BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Mental Illness and Stigma
During the past 30 days, about how often did you feel hopeless?
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| Total # Respondents |
All | Most | Some | A little | None | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,938 | 81 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.1 | 183 | 2.1 | 1.7- 2.7 | 720 | 7.1 | 6.4- 8.0 | 996 | 10.6 | 9.7-11.5 | 7,958 | 79.4 | 78.2-80.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,740 | 30 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.3 | 56 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.4 | 227 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.8 | 324 | 8.5 | 7.3- 9.8 | 3,103 | 82.1 | 80.1-83.9 |
| Female | 6,198 | 51 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.1 | 127 | 2.0 | 1.6- 2.5 | 493 | 7.9 | 7.0- 8.9 | 672 | 12.4 | 11.3-13.7 | 4,855 | 76.9 | 75.4-78.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 7,366 | 53 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 | 117 | 1.6 | 1.3- 2.1 | 434 | 5.6 | 4.8- 6.4 | 721 | 10.8 | 9.8-11.9 | 6,041 | 81.4 | 80.1-82.6 |
| African American | 1,908 | 17 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 | 42 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.9 | 212 | 10.0 | 8.3-12.1 | 198 | 9.9 | 8.2-11.9 | 1,439 | 76.2 | 73.3-78.9 |
| Other | 462 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.1 | 13 | 3.3 | 1.3- 8.2 | 44 | 10.1 | 6.3-15.9 | 61 | 11.6 | 8.3-16.0 | 337 | 73.7 | 67.1-79.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 154 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 10 | 8.3 | 3.0-20.9 | 18 | 12.8 | 7.1-21.8 | 122 | 77.8 | 66.3-86.3 |
| No | 9,626 | 75 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.0 | 172 | 2.1 | 1.7- 2.7 | 684 | 7.0 | 6.2- 7.8 | 964 | 10.5 | 9.7-11.4 | 7,731 | 79.6 | 78.4-80.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 336 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.9 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.2 | 27 | 8.5 | 5.2-13.6 | 42 | 11.6 | 8.1-16.2 | 256 | 77.2 | 71.1-82.3 |
| 25-34 | 882 | 9 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.2 | 16 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.7 | 55 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.2 | 129 | 14.5 | 11.9-17.6 | 673 | 75.8 | 71.9-79.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,493 | 16 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 | 26 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.6 | 102 | 6.5 | 5.0- 8.4 | 173 | 11.0 | 9.2-13.0 | 1,176 | 79.1 | 76.2-81.7 |
| 45-54 | 2,079 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 56 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.8 | 169 | 7.3 | 6.1- 8.8 | 244 | 10.4 | 9.0-12.0 | 1,595 | 78.9 | 76.8-81.0 |
| 55-64 | 2,183 | 22 | 1.2 | 0.7- 1.9 | 45 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.6 | 170 | 8.2 | 6.8- 9.8 | 176 | 7.9 | 6.6- 9.4 | 1,770 | 81.0 | 78.8-83.0 |
| 65+ | 2,965 | 14 | 0.3 | 0.2- 0.6 | 34 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.6 | 197 | 6.8 | 5.7- 8.2 | 232 | 7.6 | 6.5- 8.8 | 2,488 | 84.2 | 82.4-85.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,240 | 34 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.4 | 46 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.5 | 217 | 17.3 | 14.0-21.1 | 141 | 12.1 | 9.7-15.0 | 802 | 64.7 | 60.4-68.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,970 | 22 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 | 61 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.0 | 248 | 8.2 | 6.9- 9.7 | 336 | 11.6 | 10.0-13.4 | 2,303 | 76.9 | 74.6-79.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,515 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 | 47 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.3 | 148 | 5.9 | 4.5- 7.7 | 253 | 10.0 | 8.5-11.8 | 2,048 | 80.8 | 78.2-83.1 |
| College Graduate | 3,187 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 | 29 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 | 104 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.1 | 264 | 9.3 | 7.9-10.8 | 2,784 | 86.7 | 84.9-88.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 964 | 17 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.4 | 61 | 10.1 | 6.4-15.5 | 165 | 16.6 | 13.5-20.3 | 135 | 13.6 | 10.8-16.9 | 586 | 57.9 | 53.0-62.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,404 | 25 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 | 46 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.8 | 165 | 13.2 | 10.4-16.6 | 202 | 13.3 | 11.0-16.0 | 966 | 68.7 | 64.8-72.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,111 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 | 14 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.2 | 92 | 8.6 | 6.4-11.5 | 128 | 13.9 | 11.1-17.2 | 869 | 74.7 | 70.5-78.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,428 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 18 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.5 | 66 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.5 | 143 | 10.8 | 8.7-13.4 | 1,192 | 83.2 | 80.3-85.8 |
