BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Cholesterol Awareness
Cholesterol check within past five years.*
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| Total # Respondents |
Checked in past 5 yrs | Not checked in past 5 yrs | Never checked | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,018 | 8,656 | 79.4 | 78.0-80.8 | 311 | 3.2 | 2.7- 3.7 | 1,051 | 17.4 | 16.1-18.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,796 | 3,278 | 78.1 | 75.7-80.2 | 118 | 3.1 | 2.5- 4.0 | 400 | 18.8 | 16.7-21.1 |
| Female | 6,222 | 5,378 | 80.7 | 79.1-82.2 | 193 | 3.2 | 2.6- 3.9 | 651 | 16.1 | 14.7-17.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 7,372 | 6,462 | 82.2 | 80.7-83.6 | 276 | 4.1 | 3.5- 4.8 | 634 | 13.7 | 12.4-15.0 |
| African American | 1,971 | 1,635 | 75.1 | 71.7-78.2 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 319 | 24.2 | 21.1-27.6 |
| Other | 473 | 380 | 68.8 | 61.8-75.1 | 14 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.0 | 79 | 28.0 | 21.9-35.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 157 | 126 | 66.1 | 53.6-76.7 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.6-10.5 | 28 | 31.3 | 21.0-43.9 |
| No | 9,703 | 8,388 | 79.8 | 78.4-81.1 | 305 | 3.2 | 2.8- 3.7 | 1,010 | 17.0 | 15.8-18.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 311 | 135 | 41.7 | 35.0-48.8 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.7 | 173 | 57.2 | 50.2-64.0 |
| 25-34 | 879 | 573 | 62.6 | 58.4-66.7 | 34 | 4.0 | 2.6- 5.9 | 272 | 33.4 | 29.5-37.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,526 | 1,213 | 80.8 | 78.2-83.1 | 67 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.7 | 246 | 14.8 | 12.7-17.2 |
| 45-54 | 2,127 | 1,859 | 87.4 | 85.6-89.1 | 99 | 4.3 | 3.4- 5.4 | 169 | 8.3 | 6.9- 9.9 |
| 55-64 | 2,224 | 2,063 | 93.0 | 91.6-94.1 | 60 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.3 | 101 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.8 |
| 65+ | 2,951 | 2,813 | 95.3 | 94.2-96.2 | 48 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.0 | 90 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,254 | 1,037 | 72.0 | 67.2-76.5 | 29 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.7 | 188 | 25.8 | 21.4-30.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,014 | 2,531 | 75.1 | 72.3-77.6 | 86 | 2.7 | 2.0- 3.7 | 397 | 22.2 | 19.7-24.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,517 | 2,169 | 80.8 | 78.2-83.2 | 91 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.2 | 257 | 15.9 | 13.6-18.5 |
| College Graduate | 3,207 | 2,896 | 85.5 | 83.4-87.4 | 105 | 3.9 | 3.0- 5.1 | 206 | 10.5 | 8.9-12.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 965 | 807 | 75.3 | 69.9-80.0 | 30 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.5 | 128 | 22.0 | 17.4-27.5 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,417 | 1,174 | 75.0 | 70.9-78.7 | 36 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.0 | 207 | 23.0 | 19.4-27.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,123 | 948 | 76.4 | 72.2-80.2 | 27 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.0 | 148 | 21.7 | 18.0-25.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,444 | 1,265 | 80.1 | 76.1-83.6 | 46 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.4 | 133 | 16.9 | 13.5-20.9 |
| $50,000+ | 3,682 | 3,278 | 84.8 | 82.9-86.5 | 139 | 4.4 | 3.5- 5.5 | 265 | 10.8 | 9.3-12.6 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 715 | 620 | 79.6 | 74.1-84.2 | 25 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.8 | 70 | 16.7 | 12.3-22.3 |
| Appalachia II | 680 | 595 | 79.9 | 74.8-84.2 | 20 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.4 | 65 | 16.8 | 12.7-21.9 |
| Appalachia III | 510 | 444 | 79.2 | 73.0-84.3 | 16 | 2.8 | 1.6- 5.1 | 50 | 18.0 | 13.1-24.2 |
| Catawba | 412 | 343 | 73.8 | 67.1-79.5 | 16 | 4.2 | 2.4- 7.3 | 53 | 22.0 | 16.5-28.7 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,258 | 1,083 | 77.7 | 73.7-81.2 | 33 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.5 | 142 | 20.0 | 16.5-24.0 |
| Low Country | 1,185 | 1,042 | 79.9 | 75.3-83.8 | 41 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.1 | 102 | 17.2 | 13.4-21.9 |
| Palmetto | 826 | 732 | 84.4 | 80.4-87.7 | 19 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.1 | 75 | 13.4 | 10.3-17.3 |
| Pee Dee | 767 | 625 | 76.9 | 72.5-80.8 | 32 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.6 | 110 | 18.8 | 15.1-23.1 |
| Trident | 1,210 | 1,057 | 81.9 | 78.4-84.9 | 39 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.5 | 114 | 14.4 | 11.6-17.7 |
| Upper Savannah | 606 | 528 | 81.1 | 76.0-85.2 | 15 | 2.2 | 1.2- 3.9 | 63 | 16.8 | 12.7-21.8 |
| Waccamaw | 1,240 | 1,075 | 77.6 | 73.6-81.2 | 41 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.4 | 124 | 18.7 | 15.2-22.7 |
| Wateree | 487 | 411 | 73.8 | 65.9-80.4 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.7- 7.1 | 64 | 22.7 | 16.3-30.8 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 1,321 | 1,148 | 80.3 | 76.6-83.5 | 40 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.3 | 133 | 16.8 | 13.6-20.4 |
| Region II | 1,190 | 1,039 | 79.6 | 75.8-82.9 | 36 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.5 | 115 | 17.3 | 14.1-21.1 |
| Region III | 1,238 | 1,075 | 80.9 | 77.5-83.9 | 35 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.3 | 128 | 16.2 | 13.4-19.6 |
| Region IV | 1,254 | 1,036 | 75.7 | 71.6-79.3 | 44 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.8 | 174 | 20.4 | 16.8-24.5 |
| Region V | 1,258 | 1,083 | 77.7 | 73.7-81.2 | 33 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.5 | 142 | 20.0 | 16.5-24.0 |
| Region VI | 1,240 | 1,075 | 77.6 | 73.6-81.2 | 41 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.4 | 124 | 18.7 | 15.2-22.7 |
| Region VII | 1,210 | 1,057 | 81.9 | 78.4-84.9 | 39 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.5 | 114 | 14.4 | 11.6-17.7 |
| Region VIII | 1,185 | 1,042 | 79.9 | 75.3-83.8 | 41 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.1 | 102 | 17.2 | 13.4-21.9 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Cholesterol Awareness 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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