BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Health Status
Risk Factor for Fair and Poor health.*
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| Total # Respondents |
Good/Better Health | Fair/Poor Health | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,124 | 7,859 | 83.8 | 82.7-84.9 | 2,265 | 16.2 | 15.1-17.3 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,686 | 2,896 | 85.1 | 83.5-86.7 | 790 | 14.9 | 13.3-16.5 |
| Female | 6,438 | 4,963 | 82.5 | 81.0-84.0 | 1,475 | 17.5 | 16.0-19.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,636 | 5,409 | 85.8 | 84.5-87.0 | 1,227 | 14.2 | 13.0-15.5 |
| African American | 2,693 | 1,913 | 79.9 | 77.2-82.3 | 780 | 20.1 | 17.7-22.8 |
| Other | 486 | 369 | 85.3 | 80.6-89.0 | 117 | 14.7 | 11.0-19.4 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 177 | 140 | 88.3 | 81.4-92.8 | 37 | 11.7 | 7.2-18.6 |
| No | 9,693 | 7,582 | 84.1 | 82.9-85.2 | 2,111 | 15.9 | 14.8-17.1 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 321 | 293 | 94.8 | 90.8-97.2 | 28 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.2 |
| 25-34 | 857 | 796 | 92.5 | 89.3-94.8 | 61 | 7.5 | 5.2-10.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,371 | 1,209 | 88.5 | 85.7-90.8 | 162 | 11.5 | 9.2-14.3 |
| 45-54 | 2,031 | 1,606 | 82.1 | 79.5-84.3 | 425 | 17.9 | 15.7-20.5 |
| 55-64 | 2,278 | 1,676 | 77.9 | 75.3-80.2 | 602 | 22.1 | 19.8-24.7 |
| 65+ | 3,266 | 2,279 | 69.3 | 67.0-71.6 | 987 | 30.7 | 28.4-33.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,360 | 718 | 60.4 | 55.9-64.8 | 642 | 39.6 | 35.2-44.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,400 | 2,512 | 80.1 | 77.8-82.2 | 888 | 19.9 | 17.8-22.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,457 | 2,006 | 87.2 | 85.2-89.1 | 451 | 12.8 | 10.9-14.8 |
| College Graduate | 2,887 | 2,610 | 93.4 | 92.0-94.6 | 277 | 6.6 | 5.4- 8.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,213 | 613 | 55.6 | 50.7-60.3 | 600 | 44.4 | 39.7-49.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,658 | 1,098 | 73.0 | 69.1-76.5 | 560 | 27.0 | 23.5-30.9 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,090 | 851 | 82.3 | 78.1-85.9 | 239 | 17.7 | 14.1-21.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,312 | 1,092 | 85.8 | 82.7-88.4 | 220 | 14.2 | 11.6-17.3 |
| $50,000+ | 3,283 | 3,066 | 94.4 | 93.2-95.5 | 217 | 5.6 | 4.5- 6.8 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 420 | 331 | 84.1 | 79.7-87.7 | 89 | 15.9 | 12.3-20.3 |
| Appalachia II | 680 | 536 | 81.3 | 77.0-85.0 | 144 | 18.7 | 15.0-23.0 |
| Appalachia III | 564 | 442 | 84.0 | 78.9-88.1 | 122 | 16.0 | 11.9-21.1 |
| Catawba | 260 | 206 | 79.2 | 72.0-85.0 | 54 | 20.8 | 15.0-28.0 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,237 | 948 | 82.4 | 79.7-84.8 | 289 | 17.6 | 15.2-20.3 |
| Low Country | 1,210 | 986 | 85.8 | 83.1-88.1 | 224 | 14.2 | 11.9-16.9 |
| Palmetto | 1,064 | 866 | 89.0 | 86.3-91.3 | 198 | 11.0 | 8.7-13.7 |
| Pee Dee | 673 | 482 | 76.7 | 72.1-80.7 | 191 | 23.3 | 19.3-27.9 |
| Trident | 1,186 | 968 | 88.5 | 85.6-90.9 | 218 | 11.5 | 9.1-14.4 |
| Upper Savannah | 922 | 654 | 80.0 | 75.9-83.6 | 268 | 20.0 | 16.4-24.1 |
| Waccamaw | 1,241 | 954 | 83.1 | 80.3-85.7 | 287 | 16.9 | 14.3-19.7 |
| Wateree | 552 | 407 | 82.9 | 78.9-86.3 | 145 | 17.1 | 13.7-21.1 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,342 | 985 | 82.2 | 79.3-84.8 | 357 | 17.8 | 15.2-20.7 |
| Region II | 1,244 | 978 | 82.4 | 79.2-85.3 | 266 | 17.6 | 14.7-20.8 |
| Region III | 1,324 | 1,072 | 85.8 | 82.7-88.4 | 252 | 14.2 | 11.6-17.3 |
| Region IV | 1,225 | 889 | 79.1 | 75.9-82.0 | 336 | 20.9 | 18.0-24.1 |
| Region V | 1,237 | 948 | 82.4 | 79.7-84.8 | 289 | 17.6 | 15.2-20.3 |
| Region VI | 1,241 | 954 | 83.1 | 80.3-85.7 | 287 | 16.9 | 14.3-19.7 |
| Region VII | 1,186 | 968 | 88.5 | 85.6-90.9 | 218 | 11.5 | 9.1-14.4 |
| Region VIII | 1,210 | 986 | 85.8 | 83.1-88.1 | 224 | 14.2 | 11.9-16.9 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Health Status 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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