BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Asthma
Adults who have been told they CURRENTLY have asthma (Current Asthma Prevalence).*
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| Total # Respondents |
No | Yes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,124 | 9,262 | 91.7 | 90.7-92.6 | 862 | 8.3 | 7.4- 9.3 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,683 | 3,483 | 94.8 | 93.4-95.8 | 200 | 5.2 | 4.2- 6.6 |
| Female | 6,441 | 5,779 | 88.9 | 87.4-90.3 | 662 | 11.1 | 9.7-12.6 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,636 | 6,120 | 92.1 | 90.9-93.2 | 516 | 7.9 | 6.8- 9.1 |
| African American | 2,689 | 2,450 | 91.4 | 89.0-93.3 | 239 | 8.6 | 6.7-11.0 |
| Other | 483 | 420 | 90.8 | 86.6-93.7 | 63 | 9.2 | 6.3-13.4 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 178 | 162 | 94.2 | 89.2-97.0 | 16 | 5.8 | 3.0-10.8 |
| No | 9,685 | 8,874 | 91.7 | 90.7-92.7 | 811 | 8.3 | 7.3- 9.3 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 315 | 286 | 93.6 | 89.9-96.0 | 29 | 6.4 | 4.0-10.1 |
| 25-34 | 854 | 797 | 91.2 | 87.5-93.9 | 57 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.5 |
| 35-44 | 1,375 | 1,272 | 92.4 | 90.0-94.3 | 103 | 7.6 | 5.7-10.0 |
| 45-54 | 2,024 | 1,852 | 91.4 | 89.3-93.1 | 172 | 8.6 | 6.9-10.7 |
| 55-64 | 2,264 | 2,030 | 90.5 | 88.6-92.2 | 234 | 9.5 | 7.8-11.4 |
| 65+ | 3,292 | 3,025 | 91.8 | 90.3-93.1 | 267 | 8.2 | 6.9- 9.7 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,376 | 1,194 | 87.5 | 84.4-90.1 | 182 | 12.5 | 9.9-15.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,404 | 3,079 | 90.7 | 88.7-92.4 | 325 | 9.3 | 7.6-11.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,444 | 2,247 | 91.7 | 89.5-93.5 | 197 | 8.3 | 6.5-10.5 |
| College Graduate | 2,878 | 2,721 | 94.4 | 92.8-95.6 | 157 | 5.6 | 4.4- 7.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,218 | 1,042 | 85.4 | 81.8-88.4 | 176 | 14.6 | 11.6-18.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,660 | 1,474 | 89.3 | 85.9-92.0 | 186 | 10.7 | 8.0-14.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,088 | 1,000 | 90.5 | 85.2-94.0 | 88 | 9.5 | 6.0-14.8 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,301 | 1,207 | 91.6 | 88.6-93.9 | 94 | 8.4 | 6.1-11.4 |
| $50,000+ | 3,272 | 3,086 | 94.3 | 93.0-95.4 | 186 | 5.7 | 4.6- 7.0 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 418 | 382 | 93.6 | 90.7-95.6 | 36 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.3 |
| Appalachia II | 685 | 623 | 90.1 | 86.0-93.1 | 62 | 9.9 | 6.9-14.0 |
| Appalachia III | 560 | 508 | 90.5 | 85.3-93.9 | 52 | 9.5 | 6.1-14.7 |
| Catawba | 261 | 236 | 88.3 | 81.5-92.8 | 25 | 11.7 | 7.2-18.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,228 | 1,116 | 91.5 | 88.8-93.5 | 112 | 8.5 | 6.5-11.2 |
| Low Country | 1,209 | 1,128 | 92.9 | 90.2-94.9 | 81 | 7.1 | 5.1- 9.8 |
| Palmetto | 1,068 | 987 | 92.6 | 89.5-94.8 | 81 | 7.4 | 5.2-10.5 |
| Pee Dee | 674 | 610 | 91.4 | 88.2-93.8 | 64 | 8.6 | 6.2-11.8 |
| Trident | 1,186 | 1,089 | 93.3 | 90.6-95.2 | 97 | 6.7 | 4.8- 9.4 |
| Upper Savannah | 925 | 854 | 91.6 | 87.4-94.5 | 71 | 8.4 | 5.5-12.6 |
| Waccamaw | 1,237 | 1,130 | 92.2 | 89.7-94.2 | 107 | 7.8 | 5.8-10.3 |
| Wateree | 555 | 496 | 91.9 | 88.4-94.5 | 59 | 8.1 | 5.5-11.6 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,343 | 1,236 | 92.7 | 90.3-94.5 | 107 | 7.3 | 5.5- 9.7 |
| Region II | 1,245 | 1,131 | 90.3 | 87.2-92.7 | 114 | 9.7 | 7.3-12.8 |
| Region III | 1,329 | 1,223 | 91.1 | 88.2-93.4 | 106 | 8.9 | 6.6-11.8 |
| Region IV | 1,229 | 1,106 | 91.6 | 89.3-93.4 | 123 | 8.4 | 6.6-10.7 |
| Region V | 1,228 | 1,116 | 91.5 | 88.8-93.5 | 112 | 8.5 | 6.5-11.2 |
| Region VI | 1,237 | 1,130 | 92.2 | 89.7-94.2 | 107 | 7.8 | 5.8-10.3 |
| Region VII | 1,186 | 1,089 | 93.3 | 90.6-95.2 | 97 | 6.7 | 4.8- 9.4 |
| Region VIII | 1,209 | 1,128 | 92.9 | 90.2-94.9 | 81 | 7.1 | 5.1- 9.8 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Asthma questions.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. 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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