BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Tobacco Use
Four-level smoker status*
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| Total # Respondents |
Smokes everyday | Smokes some days | Former smoker | Never smoked | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,339 | 1,477 | 16.2 | 15.1-17.3 | 468 | 5.7 | 5.0- 6.5 | 3,093 | 25.0 | 23.9-26.2 | 5,301 | 53.1 | 51.7-54.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 3,899 | 616 | 18.3 | 16.4-20.2 | 206 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.5 | 1,490 | 29.9 | 28.0-32.0 | 1,587 | 44.7 | 42.4-47.1 |
| Female | 6,440 | 861 | 14.2 | 13.1-15.5 | 262 | 4.5 | 3.8- 5.2 | 1,603 | 20.5 | 19.3-21.7 | 3,714 | 60.8 | 59.2-62.4 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 7,601 | 1,140 | 16.9 | 15.6-18.2 | 317 | 5.1 | 4.4- 6.0 | 2,528 | 28.4 | 27.0-29.7 | 3,616 | 49.7 | 48.1-51.2 |
| African American | 2,031 | 226 | 14.0 | 11.7-16.7 | 116 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.6 | 378 | 16.4 | 14.3-18.8 | 1,311 | 62.9 | 59.7-66.0 |
| Other | 486 | 87 | 17.4 | 12.9-23.0 | 30 | 8.6 | 5.3-13.6 | 126 | 23.6 | 18.4-29.8 | 243 | 50.4 | 43.8-57.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 163 | 17 | 11.7 | 5.7-22.5 | 8 | 7.8 | 3.4-16.9 | 42 | 27.6 | 18.3-39.5 | 96 | 52.9 | 41.7-63.8 |
| No | 10,004 | 1,442 | 16.3 | 15.2-17.4 | 456 | 5.7 | 5.0- 6.5 | 3,005 | 24.9 | 23.8-26.1 | 5,101 | 53.1 | 51.7-54.5 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 355 | 64 | 16.6 | 12.1-22.3 | 25 | 7.4 | 4.7-11.5 | 37 | 11.6 | 7.9-16.8 | 229 | 64.4 | 57.8-70.5 |
| 25-34 | 929 | 191 | 20.5 | 17.3-24.1 | 58 | 7.9 | 5.8-10.6 | 156 | 17.4 | 14.5-20.8 | 524 | 54.2 | 50.0-58.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,562 | 258 | 17.6 | 15.1-20.3 | 93 | 6.1 | 4.6- 8.0 | 256 | 16.7 | 14.6-19.2 | 955 | 59.6 | 56.4-62.7 |
| 45-54 | 2,171 | 430 | 19.4 | 17.4-21.5 | 111 | 5.6 | 4.4- 7.0 | 535 | 24.6 | 22.4-26.9 | 1,095 | 50.5 | 47.9-53.1 |
| 55-64 | 2,263 | 326 | 14.9 | 13.1-16.9 | 106 | 5.0 | 3.9- 6.3 | 794 | 36.3 | 33.8-38.9 | 1,037 | 43.8 | 41.3-46.4 |
| 65+ | 3,059 | 208 | 6.7 | 5.7- 7.8 | 75 | 2.6 | 1.9- 3.5 | 1,315 | 41.6 | 39.5-43.8 | 1,461 | 49.1 | 46.9-51.3 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,333 | 274 | 27.5 | 23.5-31.9 | 68 | 6.3 | 4.5- 8.8 | 391 | 24.1 | 21.0-27.4 | 600 | 42.1 | 38.0-46.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,115 | 586 | 21.7 | 19.6-24.1 | 170 | 7.2 | 5.9- 8.9 | 819 | 23.3 | 21.2-25.6 | 1,540 | 47.7 | 45.1-50.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,589 | 385 | 15.5 | 13.6-17.6 | 110 | 5.3 | 4.0- 7.0 | 853 | 27.8 | 25.5-30.2 | 1,241 | 51.4 | 48.6-54.2 |
| College Graduate | 3,272 | 229 | 6.4 | 5.4- 7.6 | 118 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.6 | 1,022 | 24.9 | 23.0-26.8 | 1,903 | 64.5 | 62.2-66.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,017 | 208 | 24.2 | 20.4-28.6 | 65 | 7.1 | 5.0- 9.8 | 259 | 20.1 | 17.2-23.2 | 485 | 48.6 | 44.0-53.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,469 | 315 | 27.4 | 23.7-31.5 | 78 | 6.7 | 4.9- 9.1 | 365 | 19.9 | 17.0-23.0 | 711 | 46.0 | 42.0-50.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,157 | 204 | 19.9 | 16.7-23.5 | 58 | 6.3 | 4.4- 8.9 | 335 | 23.3 | 20.1-26.8 | 560 | 50.5 | 46.3-54.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,473 | 218 | 15.3 | 12.7-18.4 | 51 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.4 | 450 | 26.9 | 23.8-30.2 | 754 | 52.0 | 48.2-55.8 |
