BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Cholesterol Awareness
About how long has it been since you last had your blood cholesterol checked?
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| Total # Respondents |
Within past yr | Within past 2 yrs | Within past 5 yrs | 5 or more yrs ago | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,967 | 7,054 | 74.8 | 73.4-76.1 | 1,040 | 13.7 | 12.7-14.8 | 562 | 7.7 | 6.9- 8.6 | 311 | 3.8 | 3.3- 4.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 3,396 | 2,710 | 76.0 | 73.8-78.2 | 364 | 12.1 | 10.5-13.9 | 204 | 8.0 | 6.6- 9.6 | 118 | 3.9 | 3.0- 4.9 |
| Female | 5,571 | 4,344 | 73.6 | 72.0-75.3 | 676 | 15.1 | 13.8-16.5 | 358 | 7.4 | 6.5- 8.5 | 193 | 3.8 | 3.2- 4.6 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 6,738 | 5,200 | 73.0 | 71.4-74.5 | 798 | 14.1 | 12.9-15.4 | 464 | 8.1 | 7.2- 9.1 | 276 | 4.8 | 4.1- 5.6 |
| African American | 1,652 | 1,395 | 80.2 | 77.1-83.0 | 179 | 13.3 | 11.0-16.0 | 61 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.9 | 17 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 |
| Other | 394 | 299 | 73.0 | 65.7-79.3 | 52 | 12.1 | 8.4-17.2 | 29 | 10.4 | 6.2-16.9 | 14 | 4.4 | 2.0- 9.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 129 | 97 | 69.0 | 56.2-79.4 | 23 | 19.3 | 11.3-31.1 | 6 | 7.9 | 3.0-19.2 | 3 | 3.8 | 0.9-14.8 |
| No | 8,693 | 6,828 | 74.8 | 73.4-76.2 | 1,010 | 13.6 | 12.6-14.8 | 550 | 7.7 | 6.8- 8.6 | 305 | 3.9 | 3.3- 4.5 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 138 | 93 | 66.1 | 55.3-75.4 | 26 | 20.8 | 13.1-31.3 | 16 | 10.7 | 5.7-19.1 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.7- 8.5 |
| 25-34 | 607 | 394 | 62.7 | 57.7-67.4 | 109 | 19.4 | 15.6-23.8 | 70 | 12.0 | 9.1-15.7 | 34 | 5.9 | 3.9- 8.9 |
| 35-44 | 1,280 | 831 | 66.2 | 62.9-69.4 | 238 | 17.0 | 14.8-19.6 | 144 | 11.6 | 9.4-14.3 | 67 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.7 |
| 45-54 | 1,958 | 1,436 | 73.9 | 71.4-76.2 | 272 | 14.2 | 12.4-16.3 | 151 | 7.3 | 6.0- 8.8 | 99 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.9 |
| 55-64 | 2,123 | 1,731 | 81.7 | 79.5-83.6 | 229 | 11.1 | 9.5-12.9 | 103 | 4.7 | 3.7- 5.9 | 60 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.5 |
| 65+ | 2,861 | 2,569 | 90.0 | 88.5-91.3 | 166 | 5.9 | 4.9- 7.1 | 78 | 2.7 | 2.0- 3.5 | 48 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,066 | 888 | 79.5 | 75.1-83.4 | 103 | 12.1 | 9.1-15.9 | 46 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.6 | 29 | 2.9 | 1.7- 5.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,617 | 2,069 | 74.7 | 72.0-77.2 | 302 | 15.0 | 12.9-17.4 | 160 | 6.8 | 5.5- 8.4 | 86 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,260 | 1,774 | 74.9 | 72.1-77.5 | 243 | 11.9 | 10.1-13.9 | 152 | 9.3 | 7.4-11.6 | 91 | 3.9 | 3.0- 5.0 |
| College Graduate | 3,001 | 2,305 | 73.2 | 70.8-75.3 | 388 | 14.4 | 12.7-16.3 | 203 | 8.0 | 6.7- 9.5 | 105 | 4.4 | 3.4- 5.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 837 | 684 | 77.4 | 72.8-81.4 | 83 | 13.3 | 10.0-17.4 | 40 | 5.9 | 3.8- 8.9 | 30 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,210 | 971 | 76.2 | 71.9-80.0 | 124 | 11.5 | 8.9-14.6 | 79 | 9.8 | 6.9-13.7 | 36 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.9 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 975 | 783 | 75.9 | 71.5-79.8 | 102 | 13.6 | 10.5-17.3 | 63 | 8.1 | 5.7-11.5 | 27 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,311 | 1,029 | 75.3 | 71.7-78.6 | 159 | 13.7 | 11.2-16.6 | 77 | 7.4 | 5.4-10.1 | 46 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.3 |
