BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Emotional Support and Life Satifaction
In general, how satisfied are you with your life?
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| Total # Respondents |
Very satisfied | Satisfied | Dissatisfied | Very Dissatisfied | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,971 | 4,740 | 46.3 | 44.9-47.7 | 4,704 | 48.4 | 47.0-49.8 | 406 | 4.2 | 3.6- 4.8 | 121 | 1.1 | 0.9- 1.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 3,758 | 1,885 | 47.8 | 45.4-50.1 | 1,691 | 47.1 | 44.8-49.5 | 141 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.2 | 41 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.6 |
| Female | 6,213 | 2,855 | 45.0 | 43.3-46.6 | 3,013 | 49.6 | 47.9-51.3 | 265 | 4.3 | 3.6- 5.0 | 80 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.6 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 7,374 | 3,725 | 50.5 | 48.9-52.1 | 3,283 | 44.8 | 43.2-46.4 | 280 | 3.7 | 3.2- 4.4 | 86 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.2 |
| African American | 1,930 | 736 | 37.2 | 34.1-40.3 | 1,076 | 56.1 | 52.9-59.3 | 94 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.2 | 24 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.2 |
| Other | 462 | 191 | 38.9 | 32.7-45.5 | 242 | 54.6 | 47.8-61.2 | 19 | 4.3 | 2.1- 8.6 | 10 | 2.2 | 0.8- 5.9 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 153 | 67 | 39.6 | 29.6-50.5 | 80 | 56.4 | 45.3-66.9 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.1-11.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.6 |
| No | 9,660 | 4,611 | 46.6 | 45.1-48.0 | 4,536 | 48.1 | 46.6-49.5 | 394 | 4.2 | 3.7- 4.9 | 119 | 1.1 | 0.9- 1.5 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 337 | 144 | 41.4 | 35.0-48.1 | 180 | 54.8 | 48.1-61.4 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.5- 5.8 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.6 |
| 25-34 | 886 | 386 | 44.0 | 39.9-48.2 | 449 | 50.7 | 46.5-54.8 | 43 | 4.6 | 3.1- 6.8 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,504 | 648 | 44.6 | 41.4-47.9 | 777 | 49.0 | 45.8-52.2 | 58 | 4.9 | 3.5- 6.9 | 21 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 |
| 45-54 | 2,088 | 932 | 45.5 | 42.9-48.2 | 1,000 | 47.8 | 45.2-50.5 | 118 | 5.1 | 4.1- 6.3 | 38 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.3 |
| 55-64 | 2,191 | 1,079 | 47.5 | 44.9-50.1 | 973 | 46.2 | 43.6-48.9 | 106 | 4.9 | 3.9- 6.2 | 33 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 |
| 65+ | 2,965 | 1,551 | 53.1 | 50.9-55.4 | 1,325 | 44.3 | 42.0-46.5 | 71 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.8 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,245 | 449 | 35.1 | 31.2-39.3 | 689 | 56.5 | 52.2-60.8 | 76 | 5.6 | 4.2- 7.5 | 31 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,985 | 1,234 | 39.3 | 36.7-41.8 | 1,573 | 54.3 | 51.7-56.9 | 145 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.8 | 33 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,519 | 1,218 | 47.0 | 44.2-49.8 | 1,163 | 47.9 | 45.1-50.7 | 107 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.5 | 31 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.5 |
| College Graduate | 3,195 | 1,826 | 57.1 | 54.7-59.5 | 1,267 | 39.7 | 37.4-42.1 | 76 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.5 | 26 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 965 | 272 | 24.4 | 21.0-28.2 | 568 | 59.7 | 54.9-64.3 | 91 | 12.1 | 8.5-16.9 | 34 | 3.8 | 2.4- 5.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,410 | 519 | 32.8 | 29.3-36.5 | 759 | 57.7 | 53.7-61.6 | 103 | 7.1 | 5.4- 9.2 | 29 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.3 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,119 | 436 | 35.8 | 32.0-39.9 | 631 | 59.0 | 54.8-63.1 | 41 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.0 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,428 | 667 | 45.7 | 41.9-49.5 | 688 | 49.6 | 45.7-53.4 | 61 | 4.1 | 3.0- 5.6 | 12 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 |
