BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Cholesterol Awareness
About how long has it been since you last had your blood cholesterol checked?*
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| Total # Respondents |
Within past yr | Within past 2 yrs | Within past 5 yrs | 5 or more yrs ago | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,489 | 6,450 | 70.5 | 68.7-72.3 | 1,120 | 15.6 | 14.2-17.1 | 598 | 9.7 | 8.5-11.0 | 321 | 4.2 | 3.6- 5.0 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 3,077 | 2,369 | 69.8 | 66.7-72.7 | 384 | 16.2 | 13.8-18.9 | 211 | 10.2 | 8.2-12.6 | 113 | 3.8 | 2.8- 5.2 |
| Female | 5,412 | 4,081 | 71.2 | 69.2-73.2 | 736 | 15.0 | 13.5-16.6 | 387 | 9.2 | 7.9-10.6 | 208 | 4.6 | 3.8- 5.5 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 5,793 | 4,319 | 69.9 | 67.9-71.8 | 770 | 15.2 | 13.7-16.8 | 449 | 10.4 | 9.1-11.8 | 255 | 4.5 | 3.8- 5.4 |
| African American | 2,067 | 1,641 | 74.2 | 69.9-78.1 | 267 | 14.3 | 11.6-17.5 | 117 | 8.0 | 5.4-11.7 | 42 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.1 |
| Other | 391 | 288 | 61.9 | 52.0-71.0 | 56 | 24.4 | 16.3-34.7 | 29 | 10.1 | 5.3-18.3 | 18 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.6 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 139 | 97 | 60.5 | 45.4-73.9 | 25 | 29.0 | 16.3-46.1 | 11 | 6.6 | 3.0-13.9 | 6 | 3.9 | 1.5- 9.9 |
| No | 8,151 | 6,184 | 70.5 | 68.7-72.3 | 1,072 | 15.4 | 14.0-16.9 | 586 | 9.9 | 8.7-11.3 | 309 | 4.2 | 3.6- 5.0 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 109 | 64 | 56.4 | 42.3-69.6 | 24 | 23.9 | 14.3-37.2 | 15 | 15.0 | 7.2-28.6 | 6 | 4.7 | 1.6-13.2 |
| 25-34 | 551 | 332 | 60.0 | 53.8-65.8 | 113 | 19.8 | 15.1-25.4 | 75 | 15.9 | 11.7-21.2 | 31 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,082 | 660 | 59.7 | 55.4-63.9 | 214 | 20.7 | 17.3-24.5 | 139 | 13.6 | 11.0-16.8 | 69 | 5.9 | 4.4- 8.0 |
| 45-54 | 1,742 | 1,230 | 70.2 | 66.9-73.3 | 267 | 15.4 | 13.1-18.1 | 162 | 9.9 | 8.0-12.1 | 83 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.2 |
| 55-64 | 2,065 | 1,650 | 79.3 | 76.4-82.0 | 231 | 11.0 | 9.1-13.1 | 105 | 5.3 | 4.0- 6.9 | 79 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.7 |
| 65+ | 2,940 | 2,514 | 85.5 | 83.6-87.3 | 271 | 9.6 | 8.1-11.3 | 102 | 3.0 | 2.3- 4.0 | 53 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.6 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,040 | 833 | 70.7 | 64.8-75.9 | 127 | 17.4 | 12.7-23.4 | 45 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.2 | 35 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,737 | 2,097 | 72.2 | 69.0-75.1 | 350 | 14.3 | 12.3-16.7 | 194 | 9.4 | 7.5-11.8 | 96 | 4.1 | 2.8- 5.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,084 | 1,579 | 70.3 | 66.4-73.9 | 264 | 14.4 | 11.6-17.6 | 149 | 10.4 | 7.9-13.5 | 92 | 5.0 | 3.7- 6.6 |
| College Graduate | 2,615 | 1,930 | 69.2 | 65.9-72.2 | 379 | 17.2 | 14.8-20.0 | 209 | 10.3 | 8.3-12.8 | 97 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 954 | 736 | 74.4 | 69.2-79.0 | 112 | 12.8 | 9.5-17.1 | 66 | 8.5 | 5.6-12.5 | 40 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,317 | 1,022 | 71.7 | 66.4-76.4 | 152 | 12.9 | 9.5-17.2 | 91 | 10.9 | 7.5-15.5 | 52 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 906 | 669 | 66.4 | 60.4-71.9 | 140 | 19.9 | 15.4-25.3 | 49 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.7 | 48 | 7.6 | 4.9-11.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,119 | 863 | 71.5 | 66.4-76.0 | 131 | 13.4 | 10.2-17.3 | 78 | 9.2 | 6.6-12.7 | 47 | 6.0 | 3.7- 9.5 |
