BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Disability
Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair,
a special bed or a special telephone? Include occasional use or use in certain circumstances.
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,283 | 1,055 | 7.8 | 7.1- 8.5 | 9,228 | 92.2 | 91.5-92.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,868 | 357 | 7.1 | 6.1- 8.3 | 3,511 | 92.9 | 91.7-93.9 |
| Female | 6,415 | 698 | 8.4 | 7.6- 9.2 | 5,717 | 91.6 | 90.8-92.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 7,575 | 690 | 6.8 | 6.1- 7.5 | 6,885 | 93.2 | 92.5-93.9 |
| African American | 2,009 | 256 | 9.1 | 7.7-10.7 | 1,753 | 90.9 | 89.3-92.3 |
| Other | 479 | 54 | 9.4 | 6.1-14.3 | 425 | 90.6 | 85.7-93.9 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 161 | 7 | 1.6 | 0.6- 3.7 | 154 | 98.4 | 96.3-99.4 |
| No | 9,950 | 999 | 7.8 | 7.1- 8.5 | 8,951 | 92.2 | 91.5-92.9 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 350 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.0 | 346 | 98.4 | 94.0-99.6 |
| 25-34 | 922 | 19 | 2.1 | 1.1- 3.9 | 903 | 97.9 | 96.1-98.9 |
| 35-44 | 1,549 | 58 | 4.2 | 3.0- 6.0 | 1,491 | 95.8 | 94.0-97.0 |
| 45-54 | 2,162 | 166 | 7.4 | 6.2- 8.9 | 1,996 | 92.6 | 91.1-93.8 |
| 55-64 | 2,248 | 281 | 13.2 | 11.4-15.2 | 1,967 | 86.8 | 84.8-88.6 |
| 65+ | 3,052 | 527 | 17.4 | 15.7-19.2 | 2,525 | 82.6 | 80.8-84.3 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,321 | 277 | 16.0 | 13.7-18.6 | 1,044 | 84.0 | 81.4-86.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,094 | 318 | 7.4 | 6.4- 8.6 | 2,776 | 92.6 | 91.4-93.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,583 | 247 | 8.0 | 6.5- 9.9 | 2,336 | 92.0 | 90.1-93.5 |
| College Graduate | 3,257 | 205 | 4.4 | 3.7- 5.2 | 3,052 | 95.6 | 94.8-96.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,012 | 252 | 21.6 | 18.5-25.1 | 760 | 78.4 | 74.9-81.5 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,465 | 230 | 12.8 | 10.5-15.6 | 1,235 | 87.2 | 84.4-89.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,147 | 110 | 7.7 | 5.8-10.0 | 1,037 | 92.3 | 90.0-94.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,466 | 106 | 5.1 | 4.0- 6.6 | 1,360 | 94.9 | 93.4-96.0 |
| $50,000+ | 3,733 | 135 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.5 | 3,598 | 97.2 | 96.5-97.7 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 742 | 73 | 6.2 | 4.7- 8.1 | 669 | 93.8 | 91.9-95.3 |
| Appalachia II | 700 | 63 | 6.5 | 4.9- 8.5 | 637 | 93.5 | 91.5-95.1 |
| Appalachia III | 521 | 69 | 10.4 | 7.4-14.4 | 452 | 89.6 | 85.6-92.6 |
| Catawba | 423 | 37 | 6.0 | 4.2- 8.5 | 386 | 94.0 | 91.5-95.8 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,288 | 129 | 7.4 | 6.0- 9.1 | 1,159 | 92.6 | 90.9-94.0 |
| Low Country | 1,213 | 114 | 6.1 | 4.9- 7.6 | 1,099 | 93.9 | 92.4-95.1 |
| Palmetto | 848 | 88 | 9.4 | 7.1-12.3 | 760 | 90.6 | 87.7-92.9 |
| Pee Dee | 799 | 83 | 7.5 | 5.9- 9.5 | 716 | 92.5 | 90.5-94.1 |
| Trident | 1,239 | 114 | 7.1 | 5.7- 8.8 | 1,125 | 92.9 | 91.2-94.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 616 | 89 | 10.7 | 8.3-13.7 | 527 | 89.3 | 86.3-91.7 |
| Waccamaw | 1,263 | 113 | 5.9 | 4.7- 7.4 | 1,150 | 94.1 | 92.6-95.3 |
| Wateree | 503 | 63 | 8.0 | 5.9-10.7 | 440 | 92.0 | 89.3-94.1 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,358 | 162 | 8.2 | 6.8- 9.9 | 1,196 | 91.8 | 90.1-93.2 |
| Region II | 1,221 | 132 | 8.2 | 6.6-10.2 | 1,089 | 91.8 | 89.8-93.4 |
| Region III | 1,271 | 125 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.4 | 1,146 | 91.7 | 89.6-93.4 |
| Region IV | 1,302 | 146 | 7.7 | 6.4- 9.3 | 1,156 | 92.3 | 90.7-93.6 |
| Region V | 1,288 | 129 | 7.4 | 6.0- 9.1 | 1,159 | 92.6 | 90.9-94.0 |
| Region VI | 1,263 | 113 | 5.9 | 4.7- 7.4 | 1,150 | 94.1 | 92.6-95.3 |
| Region VII | 1,239 | 114 | 7.1 | 5.7- 8.8 | 1,125 | 92.9 | 91.2-94.3 |
| Region VIII | 1,213 | 114 | 6.1 | 4.9- 7.6 | 1,099 | 93.9 | 92.4-95.1 |
#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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