BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Obesity Risk Factors
Risk Factor for Overweight or Obese*
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| Total # Respondents |
Not at Risk | At Risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,948 | 3,439 | 34.7 | 33.3-36.1 | 6,509 | 65.3 | 63.9-66.7 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,854 | 1,019 | 28.5 | 26.4-30.8 | 2,835 | 71.5 | 69.2-73.6 |
| Female | 6,094 | 2,420 | 40.6 | 38.9-42.4 | 3,674 | 59.4 | 57.6-61.1 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 7,367 | 2,763 | 37.0 | 35.4-38.6 | 4,604 | 63.0 | 61.4-64.6 |
| African American | 1,918 | 435 | 26.4 | 23.4-29.8 | 1,483 | 73.6 | 70.2-76.6 |
| Other | 465 | 171 | 40.7 | 34.2-47.6 | 294 | 59.3 | 52.4-65.8 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 156 | 59 | 41.7 | 31.2-53.0 | 97 | 58.3 | 47.0-68.8 |
| No | 9,631 | 3,322 | 34.4 | 33.0-35.8 | 6,309 | 65.6 | 64.2-67.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 342 | 188 | 55.8 | 49.0-62.3 | 154 | 44.2 | 37.7-51.0 |
| 25-34 | 897 | 352 | 36.1 | 32.3-40.1 | 545 | 63.9 | 59.9-67.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,497 | 503 | 33.5 | 30.5-36.8 | 994 | 66.5 | 63.2-69.5 |
| 45-54 | 2,083 | 630 | 28.3 | 26.0-30.7 | 1,453 | 71.7 | 69.3-74.0 |
| 55-64 | 2,184 | 652 | 28.3 | 26.0-30.7 | 1,532 | 71.7 | 69.3-74.0 |
| 65+ | 2,945 | 1,114 | 35.4 | 33.3-37.5 | 1,831 | 64.6 | 62.5-66.7 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,264 | 401 | 35.6 | 31.3-40.2 | 863 | 64.4 | 59.8-68.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,001 | 969 | 31.7 | 29.2-34.3 | 2,032 | 68.3 | 65.7-70.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,490 | 835 | 33.1 | 30.5-35.9 | 1,655 | 66.9 | 64.1-69.5 |
| College Graduate | 3,174 | 1,227 | 38.5 | 36.2-40.9 | 1,947 | 61.5 | 59.1-63.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 972 | 297 | 33.0 | 28.3-38.1 | 675 | 67.0 | 61.9-71.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,438 | 467 | 31.7 | 28.1-35.7 | 971 | 68.3 | 64.3-71.9 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,126 | 353 | 33.1 | 29.1-37.5 | 773 | 66.9 | 62.5-70.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,437 | 490 | 32.7 | 29.2-36.4 | 947 | 67.3 | 63.6-70.8 |
| $50,000+ | 3,669 | 1,313 | 35.5 | 33.5-37.7 | 2,356 | 64.5 | 62.3-66.5 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 726 | 254 | 32.5 | 28.2-37.1 | 472 | 67.5 | 62.9-71.8 |
| Appalachia II | 679 | 258 | 39.1 | 34.4-44.1 | 421 | 60.9 | 55.9-65.6 |
| Appalachia III | 509 | 177 | 33.2 | 28.0-38.8 | 332 | 66.8 | 61.2-72.0 |
| Catawba | 403 | 119 | 31.4 | 25.7-37.6 | 284 | 68.6 | 62.4-74.3 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,239 | 409 | 33.6 | 30.0-37.3 | 830 | 66.4 | 62.7-70.0 |
| Low Country | 1,184 | 447 | 35.5 | 31.7-39.5 | 737 | 64.5 | 60.5-68.3 |
| Palmetto | 819 | 301 | 37.1 | 32.9-41.5 | 518 | 62.9 | 58.5-67.1 |
| Pee Dee | 779 | 244 | 30.5 | 26.6-34.7 | 535 | 69.5 | 65.3-73.4 |
| Trident | 1,208 | 426 | 36.3 | 32.7-40.0 | 782 | 63.7 | 60.0-67.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 596 | 185 | 32.2 | 27.4-37.5 | 411 | 67.8 | 62.5-72.6 |
| Waccamaw | 1,215 | 416 | 31.7 | 28.2-35.4 | 799 | 68.3 | 64.6-71.8 |
| Wateree | 484 | 154 | 35.1 | 28.5-42.3 | 330 | 64.9 | 57.7-71.5 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,322 | 439 | 32.4 | 29.1-35.8 | 883 | 67.6 | 64.2-70.9 |
| Region II | 1,188 | 435 | 36.5 | 32.9-40.2 | 753 | 63.5 | 59.8-67.1 |
| Region III | 1,222 | 420 | 35.3 | 31.9-38.8 | 802 | 64.7 | 61.2-68.1 |
| Region IV | 1,263 | 398 | 32.3 | 28.7-36.1 | 865 | 67.7 | 63.9-71.3 |
| Region V | 1,239 | 409 | 33.6 | 30.0-37.3 | 830 | 66.4 | 62.7-70.0 |
| Region VI | 1,215 | 416 | 31.7 | 28.2-35.4 | 799 | 68.3 | 64.6-71.8 |
| Region VII | 1,208 | 426 | 36.3 | 32.7-40.0 | 782 | 63.7 | 60.0-67.3 |
| Region VIII | 1,184 | 447 | 35.5 | 31.7-39.5 | 737 | 64.5 | 60.5-68.3 |
*Not At Risk corresponds to BMI<25
At Risk corresponds to 25<=BMI<99.
#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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