BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Health Care Access
About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?
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| Total # Respondents |
Within past yr | Within past 2 yrs | Within past 5 yrs | 5 or more yrs ago | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,160 | 7,421 | 67.5 | 66.1-68.9 | 1,234 | 14.2 | 13.2-15.4 | 651 | 8.4 | 7.5- 9.3 | 751 | 8.6 | 7.8- 9.5 | 103 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,842 | 2,627 | 61.5 | 59.1-63.8 | 506 | 15.7 | 13.9-17.6 | 289 | 10.0 | 8.5-11.6 | 368 | 11.2 | 9.7-12.9 | 52 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.4 |
| Female | 6,318 | 4,794 | 73.1 | 71.5-74.6 | 728 | 12.9 | 11.8-14.2 | 362 | 6.9 | 6.0- 7.9 | 383 | 6.2 | 5.5- 7.1 | 51 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 7,479 | 5,326 | 65.7 | 64.1-67.2 | 938 | 14.3 | 13.2-15.5 | 501 | 8.6 | 7.6- 9.6 | 631 | 10.1 | 9.1-11.2 | 83 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.8 |
| African American | 2,001 | 1,592 | 73.2 | 69.9-76.3 | 220 | 14.0 | 11.7-16.7 | 106 | 6.9 | 5.3- 9.0 | 71 | 5.0 | 3.5- 7.2 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 |
| Other | 473 | 331 | 62.6 | 55.6-69.2 | 62 | 15.8 | 11.3-21.6 | 34 | 11.5 | 7.2-17.9 | 41 | 8.1 | 5.4-12.0 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.5- 6.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 158 | 109 | 57.1 | 45.3-68.2 | 24 | 19.0 | 11.1-30.7 | 12 | 12.9 | 6.2-25.1 | 11 | 7.9 | 3.7-16.2 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.5-17.5 |
| No | 9,839 | 7,178 | 67.7 | 66.3-69.1 | 1,200 | 14.2 | 13.1-15.3 | 630 | 8.2 | 7.4- 9.1 | 733 | 8.7 | 7.8- 9.6 | 98 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 340 | 205 | 56.7 | 49.8-63.3 | 60 | 18.8 | 13.9-24.8 | 43 | 13.8 | 9.4-19.6 | 26 | 8.0 | 5.2-12.3 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.7 |
| 25-34 | 913 | 541 | 56.1 | 51.9-60.2 | 146 | 18.1 | 15.0-21.6 | 94 | 10.8 | 8.4-13.6 | 113 | 13.5 | 10.8-16.8 | 19 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,543 | 967 | 62.4 | 59.2-65.5 | 239 | 15.1 | 12.9-17.6 | 149 | 10.1 | 8.3-12.3 | 168 | 11.0 | 9.2-13.2 | 20 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.6 |
| 45-54 | 2,144 | 1,463 | 67.5 | 65.0-69.9 | 316 | 15.7 | 13.8-17.8 | 160 | 8.0 | 6.6- 9.5 | 181 | 7.8 | 6.6- 9.2 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 |
| 55-64 | 2,233 | 1,676 | 74.4 | 72.0-76.6 | 255 | 11.5 | 9.9-13.2 | 126 | 6.7 | 5.4- 8.4 | 158 | 6.5 | 5.4- 7.9 | 18 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 |
| 65+ | 2,987 | 2,569 | 86.9 | 85.3-88.2 | 218 | 7.0 | 6.0- 8.3 | 79 | 2.4 | 1.9- 3.1 | 105 | 3.1 | 2.5- 4.0 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,289 | 958 | 66.7 | 62.1-71.0 | 133 | 12.9 | 9.8-16.8 | 79 | 8.6 | 6.0-12.3 | 107 | 10.6 | 8.2-13.7 | 12 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,053 | 2,190 | 65.0 | 62.3-67.6 | 381 | 15.3 | 13.3-17.4 | 193 | 8.5 | 6.9-10.3 | 249 | 9.3 | 7.8-11.1 | 40 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,551 | 1,873 | 69.4 | 66.6-72.0 | 300 | 13.5 | 11.6-15.7 | 179 | 8.6 | 7.1-10.4 | 175 | 7.6 | 6.2- 9.3 | 24 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.5 |
| College Graduate | 3,239 | 2,377 | 68.7 | 66.3-71.0 | 415 | 14.3 | 12.6-16.1 | 200 | 8.0 | 6.7- 9.5 | 220 | 8.1 | 6.7- 9.7 | 27 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 987 | 713 | 65.9 | 60.8-70.7 | 101 | 11.4 | 8.8-14.6 | 64 | 8.0 | 5.5-11.4 | 96 | 13.2 | 9.4-18.3 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.7- 2.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,448 | 1,049 | 66.6 | 62.5-70.6 | 157 | 13.0 | 10.3-16.3 | 110 | 9.7 | 7.3-12.8 | 119 | 8.9 | 6.9-11.6 | 13 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.7 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,149 | 823 | 64.5 | 60.2-68.5 | 144 | 15.8 | 12.7-19.4 | 85 | 9.9 | 7.5-12.9 | 87 | 8.9 | 6.8-11.7 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.3 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,452 | 1,050 | 66.9 | 63.0-70.6 | 190 | 16.4 | 13.4-19.9 | 90 | 7.7 | 5.7-10.3 | 104 | 7.7 | 5.9- 9.9 | 18 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.7 |
