BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Cholesterol Awareness
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,785 | 8,609 | 81.9 | 80.3-83.4 | 1,176 | 18.1 | 16.6-19.7 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,572 | 3,114 | 81.9 | 79.4-84.2 | 458 | 18.1 | 15.8-20.6 |
| Female | 6,213 | 5,495 | 81.9 | 79.8-83.8 | 718 | 18.1 | 16.2-20.2 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,462 | 5,860 | 85.3 | 83.4-86.9 | 602 | 14.7 | 13.1-16.6 |
| African American | 2,557 | 2,097 | 74.5 | 71.0-77.7 | 460 | 25.5 | 22.3-29.0 |
| Other | 472 | 394 | 76.5 | 68.2-83.1 | 78 | 23.5 | 16.9-31.8 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 174 | 139 | 71.2 | 56.0-82.8 | 35 | 28.8 | 17.2-44.0 |
| No | 9,366 | 8,255 | 82.2 | 80.6-83.7 | 1,111 | 17.8 | 16.3-19.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 283 | 110 | 42.7 | 34.3-51.6 | 173 | 57.3 | 48.4-65.7 |
| 25-34 | 809 | 558 | 72.2 | 67.7-76.4 | 251 | 27.8 | 23.6-32.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,329 | 1,092 | 81.6 | 78.0-84.7 | 237 | 18.4 | 15.3-22.0 |
| 45-54 | 1,966 | 1,755 | 90.3 | 88.3-92.0 | 211 | 9.7 | 8.0-11.7 |
| 55-64 | 2,219 | 2,088 | 95.2 | 93.9-96.3 | 131 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.1 |
| 65+ | 3,179 | 3,006 | 93.8 | 92.2-95.1 | 173 | 6.2 | 4.9- 7.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,300 | 1,083 | 70.7 | 65.0-75.7 | 217 | 29.3 | 24.3-35.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,268 | 2,771 | 77.6 | 74.7-80.3 | 497 | 22.4 | 19.7-25.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,375 | 2,105 | 80.6 | 77.1-83.7 | 270 | 19.4 | 16.3-22.9 |
| College Graduate | 2,826 | 2,634 | 91.8 | 89.7-93.5 | 192 | 8.2 | 6.5-10.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,165 | 968 | 74.4 | 69.1-79.0 | 197 | 25.6 | 21.0-30.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,598 | 1,338 | 73.9 | 69.2-78.2 | 260 | 26.1 | 21.8-30.8 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,060 | 916 | 78.9 | 73.9-83.3 | 144 | 21.1 | 16.7-26.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,274 | 1,130 | 81.3 | 76.2-85.6 | 144 | 18.7 | 14.4-23.8 |
| $50,000+ | 3,213 | 2,961 | 88.3 | 86.1-90.2 | 252 | 11.7 | 9.8-13.9 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 410 | 367 | 83.0 | 75.5-88.5 | 43 | 17.0 | 11.5-24.5 |
| Appalachia II | 664 | 586 | 82.5 | 77.0-87.0 | 78 | 17.5 | 13.0-23.0 |
| Appalachia III | 536 | 476 | 79.6 | 71.9-85.5 | 60 | 20.4 | 14.5-28.1 |
| Catawba | 256 | 224 | 83.9 | 76.2-89.4 | 32 | 16.1 | 10.6-23.8 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,195 | 1,024 | 80.3 | 76.3-83.8 | 171 | 19.7 | 16.2-23.7 |
| Low Country | 1,170 | 1,033 | 81.3 | 76.6-85.2 | 137 | 18.7 | 14.8-23.4 |
| Palmetto | 1,024 | 937 | 86.2 | 81.1-90.1 | 87 | 13.8 | 9.9-18.9 |
| Pee Dee | 652 | 556 | 77.0 | 71.2-81.9 | 96 | 23.0 | 18.1-28.8 |
| Trident | 1,152 | 1,015 | 81.6 | 76.9-85.5 | 137 | 18.4 | 14.5-23.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 899 | 788 | 80.9 | 74.9-85.8 | 111 | 19.1 | 14.2-25.1 |
| Waccamaw | 1,203 | 1,069 | 80.5 | 75.9-84.4 | 134 | 19.5 | 15.6-24.1 |
| Wateree | 527 | 461 | 84.4 | 79.1-88.5 | 66 | 15.6 | 11.5-20.9 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,309 | 1,155 | 82.0 | 77.4-85.9 | 154 | 18.0 | 14.1-22.6 |
| Region II | 1,200 | 1,062 | 81.3 | 76.9-85.0 | 138 | 18.7 | 15.0-23.1 |
| Region III | 1,280 | 1,161 | 85.4 | 81.4-88.8 | 119 | 14.6 | 11.2-18.6 |
| Region IV | 1,179 | 1,017 | 79.8 | 75.8-83.4 | 162 | 20.2 | 16.6-24.2 |
| Region V | 1,195 | 1,024 | 80.3 | 76.3-83.8 | 171 | 19.7 | 16.2-23.7 |
| Region VI | 1,203 | 1,069 | 80.5 | 75.9-84.4 | 134 | 19.5 | 15.6-24.1 |
| Region VII | 1,152 | 1,015 | 81.6 | 76.9-85.5 | 137 | 18.4 | 14.5-23.1 |
| Region VIII | 1,170 | 1,033 | 81.3 | 76.6-85.2 | 137 | 18.7 | 14.8-23.4 |
#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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