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BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina

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  Total #
Respondents		 Yes No Not Sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 8,698 4,080 50.9 49.5-52.3 2,739 30.1 28.8-31.4 1,879 19.0 18.0-20.1
GENDER
Male 3,338 1,648 53.3 51.0-55.6 1,067 29.7 27.7-31.8 623 17.0 15.4-18.8
Female 5,360 2,432 48.7 47.0-50.5 1,672 30.5 28.9-32.1 1,256 20.8 19.5-22.2
RACE
White 6,649 2,939 47.0 45.4-48.6 2,276 33.8 32.4-35.4 1,434 19.1 18.0-20.3
African American 1,741 988 61.5 58.3-64.6 376 20.3 17.9-23.0 377 18.2 16.0-20.7
Other 234 119 51.7 43.1-60.2 67 26.9 19.9-35.2 48 21.5 14.9-30.0
HISPANIC
Yes 173 91 55.9 45.8-65.6 52 26.6 18.6-36.4 30 17.5 11.1-26.4
No 8,357 3,916 50.7 49.3-52.2 2,654 30.4 29.1-31.7 1,787 18.9 17.8-20.0
AGE
18-24 316 201 64.9 58.2-71.1 65 19.9 14.9-26.0 50 15.2 11.1-20.5
25-34 912 519 58.6 54.7-62.3 252 26.2 23.0-29.7 141 15.2 12.6-18.2
35-44 1,392 717 52.2 48.9-55.4 455 32.7 29.7-35.9 220 15.1 13.0-17.5
45-54 1,746 827 48.1 45.2-51.1 594 33.7 31.0-36.4 325 18.2 16.1-20.5
55-64 1,827 775 43.2 40.5-46.0 671 36.4 33.9-39.1 381 20.3 18.2-22.6
65+ 2,429 1,003 41.9 39.4-44.4 682 28.5 26.4-30.8 744 29.6 27.4-31.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,262 631 54.3 50.3-58.1 256 20.9 17.8-24.5 375 24.8 21.8-28.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,649 1,297 54.4 51.8-57.0 748 25.4 23.3-27.6 604 20.2 18.3-22.3
Some Post-H.S. 2,148 1,040 51.8 48.9-54.7 683 30.6 28.0-33.3 425 17.6 15.5-19.8
College Graduate 2,611 1,104 45.0 42.5-47.6 1,043 38.9 36.4-41.3 464 16.1 14.5-18.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,043 545 58.4 54.2-62.4 248 19.9 16.9-23.3 250 21.7 18.5-25.4
$15,000- $24,999 1,304 643 54.8 50.9-58.7 338 24.0 20.9-27.4 323 21.2 18.3-24.4
$25,000- $34,999 978 469 51.9 47.4-56.4 303 28.5 24.7-32.6 206 19.6 16.3-23.3
$35,000- $49,999 1,217 613 54.5 50.8-58.2 389 30.5 27.2-34.0 215 15.0 12.7-17.6
$50,000+ 2,933 1,274 46.5 44.2-48.9 1,140 37.2 35.0-39.4 519 16.3 14.7-17.9
Health District**
Appalachia I 696 334 50.1 45.1-55.1 206 28.7 24.6-33.3 156 21.2 17.2-25.8
Appalachia II 637 302 48.8 44.1-53.5 212 33.9 29.6-38.5 123 17.3 14.3-20.9
Appalachia III 479 224 49.5 43.8-55.2 143 30.4 25.3-36.0 112 20.1 16.0-24.9
Catawba 371 177 52.3 46.2-58.3 117 28.1 23.2-33.5 77 19.6 15.3-24.8
Edisto Savannah 1,030 513 53.9 50.0-57.8 298 27.1 23.9-30.5 219 19.0 16.2-22.2
Low Country 905 422 49.8 45.4-54.3 296 30.8 27.0-34.9 187 19.4 16.1-23.2
Palmetto 825 371 51.4 47.2-55.5 279 30.9 27.2-34.8 175 17.8 15.0-20.8
Pee Dee 711 356 54.7 49.9-59.3 200 28.4 24.3-32.9 155 16.9 14.2-20.1
Trident 998 435 51.0 46.9-55.1 358 30.4 27.1-34.0 205 18.5 15.7-21.8
Upper Savannah 571 257 47.3 41.9-52.9 184 31.2 26.5-36.4 130 21.4 17.1-26.5
Waccamaw 919 435 49.4 45.4-53.4 284 31.0 27.4-34.8 200 19.6 16.7-22.9
Wateree 460 210 52.3 46.5-58.0 142 27.5 22.7-32.9 108 20.2 16.2-24.9
Region***
Region I 1,267 591 48.9 45.2-52.6 390 29.8 26.7-33.2 286 21.3 18.3-24.7
Region II 1,116 526 49.1 45.5-52.7 355 32.3 29.0-35.8 235 18.6 16.0-21.5
Region III 1,196 548 51.7 48.2-55.1 396 30.0 27.0-33.1 252 18.3 16.0-21.0
Region IV 1,171 566 53.7 50.0-57.3 342 28.0 24.9-31.4 263 18.3 15.9-20.9
Region V 1,030 513 53.9 50.0-57.8 298 27.1 23.9-30.5 219 19.0 16.2-22.2
Region VI 919 435 49.4 45.4-53.4 284 31.0 27.4-34.8 200 19.6 16.7-22.9
Region VII 998 435 51.0 46.9-55.1 358 30.4 27.1-34.0 205 18.5 15.7-21.8
Region VIII 905 422 49.8 45.4-54.3 296 30.8 27.0-34.9 187 19.4 16.1-23.2

#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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