BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence
Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had
a heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,106 | 624 | 4.2 | 3.8- 4.7 | 9,482 | 95.8 | 95.3-96.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,671 | 344 | 5.8 | 4.9- 6.7 | 3,327 | 94.2 | 93.3-95.1 |
| Female | 6,435 | 280 | 2.8 | 2.4- 3.3 | 6,155 | 97.2 | 96.7-97.6 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,639 | 434 | 4.5 | 3.9- 5.2 | 6,205 | 95.5 | 94.8-96.1 |
| African American | 2,682 | 125 | 3.1 | 2.4- 4.0 | 2,557 | 96.9 | 96.0-97.6 |
| Other | 479 | 34 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.3 | 445 | 96.8 | 94.7-98.0 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 175 | 12 | 2.8 | 1.3- 5.8 | 163 | 97.2 | 94.2-98.7 |
| No | 9,678 | 582 | 4.1 | 3.6- 4.6 | 9,096 | 95.9 | 95.4-96.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 320 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 | 319 | 99.9 | 99.1- 100 |
| 25-34 | 857 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 854 | 99.7 | 98.9-99.9 |
| 35-44 | 1,377 | 21 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.3 | 1,356 | 98.8 | 97.7-99.3 |
| 45-54 | 2,019 | 76 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.5 | 1,943 | 96.0 | 94.5-97.0 |
| 55-64 | 2,264 | 126 | 5.9 | 4.6- 7.5 | 2,138 | 94.1 | 92.5-95.4 |
| 65+ | 3,269 | 397 | 13.0 | 11.4-14.8 | 2,872 | 87.0 | 85.2-88.6 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,354 | 177 | 11.0 | 8.8-13.6 | 1,177 | 89.0 | 86.4-91.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,396 | 184 | 4.4 | 3.5- 5.4 | 3,212 | 95.6 | 94.6-96.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,454 | 139 | 3.3 | 2.6- 4.2 | 2,315 | 96.7 | 95.8-97.4 |
| College Graduate | 2,881 | 120 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.1 | 2,761 | 97.6 | 96.9-98.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,201 | 107 | 8.0 | 6.0-10.4 | 1,094 | 92.0 | 89.6-94.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,647 | 141 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.6 | 1,506 | 93.3 | 91.4-94.8 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,091 | 71 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.4 | 1,020 | 95.3 | 93.6-96.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,310 | 77 | 5.1 | 3.7- 7.1 | 1,233 | 94.9 | 92.9-96.3 |
| $50,000+ | 3,279 | 108 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.6 | 3,171 | 98.0 | 97.4-98.5 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 420 | 30 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.5 | 390 | 94.5 | 91.5-96.5 |
| Appalachia II | 680 | 57 | 6.0 | 4.3- 8.4 | 623 | 94.0 | 91.6-95.7 |
| Appalachia III | 563 | 42 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.4 | 521 | 96.4 | 94.6-97.7 |
| Catawba | 261 | 14 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.9 | 247 | 96.1 | 93.1-97.8 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,233 | 78 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.7 | 1,155 | 94.2 | 92.3-95.7 |
| Low Country | 1,204 | 62 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.6 | 1,142 | 95.8 | 94.4-96.8 |
| Palmetto | 1,063 | 57 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.3 | 1,006 | 97.1 | 95.7-98.1 |
| Pee Dee | 675 | 43 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.0 | 632 | 94.5 | 92.0-96.3 |
| Trident | 1,185 | 49 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.1 | 1,136 | 97.9 | 96.9-98.6 |
| Upper Savannah | 915 | 70 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.5 | 845 | 95.4 | 93.5-96.8 |
| Waccamaw | 1,238 | 80 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.3 | 1,158 | 95.3 | 93.7-96.5 |
| Wateree | 555 | 36 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.2 | 519 | 95.8 | 93.8-97.2 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,335 | 100 | 5.1 | 3.7- 6.8 | 1,235 | 94.9 | 93.2-96.3 |
| Region II | 1,243 | 99 | 5.0 | 3.8- 6.5 | 1,144 | 95.0 | 93.5-96.2 |
| Region III | 1,324 | 71 | 3.2 | 2.3- 4.5 | 1,253 | 96.8 | 95.5-97.7 |
| Region IV | 1,230 | 79 | 5.0 | 3.7- 6.7 | 1,151 | 95.0 | 93.3-96.3 |
| Region V | 1,233 | 78 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.7 | 1,155 | 94.2 | 92.3-95.7 |
| Region VI | 1,238 | 80 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.3 | 1,158 | 95.3 | 93.7-96.5 |
| Region VII | 1,185 | 49 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.1 | 1,136 | 97.9 | 96.9-98.6 |
| Region VIII | 1,204 | 62 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.6 | 1,142 | 95.8 | 94.4-96.8 |
#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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