| $50,000+ | 3,742 | 361 | 10.2 | 9.0-11.5 | 156 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.0 | 1,252 | 28.0 | 26.2-29.9 | 1,973 | 57.0 | 54.9-59.2 |
| Health District** | |||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 743 | 107 | 18.2 | 13.8-23.5 | 30 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.2 | 242 | 27.7 | 23.7-32.0 | 364 | 49.9 | 45.0-54.9 |
| Appalachia II | 698 | 94 | 15.1 | 11.6-19.4 | 32 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.3 | 209 | 26.8 | 22.9-31.1 | 363 | 52.0 | 47.1-56.8 |
| Appalachia III | 523 | 78 | 17.3 | 13.0-22.6 | 31 | 7.5 | 4.7-11.6 | 155 | 23.0 | 18.8-27.9 | 259 | 52.3 | 46.4-58.1 |
| Catawba | 422 | 73 | 17.6 | 13.5-22.6 | 17 | 5.8 | 3.3- 9.9 | 120 | 26.2 | 21.5-31.6 | 212 | 50.4 | 44.4-56.4 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,293 | 185 | 15.2 | 12.7-18.0 | 46 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.4 | 349 | 22.5 | 19.8-25.4 | 713 | 58.0 | 54.4-61.5 |
| Low Country | 1,221 | 133 | 13.2 | 10.5-16.4 | 54 | 6.6 | 4.1-10.4 | 434 | 25.5 | 22.7-28.5 | 600 | 54.7 | 50.5-58.7 |
| Palmetto | 858 | 120 | 14.4 | 11.6-17.8 | 36 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.4 | 224 | 24.2 | 20.7-28.0 | 478 | 56.6 | 52.2-60.8 |
| Pee Dee | 799 | 129 | 17.6 | 14.4-21.4 | 29 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.4 | 196 | 23.0 | 19.7-26.8 | 445 | 55.3 | 50.9-59.7 |
| Trident | 1,243 | 170 | 14.8 | 12.4-17.5 | 77 | 7.4 | 5.6- 9.6 | 365 | 24.2 | 21.5-27.1 | 631 | 53.7 | 50.1-57.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 622 | 96 | 18.1 | 14.3-22.5 | 30 | 6.9 | 3.8-12.2 | 183 | 26.5 | 22.3-31.2 | 313 | 48.5 | 43.4-53.7 |
| Waccamaw | 1,270 | 194 | 17.4 | 14.7-20.5 | 62 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.9 | 447 | 30.4 | 27.2-33.8 | 567 | 46.5 | 42.7-50.3 |
| Wateree | 507 | 80 | 19.5 | 13.9-26.8 | 16 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.4 | 138 | 23.6 | 19.2-28.7 | 273 | 54.0 | 47.5-60.3 |
| Region*** | |||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,365 | 203 | 18.1 | 15.1-21.6 | 60 | 5.4 | 3.7- 7.9 | 425 | 27.1 | 24.2-30.2 | 677 | 49.3 | 45.7-52.9 |
| Region II | 1,221 | 172 | 16.1 | 13.3-19.3 | 63 | 6.7 | 4.9- 9.1 | 364 | 25.1 | 22.2-28.3 | 622 | 52.1 | 48.3-55.8 |
| Region III | 1,280 | 193 | 15.5 | 13.1-18.2 | 53 | 5.1 | 3.7- 7.2 | 344 | 24.8 | 22.0-27.9 | 690 | 54.6 | 51.1-58.0 |
| Region IV | 1,306 | 209 | 18.4 | 15.3-22.0 | 45 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.2 | 334 | 23.3 | 20.5-26.3 | 718 | 54.8 | 51.1-58.4 |
| Region V | 1,293 | 185 | 15.2 | 12.7-18.0 | 46 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.4 | 349 | 22.5 | 19.8-25.4 | 713 | 58.0 | 54.4-61.5 |
| Region VI | 1,270 | 194 | 17.4 | 14.7-20.5 | 62 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.9 | 447 | 30.4 | 27.2-33.8 | 567 | 46.5 | 42.7-50.3 |
| Region VII | 1,243 | 170 | 14.8 | 12.4-17.5 | 77 | 7.4 | 5.6- 9.6 | 365 | 24.2 | 21.5-27.1 | 631 | 53.7 | 50.1-57.3 |
| Region VIII | 1,221 | 133 | 13.2 | 10.5-16.4 | 54 | 6.6 | 4.1-10.4 | 434 | 25.5 | 22.7-28.5 | 600 | 54.7 | 50.5-58.7 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Tobacco Use 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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