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BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina

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Health Care Access

Respondents aged 18-64 that have any form of health care coverage.*

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  Total #
Respondents		 Have Health Care Do not have Health Care
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,745 5,440 79.1 77.3-80.8 1,305 20.9 19.2-22.7
GENDER
Male 2,478 1,988 77.5 74.5-80.2 490 22.5 19.8-25.5
Female 4,267 3,452 80.7 78.5-82.6 815 19.3 17.4-21.5
RACE
White 4,219 3,592 83.4 81.4-85.2 627 16.6 14.8-18.6
African American 2,050 1,504 70.8 66.8-74.5 546 29.2 25.5-33.2
Other 365 271 72.6 63.6-80.1 94 27.4 19.9-36.4
HISPANIC
Yes 137 99 66.9 50.5-80.1 38 33.1 19.9-49.5
No 6,525 5,290 79.5 77.7-81.2 1,235 20.5 18.8-22.3
AGE
18-24 310 201 64.7 56.6-72.1 109 35.3 27.9-43.4
25-34 858 665 77.8 73.3-81.8 193 22.2 18.2-26.7
35-44 1,380 1,107 78.6 75.2-81.7 273 21.4 18.3-24.8
45-54 1,987 1,618 83.3 80.8-85.6 369 16.7 14.4-19.2
55-64 2,210 1,849 85.3 82.8-87.5 361 14.7 12.5-17.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 651 385 54.6 47.7-61.4 266 45.4 38.6-52.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,251 1,643 69.3 65.7-72.6 608 30.7 27.4-34.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,769 1,489 81.9 78.4-85.0 280 18.1 15.0-21.6
College Graduate 2,068 1,917 93.9 92.0-95.4 151 6.1 4.6- 8.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 753 444 56.8 50.6-62.7 309 43.2 37.3-49.4
$15,000- $24,999 1,022 647 54.9 49.1-60.5 375 45.1 39.5-50.9
$25,000- $34,999 693 531 72.4 65.7-78.2 162 27.6 21.8-34.3
$35,000- $49,999 909 765 80.7 75.4-85.1 144 19.3 14.9-24.6
$50,000+ 2,647 2,506 93.2 91.5-94.6 141 6.8 5.4- 8.5
Health District**
Appalachia I 260 211 75.7 67.2-82.5 49 24.3 17.5-32.8
Appalachia II 434 362 81.2 75.3-85.9 72 18.8 14.1-24.7
Appalachia III 367 302 82.1 75.3-87.3 65 17.9 12.7-24.7
Catawba 177 139 75.7 66.7-82.9 38 24.3 17.1-33.3
Edisto Savannah 825 658 79.2 74.7-83.1 167 20.8 16.9-25.3
Low Country 787 639 79.3 74.2-83.6 148 20.7 16.4-25.8
Palmetto 745 632 84.7 78.7-89.2 113 15.3 10.8-21.3
Pee Dee 470 357 71.5 65.1-77.2 113 28.5 22.8-34.9
Trident 830 697 82.5 77.1-86.8 133 17.5 13.2-22.9
Upper Savannah 596 480 78.2 71.4-83.8 116 21.8 16.2-28.6
Waccamaw 821 645 72.3 66.6-77.4 176 27.7 22.6-33.4
Wateree 369 270 73.2 64.8-80.3 99 26.8 19.7-35.2
Region***
Region I 856 691 76.8 71.5-81.5 165 23.2 18.5-28.5
Region II 801 664 81.6 77.3-85.2 137 18.4 14.8-22.7
Region III 922 771 81.8 77.0-85.8 151 18.2 14.2-23.0
Region IV 839 627 72.2 67.2-76.7 212 27.8 23.3-32.8
Region V 825 658 79.2 74.7-83.1 167 20.8 16.9-25.3
Region VI 821 645 72.3 66.6-77.4 176 27.7 22.6-33.4
Region VII 830 697 82.5 77.1-86.8 133 17.5 13.2-22.9
Region VIII 787 639 79.3 74.2-83.6 148 20.7 16.4-25.8

*Data in this table was derived from the Health Care Access 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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