| $50,000+ | 3,417 | 2,593 | 72.3 | 70.1-74.3 | 441 | 14.6 | 13.0-16.4 | 244 | 8.2 | 7.0- 9.5 | 139 | 4.9 | 3.9- 6.1 |
| Health District** | |||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 645 | 494 | 74.7 | 70.3-78.7 | 73 | 11.6 | 9.0-14.8 | 53 | 9.3 | 6.9-12.5 | 25 | 4.4 | 2.7- 6.9 |
| Appalachia II | 615 | 461 | 68.0 | 62.8-72.8 | 89 | 17.9 | 14.0-22.5 | 45 | 10.1 | 7.1-14.4 | 20 | 4.0 | 2.4- 6.4 |
| Appalachia III | 460 | 353 | 72.5 | 66.6-77.7 | 62 | 16.2 | 11.9-21.8 | 29 | 7.8 | 5.1-11.8 | 16 | 3.4 | 1.9- 6.1 |
| Catawba | 359 | 270 | 72.1 | 65.9-77.5 | 51 | 15.9 | 11.7-21.3 | 22 | 6.6 | 4.0-10.7 | 16 | 5.4 | 3.1- 9.3 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,116 | 895 | 78.0 | 74.6-81.0 | 121 | 11.9 | 9.6-14.7 | 67 | 7.2 | 5.4- 9.6 | 33 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.4 |
| Low Country | 1,083 | 867 | 78.1 | 74.5-81.2 | 113 | 12.4 | 9.9-15.6 | 62 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.0 | 41 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.9 |
| Palmetto | 751 | 593 | 76.7 | 72.4-80.5 | 82 | 12.3 | 9.5-15.7 | 57 | 8.5 | 6.1-11.8 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.7 |
| Pee Dee | 657 | 517 | 75.8 | 71.2-79.8 | 71 | 13.5 | 10.4-17.5 | 37 | 5.5 | 3.6- 8.2 | 32 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.1 |
| Trident | 1,096 | 855 | 76.2 | 72.8-79.3 | 134 | 13.0 | 10.7-15.6 | 68 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.6 | 39 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.4 |
| Upper Savannah | 543 | 439 | 76.2 | 70.2-81.3 | 52 | 10.3 | 7.4-14.1 | 37 | 10.9 | 6.8-17.2 | 15 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.7 |
| Waccamaw | 1,116 | 880 | 73.8 | 70.2-77.1 | 135 | 14.2 | 11.8-17.2 | 60 | 7.4 | 5.5-10.0 | 41 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.6 |
| Wateree | 423 | 345 | 78.4 | 72.6-83.3 | 44 | 10.6 | 7.3-15.2 | 22 | 6.5 | 4.1-10.3 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.2- 9.0 |
| Region*** | |||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,188 | 933 | 75.4 | 71.8-78.6 | 125 | 11.0 | 9.0-13.4 | 90 | 10.1 | 7.6-13.2 | 40 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.1 |
| Region II | 1,075 | 814 | 70.0 | 66.1-73.6 | 151 | 17.2 | 14.2-20.6 | 74 | 9.1 | 6.9-12.0 | 36 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.4 |
| Region III | 1,110 | 863 | 75.3 | 71.8-78.5 | 133 | 13.4 | 11.0-16.2 | 79 | 7.9 | 6.0-10.4 | 35 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.2 |
| Region IV | 1,080 | 862 | 76.8 | 73.3-80.0 | 115 | 12.4 | 10.0-15.3 | 59 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.0 | 44 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.2 |
| Region V | 1,116 | 895 | 78.0 | 74.6-81.0 | 121 | 11.9 | 9.6-14.7 | 67 | 7.2 | 5.4- 9.6 | 33 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.4 |
| Region VI | 1,116 | 880 | 73.8 | 70.2-77.1 | 135 | 14.2 | 11.8-17.2 | 60 | 7.4 | 5.5-10.0 | 41 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.6 |
| Region VII | 1,096 | 855 | 76.2 | 72.8-79.3 | 134 | 13.0 | 10.7-15.6 | 68 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.6 | 39 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.4 |
| Region VIII | 1,083 | 867 | 78.1 | 74.5-81.2 | 113 | 12.4 | 9.9-15.6 | 62 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.0 | 41 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.9 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported that they have ever had blood cholesterol checked.
#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
This page was generated on 15JUL09.