BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Tobacco Use
Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,343 | 5,042 | 46.9 | 45.5-48.3 | 5,301 | 53.1 | 51.7-54.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,900 | 2,313 | 55.3 | 52.9-57.6 | 1,587 | 44.7 | 42.4-47.1 |
| Female | 6,443 | 2,729 | 39.2 | 37.6-40.8 | 3,714 | 60.8 | 59.2-62.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 7,604 | 3,988 | 50.3 | 48.8-51.9 | 3,616 | 49.7 | 48.1-51.2 |
| African American | 2,032 | 721 | 37.1 | 34.0-40.3 | 1,311 | 62.9 | 59.7-66.0 |
| Other | 486 | 243 | 49.6 | 42.9-56.2 | 243 | 50.4 | 43.8-57.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 163 | 67 | 47.1 | 36.2-58.3 | 96 | 52.9 | 41.7-63.8 |
| No | 10,008 | 4,907 | 46.9 | 45.5-48.3 | 5,101 | 53.1 | 51.7-54.5 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 355 | 126 | 35.6 | 29.5-42.2 | 229 | 64.4 | 57.8-70.5 |
| 25-34 | 929 | 405 | 45.8 | 41.7-50.0 | 524 | 54.2 | 50.0-58.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,562 | 607 | 40.4 | 37.3-43.6 | 955 | 59.6 | 56.4-62.7 |
| 45-54 | 2,173 | 1,078 | 49.6 | 47.0-52.2 | 1,095 | 50.4 | 47.8-53.0 |
| 55-64 | 2,264 | 1,227 | 56.2 | 53.6-58.7 | 1,037 | 43.8 | 41.3-46.4 |
| 65+ | 3,060 | 1,599 | 50.9 | 48.7-53.1 | 1,461 | 49.1 | 46.9-51.3 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,334 | 734 | 57.9 | 53.7-62.0 | 600 | 42.1 | 38.0-46.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,117 | 1,577 | 52.3 | 49.7-55.0 | 1,540 | 47.7 | 45.0-50.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,590 | 1,349 | 48.6 | 45.8-51.4 | 1,241 | 51.4 | 48.6-54.2 |
| College Graduate | 3,272 | 1,369 | 35.5 | 33.3-37.8 | 1,903 | 64.5 | 62.2-66.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,017 | 532 | 51.4 | 46.7-56.0 | 485 | 48.6 | 44.0-53.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,470 | 759 | 54.0 | 49.9-58.0 | 711 | 46.0 | 42.0-50.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,157 | 597 | 49.5 | 45.3-53.7 | 560 | 50.5 | 46.3-54.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,474 | 720 | 48.0 | 44.2-51.8 | 754 | 52.0 | 48.2-55.8 |
| $50,000+ | 3,742 | 1,769 | 43.0 | 40.8-45.1 | 1,973 | 57.0 | 54.9-59.2 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 743 | 379 | 50.1 | 45.1-55.0 | 364 | 49.9 | 45.0-54.9 |
| Appalachia II | 698 | 335 | 48.0 | 43.2-52.9 | 363 | 52.0 | 47.1-56.8 |
| Appalachia III | 523 | 264 | 47.7 | 41.9-53.6 | 259 | 52.3 | 46.4-58.1 |
| Catawba | 422 | 210 | 49.6 | 43.6-55.6 | 212 | 50.4 | 44.4-56.4 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,293 | 580 | 42.0 | 38.5-45.6 | 713 | 58.0 | 54.4-61.5 |
| Low Country | 1,223 | 623 | 45.4 | 41.3-49.5 | 600 | 54.6 | 50.5-58.7 |
| Palmetto | 858 | 380 | 43.4 | 39.2-47.8 | 478 | 56.6 | 52.2-60.8 |
| Pee Dee | 800 | 355 | 44.7 | 40.4-49.2 | 445 | 55.3 | 50.8-59.6 |
| Trident | 1,243 | 612 | 46.3 | 42.7-49.9 | 631 | 53.7 | 50.1-57.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 622 | 309 | 51.5 | 46.3-56.6 | 313 | 48.5 | 43.4-53.7 |
| Waccamaw | 1,270 | 703 | 53.5 | 49.7-57.3 | 567 | 46.5 | 42.7-50.3 |
| Wateree | 507 | 234 | 46.0 | 39.7-52.5 | 273 | 54.0 | 47.5-60.3 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,365 | 688 | 50.7 | 47.1-54.3 | 677 | 49.3 | 45.7-52.9 |
| Region II | 1,221 | 599 | 47.9 | 44.2-51.7 | 622 | 52.1 | 48.3-55.8 |
| Region III | 1,280 | 590 | 45.4 | 42.0-48.9 | 690 | 54.6 | 51.1-58.0 |
| Region IV | 1,307 | 589 | 45.2 | 41.6-49.0 | 718 | 54.8 | 51.0-58.4 |
| Region V | 1,293 | 580 | 42.0 | 38.5-45.6 | 713 | 58.0 | 54.4-61.5 |
| Region VI | 1,270 | 703 | 53.5 | 49.7-57.3 | 567 | 46.5 | 42.7-50.3 |
| Region VII | 1,243 | 612 | 46.3 | 42.7-49.9 | 631 | 53.7 | 50.1-57.3 |
| Region VIII | 1,223 | 623 | 45.4 | 41.3-49.5 | 600 | 54.6 | 50.5-58.7 |
#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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