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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 8,695 5,415 59.4 57.9-60.8 1,329 18.1 16.9-19.3 1,951 22.5 21.4-23.7
GENDER
Male 3,338 1,922 55.2 52.9-57.6 610 21.6 19.6-23.7 806 23.1 21.3-25.1
Female 5,357 3,493 63.1 61.4-64.8 719 14.9 13.6-16.3 1,145 22.0 20.5-23.5
RACE
White 6,647 4,229 61.3 59.7-62.8 985 17.1 15.9-18.4 1,433 21.6 20.3-22.9
African American 1,740 1,022 56.3 52.9-59.5 281 19.3 16.7-22.2 437 24.5 21.8-27.3
Other 234 130 49.2 40.7-57.8 49 25.5 18.4-34.3 55 25.3 18.5-33.4
HISPANIC
Yes 173 88 46.3 36.7-56.3 39 27.3 18.8-38.0 46 26.3 18.6-35.8
No 8,354 5,249 60.0 58.5-61.4 1,264 17.8 16.7-19.1 1,841 22.2 21.0-23.4
AGE
18-24 316 141 44.7 38.2-51.5 90 27.9 22.3-34.3 85 27.3 21.9-33.6
25-34 912 504 54.2 50.3-58.0 201 23.6 20.4-27.1 207 22.3 19.3-25.6
35-44 1,392 852 60.5 57.3-63.7 250 18.8 16.3-21.6 290 20.6 18.2-23.3
45-54 1,746 1,151 65.0 62.2-67.8 252 15.3 13.2-17.7 343 19.6 17.5-22.0
55-64 1,826 1,245 67.8 65.2-70.3 225 12.7 11.0-14.7 356 19.5 17.4-21.7
65+ 2,427 1,476 59.3 56.8-61.7 298 12.9 11.2-14.8 653 27.8 25.7-30.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,261 639 46.4 42.5-50.3 212 20.4 17.2-24.1 410 33.2 29.6-36.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,647 1,534 55.4 52.8-58.0 464 20.7 18.6-23.1 649 23.8 21.7-26.1
Some Post-H.S. 2,148 1,394 61.1 58.2-64.0 334 17.6 15.3-20.1 420 21.3 19.0-23.8
College Graduate 2,611 1,838 68.3 65.9-70.7 312 14.6 12.8-16.6 461 17.1 15.3-19.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,043 573 51.0 46.7-55.3 174 19.2 15.7-23.2 296 29.8 26.0-34.0
$15,000- $24,999 1,303 742 51.1 47.2-55.0 229 20.8 17.5-24.4 332 28.1 24.7-31.8
$25,000- $34,999 978 594 56.6 52.0-61.0 176 22.5 18.7-26.8 208 20.9 17.6-24.7
$35,000- $49,999 1,216 811 62.4 58.6-66.0 177 17.9 14.9-21.3 228 19.7 16.9-22.9
$50,000+ 2,933 2,035 67.6 65.3-69.7 380 15.0 13.4-16.9 518 17.4 15.7-19.2
Health District**
Appalachia I 696 438 60.9 55.8-65.8 110 17.6 13.9-22.0 148 21.5 17.5-26.1
Appalachia II 637 390 58.1 53.3-62.7 111 20.9 17.0-25.4 136 21.1 17.5-25.2
Appalachia III 479 289 59.6 54.0-65.1 71 17.7 13.5-22.8 119 22.7 18.5-27.5
Catawba 371 247 61.3 55.0-67.2 51 16.4 12.1-21.9 73 22.3 17.5-28.1
Edisto Savannah 1,029 660 62.9 59.0-66.6 145 15.2 12.5-18.3 224 21.9 18.9-25.4
Low Country 905 569 55.4 50.8-60.0 130 18.1 14.6-22.2 206 26.5 22.3-31.1
Palmetto 825 511 60.9 56.7-64.9 129 18.5 15.3-22.1 185 20.7 17.7-24.0
Pee Dee 711 442 60.1 55.3-64.7 101 14.7 11.7-18.3 168 25.2 21.2-29.6
Trident 998 645 60.2 56.0-64.2 148 17.5 14.3-21.2 205 22.3 19.0-26.0
Upper Savannah 571 369 60.3 54.7-65.7 67 15.4 11.3-20.6 135 24.3 20.0-29.3
Waccamaw 918 533 54.7 50.6-58.7 160 20.1 16.8-23.8 225 25.2 21.8-28.9
Wateree 459 277 57.2 51.2-63.0 88 23.0 17.8-29.1 94 19.9 15.7-24.8
Region***
Region I 1,267 807 60.6 56.9-64.3 177 16.6 13.8-19.9 283 22.8 19.7-26.1
Region II 1,116 679 58.8 55.1-62.3 182 19.4 16.5-22.7 255 21.8 19.0-24.9
Region III 1,196 758 61.0 57.5-64.3 180 17.8 15.2-20.8 258 21.2 18.6-24.1
Region IV 1,170 719 58.9 55.2-62.6 189 18.0 15.2-21.3 262 23.1 20.1-26.3
Region V 1,029 660 62.9 59.0-66.6 145 15.2 12.5-18.3 224 21.9 18.9-25.4
Region VI 918 533 54.7 50.6-58.7 160 20.1 16.8-23.8 225 25.2 21.8-28.9
Region VII 998 645 60.2 56.0-64.2 148 17.5 14.3-21.2 205 22.3 19.0-26.0
Region VIII 905 569 55.4 50.8-60.0 130 18.1 14.6-22.2 206 26.5 22.3-31.1

#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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