BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Health Status
Risk Factor for Fair and Poor health.*
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| Total # Respondents |
Good/Better Health | Fair/Poor Health | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,338 | 8,255 | 83.7 | 82.7-84.6 | 2,083 | 16.3 | 15.4-17.3 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,894 | 3,139 | 84.7 | 83.1-86.1 | 755 | 15.3 | 13.9-16.9 |
| Female | 6,444 | 5,116 | 82.7 | 81.6-83.9 | 1,328 | 17.3 | 16.1-18.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 7,615 | 6,270 | 85.4 | 84.3-86.4 | 1,345 | 14.6 | 13.6-15.7 |
| African American | 2,023 | 1,482 | 80.9 | 78.7-83.0 | 541 | 19.1 | 17.0-21.3 |
| Other | 479 | 371 | 82.0 | 76.3-86.5 | 108 | 18.0 | 13.5-23.7 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 162 | 140 | 85.9 | 74.4-92.7 | 22 | 14.1 | 7.3-25.6 |
| No | 10,002 | 8,019 | 83.9 | 83.0-84.8 | 1,983 | 16.1 | 15.2-17.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 355 | 335 | 93.0 | 88.2-95.9 | 20 | 7.0 | 4.1-11.8 |
| 25-34 | 931 | 846 | 91.7 | 89.1-93.7 | 85 | 8.3 | 6.3-10.9 |
| 35-44 | 1,567 | 1,417 | 90.9 | 88.9-92.5 | 150 | 9.1 | 7.5-11.1 |
| 45-54 | 2,171 | 1,779 | 82.0 | 79.9-84.0 | 392 | 18.0 | 16.0-20.1 |
| 55-64 | 2,266 | 1,696 | 73.9 | 71.6-76.2 | 570 | 26.1 | 23.8-28.4 |
| 65+ | 3,048 | 2,182 | 71.0 | 68.9-73.0 | 866 | 29.0 | 27.0-31.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,325 | 705 | 62.6 | 58.8-66.4 | 620 | 37.4 | 33.6-41.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,113 | 2,394 | 81.4 | 79.5-83.1 | 719 | 18.6 | 16.9-20.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,591 | 2,161 | 85.9 | 83.8-87.7 | 430 | 14.1 | 12.3-16.2 |
| College Graduate | 3,278 | 2,973 | 92.9 | 91.7-93.9 | 305 | 7.1 | 6.1- 8.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,011 | 513 | 54.9 | 50.4-59.3 | 498 | 45.1 | 40.7-49.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,470 | 1,004 | 73.8 | 70.3-76.9 | 466 | 26.2 | 23.1-29.7 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,155 | 919 | 80.0 | 76.5-83.2 | 236 | 20.0 | 16.8-23.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,479 | 1,276 | 89.1 | 86.8-91.0 | 203 | 10.9 | 9.0-13.2 |
| $50,000+ | 3,748 | 3,486 | 93.9 | 92.9-94.8 | 262 | 6.1 | 5.2- 7.1 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 746 | 580 | 83.8 | 80.8-86.5 | 166 | 16.2 | 13.5-19.2 |
| Appalachia II | 706 | 568 | 84.6 | 81.1-87.6 | 138 | 15.4 | 12.4-18.9 |
| Appalachia III | 520 | 387 | 79.6 | 74.8-83.6 | 133 | 20.4 | 16.4-25.2 |
| Catawba | 422 | 334 | 83.2 | 78.8-86.8 | 88 | 16.8 | 13.2-21.2 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,296 | 1,006 | 81.6 | 78.9-84.0 | 290 | 18.4 | 16.0-21.1 |
| Low Country | 1,221 | 1,017 | 86.7 | 84.3-88.8 | 204 | 13.3 | 11.2-15.7 |
| Palmetto | 857 | 706 | 85.0 | 81.8-87.8 | 151 | 15.0 | 12.2-18.2 |
| Pee Dee | 798 | 596 | 78.5 | 75.0-81.6 | 202 | 21.5 | 18.4-25.0 |
| Trident | 1,248 | 1,078 | 89.2 | 87.1-90.9 | 170 | 10.8 | 9.1-12.9 |
| Upper Savannah | 617 | 470 | 81.5 | 77.8-84.7 | 147 | 18.5 | 15.3-22.2 |
| Waccamaw | 1,268 | 1,028 | 83.8 | 81.2-86.1 | 240 | 16.2 | 13.9-18.8 |
| Wateree | 503 | 382 | 81.7 | 77.3-85.5 | 121 | 18.3 | 14.5-22.7 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,363 | 1,050 | 82.8 | 80.5-84.9 | 313 | 17.2 | 15.1-19.5 |
| Region II | 1,226 | 955 | 82.4 | 79.6-84.9 | 271 | 17.6 | 15.1-20.4 |
| Region III | 1,279 | 1,040 | 84.4 | 81.9-86.7 | 239 | 15.6 | 13.3-18.1 |
| Region IV | 1,301 | 978 | 79.8 | 77.1-82.3 | 323 | 20.2 | 17.7-22.9 |
| Region V | 1,296 | 1,006 | 81.6 | 78.9-84.0 | 290 | 18.4 | 16.0-21.1 |
| Region VI | 1,268 | 1,028 | 83.8 | 81.2-86.1 | 240 | 16.2 | 13.9-18.8 |
| Region VII | 1,248 | 1,078 | 89.2 | 87.1-90.9 | 170 | 10.8 | 9.1-12.9 |
| Region VIII | 1,221 | 1,017 | 86.7 | 84.3-88.8 | 204 | 13.3 | 11.2-15.7 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Health Status 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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