BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Asthma
Adults who have been told they CURRENTLY have asthma (Current Asthma Prevalence).*
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| Total # Respondents |
No | Yes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,325 | 9,527 | 92.5 | 91.6-93.2 | 798 | 7.5 | 6.8- 8.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,891 | 3,706 | 94.1 | 92.6-95.2 | 185 | 5.9 | 4.8- 7.4 |
| Female | 6,434 | 5,821 | 91.0 | 90.0-91.9 | 613 | 9.0 | 8.1-10.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 7,594 | 7,050 | 93.1 | 92.3-93.9 | 544 | 6.9 | 6.1- 7.7 |
| African American | 2,032 | 1,845 | 91.5 | 89.5-93.1 | 187 | 8.5 | 6.9-10.5 |
| Other | 481 | 432 | 90.3 | 85.0-93.9 | 49 | 9.7 | 6.1-15.0 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 162 | 150 | 94.6 | 89.8-97.2 | 12 | 5.4 | 2.8-10.2 |
| No | 9,993 | 9,223 | 92.5 | 91.6-93.2 | 770 | 7.5 | 6.8- 8.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 353 | 321 | 91.9 | 87.7-94.7 | 32 | 8.1 | 5.3-12.3 |
| 25-34 | 925 | 843 | 91.1 | 88.3-93.3 | 82 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,566 | 1,467 | 93.9 | 91.9-95.4 | 99 | 6.1 | 4.6- 8.1 |
| 45-54 | 2,170 | 1,984 | 92.4 | 91.1-93.6 | 186 | 7.6 | 6.4- 8.9 |
| 55-64 | 2,263 | 2,066 | 91.9 | 90.3-93.2 | 197 | 8.1 | 6.8- 9.7 |
| 65+ | 3,048 | 2,846 | 93.4 | 92.2-94.4 | 202 | 6.6 | 5.6- 7.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,323 | 1,140 | 86.0 | 82.7-88.8 | 183 | 14.0 | 11.2-17.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,113 | 2,880 | 92.9 | 91.5-94.1 | 233 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,582 | 2,389 | 91.8 | 89.7-93.5 | 193 | 8.2 | 6.5-10.3 |
| College Graduate | 3,276 | 3,090 | 95.2 | 94.2-96.0 | 186 | 4.8 | 4.0- 5.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,010 | 855 | 85.5 | 82.5-88.1 | 155 | 14.5 | 11.9-17.5 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,473 | 1,328 | 87.8 | 84.2-90.7 | 145 | 12.2 | 9.3-15.8 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,151 | 1,075 | 93.7 | 91.6-95.4 | 76 | 6.3 | 4.6- 8.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,468 | 1,370 | 94.3 | 92.4-95.7 | 98 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.6 |
| $50,000+ | 3,741 | 3,536 | 94.5 | 93.3-95.5 | 205 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.7 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 742 | 682 | 92.3 | 89.6-94.3 | 60 | 7.7 | 5.7-10.4 |
| Appalachia II | 702 | 659 | 93.7 | 90.5-95.8 | 43 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.5 |
| Appalachia III | 518 | 471 | 90.8 | 86.5-93.9 | 47 | 9.2 | 6.1-13.5 |
| Catawba | 421 | 393 | 93.3 | 89.4-95.8 | 28 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,290 | 1,186 | 92.6 | 90.7-94.2 | 104 | 7.4 | 5.8- 9.3 |
| Low Country | 1,222 | 1,132 | 91.8 | 89.1-93.9 | 90 | 8.2 | 6.1-10.9 |
| Palmetto | 857 | 797 | 93.6 | 91.2-95.3 | 60 | 6.4 | 4.7- 8.8 |
| Pee Dee | 796 | 730 | 92.1 | 89.4-94.2 | 66 | 7.9 | 5.8-10.6 |
| Trident | 1,246 | 1,148 | 91.9 | 89.1-94.0 | 98 | 8.1 | 6.0-10.9 |
| Upper Savannah | 618 | 576 | 93.6 | 90.5-95.7 | 42 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.5 |
| Waccamaw | 1,270 | 1,181 | 93.1 | 91.1-94.7 | 89 | 6.9 | 5.3- 8.9 |
| Wateree | 504 | 444 | 89.6 | 85.8-92.5 | 60 | 10.4 | 7.5-14.2 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,360 | 1,258 | 92.9 | 90.9-94.4 | 102 | 7.1 | 5.6- 9.1 |
| Region II | 1,220 | 1,130 | 92.4 | 90.0-94.3 | 90 | 7.6 | 5.7-10.0 |
| Region III | 1,278 | 1,190 | 93.5 | 91.6-95.0 | 88 | 6.5 | 5.0- 8.4 |
| Region IV | 1,300 | 1,174 | 91.1 | 88.9-92.9 | 126 | 8.9 | 7.1-11.1 |
| Region V | 1,290 | 1,186 | 92.6 | 90.7-94.2 | 104 | 7.4 | 5.8- 9.3 |
| Region VI | 1,270 | 1,181 | 93.1 | 91.1-94.7 | 89 | 6.9 | 5.3- 8.9 |
| Region VII | 1,246 | 1,148 | 91.9 | 89.1-94.0 | 98 | 8.1 | 6.0-10.9 |
| Region VIII | 1,222 | 1,132 | 91.8 | 89.1-93.9 | 90 | 8.2 | 6.1-10.9 |
*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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