BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Mental Illness and Stigma
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,920 | 1,264 | 10.9 | 10.1-11.8 | 8,656 | 89.1 | 88.2-89.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,733 | 314 | 7.4 | 6.3- 8.6 | 3,419 | 92.6 | 91.4-93.7 |
| Female | 6,187 | 950 | 14.2 | 13.1-15.3 | 5,237 | 85.8 | 84.7-86.9 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 7,354 | 1,020 | 12.9 | 11.9-14.0 | 6,334 | 87.1 | 86.0-88.1 |
| African American | 1,907 | 155 | 6.2 | 5.0- 7.6 | 1,752 | 93.8 | 92.4-95.0 |
| Other | 463 | 53 | 8.1 | 5.6-11.6 | 410 | 91.9 | 88.4-94.4 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 157 | 15 | 6.8 | 3.5-12.7 | 142 | 93.2 | 87.3-96.5 |
| No | 9,612 | 1,217 | 11.0 | 10.2-11.9 | 8,395 | 89.0 | 88.1-89.8 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 333 | 20 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.2 | 313 | 94.5 | 90.8-96.8 |
| 25-34 | 881 | 95 | 10.1 | 7.8-13.0 | 786 | 89.9 | 87.0-92.2 |
| 35-44 | 1,487 | 178 | 10.2 | 8.6-12.0 | 1,309 | 89.8 | 88.0-91.4 |
| 45-54 | 2,078 | 322 | 13.9 | 12.2-15.8 | 1,756 | 86.1 | 84.2-87.8 |
| 55-64 | 2,184 | 359 | 15.0 | 13.3-16.9 | 1,825 | 85.0 | 83.1-86.7 |
| 65+ | 2,957 | 290 | 8.7 | 7.6-10.1 | 2,667 | 91.3 | 89.9-92.4 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,228 | 197 | 12.1 | 10.1-14.6 | 1,031 | 87.9 | 85.4-89.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,967 | 402 | 11.7 | 10.3-13.3 | 2,565 | 88.3 | 86.7-89.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,517 | 328 | 11.4 | 9.7-13.3 | 2,189 | 88.6 | 86.7-90.3 |
| College Graduate | 3,183 | 336 | 9.4 | 8.1-10.8 | 2,847 | 90.6 | 89.2-91.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 962 | 209 | 17.8 | 15.1-21.0 | 753 | 82.2 | 79.0-84.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,403 | 226 | 13.4 | 11.0-16.3 | 1,177 | 86.6 | 83.7-89.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,112 | 142 | 11.3 | 8.9-14.2 | 970 | 88.7 | 85.8-91.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,423 | 150 | 8.5 | 6.9-10.5 | 1,273 | 91.5 | 89.5-93.1 |
| $50,000+ | 3,657 | 367 | 9.6 | 8.4-10.9 | 3,290 | 90.4 | 89.1-91.6 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 723 | 101 | 11.6 | 9.1-14.7 | 622 | 88.4 | 85.3-90.9 |
| Appalachia II | 674 | 89 | 12.2 | 9.4-15.7 | 585 | 87.8 | 84.3-90.6 |
| Appalachia III | 503 | 82 | 15.1 | 11.4-19.7 | 421 | 84.9 | 80.3-88.6 |
| Catawba | 410 | 45 | 10.5 | 7.4-14.5 | 365 | 89.5 | 85.5-92.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,225 | 165 | 9.7 | 8.1-11.5 | 1,060 | 90.3 | 88.5-91.9 |
| Low Country | 1,176 | 129 | 8.8 | 6.9-11.0 | 1,047 | 91.2 | 89.0-93.1 |
| Palmetto | 824 | 102 | 9.7 | 7.7-12.2 | 722 | 90.3 | 87.8-92.3 |
| Pee Dee | 776 | 104 | 12.1 | 9.6-15.1 | 672 | 87.9 | 84.9-90.4 |
| Trident | 1,201 | 154 | 10.0 | 8.3-12.0 | 1,047 | 90.0 | 88.0-91.7 |
| Upper Savannah | 600 | 84 | 12.3 | 9.5-15.9 | 516 | 87.7 | 84.1-90.5 |
| Waccamaw | 1,211 | 134 | 9.1 | 7.3-11.3 | 1,077 | 90.9 | 88.7-92.7 |
| Wateree | 487 | 62 | 10.5 | 7.8-14.2 | 425 | 89.5 | 85.8-92.2 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,323 | 185 | 11.9 | 10.0-14.2 | 1,138 | 88.1 | 85.8-90.0 |
| Region II | 1,177 | 171 | 13.4 | 11.1-16.2 | 1,006 | 86.6 | 83.8-88.9 |
| Region III | 1,234 | 147 | 10.0 | 8.2-12.0 | 1,087 | 90.0 | 88.0-91.8 |
| Region IV | 1,263 | 166 | 11.5 | 9.5-13.7 | 1,097 | 88.5 | 86.3-90.5 |
| Region V | 1,225 | 165 | 9.7 | 8.1-11.5 | 1,060 | 90.3 | 88.5-91.9 |
| Region VI | 1,211 | 134 | 9.1 | 7.3-11.3 | 1,077 | 90.9 | 88.7-92.7 |
| Region VII | 1,201 | 154 | 10.0 | 8.3-12.0 | 1,047 | 90.0 | 88.0-91.7 |
| Region VIII | 1,176 | 129 | 8.8 | 6.9-11.0 | 1,047 | 91.2 | 89.0-93.1 |
#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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