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BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina

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Diabetes

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  Total #
Respondents		 Yes Yes,during pregnancy No Pre-diabetes/Borderline
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 10,184 1,475 10.1 9.3-11.0 77 0.8 0.6- 1.1 8,447 87.5 86.5-88.4 185 1.6 1.3- 2.0
GENDER
Male 3,706 556 10.8 9.5-12.3 0 0.0 . - . 3,084 87.6 86.0-89.1 66 1.6 1.1- 2.2
Female 6,478 919 9.5 8.6-10.5 77 1.5 1.1- 2.0 5,363 87.3 86.2-88.4 119 1.7 1.2- 2.3
RACE
White 6,674 796 8.9 8.0- 9.8 46 0.8 0.5- 1.1 5,730 89.0 87.9-89.9 102 1.4 1.1- 1.9
African American 2,707 541 13.3 11.3-15.6 20 0.5 0.3- 0.9 2,090 84.4 82.0-86.5 56 1.8 1.1- 2.9
Other 486 67 7.6 5.2-11.0 9 1.6 0.6- 4.1 394 88.1 84.0-91.3 16 2.7 1.5- 4.8
HISPANIC
Yes 178 22 6.8 3.5-12.5 4 1.8 0.4- 7.0 144 87.2 79.7-92.2 8 4.2 1.8- 9.4
No 9,745 1,392 10.0 9.2-10.9 71 0.7 0.5- 1.0 8,115 87.7 86.8-88.6 167 1.5 1.2- 2.0
AGE
18-24 321 5 0.6 0.2- 1.7 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 314 98.9 97.3-99.6 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7
25-34 858 19 1.9 0.9- 3.9 17 1.4 0.8- 2.6 816 96.1 94.0-97.5 6 0.5 0.2- 1.5
35-44 1,379 87 5.4 4.0- 7.1 31 1.7 1.1- 2.6 1,246 91.6 89.3-93.3 15 1.4 0.7- 3.1
45-54 2,036 231 11.8 9.7-14.2 20 0.9 0.5- 1.6 1,756 85.8 83.2-88.0 29 1.6 0.9- 2.9
55-64 2,285 441 18.7 16.2-21.4 3 0.1 0.0- 0.6 1,795 78.9 76.1-81.4 46 2.3 1.5- 3.4
65+ 3,305 692 20.6 18.7-22.6 5 0.1 0.0- 0.1 2,520 76.2 74.0-78.2 88 3.2 2.4- 4.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,388 328 16.9 14.3-19.9 10 0.6 0.2- 1.5 1,015 79.1 75.6-82.1 35 3.4 2.0- 5.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,421 537 11.8 10.3-13.6 19 0.7 0.4- 1.2 2,793 85.6 83.7-87.3 72 1.8 1.2- 2.7
Some Post-H.S. 2,463 322 8.5 7.2-10.1 19 0.8 0.4- 1.3 2,080 89.6 87.9-91.1 42 1.2 0.8- 1.8
College Graduate 2,890 282 7.2 5.9- 8.7 29 1.0 0.6- 1.7 2,543 90.7 89.0-92.2 36 1.1 0.7- 1.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,224 296 19.2 16.0-22.8 9 0.8 0.3- 1.9 884 76.8 72.8-80.3 35 3.3 2.0- 5.5
$15,000- $24,999 1,668 322 13.0 11.0-15.2 11 0.5 0.2- 0.9 1,297 84.2 81.5-86.5 38 2.4 1.4- 4.1
$25,000- $34,999 1,096 158 11.5 9.1-14.4 6 0.2 0.1- 0.6 918 87.4 84.3-89.9 14 0.9 0.5- 1.8
$35,000- $49,999 1,314 159 9.2 7.0-12.0 12 1.3 0.7- 2.5 1,108 87.0 83.9-89.6 35 2.5 1.5- 4.0
$50,000+ 3,286 266 6.1 5.0- 7.4 31 1.1 0.7- 1.7 2,954 91.8 90.4-93.1 35 1.0 0.6- 1.7
Health District**
Appalachia I 421 71 13.1 9.9-17.0 0 0.0 . - . 345 86.4 82.4-89.6 5 0.5 0.2- 1.4
Appalachia II 686 88 10.1 7.4-13.6 4 0.6 0.2- 1.9 583 86.9 82.9-90.1 11 2.5 1.1- 5.4
Appalachia III 566 82 9.8 7.2-13.3 3 0.3 0.1- 0.9 471 89.0 85.4-91.8 10 0.9 0.4- 2.2
Catawba 262 31 11.4 7.3-17.4 3 1.0 0.3- 3.2 222 85.5 79.4-90.0 6 2.1 0.9- 4.8
Edisto Savannah 1,243 190 11.1 9.3-13.4 7 0.7 0.3- 1.6 1,017 86.4 84.0-88.5 29 1.8 1.1- 2.9
Low Country 1,214 160 9.1 7.5-11.0 12 1.4 0.7- 3.0 1,030 88.2 85.8-90.2 12 1.3 0.6- 2.6
Palmetto 1,074 163 8.6 6.7-11.1 7 0.7 0.3- 2.0 878 88.6 85.8-90.9 26 2.0 1.2- 3.3
Pee Dee 677 113 11.2 8.8-14.1 10 1.4 0.7- 2.9 545 86.4 83.1-89.1 9 1.0 0.4- 2.4
Trident 1,195 164 9.0 7.2-11.3 12 1.4 0.7- 2.7 995 88.2 85.6-90.4 24 1.4 0.8- 2.5
Upper Savannah 927 126 10.0 7.5-13.2 7 0.7 0.3- 2.1 773 87.5 84.0-90.4 21 1.7 0.9- 3.4
Waccamaw 1,247 188 10.9 8.9-13.3 6 0.3 0.1- 0.7 1,032 87.2 84.5-89.5 21 1.7 0.8- 3.4
Wateree 554 80 10.3 7.5-14.1 5 0.8 0.3- 2.3 461 87.4 83.4-90.6 8 1.4 0.6- 3.4
Region***
Region I 1,348 197 11.6 9.5-14.1 7 0.3 0.1- 1.0 1,118 86.9 84.3-89.2 26 1.1 0.6- 1.9
Region II 1,252 170 10.0 8.0-12.4 7 0.5 0.2- 1.2 1,054 87.7 85.0-90.0 21 1.8 0.9- 3.5
Region III 1,336 194 9.6 7.6-12.0 10 0.8 0.4- 1.8 1,100 87.6 84.9-89.8 32 2.0 1.3- 3.1
Region IV 1,231 193 10.9 9.0-13.1 15 1.2 0.7- 2.2 1,006 86.8 84.3-88.9 17 1.2 0.6- 2.2
Region V 1,243 190 11.1 9.3-13.4 7 0.7 0.3- 1.6 1,017 86.4 84.0-88.5 29 1.8 1.1- 2.9
Region VI 1,247 188 10.9 8.9-13.3 6 0.3 0.1- 0.7 1,032 87.2 84.5-89.5 21 1.7 0.8- 3.4
Region VII 1,195 164 9.0 7.2-11.3 12 1.4 0.7- 2.7 995 88.2 85.6-90.4 24 1.4 0.8- 2.5
Region VIII 1,214 160 9.1 7.5-11.0 12 1.4 0.7- 3.0 1,030 88.2 85.8-90.2 12 1.3 0.6- 2.6

*The diabetes measure changed in 2004 to include pre-diabetics.

#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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