| $50,000+ | 3,677 | 2,235 | 59.7 | 57.5-61.8 | 1,372 | 38.3 | 36.2-40.5 | 51 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.3 | 19 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 |
| Health District** | |||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 725 | 342 | 47.6 | 42.6-52.6 | 349 | 48.4 | 43.4-53.5 | 26 | 3.1 | 1.9- 4.9 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 |
| Appalachia II | 682 | 315 | 45.3 | 40.5-50.2 | 330 | 49.8 | 44.9-54.7 | 30 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.8 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.6 |
| Appalachia III | 502 | 234 | 45.8 | 40.1-51.6 | 234 | 48.8 | 43.0-54.6 | 27 | 4.6 | 2.8- 7.4 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.9 |
| Catawba | 412 | 183 | 44.1 | 38.3-50.2 | 204 | 50.0 | 44.0-56.0 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.7- 8.0 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.7 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,239 | 570 | 42.2 | 38.7-45.8 | 607 | 51.5 | 47.8-55.2 | 46 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.4 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 |
| Low Country | 1,185 | 652 | 53.2 | 49.0-57.4 | 478 | 42.1 | 37.9-46.4 | 44 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.0 | 11 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 |
| Palmetto | 826 | 418 | 50.3 | 45.9-54.6 | 362 | 44.1 | 39.8-48.5 | 39 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.8 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 |
| Pee Dee | 780 | 321 | 42.2 | 37.8-46.6 | 413 | 52.2 | 47.7-56.6 | 30 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.5 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.7 |
| Trident | 1,205 | 580 | 46.9 | 43.2-50.6 | 570 | 48.1 | 44.4-51.8 | 46 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.3 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.9 |
| Upper Savannah | 595 | 263 | 44.2 | 39.0-49.5 | 286 | 48.1 | 42.8-53.4 | 34 | 5.6 | 3.7- 8.4 | 12 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.3 |
| Waccamaw | 1,222 | 589 | 44.3 | 40.6-48.1 | 577 | 51.2 | 47.4-55.0 | 40 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.5 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.7- 2.8 |
| Wateree | 486 | 231 | 48.9 | 43.1-54.8 | 228 | 45.8 | 40.1-51.7 | 22 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.7 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.6 |
| Region*** | |||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,320 | 605 | 46.1 | 42.5-49.7 | 635 | 48.3 | 44.6-51.9 | 60 | 4.2 | 3.1- 5.7 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.7- 2.8 |
| Region II | 1,184 | 549 | 45.5 | 41.8-49.3 | 564 | 49.4 | 45.6-53.1 | 57 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.7 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.3 |
| Region III | 1,238 | 601 | 48.3 | 44.8-51.8 | 566 | 46.0 | 42.5-49.6 | 58 | 4.9 | 3.4- 6.9 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.5 |
| Region IV | 1,266 | 552 | 44.8 | 41.3-48.4 | 641 | 49.7 | 46.1-53.2 | 52 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.2 | 21 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 |
| Region V | 1,239 | 570 | 42.2 | 38.7-45.8 | 607 | 51.5 | 47.8-55.2 | 46 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.4 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 |
| Region VI | 1,222 | 589 | 44.3 | 40.6-48.1 | 577 | 51.2 | 47.4-55.0 | 40 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.5 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.7- 2.8 |
| Region VII | 1,205 | 580 | 46.9 | 43.2-50.6 | 570 | 48.1 | 44.4-51.8 | 46 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.3 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.9 |
| Region VIII | 1,185 | 652 | 53.2 | 49.0-57.4 | 478 | 42.1 | 37.9-46.4 | 44 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.0 | 11 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 |
#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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