BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Diabetes
About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? *
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| Total # Respondents |
1 or more times/day | 1 or more times/week | 1 or more times/month | 1 or more times/year | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,440 | 1,000 | 68.5 | 64.6-72.2 | 256 | 18.9 | 15.9-22.4 | 59 | 3.5 | 2.5- 5.1 | 17 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 | 108 | 7.7 | 5.8-10.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 540 | 342 | 65.1 | 58.5-71.1 | 121 | 22.7 | 17.7-28.5 | 29 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.7 | 7 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.0 | 41 | 7.0 | 4.3-11.2 |
| Female | 900 | 658 | 72.2 | 67.6-76.3 | 135 | 15.0 | 11.8-18.9 | 30 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.1 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 67 | 8.4 | 6.2-11.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 780 | 513 | 67.1 | 62.2-71.7 | 153 | 19.2 | 15.4-23.7 | 36 | 4.5 | 2.9- 7.0 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 2.0 | 71 | 8.4 | 6.2-11.3 |
| African American | 525 | 382 | 70.2 | 62.5-77.0 | 84 | 18.0 | 12.8-24.6 | 21 | 2.7 | 1.4- 4.9 | 8 | 2.1 | 0.6- 7.2 | 30 | 7.1 | 3.9-12.6 |
| Other | 66 | 49 | 65.3 | 45.3-81.1 | 11 | 24.9 | 12.0-44.8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 8.7 | 1.6-35.8 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 22 | 16 | 80.2 | 52.1-93.8 | 4 | 17.7 | 5.0-46.7 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2-10.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.2 |
| No | 1,358 | 934 | 67.9 | 63.8-71.8 | 245 | 19.1 | 15.9-22.7 | 58 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.4 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.7 | 106 | 8.1 | 6.1-10.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 5 | 5 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 19 | 13 | 75.7 | 45.9-92.0 | 3 | 13.5 | 3.0-44.0 | 1 | 4.9 | 0.6-29.5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.2-14.0 | 1 | 3.9 | 0.5-25.0 |
| 35-44 | 82 | 52 | 68.8 | 54.1-80.4 | 13 | 17.5 | 8.8-31.7 | 7 | 4.3 | 1.7-10.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 | 9 | 9.1 | 3.7-20.7 |
| 45-54 | 226 | 159 | 67.7 | 57.6-76.4 | 37 | 17.0 | 10.7-26.0 | 9 | 4.3 | 1.7-10.2 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.5-10.9 | 17 | 8.6 | 4.5-15.7 |
| 55-64 | 433 | 271 | 62.0 | 54.3-69.1 | 100 | 23.1 | 17.4-30.1 | 17 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.8 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.2 | 39 | 10.3 | 6.4-16.3 |
| 65+ | 675 | 500 | 73.1 | 67.8-77.8 | 103 | 17.9 | 13.7-22.9 | 25 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.4 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.7 | 42 | 5.2 | 3.4- 7.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 312 | 235 | 76.4 | 68.8-82.6 | 44 | 13.7 | 8.9-20.5 | 12 | 3.7 | 1.5- 8.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 | 18 | 5.8 | 3.2-10.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 527 | 373 | 69.1 | 62.2-75.2 | 93 | 19.5 | 14.5-25.6 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.6 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.5- 6.3 | 36 | 7.0 | 4.1-11.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 315 | 211 | 62.1 | 53.5-70.0 | 63 | 24.8 | 17.9-33.3 | 14 | 3.7 | 1.8- 7.2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.1 | 22 | 8.4 | 5.0-13.7 |
| College Graduate | 280 | 178 | 67.9 | 58.7-75.9 | 55 | 16.1 | 10.9-23.2 | 14 | 5.2 | 2.4-10.7 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 4.8 | 31 | 9.7 | 5.6-16.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 287 | 208 | 71.6 | 62.3-79.4 | 45 | 12.6 | 7.8-19.6 | 10 | 3.7 | 1.6- 8.7 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.5- 6.6 | 20 | 10.2 | 5.2-18.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 317 | 239 | 71.9 | 63.6-78.9 | 46 | 19.7 | 13.4-28.1 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.7 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.3 | 19 | 5.7 | 3.1-10.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 154 | 96 | 59.9 | 47.5-71.2 | 31 | 20.3 | 12.8-30.8 | 10 | 5.5 | 2.4-12.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 | 15 | 13.9 | 6.0-29.0 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 154 | 106 | 72.2 | 59.4-82.1 | 30 | 15.5 | 8.2-27.5 | 5 | 3.3 | 0.9-11.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.8 | 12 | 8.5 | 4.1-16.9 |
