BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Tobacco Use
Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days or not at all?*
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| Total # Respondents |
Everyday | Some days | Not at all | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 5,038 | 1,477 | 34.5 | 32.4-36.5 | 468 | 12.2 | 10.8-13.8 | 3,093 | 53.3 | 51.2-55.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 2,312 | 616 | 33.0 | 30.1-36.1 | 206 | 12.8 | 10.7-15.3 | 1,490 | 54.2 | 51.0-57.3 |
| Female | 2,726 | 861 | 36.3 | 33.8-38.9 | 262 | 11.4 | 9.8-13.3 | 1,603 | 52.3 | 49.7-54.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 3,985 | 1,140 | 33.5 | 31.4-35.7 | 317 | 10.1 | 8.7-11.8 | 2,528 | 56.4 | 54.1-58.6 |
| African American | 720 | 226 | 37.7 | 32.4-43.4 | 116 | 18.0 | 14.1-22.7 | 378 | 44.3 | 39.1-49.7 |
| Other | 243 | 87 | 35.0 | 26.5-44.6 | 30 | 17.3 | 10.9-26.4 | 126 | 47.7 | 38.2-57.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 67 | 17 | 24.8 | 12.2-43.8 | 8 | 16.6 | 7.3-33.5 | 42 | 58.7 | 40.4-74.8 |
| No | 4,903 | 1,442 | 34.7 | 32.7-36.8 | 456 | 12.2 | 10.7-13.8 | 3,005 | 53.1 | 51.0-55.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 126 | 64 | 46.6 | 35.6-57.9 | 25 | 20.8 | 13.3-30.9 | 37 | 32.7 | 22.9-44.2 |
| 25-34 | 405 | 191 | 44.7 | 38.6-51.0 | 58 | 17.3 | 12.9-22.7 | 156 | 38.0 | 32.1-44.2 |
| 35-44 | 607 | 258 | 43.5 | 38.3-48.8 | 93 | 15.1 | 11.6-19.5 | 256 | 41.4 | 36.5-46.5 |
| 45-54 | 1,076 | 430 | 39.1 | 35.5-42.8 | 111 | 11.3 | 9.0-14.1 | 535 | 49.6 | 45.8-53.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,226 | 326 | 26.5 | 23.5-29.8 | 106 | 8.8 | 6.9-11.2 | 794 | 64.6 | 61.1-68.0 |
| 65+ | 1,598 | 208 | 13.2 | 11.3-15.3 | 75 | 5.0 | 3.7- 6.8 | 1,315 | 81.8 | 79.3-84.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 733 | 274 | 47.5 | 41.7-53.3 | 68 | 10.9 | 7.9-15.0 | 391 | 41.6 | 36.3-47.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,575 | 586 | 41.5 | 37.9-45.3 | 170 | 13.8 | 11.4-16.8 | 819 | 44.6 | 41.0-48.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,348 | 385 | 31.9 | 28.3-35.7 | 110 | 10.9 | 8.3-14.2 | 853 | 57.2 | 53.2-61.1 |
| College Graduate | 1,369 | 229 | 18.0 | 15.3-21.1 | 118 | 12.0 | 9.3-15.4 | 1,022 | 70.0 | 66.1-73.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 532 | 208 | 47.2 | 41.2-53.3 | 65 | 13.8 | 10.0-18.7 | 259 | 39.0 | 33.7-44.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 758 | 315 | 50.8 | 45.1-56.4 | 78 | 12.4 | 9.1-16.7 | 365 | 36.8 | 31.8-42.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 597 | 204 | 40.2 | 34.5-46.1 | 58 | 12.7 | 9.0-17.7 | 335 | 47.1 | 41.4-52.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 719 | 218 | 32.0 | 27.0-37.4 | 51 | 12.0 | 8.2-17.1 | 450 | 56.1 | 50.4-61.6 |
| $50,000+ | 1,769 | 361 | 23.7 | 21.1-26.6 | 156 | 11.2 | 9.0-13.8 | 1,252 | 65.1 | 61.9-68.2 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 379 | 107 | 36.4 | 28.8-44.7 | 30 | 8.4 | 5.6-12.4 | 242 | 55.3 | 47.5-62.7 |
| Appalachia II | 335 | 94 | 31.5 | 24.8-38.9 | 32 | 12.8 | 8.5-18.8 | 209 | 55.8 | 48.4-62.9 |
| Appalachia III | 264 | 78 | 36.2 | 28.2-45.1 | 31 | 15.6 | 10.0-23.5 | 155 | 48.2 | 39.9-56.6 |
| Catawba | 210 | 73 | 35.5 | 28.0-43.8 | 17 | 11.7 | 6.8-19.3 | 120 | 52.8 | 44.5-61.0 |
| Edisto Savannah | 580 | 185 | 36.1 | 31.0-41.5 | 46 | 10.3 | 7.0-14.9 | 349 | 53.6 | 48.1-59.0 |
| Low Country | 621 | 133 | 29.1 | 23.8-35.0 | 54 | 14.6 | 9.4-22.0 | 434 | 56.3 | 50.0-62.4 |
| Palmetto | 380 | 120 | 33.2 | 27.3-39.7 | 36 | 11.1 | 7.3-16.6 | 224 | 55.6 | 49.0-62.1 |
| Pee Dee | 354 | 129 | 39.4 | 33.0-46.1 | 29 | 9.1 | 5.8-14.1 | 196 | 51.5 | 45.0-58.1 |
| Trident | 612 | 170 | 31.9 | 27.3-36.9 | 77 | 15.9 | 12.3-20.4 | 365 | 52.2 | 47.2-57.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 309 | 96 | 35.1 | 28.2-42.7 | 30 | 13.4 | 7.6-22.6 | 183 | 51.4 | 43.6-59.2 |
| Waccamaw | 703 | 194 | 32.5 | 28.0-37.4 | 62 | 10.7 | 7.8-14.5 | 447 | 56.8 | 51.7-61.7 |
| Wateree | 234 | 80 | 42.5 | 32.2-53.4 | 16 | 6.2 | 3.2-11.7 | 138 | 51.4 | 41.2-61.5 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 688 | 203 | 35.8 | 30.5-41.4 | 60 | 10.7 | 7.4-15.3 | 425 | 53.5 | 48.0-58.9 |
| Region II | 599 | 172 | 33.5 | 28.3-39.2 | 63 | 14.0 | 10.4-18.7 | 364 | 52.4 | 46.9-57.9 |
| Region III | 590 | 193 | 34.0 | 29.3-39.1 | 53 | 11.3 | 8.1-15.5 | 344 | 54.7 | 49.4-59.8 |
| Region IV | 588 | 209 | 40.6 | 34.9-46.7 | 45 | 7.9 | 5.4-11.4 | 334 | 51.5 | 45.7-57.2 |
| Region V | 580 | 185 | 36.1 | 31.0-41.5 | 46 | 10.3 | 7.0-14.9 | 349 | 53.6 | 48.1-59.0 |
| Region VI | 703 | 194 | 32.5 | 28.0-37.4 | 62 | 10.7 | 7.8-14.5 | 447 | 56.8 | 51.7-61.7 |
| Region VII | 612 | 170 | 31.9 | 27.3-36.9 | 77 | 15.9 | 12.3-20.4 | 365 | 52.2 | 47.2-57.1 |
| Region VIII | 621 | 133 | 29.1 | 23.8-35.0 | 54 | 14.6 | 9.4-22.0 | 434 | 56.3 | 50.0-62.4 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported that they have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in life.
#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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