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BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina

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Disability

Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?

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  Total #
Respondents		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 10,226 2,478 20.0 19.0-21.1 7,748 80.0 78.9-81.0
GENDER
Male 3,857 886 19.1 17.5-20.9 2,971 80.9 79.1-82.5
Female 6,369 1,592 20.9 19.6-22.2 4,777 79.1 77.8-80.4
RACE
White 7,542 1,875 20.9 19.8-22.1 5,667 79.1 77.9-80.2
African American 1,995 416 17.6 15.4-20.1 1,579 82.4 79.9-84.6
Other 475 121 17.5 13.4-22.4 354 82.5 77.6-86.6
HISPANIC
Yes 158 25 6.2 3.8-10.1 133 93.8 89.9-96.2
No 9,902 2,402 20.3 19.2-21.3 7,500 79.7 78.7-80.8
AGE
18-24 350 35 8.9 6.1-12.9 315 91.1 87.1-93.9
25-34 921 107 10.8 8.5-13.8 814 89.2 86.2-91.5
35-44 1,548 217 14.2 12.0-16.6 1,331 85.8 83.4-88.0
45-54 2,151 506 22.8 20.7-25.1 1,645 77.2 74.9-79.3
55-64 2,230 695 31.4 29.0-33.9 1,535 68.6 66.1-71.0
65+ 3,026 918 30.6 28.6-32.8 2,108 69.4 67.2-71.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,303 443 28.5 25.2-32.0 860 71.5 68.0-74.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,082 780 21.3 19.4-23.4 2,302 78.7 76.6-80.6
Some Post-H.S. 2,568 650 20.5 18.4-22.7 1,918 79.5 77.3-81.6
College Graduate 3,247 599 14.8 13.4-16.5 2,648 85.2 83.5-86.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,001 468 43.7 39.3-48.3 533 56.3 51.7-60.7
$15,000- $24,999 1,452 444 27.0 23.6-30.7 1,008 73.0 69.3-76.4
$25,000- $34,999 1,146 298 22.0 18.9-25.6 848 78.0 74.4-81.1
$35,000- $49,999 1,459 302 16.3 14.0-19.0 1,157 83.7 81.0-86.0
$50,000+ 3,728 559 12.5 11.3-13.9 3,169 87.5 86.1-88.7
Health District**
Appalachia I 739 192 20.1 16.9-23.7 547 79.9 76.3-83.1
Appalachia II 698 173 19.7 16.5-23.4 525 80.3 76.6-83.5
Appalachia III 519 154 25.2 20.5-30.5 365 74.8 69.5-79.5
Catawba 423 100 18.2 14.6-22.5 323 81.8 77.5-85.4
Edisto Savannah 1,277 306 19.9 17.3-22.7 971 80.1 77.3-82.7
Low Country 1,205 279 19.6 16.6-23.0 926 80.4 77.0-83.4
Palmetto 843 199 19.2 16.3-22.5 644 80.8 77.5-83.7
Pee Dee 795 201 21.3 18.2-24.8 594 78.7 75.2-81.8
Trident 1,228 284 17.6 15.4-20.1 944 82.4 79.9-84.6
Upper Savannah 613 165 23.6 19.2-28.6 448 76.4 71.4-80.8
Waccamaw 1,257 281 18.3 15.8-21.0 976 81.7 79.0-84.2
Wateree 501 115 18.7 14.9-23.3 386 81.3 76.7-85.1
Region***
Region I 1,352 357 21.7 19.0-24.7 995 78.3 75.3-81.0
Region II 1,217 327 22.1 19.3-25.2 890 77.9 74.8-80.7
Region III 1,266 299 18.9 16.6-21.5 967 81.1 78.5-83.4
Region IV 1,296 316 20.3 17.8-23.0 980 79.7 77.0-82.2
Region V 1,277 306 19.9 17.3-22.7 971 80.1 77.3-82.7
Region VI 1,257 281 18.3 15.8-21.0 976 81.7 79.0-84.2
Region VII 1,228 284 17.6 15.4-20.1 944 82.4 79.9-84.6
Region VIII 1,205 279 19.6 16.6-23.0 926 80.4 77.0-83.4

#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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