BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Cholesterol Awareness
Cholesterol check within past five years*
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| Total # Respondents |
Checked in past 5 yrs | Not checked in past 5 yrs | Never checked | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,665 | 8,168 | 78.3 | 76.7-79.9 | 321 | 3.4 | 2.9- 4.1 | 1,176 | 18.2 | 16.7-19.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,535 | 2,964 | 78.7 | 76.1-81.1 | 113 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.2 | 458 | 18.2 | 15.9-20.7 |
| Female | 6,130 | 5,204 | 78.0 | 75.9-80.0 | 208 | 3.7 | 3.1- 4.5 | 718 | 18.3 | 16.4-20.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,395 | 5,538 | 81.3 | 79.4-83.0 | 255 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.6 | 602 | 14.8 | 13.2-16.7 |
| African American | 2,527 | 2,025 | 71.7 | 68.0-75.0 | 42 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.5 | 460 | 25.7 | 22.5-29.2 |
| Other | 469 | 373 | 73.6 | 65.3-80.4 | 18 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.0 | 78 | 23.7 | 16.9-32.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 174 | 133 | 68.4 | 53.7-80.2 | 6 | 2.8 | 1.1- 7.1 | 35 | 28.8 | 17.2-44.0 |
| No | 9,262 | 7,842 | 78.6 | 77.0-80.2 | 309 | 3.5 | 2.9- 4.1 | 1,111 | 17.9 | 16.4-19.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 282 | 103 | 40.6 | 32.3-49.6 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.8 | 173 | 57.4 | 48.5-65.8 |
| 25-34 | 802 | 520 | 68.9 | 64.2-73.2 | 31 | 3.2 | 2.0- 4.9 | 251 | 28.0 | 23.8-32.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,319 | 1,013 | 76.6 | 73.0-80.0 | 69 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.6 | 237 | 18.5 | 15.4-22.1 |
| 45-54 | 1,953 | 1,659 | 86.2 | 83.8-88.2 | 83 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.6 | 211 | 9.8 | 8.1-11.8 |
| 55-64 | 2,196 | 1,986 | 91.0 | 88.7-92.8 | 79 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.4 | 131 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.1 |
| 65+ | 3,113 | 2,887 | 92.0 | 90.3-93.4 | 53 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.4 | 173 | 6.3 | 5.0- 7.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,257 | 1,005 | 66.1 | 60.5-71.2 | 35 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.5 | 217 | 29.8 | 24.7-35.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,234 | 2,641 | 74.3 | 71.3-77.1 | 96 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.5 | 497 | 22.5 | 19.8-25.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,354 | 1,992 | 76.4 | 72.9-79.6 | 92 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.4 | 270 | 19.6 | 16.5-23.1 |
| College Graduate | 2,807 | 2,518 | 88.7 | 86.5-90.6 | 97 | 3.0 | 2.3- 4.0 | 192 | 8.2 | 6.5-10.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,151 | 914 | 70.9 | 65.6-75.7 | 40 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.2 | 197 | 25.9 | 21.3-31.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,577 | 1,265 | 70.4 | 65.6-74.7 | 52 | 3.3 | 2.2- 4.9 | 260 | 26.3 | 22.0-31.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,050 | 858 | 72.8 | 67.4-77.5 | 48 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.2 | 144 | 21.2 | 16.9-26.3 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,263 | 1,072 | 76.3 | 71.0-80.9 | 47 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.8 | 144 | 18.8 | 14.5-24.0 |
| $50,000+ | 3,205 | 2,847 | 85.2 | 82.9-87.2 | 106 | 3.1 | 2.4- 4.0 | 252 | 11.7 | 9.8-13.9 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 406 | 350 | 79.6 | 72.3-85.4 | 13 | 3.2 | 1.7- 6.0 | 43 | 17.2 | 11.6-24.7 |
| Appalachia II | 658 | 562 | 80.2 | 74.6-84.8 | 18 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.0 | 78 | 17.5 | 13.1-23.1 |
| Appalachia III | 531 | 455 | 77.2 | 69.7-83.4 | 16 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.5 | 60 | 20.6 | 14.6-28.2 |
| Catawba | 254 | 207 | 77.9 | 69.9-84.2 | 15 | 5.9 | 3.0-11.2 | 32 | 16.2 | 10.7-23.9 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,179 | 967 | 75.0 | 70.7-78.9 | 41 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.7 | 171 | 19.9 | 16.4-24.0 |
| Low Country | 1,161 | 989 | 77.8 | 73.1-81.8 | 35 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.3 | 137 | 18.9 | 14.9-23.6 |
| Palmetto | 1,013 | 892 | 83.7 | 78.6-87.8 | 34 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.1 | 87 | 13.9 | 9.9-19.0 |
| Pee Dee | 643 | 520 | 71.1 | 65.2-76.4 | 27 | 5.6 | 3.4- 9.1 | 96 | 23.3 | 18.3-29.1 |
| Trident | 1,135 | 970 | 78.9 | 74.2-83.0 | 28 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.2 | 137 | 18.6 | 14.6-23.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 890 | 747 | 77.6 | 71.6-82.6 | 32 | 3.2 | 2.0- 4.9 | 111 | 19.2 | 14.3-25.2 |
| Waccamaw | 1,187 | 1,009 | 75.6 | 70.7-79.9 | 44 | 4.8 | 2.7- 8.4 | 134 | 19.6 | 15.7-24.2 |
| Wateree | 515 | 434 | 80.8 | 75.1-85.4 | 15 | 3.3 | 1.6- 6.7 | 66 | 15.9 | 11.7-21.2 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 1,296 | 1,097 | 78.7 | 74.0-82.7 | 45 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.7 | 154 | 18.1 | 14.2-22.8 |
| Region II | 1,189 | 1,017 | 79.0 | 74.6-82.8 | 34 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.5 | 138 | 18.8 | 15.0-23.2 |
| Region III | 1,267 | 1,099 | 81.7 | 77.5-85.3 | 49 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.5 | 119 | 14.7 | 11.3-18.8 |
| Region IV | 1,158 | 954 | 74.8 | 70.6-78.7 | 42 | 4.7 | 3.1- 7.1 | 162 | 20.4 | 16.9-24.5 |
| Region V | 1,179 | 967 | 75.0 | 70.7-78.9 | 41 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.7 | 171 | 19.9 | 16.4-24.0 |
| Region VI | 1,187 | 1,009 | 75.6 | 70.7-79.9 | 44 | 4.8 | 2.7- 8.4 | 134 | 19.6 | 15.7-24.2 |
| Region VII | 1,135 | 970 | 78.9 | 74.2-83.0 | 28 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.2 | 137 | 18.6 | 14.6-23.3 |
| Region VIII | 1,161 | 989 | 77.8 | 73.1-81.8 | 35 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.3 | 137 | 18.9 | 14.9-23.6 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Cholesterol Awareness 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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