| $50,000+ | 263 | 160 | 65.1 | 55.8-73.4 | 61 | 22.4 | 15.7-31.0 | 17 | 5.3 | 2.7-10.1 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.2 | 22 | 6.2 | 3.7-10.4 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 68 | 46 | 68.7 | 54.9-79.9 | 9 | 12.9 | 6.4-24.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2- 9.7 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.0 | 11 | 16.1 | 8.2-29.3 |
| Appalachia II | 87 | 64 | 71.7 | 57.2-82.8 | 13 | 19.5 | 10.4-33.6 | 3 | 3.4 | 0.9-12.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 5.4 | 2.1-13.5 |
| Appalachia III | 80 | 52 | 64.6 | 49.3-77.4 | 19 | 26.3 | 15.3-41.4 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 4.4 | 3 | 3.3 | 0.8-12.5 | 4 | 4.7 | 1.3-15.8 |
| Catawba | 31 | 27 | 86.7 | 64.3-96.0 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.6-12.4 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.5-22.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 6.8 | 1.0-35.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 184 | 133 | 68.7 | 58.8-77.1 | 30 | 17.5 | 10.8-27.0 | 7 | 3.9 | 1.7- 8.8 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.8 | 13 | 8.7 | 4.5-15.9 |
| Low Country | 157 | 109 | 64.6 | 54.5-73.4 | 31 | 22.4 | 15.0-32.1 | 7 | 6.9 | 3.0-15.1 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 4.5 | 8 | 5.1 | 2.4-10.5 |
| Palmetto | 158 | 104 | 61.1 | 47.7-73.0 | 28 | 27.6 | 17.1-41.4 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.1- 8.8 | 3 | 3.9 | 0.7-19.3 | 15 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.1 |
| Pee Dee | 108 | 77 | 68.7 | 55.2-79.6 | 17 | 17.5 | 8.8-31.9 | 6 | 6.8 | 2.4-17.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.9 | 7 | 6.7 | 2.9-14.6 |
| Trident | 162 | 116 | 63.5 | 51.7-73.8 | 28 | 19.7 | 12.2-30.3 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.9 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.3- 8.3 | 12 | 13.3 | 6.6-24.9 |
| Upper Savannah | 125 | 78 | 69.6 | 56.6-80.1 | 27 | 17.8 | 10.3-28.9 | 8 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.1 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.3 | 10 | 7.7 | 2.8-19.3 |
| Waccamaw | 184 | 127 | 73.1 | 64.2-80.4 | 36 | 16.5 | 11.0-24.1 | 7 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 | 12 | 6.6 | 3.2-13.3 |
| Wateree | 79 | 56 | 64.6 | 46.5-79.4 | 14 | 23.1 | 10.3-43.9 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.8-18.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 6.3 | 2.0-17.6 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 193 | 124 | 69.1 | 59.5-77.3 | 36 | 14.8 | 9.6-22.3 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.5 | 21 | 12.7 | 7.2-21.4 |
| Region II | 167 | 116 | 68.8 | 58.4-77.7 | 32 | 22.2 | 14.7-32.2 | 5 | 2.4 | 0.8- 7.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.2 | 11 | 5.2 | 2.4-10.8 |
| Region III | 189 | 131 | 71.5 | 60.0-80.7 | 30 | 17.5 | 10.6-27.6 | 9 | 3.4 | 1.2- 9.2 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.4-12.2 | 16 | 5.3 | 1.8-14.4 |
| Region IV | 187 | 133 | 67.1 | 56.4-76.3 | 31 | 19.7 | 11.7-31.1 | 10 | 6.5 | 3.0-13.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 12 | 6.5 | 3.4-12.3 |
| Region V | 184 | 133 | 68.7 | 58.8-77.1 | 30 | 17.5 | 10.8-27.0 | 7 | 3.9 | 1.7- 8.8 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.8 | 13 | 8.7 | 4.5-15.9 |
| Region VI | 184 | 127 | 73.1 | 64.2-80.4 | 36 | 16.5 | 11.0-24.1 | 7 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 | 12 | 6.6 | 3.2-13.3 |
| Region VII | 162 | 116 | 63.5 | 51.7-73.8 | 28 | 19.7 | 12.2-30.3 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.9 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.3- 8.3 | 12 | 13.3 | 6.6-24.9 |
| Region VIII | 157 | 109 | 64.6 | 54.5-73.4 | 31 | 22.4 | 15.0-32.1 | 7 | 6.9 | 3.0-15.1 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 4.5 | 8 | 5.1 | 2.4-10.5 |
*This question was asked of respondents who reported having been told by a doctor that they had diabetes.
*Includes times when checked by a family member or friend, but not when checked by a health professional.
#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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