BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Tobacco Use
Four level smoker status*
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| Total # Respondents |
Smokes everyday | Smokes some days | Former smoker | Never smoked | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,134 | 1,285 | 14.4 | 13.2-15.6 | 504 | 5.6 | 4.9- 6.5 | 2,924 | 25.2 | 23.9-26.6 | 5,421 | 54.7 | 53.0-56.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 3,687 | 528 | 15.4 | 13.5-17.5 | 197 | 6.1 | 4.9- 7.6 | 1,429 | 31.0 | 28.7-33.4 | 1,533 | 47.5 | 44.7-50.3 |
| Female | 6,447 | 757 | 13.4 | 12.0-14.9 | 307 | 5.2 | 4.4- 6.2 | 1,495 | 19.9 | 18.5-21.5 | 3,888 | 61.4 | 59.4-63.4 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 6,639 | 933 | 16.4 | 14.9-18.1 | 268 | 4.6 | 3.8- 5.5 | 2,175 | 29.0 | 27.3-30.8 | 3,263 | 50.0 | 48.0-52.0 |
| African American | 2,699 | 250 | 9.7 | 7.8-11.9 | 184 | 8.5 | 6.5-11.1 | 544 | 17.2 | 14.7-20.0 | 1,721 | 64.6 | 61.1-68.0 |
| Other | 482 | 77 | 13.3 | 9.2-18.8 | 34 | 5.5 | 3.3- 9.0 | 118 | 17.8 | 13.3-23.3 | 253 | 63.5 | 56.1-70.3 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 174 | 20 | 9.0 | 4.7-16.4 | 10 | 2.8 | 1.3- 5.9 | 42 | 17.1 | 10.3-26.9 | 102 | 71.1 | 60.0-80.2 |
| No | 9,703 | 1,248 | 14.7 | 13.4-16.0 | 478 | 5.8 | 5.0- 6.7 | 2,807 | 25.4 | 24.0-26.8 | 5,170 | 54.2 | 52.5-55.9 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 321 | 61 | 16.1 | 11.1-22.7 | 29 | 8.6 | 5.2-13.7 | 20 | 5.9 | 3.4-10.1 | 211 | 69.4 | 61.8-76.0 |
| 25-34 | 852 | 156 | 17.6 | 14.3-21.5 | 57 | 6.9 | 4.8- 9.9 | 137 | 17.6 | 14.0-21.8 | 502 | 57.9 | 53.0-62.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,374 | 231 | 17.6 | 14.7-20.8 | 77 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.3 | 235 | 19.4 | 16.4-22.7 | 831 | 57.6 | 53.7-61.5 |
| 45-54 | 2,024 | 373 | 17.9 | 15.6-20.6 | 130 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.4 | 466 | 25.2 | 22.4-28.2 | 1,055 | 51.1 | 47.8-54.4 |
| 55-64 | 2,274 | 269 | 10.7 | 9.0-12.6 | 101 | 5.0 | 3.8- 6.7 | 743 | 35.8 | 32.8-38.9 | 1,161 | 48.4 | 45.3-51.6 |
| 65+ | 3,289 | 195 | 5.7 | 4.7- 6.9 | 110 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.0 | 1,323 | 42.1 | 39.7-44.5 | 1,661 | 49.1 | 46.7-51.6 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,382 | 234 | 23.9 | 19.8-28.7 | 92 | 8.2 | 6.0-11.3 | 418 | 26.2 | 22.7-30.1 | 638 | 41.6 | 36.8-46.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,403 | 517 | 19.8 | 17.4-22.5 | 192 | 6.9 | 5.3- 8.9 | 907 | 22.5 | 20.4-24.8 | 1,787 | 50.7 | 47.7-53.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,451 | 341 | 12.4 | 10.6-14.6 | 124 | 5.4 | 4.2- 7.1 | 723 | 25.8 | 23.0-28.9 | 1,263 | 56.3 | 52.9-59.7 |
| College Graduate | 2,877 | 190 | 6.5 | 5.2- 8.2 | 94 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.7 | 870 | 27.3 | 24.8-30.0 | 1,723 | 62.7 | 59.7-65.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,224 | 208 | 22.5 | 18.5-27.1 | 90 | 9.0 | 6.4-12.4 | 301 | 21.8 | 18.3-25.7 | 625 | 46.7 | 41.9-51.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,658 | 282 | 21.9 | 18.2-26.0 | 108 | 8.3 | 6.1-11.2 | 433 | 20.8 | 17.8-24.1 | 835 | 49.0 | 44.5-53.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,091 | 129 | 15.6 | 11.8-20.3 | 66 | 8.4 | 5.2-13.4 | 312 | 26.0 | 21.8-30.7 | 584 | 50.0 | 44.7-55.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,306 | 195 | 16.6 | 12.9-20.9 | 63 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.5 | 415 | 26.5 | 22.9-30.5 | 633 | 51.9 | 47.1-56.7 |
