BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Asthma
Computed Asthma Status*
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| Total # Respondents |
Current | Former | Never | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,325 | 798 | 7.5 | 6.8- 8.4 | 396 | 4.1 | 3.5- 4.7 | 9,131 | 88.4 | 87.4-89.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,891 | 185 | 5.9 | 4.8- 7.4 | 146 | 4.2 | 3.4- 5.3 | 3,560 | 89.8 | 88.2-91.3 |
| Female | 6,434 | 613 | 9.0 | 8.1-10.0 | 250 | 3.9 | 3.3- 4.7 | 5,571 | 87.1 | 85.9-88.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 7,594 | 544 | 6.9 | 6.1- 7.7 | 289 | 4.1 | 3.5- 4.9 | 6,761 | 89.0 | 87.9-90.0 |
| African American | 2,032 | 187 | 8.5 | 6.9-10.5 | 73 | 3.6 | 2.7- 4.9 | 1,772 | 87.8 | 85.7-89.7 |
| Other | 481 | 49 | 9.7 | 6.1-15.0 | 25 | 5.0 | 2.9- 8.6 | 407 | 85.3 | 79.6-89.6 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 162 | 12 | 5.4 | 2.8-10.2 | 6 | 3.9 | 1.5-10.0 | 144 | 90.7 | 84.2-94.7 |
| No | 9,993 | 770 | 7.5 | 6.8- 8.4 | 384 | 4.1 | 3.5- 4.7 | 8,839 | 88.4 | 87.4-89.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 353 | 32 | 8.1 | 5.3-12.3 | 23 | 7.2 | 4.5-11.3 | 298 | 84.7 | 79.5-88.8 |
| 25-34 | 925 | 82 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.7 | 46 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.3 | 797 | 86.7 | 83.6-89.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,566 | 99 | 6.1 | 4.6- 8.1 | 62 | 3.7 | 2.7- 4.9 | 1,405 | 90.2 | 88.0-92.1 |
| 45-54 | 2,170 | 186 | 7.6 | 6.4- 8.9 | 71 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.7 | 1,913 | 89.0 | 87.3-90.5 |
| 55-64 | 2,263 | 197 | 8.1 | 6.8- 9.7 | 89 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.1 | 1,977 | 87.9 | 86.1-89.5 |
| 65+ | 3,048 | 202 | 6.6 | 5.6- 7.8 | 105 | 3.3 | 2.6- 4.2 | 2,741 | 90.1 | 88.7-91.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,323 | 183 | 14.0 | 11.2-17.3 | 46 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.2 | 1,094 | 81.8 | 78.2-84.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,113 | 233 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.5 | 102 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.4 | 2,778 | 89.6 | 87.9-91.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,582 | 193 | 8.2 | 6.5-10.3 | 115 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.2 | 2,274 | 87.0 | 84.7-89.0 |
| College Graduate | 3,276 | 186 | 4.8 | 4.0- 5.8 | 132 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.4 | 2,958 | 91.0 | 89.5-92.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,010 | 155 | 14.5 | 11.9-17.5 | 41 | 3.3 | 2.2- 4.9 | 814 | 82.2 | 79.0-85.1 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,473 | 145 | 12.2 | 9.3-15.8 | 54 | 4.1 | 2.8- 6.0 | 1,274 | 83.7 | 80.0-86.9 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,151 | 76 | 6.3 | 4.6- 8.4 | 47 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.2 | 1,028 | 89.4 | 86.8-91.6 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,468 | 98 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.6 | 64 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.3 | 1,306 | 89.3 | 86.6-91.5 |
| $50,000+ | 3,741 | 205 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.7 | 136 | 3.7 | 3.0- 4.6 | 3,400 | 90.7 | 89.3-92.0 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 742 | 60 | 7.7 | 5.7-10.4 | 23 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.5 | 659 | 87.8 | 84.3-90.7 |
| Appalachia II | 702 | 43 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.5 | 34 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.2 | 625 | 89.5 | 86.1-92.2 |
| Appalachia III | 518 | 47 | 9.2 | 6.1-13.5 | 20 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.4 | 451 | 86.8 | 81.9-90.5 |
| Catawba | 421 | 28 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.6 | 15 | 3.8 | 2.0- 7.0 | 378 | 89.5 | 85.0-92.7 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,290 | 104 | 7.4 | 5.8- 9.3 | 54 | 4.9 | 3.4- 6.9 | 1,132 | 87.8 | 85.2-89.9 |
| Low Country | 1,222 | 90 | 8.2 | 6.1-10.9 | 48 | 5.9 | 3.8- 9.0 | 1,084 | 85.9 | 82.4-88.9 |
| Palmetto | 857 | 60 | 6.4 | 4.7- 8.8 | 31 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.1 | 766 | 88.9 | 85.8-91.4 |
| Pee Dee | 796 | 66 | 7.9 | 5.8-10.6 | 23 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.4 | 707 | 89.4 | 86.4-91.8 |
| Trident | 1,246 | 98 | 8.1 | 6.0-10.9 | 51 | 3.6 | 2.6- 5.0 | 1,097 | 88.3 | 85.4-90.7 |
| Upper Savannah | 618 | 42 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.5 | 28 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.5 | 548 | 88.1 | 84.3-91.1 |
| Waccamaw | 1,270 | 89 | 6.9 | 5.3- 8.9 | 51 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.3 | 1,130 | 89.5 | 87.1-91.5 |
| Wateree | 504 | 60 | 10.4 | 7.5-14.2 | 13 | 2.4 | 1.1- 4.8 | 431 | 87.2 | 83.1-90.5 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 1,360 | 102 | 7.1 | 5.6- 9.1 | 51 | 4.9 | 3.4- 6.9 | 1,207 | 88.0 | 85.4-90.1 |
| Region II | 1,220 | 90 | 7.6 | 5.7-10.0 | 54 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.8 | 1,076 | 88.3 | 85.5-90.6 |
| Region III | 1,278 | 88 | 6.5 | 5.0- 8.4 | 46 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.2 | 1,144 | 89.1 | 86.6-91.1 |
| Region IV | 1,300 | 126 | 8.9 | 7.1-11.1 | 36 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.9 | 1,138 | 88.5 | 86.2-90.6 |
| Region V | 1,290 | 104 | 7.4 | 5.8- 9.3 | 54 | 4.9 | 3.4- 6.9 | 1,132 | 87.8 | 85.2-89.9 |
| Region VI | 1,270 | 89 | 6.9 | 5.3- 8.9 | 51 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.3 | 1,130 | 89.5 | 87.1-91.5 |
| Region VII | 1,246 | 98 | 8.1 | 6.0-10.9 | 51 | 3.6 | 2.6- 5.0 | 1,097 | 88.3 | 85.4-90.7 |
| Region VIII | 1,222 | 90 | 8.2 | 6.1-10.9 | 48 | 5.9 | 3.8- 9.0 | 1,084 | 85.9 | 82.4-88.9 |
*Data in this table was derived from the asthma questions.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. 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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