| $50,000+ | 3,706 | 2,699 | 68.7 | 66.6-70.8 | 490 | 14.3 | 12.8-16.0 | 233 | 8.0 | 6.8- 9.3 | 248 | 7.8 | 6.6- 9.2 | 36 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 726 | 504 | 64.4 | 59.3-69.3 | 97 | 15.3 | 11.5-20.1 | 50 | 8.9 | 6.2-12.7 | 68 | 9.9 | 7.6-12.9 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.2 |
| Appalachia II | 684 | 460 | 59.7 | 54.6-64.5 | 93 | 17.9 | 14.0-22.5 | 62 | 9.8 | 7.2-13.4 | 60 | 11.1 | 8.2-14.8 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.1 |
| Appalachia III | 513 | 383 | 66.3 | 60.1-71.9 | 68 | 17.2 | 12.9-22.5 | 28 | 8.5 | 5.2-13.4 | 30 | 7.0 | 4.5-10.8 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.7 |
| Catawba | 419 | 287 | 62.6 | 56.4-68.5 | 67 | 16.2 | 12.5-20.8 | 31 | 9.1 | 6.0-13.6 | 29 | 10.1 | 6.3-15.9 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,274 | 919 | 69.9 | 66.3-73.2 | 155 | 11.5 | 9.5-13.9 | 86 | 8.5 | 6.4-11.2 | 98 | 8.8 | 6.8-11.3 | 16 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.6 |
| Low Country | 1,205 | 911 | 73.2 | 69.2-76.8 | 142 | 12.3 | 10.0-15.1 | 65 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.1 | 75 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.4 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.5 |
| Palmetto | 842 | 634 | 71.5 | 67.1-75.5 | 93 | 12.4 | 9.7-15.7 | 57 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.7 | 54 | 7.4 | 5.1-10.5 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 |
| Pee Dee | 781 | 563 | 65.8 | 61.3-70.1 | 92 | 15.3 | 12.1-19.2 | 51 | 8.0 | 5.7-11.0 | 66 | 9.1 | 6.8-12.0 | 9 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.2 |
| Trident | 1,231 | 917 | 71.0 | 67.4-74.3 | 137 | 12.2 | 9.9-14.9 | 73 | 7.8 | 5.7-10.5 | 93 | 8.0 | 6.3-10.1 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 616 | 452 | 63.4 | 57.7-68.8 | 78 | 17.5 | 13.0-23.1 | 32 | 6.9 | 4.6-10.3 | 46 | 9.6 | 6.6-13.6 | 8 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.5 |
| Waccamaw | 1,245 | 907 | 65.9 | 62.1-69.5 | 153 | 14.0 | 11.4-17.1 | 84 | 10.7 | 8.3-13.6 | 90 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.7 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.2 |
| Wateree | 500 | 383 | 74.5 | 68.9-79.5 | 52 | 11.0 | 7.6-15.5 | 26 | 4.5 | 2.9- 7.0 | 33 | 9.0 | 6.0-13.4 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.2 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,342 | 956 | 64.0 | 60.2-67.6 | 175 | 16.3 | 13.3-19.9 | 82 | 8.0 | 6.1-10.4 | 114 | 9.8 | 7.8-12.1 | 15 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.4 |
| Region II | 1,197 | 843 | 62.5 | 58.7-66.3 | 161 | 17.6 | 14.6-21.0 | 90 | 9.2 | 7.0-12.0 | 90 | 9.3 | 7.2-11.9 | 13 | 1.4 | 0.6- 2.9 |
| Region III | 1,261 | 921 | 68.6 | 65.0-72.0 | 160 | 13.6 | 11.4-16.2 | 88 | 8.7 | 6.8-11.2 | 83 | 8.3 | 6.2-11.0 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.9 |
| Region IV | 1,281 | 946 | 69.4 | 65.8-72.7 | 144 | 13.6 | 11.1-16.4 | 77 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.6 | 99 | 9.0 | 7.1-11.4 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.8 |
| Region V | 1,274 | 919 | 69.9 | 66.3-73.2 | 155 | 11.5 | 9.5-13.9 | 86 | 8.5 | 6.4-11.2 | 98 | 8.8 | 6.8-11.3 | 16 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.6 |
| Region VI | 1,245 | 907 | 65.9 | 62.1-69.5 | 153 | 14.0 | 11.4-17.1 | 84 | 10.7 | 8.3-13.6 | 90 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.7 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.2 |
| Region VII | 1,231 | 917 | 71.0 | 67.4-74.3 | 137 | 12.2 | 9.9-14.9 | 73 | 7.8 | 5.7-10.5 | 93 | 8.0 | 6.3-10.1 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.3 |
| Region VIII | 1,205 | 911 | 73.2 | 69.2-76.8 | 142 | 12.3 | 10.0-15.1 | 65 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.1 | 75 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.4 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.5 |
#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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