| $50,000+ | 3,280 | 330 | 10.1 | 8.6-11.8 | 103 | 3.6 | 2.7- 4.6 | 1,025 | 27.8 | 25.5-30.2 | 1,822 | 58.5 | 55.9-61.1 |
| Health District** | |||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 420 | 56 | 16.9 | 12.5-22.5 | 18 | 3.7 | 2.1- 6.7 | 132 | 27.4 | 22.6-32.8 | 214 | 51.9 | 45.5-58.2 |
| Appalachia II | 681 | 78 | 14.3 | 10.5-19.2 | 30 | 4.8 | 2.7- 8.3 | 202 | 28.0 | 23.4-33.2 | 371 | 52.9 | 47.3-58.4 |
| Appalachia III | 563 | 73 | 14.0 | 9.9-19.5 | 30 | 5.3 | 3.1- 8.8 | 169 | 25.1 | 20.0-31.1 | 291 | 55.6 | 48.5-62.4 |
| Catawba | 260 | 39 | 13.4 | 9.5-18.6 | 17 | 6.2 | 3.7-10.3 | 86 | 30.5 | 24.1-37.7 | 118 | 49.9 | 42.2-57.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,239 | 142 | 14.5 | 11.7-17.7 | 58 | 5.0 | 3.5- 7.0 | 323 | 20.4 | 17.8-23.3 | 716 | 60.2 | 56.2-64.0 |
| Low Country | 1,209 | 157 | 14.5 | 11.8-17.7 | 58 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.3 | 375 | 27.2 | 23.9-30.7 | 619 | 52.8 | 48.7-57.0 |
| Palmetto | 1,068 | 110 | 11.7 | 8.4-16.1 | 50 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.5 | 310 | 22.6 | 18.7-27.1 | 598 | 61.3 | 55.9-66.4 |
| Pee Dee | 676 | 92 | 17.6 | 13.5-22.7 | 33 | 7.7 | 4.9-12.0 | 160 | 21.5 | 17.6-26.0 | 391 | 53.1 | 47.6-58.6 |
| Trident | 1,184 | 151 | 14.8 | 11.6-18.8 | 57 | 6.9 | 4.4-10.6 | 358 | 25.0 | 21.7-28.7 | 618 | 53.3 | 48.7-57.8 |
| Upper Savannah | 924 | 125 | 13.1 | 10.0-16.9 | 69 | 8.9 | 5.6-13.8 | 258 | 23.1 | 19.0-27.9 | 472 | 54.9 | 49.0-60.7 |
| Waccamaw | 1,240 | 183 | 17.0 | 14.1-20.2 | 51 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.5 | 366 | 27.0 | 23.6-30.6 | 640 | 50.9 | 46.6-55.2 |
| Wateree | 553 | 65 | 12.8 | 9.3-17.4 | 27 | 5.4 | 3.2- 9.1 | 147 | 24.1 | 19.3-29.7 | 314 | 57.6 | 51.2-63.7 |
| Region*** | |||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,344 | 181 | 15.1 | 12.2-18.6 | 87 | 6.1 | 4.2- 8.8 | 390 | 25.4 | 22.2-29.0 | 686 | 53.3 | 48.9-57.6 |
| Region II | 1,244 | 151 | 14.2 | 11.3-17.7 | 60 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.3 | 371 | 26.8 | 23.3-30.7 | 662 | 54.0 | 49.6-58.4 |
| Region III | 1,328 | 149 | 12.3 | 9.6-15.6 | 67 | 5.0 | 3.6- 6.8 | 396 | 25.2 | 21.8-29.0 | 716 | 57.5 | 53.1-61.8 |
| Region IV | 1,229 | 157 | 15.8 | 12.8-19.3 | 60 | 6.8 | 4.8- 9.7 | 307 | 22.5 | 19.4-26.0 | 705 | 54.9 | 50.6-59.0 |
| Region V | 1,239 | 142 | 14.5 | 11.7-17.7 | 58 | 5.0 | 3.5- 7.0 | 323 | 20.4 | 17.8-23.3 | 716 | 60.2 | 56.2-64.0 |
| Region VI | 1,240 | 183 | 17.0 | 14.1-20.2 | 51 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.5 | 366 | 27.0 | 23.6-30.6 | 640 | 50.9 | 46.6-55.2 |
| Region VII | 1,184 | 151 | 14.8 | 11.6-18.8 | 57 | 6.9 | 4.4-10.6 | 358 | 25.0 | 21.7-28.7 | 618 | 53.3 | 48.7-57.8 |
| Region VIII | 1,209 | 157 | 14.5 | 11.8-17.7 | 58 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.3 | 375 | 27.2 | 23.9-30.7 | 619 | 52.8 | 48.7-57.0 |
*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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