BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Tobacco Use
Current smoking status*
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| Total # Respondents |
No | Yes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,134 | 8,345 | 80.0 | 78.6-81.3 | 1,789 | 20.0 | 18.7-21.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,687 | 2,962 | 78.5 | 76.1-80.7 | 725 | 21.5 | 19.3-23.9 |
| Female | 6,447 | 5,383 | 81.4 | 79.7-83.0 | 1,064 | 18.6 | 17.0-20.3 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,639 | 5,438 | 79.0 | 77.2-80.6 | 1,201 | 21.0 | 19.4-22.8 |
| African American | 2,699 | 2,265 | 81.8 | 78.8-84.5 | 434 | 18.2 | 15.5-21.2 |
| Other | 482 | 371 | 81.3 | 75.2-86.1 | 111 | 18.7 | 13.9-24.8 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 174 | 144 | 88.2 | 80.6-93.1 | 30 | 11.8 | 6.9-19.4 |
| No | 9,703 | 7,977 | 79.6 | 78.1-81.0 | 1,726 | 20.4 | 19.0-21.9 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 321 | 231 | 75.3 | 68.0-81.4 | 90 | 24.7 | 18.6-32.0 |
| 25-34 | 852 | 639 | 75.5 | 71.2-79.4 | 213 | 24.5 | 20.6-28.8 |
| 35-44 | 1,374 | 1,066 | 77.0 | 73.5-80.1 | 308 | 23.0 | 19.9-26.5 |
| 45-54 | 2,024 | 1,521 | 76.3 | 73.4-78.9 | 503 | 23.7 | 21.1-26.6 |
| 55-64 | 2,274 | 1,904 | 84.3 | 82.0-86.3 | 370 | 15.7 | 13.7-18.0 |
| 65+ | 3,289 | 2,984 | 91.2 | 89.8-92.5 | 305 | 8.8 | 7.5-10.2 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,382 | 1,056 | 67.8 | 62.9-72.3 | 326 | 32.2 | 27.7-37.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,403 | 2,694 | 73.3 | 70.3-76.0 | 709 | 26.7 | 24.0-29.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,451 | 1,986 | 82.1 | 79.6-84.4 | 465 | 17.9 | 15.6-20.4 |
| College Graduate | 2,877 | 2,593 | 90.0 | 88.1-91.6 | 284 | 10.0 | 8.4-11.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,224 | 926 | 68.5 | 63.6-73.0 | 298 | 31.5 | 27.0-36.4 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,658 | 1,268 | 69.8 | 65.4-73.9 | 390 | 30.2 | 26.1-34.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,091 | 896 | 76.0 | 70.4-80.9 | 195 | 24.0 | 19.1-29.6 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,306 | 1,048 | 78.5 | 73.9-82.4 | 258 | 21.5 | 17.6-26.1 |
| $50,000+ | 3,280 | 2,847 | 86.3 | 84.4-88.0 | 433 | 13.7 | 12.0-15.6 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 420 | 346 | 79.3 | 73.5-84.1 | 74 | 20.7 | 15.9-26.5 |
| Appalachia II | 681 | 573 | 80.9 | 75.7-85.3 | 108 | 19.1 | 14.7-24.3 |
| Appalachia III | 563 | 460 | 80.7 | 74.8-85.5 | 103 | 19.3 | 14.5-25.2 |
| Catawba | 260 | 204 | 80.4 | 74.4-85.2 | 56 | 19.6 | 14.8-25.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,239 | 1,039 | 80.6 | 77.1-83.6 | 200 | 19.4 | 16.4-22.9 |
| Low Country | 1,209 | 994 | 80.0 | 76.3-83.3 | 215 | 20.0 | 16.7-23.7 |
| Palmetto | 1,068 | 908 | 83.9 | 79.4-87.6 | 160 | 16.1 | 12.4-20.6 |
| Pee Dee | 676 | 551 | 74.6 | 69.1-79.5 | 125 | 25.4 | 20.5-30.9 |
| Trident | 1,184 | 976 | 78.3 | 73.6-82.3 | 208 | 21.7 | 17.7-26.4 |
| Upper Savannah | 924 | 730 | 78.1 | 72.7-82.6 | 194 | 21.9 | 17.4-27.3 |
| Waccamaw | 1,240 | 1,006 | 77.9 | 74.3-81.2 | 234 | 22.1 | 18.8-25.7 |
| Wateree | 553 | 461 | 81.7 | 76.5-86.0 | 92 | 18.3 | 14.0-23.5 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,344 | 1,076 | 78.7 | 74.9-82.2 | 268 | 21.3 | 17.8-25.1 |
| Region II | 1,244 | 1,033 | 80.8 | 77.0-84.2 | 211 | 19.2 | 15.8-23.0 |
| Region III | 1,328 | 1,112 | 82.7 | 79.2-85.8 | 216 | 17.3 | 14.2-20.8 |
| Region IV | 1,229 | 1,012 | 77.4 | 73.5-80.9 | 217 | 22.6 | 19.1-26.5 |
| Region V | 1,239 | 1,039 | 80.6 | 77.1-83.6 | 200 | 19.4 | 16.4-22.9 |
| Region VI | 1,240 | 1,006 | 77.9 | 74.3-81.2 | 234 | 22.1 | 18.8-25.7 |
| Region VII | 1,184 | 976 | 78.3 | 73.6-82.3 | 208 | 21.7 | 17.7-26.4 |
| Region VIII | 1,209 | 994 | 80.0 | 76.3-83.3 | 215 | 20.0 | 16.7-23.7 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Tobacco Use 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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