| $50,000+ | 3,663 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 | 20 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.0 | 104 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.9 | 281 | 8.4 | 7.2- 9.7 | 3,252 | 87.9 | 86.3-89.3 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 724 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 | 16 | 2.6 | 1.3- 4.9 | 43 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.4 | 89 | 10.8 | 8.4-13.9 | 571 | 80.0 | 75.8-83.6 |
| Appalachia II | 677 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 12 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.0 | 52 | 8.1 | 5.4-11.9 | 68 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.8 | 539 | 79.5 | 74.9-83.5 |
| Appalachia III | 502 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.1 | 11 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.3 | 40 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.5 | 66 | 12.3 | 9.1-16.2 | 380 | 77.4 | 72.3-81.8 |
| Catawba | 411 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.7 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.0- 8.8 | 24 | 7.0 | 4.2-11.5 | 49 | 15.4 | 11.2-20.8 | 327 | 73.9 | 67.5-79.4 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,230 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.4 | 24 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 | 109 | 8.7 | 6.8-10.9 | 124 | 11.5 | 9.0-14.5 | 963 | 77.0 | 73.5-80.1 |
| Low Country | 1,178 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.7 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.0 | 69 | 6.1 | 4.1- 8.9 | 96 | 7.8 | 6.0-10.1 | 996 | 84.3 | 80.6-87.3 |
| Palmetto | 829 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.5- 6.0 | 52 | 5.2 | 3.6- 7.6 | 76 | 8.8 | 6.7-11.4 | 679 | 82.5 | 78.7-85.7 |
| Pee Dee | 774 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.3 | 22 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.9 | 69 | 8.3 | 6.3-10.9 | 92 | 10.9 | 8.5-13.8 | 584 | 77.0 | 73.2-80.4 |
| Trident | 1,203 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 21 | 1.8 | 1.1- 3.1 | 67 | 5.0 | 3.6- 6.9 | 107 | 10.0 | 8.0-12.5 | 1,002 | 82.6 | 79.6-85.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 599 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.2 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.2 | 57 | 8.8 | 6.4-11.9 | 60 | 10.1 | 7.3-13.7 | 463 | 78.2 | 73.6-82.2 |
| Waccamaw | 1,208 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 20 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 | 85 | 8.2 | 6.0-11.2 | 117 | 11.1 | 8.9-13.8 | 976 | 78.6 | 75.1-81.8 |
| Wateree | 490 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.9 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.5- 6.0 | 44 | 8.3 | 5.8-11.7 | 39 | 9.4 | 6.3-13.7 | 389 | 77.9 | 72.7-82.4 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,323 | 14 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.6 | 26 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.2 | 100 | 7.3 | 5.6- 9.5 | 149 | 10.5 | 8.6-12.7 | 1,034 | 79.2 | 76.1-81.9 |
| Region II | 1,179 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.2- 0.9 | 23 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.6 | 92 | 8.1 | 6.0-10.8 | 134 | 10.7 | 8.7-13.1 | 919 | 78.6 | 75.3-81.6 |
| Region III | 1,240 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 26 | 3.0 | 1.7- 5.4 | 76 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.9 | 125 | 10.9 | 8.9-13.3 | 1,006 | 79.7 | 76.5-82.6 |
| Region IV | 1,264 | 13 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 | 34 | 2.6 | 1.8- 4.0 | 113 | 8.3 | 6.7-10.3 | 131 | 10.3 | 8.4-12.7 | 973 | 77.4 | 74.3-80.1 |
| Region V | 1,230 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.4 | 24 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 | 109 | 8.7 | 6.8-10.9 | 124 | 11.5 | 9.0-14.5 | 963 | 77.0 | 73.5-80.1 |
| Region VI | 1,208 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 20 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 | 85 | 8.2 | 6.0-11.2 | 117 | 11.1 | 8.9-13.8 | 976 | 78.6 | 75.1-81.8 |
| Region VII | 1,203 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 21 | 1.8 | 1.1- 3.1 | 67 | 5.0 | 3.6- 6.9 | 107 | 10.0 | 8.0-12.5 | 1,002 | 82.6 | 79.6-85.3 |
| Region VIII | 1,178 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.7 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.0 | 69 | 6.1 | 4.1- 8.9 | 96 | 7.8 | 6.0-10.1 | 996 | 84.3 | 80.6-87.3 |
#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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