BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Tobacco Use
Current smoking status*
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| Total # Respondents |
No | Yes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,339 | 8,394 | 78.1 | 76.8-79.3 | 1,945 | 21.9 | 20.7-23.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,899 | 3,077 | 74.7 | 72.5-76.8 | 822 | 25.3 | 23.2-27.5 |
| Female | 6,440 | 5,317 | 81.3 | 79.9-82.6 | 1,123 | 18.7 | 17.4-20.1 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 7,601 | 6,144 | 78.0 | 76.6-79.4 | 1,457 | 22.0 | 20.6-23.4 |
| African American | 2,031 | 1,689 | 79.3 | 76.4-82.0 | 342 | 20.7 | 18.0-23.6 |
| Other | 486 | 369 | 74.1 | 67.7-79.6 | 117 | 25.9 | 20.4-32.3 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 163 | 138 | 80.5 | 69.1-88.4 | 25 | 19.5 | 11.6-30.9 |
| No | 10,004 | 8,106 | 78.0 | 76.7-79.3 | 1,898 | 22.0 | 20.7-23.3 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 355 | 266 | 76.0 | 69.9-81.3 | 89 | 24.0 | 18.7-30.1 |
| 25-34 | 929 | 680 | 71.6 | 67.6-75.2 | 249 | 28.4 | 24.8-32.4 |
| 35-44 | 1,562 | 1,211 | 76.3 | 73.3-79.1 | 351 | 23.7 | 20.9-26.7 |
| 45-54 | 2,171 | 1,630 | 75.0 | 72.7-77.2 | 541 | 25.0 | 22.8-27.3 |
| 55-64 | 2,263 | 1,831 | 80.1 | 77.9-82.2 | 432 | 19.9 | 17.8-22.1 |
| 65+ | 3,059 | 2,776 | 90.7 | 89.4-91.9 | 283 | 9.3 | 8.1-10.6 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,333 | 991 | 66.2 | 61.7-70.4 | 342 | 33.8 | 29.6-38.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,115 | 2,359 | 71.0 | 68.5-73.4 | 756 | 29.0 | 26.6-31.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,589 | 2,094 | 79.2 | 76.7-81.5 | 495 | 20.8 | 18.5-23.3 |
| College Graduate | 3,272 | 2,925 | 89.3 | 87.7-90.8 | 347 | 10.7 | 9.2-12.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,017 | 744 | 68.7 | 64.2-72.9 | 273 | 31.3 | 27.1-35.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,469 | 1,076 | 65.9 | 61.7-69.8 | 393 | 34.1 | 30.2-38.3 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,157 | 895 | 73.8 | 69.9-77.4 | 262 | 26.2 | 22.6-30.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,473 | 1,204 | 78.9 | 75.4-82.1 | 269 | 21.1 | 17.9-24.6 |
| $50,000+ | 3,742 | 3,225 | 85.0 | 83.3-86.6 | 517 | 15.0 | 13.4-16.7 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 743 | 606 | 77.6 | 72.3-82.1 | 137 | 22.4 | 17.9-27.7 |
| Appalachia II | 698 | 572 | 78.7 | 74.0-82.8 | 126 | 21.3 | 17.2-26.0 |
| Appalachia III | 523 | 414 | 75.3 | 69.5-80.2 | 109 | 24.7 | 19.8-30.5 |
| Catawba | 422 | 332 | 76.6 | 71.0-81.4 | 90 | 23.4 | 18.6-29.0 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,293 | 1,062 | 80.5 | 77.3-83.3 | 231 | 19.5 | 16.7-22.7 |
| Low Country | 1,221 | 1,034 | 80.2 | 76.1-83.8 | 187 | 19.8 | 16.2-23.9 |
| Palmetto | 858 | 702 | 80.7 | 77.0-84.0 | 156 | 19.3 | 16.0-23.0 |
| Pee Dee | 799 | 641 | 78.3 | 74.3-81.9 | 158 | 21.7 | 18.1-25.7 |
| Trident | 1,243 | 996 | 77.9 | 74.6-80.8 | 247 | 22.1 | 19.2-25.4 |
| Upper Savannah | 622 | 496 | 75.0 | 69.6-79.8 | 126 | 25.0 | 20.2-30.4 |
| Waccamaw | 1,270 | 1,014 | 76.9 | 73.5-79.9 | 256 | 23.1 | 20.1-26.5 |
| Wateree | 507 | 411 | 77.6 | 70.5-83.5 | 96 | 22.4 | 16.5-29.5 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,365 | 1,102 | 76.4 | 72.7-79.8 | 263 | 23.6 | 20.2-27.3 |
| Region II | 1,221 | 986 | 77.2 | 73.6-80.4 | 235 | 22.8 | 19.6-26.4 |
| Region III | 1,280 | 1,034 | 79.4 | 76.3-82.2 | 246 | 20.6 | 17.8-23.7 |
| Region IV | 1,306 | 1,052 | 78.1 | 74.4-81.3 | 254 | 21.9 | 18.7-25.6 |
| Region V | 1,293 | 1,062 | 80.5 | 77.3-83.3 | 231 | 19.5 | 16.7-22.7 |
| Region VI | 1,270 | 1,014 | 76.9 | 73.5-79.9 | 256 | 23.1 | 20.1-26.5 |
| Region VII | 1,243 | 996 | 77.9 | 74.6-80.8 | 247 | 22.1 | 19.2-25.4 |
| Region VIII | 1,221 | 1,034 | 80.2 | 76.1-83.8 | 187 | 19.8 | 16.2-23.9 |
* Data in this table was derived from the tobacco use questions. Current smoker = respondents who smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke
#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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