BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Stroke
Do you think) sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance (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 | 8,697 | 7,291 | 83.7 | 82.6-84.7 | 533 | 6.3 | 5.6- 7.1 | 873 | 10.0 | 9.1-10.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,338 | 2,776 | 82.6 | 80.7-84.3 | 228 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.4 | 334 | 10.3 | 9.0-11.8 |
| Female | 5,359 | 4,515 | 84.7 | 83.4-85.9 | 305 | 5.7 | 4.9- 6.5 | 539 | 9.7 | 8.7-10.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,648 | 5,692 | 86.0 | 84.8-87.1 | 368 | 5.5 | 4.7- 6.3 | 588 | 8.6 | 7.7- 9.5 |
| African American | 1,741 | 1,366 | 79.1 | 76.4-81.6 | 138 | 8.2 | 6.6-10.1 | 237 | 12.7 | 10.8-14.9 |
| Other | 234 | 181 | 76.1 | 67.9-82.7 | 19 | 8.9 | 4.9-15.5 | 34 | 15.0 | 9.8-22.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 173 | 130 | 71.5 | 61.3-79.9 | 16 | 14.3 | 7.8-24.7 | 27 | 14.2 | 9.0-21.7 |
| No | 8,356 | 7,062 | 84.4 | 83.3-85.5 | 498 | 6.0 | 5.3- 6.8 | 796 | 9.6 | 8.7-10.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 316 | 267 | 85.4 | 80.2-89.5 | 17 | 5.4 | 2.9- 9.8 | 32 | 9.1 | 6.2-13.3 |
| 25-34 | 912 | 763 | 82.1 | 78.8-85.0 | 62 | 7.9 | 5.9-10.4 | 87 | 10.0 | 7.9-12.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,392 | 1,220 | 85.4 | 82.8-87.8 | 59 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.4 | 113 | 9.8 | 7.8-12.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,746 | 1,514 | 86.5 | 84.3-88.4 | 96 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.4 | 136 | 7.8 | 6.4- 9.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,827 | 1,593 | 86.4 | 84.3-88.3 | 87 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.2 | 147 | 8.7 | 7.2-10.6 |
| 65+ | 2,428 | 1,877 | 77.5 | 75.5-79.5 | 203 | 8.4 | 7.2- 9.9 | 348 | 14.0 | 12.5-15.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,262 | 894 | 69.5 | 65.7-73.1 | 120 | 10.4 | 8.0-13.4 | 248 | 20.1 | 17.1-23.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,648 | 2,159 | 81.8 | 79.7-83.7 | 202 | 7.4 | 6.2- 8.8 | 287 | 10.8 | 9.3-12.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,148 | 1,852 | 86.4 | 84.3-88.3 | 119 | 6.0 | 4.6- 7.6 | 177 | 7.6 | 6.3- 9.2 |
| College Graduate | 2,611 | 2,371 | 90.3 | 88.6-91.8 | 87 | 3.6 | 2.7- 4.7 | 153 | 6.1 | 5.0- 7.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,043 | 784 | 74.5 | 70.5-78.1 | 106 | 11.6 | 9.0-14.7 | 153 | 14.0 | 11.3-17.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,304 | 1,050 | 79.8 | 76.4-82.9 | 97 | 7.8 | 5.9-10.3 | 157 | 12.3 | 9.9-15.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 978 | 811 | 81.1 | 77.0-84.6 | 70 | 7.1 | 4.9-10.3 | 97 | 11.8 | 9.1-15.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,216 | 1,054 | 86.3 | 83.6-88.6 | 67 | 5.9 | 4.4- 8.0 | 95 | 7.8 | 6.1- 9.9 |
| $50,000+ | 2,933 | 2,668 | 90.1 | 88.5-91.5 | 98 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.1 | 167 | 5.9 | 4.9- 7.1 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 696 | 583 | 83.3 | 78.6-87.1 | 42 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.1 | 71 | 11.2 | 7.9-15.7 |
| Appalachia II | 637 | 541 | 83.7 | 79.7-87.1 | 42 | 7.0 | 4.8-10.0 | 54 | 9.3 | 6.8-12.7 |
| Appalachia III | 479 | 406 | 86.1 | 81.8-89.5 | 24 | 5.3 | 3.1- 9.0 | 49 | 8.5 | 6.1-11.8 |
| Catawba | 371 | 306 | 78.9 | 73.2-83.7 | 21 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.2 | 44 | 14.7 | 10.6-20.1 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,030 | 871 | 84.7 | 81.8-87.3 | 57 | 6.1 | 4.4- 8.4 | 102 | 9.1 | 7.3-11.5 |
| Low Country | 905 | 771 | 80.9 | 76.6-84.6 | 48 | 6.3 | 4.3- 9.2 | 86 | 12.8 | 9.7-16.8 |
| Palmetto | 825 | 713 | 87.0 | 84.0-89.5 | 36 | 4.9 | 3.4- 7.2 | 76 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.5 |
| Pee Dee | 711 | 589 | 82.2 | 78.3-85.5 | 49 | 7.4 | 5.3-10.1 | 73 | 10.4 | 7.8-13.8 |
| Trident | 998 | 854 | 86.0 | 82.8-88.6 | 57 | 5.7 | 4.0- 8.0 | 87 | 8.4 | 6.4-10.9 |
| Upper Savannah | 571 | 462 | 81.4 | 76.8-85.3 | 39 | 6.8 | 4.7- 9.8 | 70 | 11.8 | 8.6-15.9 |
| Waccamaw | 918 | 757 | 82.9 | 79.5-85.8 | 67 | 7.3 | 5.3-10.0 | 94 | 9.8 | 7.6-12.5 |
| Wateree | 460 | 374 | 80.4 | 74.7-85.1 | 38 | 9.2 | 5.6-14.5 | 48 | 10.4 | 7.4-14.5 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 1,267 | 1,045 | 82.5 | 79.2-85.3 | 81 | 6.1 | 4.6- 8.0 | 141 | 11.5 | 9.0-14.4 |
| Region II | 1,116 | 947 | 84.8 | 81.9-87.3 | 66 | 6.2 | 4.6- 8.4 | 103 | 9.0 | 7.1-11.2 |
| Region III | 1,196 | 1,019 | 84.4 | 81.7-86.8 | 57 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.2 | 120 | 10.2 | 8.3-12.5 |
| Region IV | 1,171 | 963 | 81.5 | 78.3-84.3 | 87 | 8.1 | 6.1-10.7 | 121 | 10.4 | 8.4-12.9 |
| Region V | 1,030 | 871 | 84.7 | 81.8-87.3 | 57 | 6.1 | 4.4- 8.4 | 102 | 9.1 | 7.3-11.5 |
| Region VI | 918 | 757 | 82.9 | 79.5-85.8 | 67 | 7.3 | 5.3-10.0 | 94 | 9.8 | 7.6-12.5 |
| Region VII | 998 | 854 | 86.0 | 82.8-88.6 | 57 | 5.7 | 4.0- 8.0 | 87 | 8.4 | 6.4-10.9 |
| Region VIII | 905 | 771 | 80.9 | 76.6-84.6 | 48 | 6.3 | 4.3- 9.2 | 86 | 12.8 | 9.7-16.8 |
#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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