BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence
Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had
a heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,326 | 598 | 4.0 | 3.6- 4.4 | 9,728 | 96.0 | 95.6-96.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,893 | 361 | 5.5 | 4.8- 6.3 | 3,532 | 94.5 | 93.7-95.2 |
| Female | 6,433 | 237 | 2.6 | 2.2- 3.1 | 6,196 | 97.4 | 96.9-97.8 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 7,604 | 472 | 4.4 | 3.9- 4.9 | 7,132 | 95.6 | 95.1-96.1 |
| African American | 2,019 | 67 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.8 | 1,952 | 97.3 | 96.2-98.1 |
| Other | 482 | 29 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.5 | 453 | 96.6 | 94.5-97.9 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 162 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.9 | 158 | 98.8 | 96.1-99.6 |
| No | 9,991 | 569 | 4.0 | 3.6- 4.4 | 9,422 | 96.0 | 95.6-96.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 356 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 | 355 | 99.6 | 97.3-99.9 |
| 25-34 | 931 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 | 926 | 99.4 | 98.3-99.8 |
| 35-44 | 1,562 | 19 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 | 1,543 | 99.2 | 98.6-99.5 |
| 45-54 | 2,172 | 55 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.2 | 2,117 | 97.0 | 95.8-97.9 |
| 55-64 | 2,253 | 158 | 7.7 | 6.3- 9.2 | 2,095 | 92.3 | 90.8-93.7 |
| 65+ | 3,052 | 360 | 11.7 | 10.3-13.1 | 2,692 | 88.3 | 86.9-89.7 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,311 | 147 | 7.8 | 6.4- 9.5 | 1,164 | 92.2 | 90.5-93.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,117 | 171 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.9 | 2,946 | 96.1 | 95.1-96.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,586 | 137 | 3.4 | 2.7- 4.2 | 2,449 | 96.6 | 95.8-97.3 |
| College Graduate | 3,281 | 140 | 3.0 | 2.4- 3.7 | 3,141 | 97.0 | 96.3-97.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,005 | 102 | 8.6 | 6.5-11.3 | 903 | 91.4 | 88.7-93.5 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,466 | 119 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.3 | 1,347 | 95.0 | 93.7-96.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,149 | 73 | 4.3 | 3.1- 6.0 | 1,076 | 95.7 | 94.0-96.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,477 | 80 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.5 | 1,397 | 96.5 | 95.5-97.4 |
| $50,000+ | 3,750 | 126 | 2.4 | 2.0- 3.0 | 3,624 | 97.6 | 97.0-98.0 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 746 | 46 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.8 | 700 | 95.2 | 93.2-96.6 |
| Appalachia II | 701 | 33 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.5 | 668 | 96.9 | 95.5-97.9 |
| Appalachia III | 517 | 31 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.6 | 486 | 95.0 | 92.4-96.7 |
| Catawba | 421 | 20 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.8 | 401 | 97.0 | 95.2-98.1 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,287 | 84 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.5 | 1,203 | 94.9 | 93.5-96.1 |
| Low Country | 1,220 | 70 | 3.8 | 2.9- 5.0 | 1,150 | 96.2 | 95.0-97.1 |
| Palmetto | 852 | 33 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.9 | 819 | 97.4 | 96.1-98.2 |
| Pee Dee | 796 | 50 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.6 | 746 | 95.2 | 93.4-96.5 |
| Trident | 1,248 | 44 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.5 | 1,204 | 97.5 | 96.5-98.2 |
| Upper Savannah | 621 | 53 | 5.6 | 4.2- 7.4 | 568 | 94.4 | 92.6-95.8 |
| Waccamaw | 1,272 | 95 | 6.1 | 4.8- 7.7 | 1,177 | 93.9 | 92.3-95.2 |
| Wateree | 504 | 32 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.5 | 472 | 95.6 | 93.5-97.1 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,367 | 99 | 5.2 | 4.1- 6.5 | 1,268 | 94.8 | 93.5-95.9 |
| Region II | 1,218 | 64 | 3.9 | 2.9- 5.2 | 1,154 | 96.1 | 94.8-97.1 |
| Region III | 1,273 | 53 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.8 | 1,220 | 97.2 | 96.2-98.0 |
| Region IV | 1,300 | 82 | 4.6 | 3.6- 5.9 | 1,218 | 95.4 | 94.1-96.4 |
| Region V | 1,287 | 84 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.5 | 1,203 | 94.9 | 93.5-96.1 |
| Region VI | 1,272 | 95 | 6.1 | 4.8- 7.7 | 1,177 | 93.9 | 92.3-95.2 |
| Region VII | 1,248 | 44 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.5 | 1,204 | 97.5 | 96.5-98.2 |
| Region VIII | 1,220 | 70 | 3.8 | 2.9- 5.0 | 1,150 | 96.2 | 95.0-97.1 |
#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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