-22.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 316 | 212 | 67.5 | 61.0-73.3 | 31 | 11.5 | 7.7-16.7 | 73 | 21.1 | 16.4-26.8 |
| 25-34 | 912 | 641 | 69.2 | 65.5-72.7 | 82 | 10.3 | 8.1-13.0 | 189 | 20.5 | 17.5-23.8 |
| 35-44 | 1,392 | 1,020 | 71.9 | 68.8-74.8 | 122 | 9.7 | 7.9-11.9 | 250 | 18.4 | 16.0-21.1 |
| 45-54 | 1,746 | 1,250 | 72.4 | 69.7-74.9 | 144 | 8.5 | 6.9-10.4 | 352 | 19.1 | 17.0-21.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,827 | 1,321 | 71.1 | 68.5-73.6 | 139 | 9.0 | 7.5-10.8 | 367 | 19.9 | 17.8-22.2 |
| 65+ | 2,430 | 1,469 | 61.1 | 58.7-63.4 | 220 | 9.2 | 7.9-10.8 | 741 | 29.7 | 27.5-31.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,261 | 634 | 51.1 | 47.1-55.0 | 165 | 15.2 | 12.4-18.4 | 462 | 33.7 | 30.2-37.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,649 | 1,686 | 65.6 | 63.1-68.0 | 270 | 10.6 | 9.1-12.4 | 693 | 23.8 | 21.7-26.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,148 | 1,558 | 72.0 | 69.2-74.6 | 155 | 8.3 | 6.7-10.2 | 435 | 19.7 | 17.5-22.2 |
| College Graduate | 2,613 | 2,071 | 78.7 | 76.5-80.7 | 150 | 6.9 | 5.6- 8.4 | 392 | 14.4 | 12.8-16.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,042 | 586 | 56.3 | 52.0-60.5 | 137 | 13.6 | 10.9-17.0 | 319 | 30.0 | 26.3-34.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,304 | 819 | 62.5 | 58.6-66.2 | 139 | 12.9 | 10.2-16.1 | 346 | 24.6 | 21.5-28.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 978 | 659 | 66.8 | 62.4-70.9 | 87 | 9.8 | 7.4-12.8 | 232 | 23.4 | 19.8-27.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,217 | 897 | 73.3 | 69.9-76.4 | 89 | 8.3 | 6.4-10.6 | 231 | 18.4 | 15.8-21.4 |
| $50,000+ | 2,934 | 2,329 | 78.7 | 76.7-80.5 | 179 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.4 | 426 | 14.3 | 12.7-16.0 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 696 | 480 | 70.8 | 66.4-74.8 | 58 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.5 | 158 | 20.7 | 17.4-24.5 |
| Appalachia II | 637 | 448 | 69.2 | 64.7-73.5 | 68 | 12.1 | 9.1-15.8 | 121 | 18.7 | 15.4-22.5 |
| Appalachia III | 479 | 335 | 70.9 | 65.4-75.8 | 47 | 8.7 | 6.2-12.1 | 97 | 20.4 | 16.0-25.6 |
| Catawba | 371 | 258 | 67.8 | 61.8-73.3 | 30 | 8.4 | 5.6-12.3 | 83 | 23.8 | 18.9-29.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,030 | 700 | 69.5 | 65.8-73.0 | 81 | 7.2 | 5.5- 9.3 | 249 | 23.3 | 20.2-26.8 |
| Low Country | 907 | 628 | 67.3 | 62.9-71.5 | 66 | 8.8 | 6.2-12.2 | 213 | 23.9 | 20.3-27.9 |
| Palmetto | 825 | 591 | 71.4 | 67.5-75.0 | 77 | 11.2 | 8.7-14.4 | 157 | 17.4 | 14.6-20.6 |
| Pee Dee | 711 | 472 | 66.8 | 62.2-71.1 | 61 | 9.4 | 7.0-12.5 | 178 | 23.8 | 20.1-28.0 |
| Trident | 998 | 700 | 69.8 | 65.8-73.4 | 82 | 9.2 | 6.9-12.1 | 216 | 21.0 | 17.9-24.5 |
| Upper Savannah | 570 | 373 | 64.0 | 58.5-69.2 | 51 | 10.1 | 7.2-14.1 | 146 | 25.8 | 21.2-31.1 |
| Waccamaw | 919 | 615 | 68.1 | 64.1-71.8 | 75 | 9.0 | 6.6-12.2 | 229 | 22.9 | 19.8-26.4 |
| Wateree | 460 | 312 | 67.6 | 61.8-72.9 | 40 | 9.1 | 5.8-14.0 | 108 | 23.3 | 18.9-28.5 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 1,266 | 853 | 67.8 | 64.3-71.1 | 109 | 9.2 | 7.3-11.6 | 304 | 23.0 | 20.1-26.1 |
| Region II | 1,116 | 783 | 70.0 | 66.5-73.3 | 115 | 10.5 | 8.5-13.0 | 218 | 19.5 | 16.7-22.6 |
| Region III | 1,196 | 849 | 70.3 | 67.0-73.3 | 107 | 10.3 | 8.3-12.8 | 240 | 19.4 | 16.9-22.2 |
| Region IV | 1,171 | 784 | 67.1 | 63.5-70.5 | 101 | 9.3 | 7.2-11.8 | 286 | 23.6 | 20.7-26.8 |
| Region V | 1,030 | 700 | 69.5 | 65.8-73.0 | 81 | 7.2 | 5.5- 9.3 | 249 | 23.3 | 20.2-26.8 |
| Region VI | 919 | 615 | 68.1 | 64.1-71.8 | 75 | 9.0 | 6.6-12.2 | 229 | 22.9 | 19.8-26.4 |
| Region VII | 998 | 700 | 69.8 | 65.8-73.4 | 82 | 9.2 | 6.9-12.1 | 216 | 21.0 | 17.9-24.5 |
| Region VIII | 907 | 628 | 67.3 | 62.9-71.5 | 66 | 8.8 | 6.2-12.2 | 213 | 23.9 | 20.3-27.9 |
#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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