| $50,000+ | 2,953 | 2,166 | 69.2 | 66.4-71.8 | 433 | 16.5 | 14.4-18.8 | 248 | 10.8 | 9.0-13.0 | 106 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.6 |
| Health District** | |||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 363 | 267 | 69.0 | 62.4-74.8 | 52 | 16.6 | 12.0-22.4 | 31 | 10.6 | 7.0-15.7 | 13 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.2 |
| Appalachia II | 580 | 433 | 69.8 | 63.8-75.2 | 77 | 16.1 | 11.9-21.6 | 52 | 11.3 | 7.9-16.0 | 18 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.8 |
| Appalachia III | 471 | 369 | 70.1 | 61.0-77.8 | 58 | 18.6 | 12.4-27.0 | 28 | 8.5 | 3.9-17.5 | 16 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.6 |
| Catawba | 222 | 159 | 68.1 | 59.6-75.6 | 30 | 17.0 | 11.2-24.9 | 18 | 7.8 | 4.4-13.4 | 15 | 7.1 | 3.6-13.3 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,008 | 785 | 72.0 | 67.4-76.1 | 133 | 15.7 | 12.5-19.4 | 49 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.0 | 41 | 6.3 | 4.1- 9.6 |
| Low Country | 1,024 | 776 | 71.5 | 67.2-75.5 | 141 | 16.8 | 13.4-20.9 | 72 | 7.5 | 5.6-10.0 | 35 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.5 |
| Palmetto | 926 | 709 | 71.3 | 65.5-76.6 | 114 | 14.1 | 10.2-19.2 | 69 | 11.7 | 8.2-16.5 | 34 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.7 |
| Pee Dee | 547 | 402 | 68.9 | 63.0-74.2 | 84 | 17.4 | 13.3-22.5 | 34 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.3 | 27 | 7.3 | 4.4-11.8 |
| Trident | 998 | 759 | 73.2 | 68.8-77.2 | 122 | 12.1 | 9.5-15.3 | 89 | 11.6 | 8.7-15.2 | 28 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 779 | 597 | 75.5 | 69.7-80.5 | 97 | 15.7 | 11.4-21.4 | 53 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.3 | 32 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.1 |
| Waccamaw | 1,053 | 808 | 71.1 | 66.3-75.4 | 141 | 14.2 | 11.5-17.4 | 60 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.5 | 44 | 6.0 | 3.4-10.4 |
| Wateree | 449 | 330 | 62.6 | 54.5-70.1 | 64 | 16.9 | 12.5-22.4 | 40 | 16.5 | 9.9-26.3 | 15 | 4.0 | 2.0- 7.9 |
| Region*** | |||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,142 | 864 | 72.0 | 67.6-76.0 | 149 | 16.2 | 12.9-20.1 | 84 | 7.9 | 5.7-10.9 | 45 | 3.9 | 2.6- 5.8 |
| Region II | 1,051 | 802 | 69.9 | 64.9-74.5 | 135 | 17.1 | 13.4-21.6 | 80 | 10.2 | 7.2-14.3 | 34 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.3 |
| Region III | 1,148 | 868 | 70.3 | 65.5-74.6 | 144 | 15.1 | 11.7-19.2 | 87 | 10.4 | 7.7-14.0 | 49 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.5 |
| Region IV | 996 | 732 | 66.3 | 61.5-70.8 | 148 | 17.2 | 14.1-20.9 | 74 | 10.5 | 7.3-14.9 | 42 | 5.9 | 3.9- 8.9 |
| Region V | 1,008 | 785 | 72.0 | 67.4-76.1 | 133 | 15.7 | 12.5-19.4 | 49 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.0 | 41 | 6.3 | 4.1- 9.6 |
| Region VI | 1,053 | 808 | 71.1 | 66.3-75.4 | 141 | 14.2 | 11.5-17.4 | 60 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.5 | 44 | 6.0 | 3.4-10.4 |
| Region VII | 998 | 759 | 73.2 | 68.8-77.2 | 122 | 12.1 | 9.5-15.3 | 89 | 11.6 | 8.7-15.2 | 28 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.1 |
| Region VIII | 1,024 | 776 | 71.5 | 67.2-75.5 | 141 | 16.8 | 13.4-20.9 | 72 | 7.5 | 5.6-10.0 | 35 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.5 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported that they have ever had blood cholesterol checked.
#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
This page was generated on 15JUL09.