BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Immunization
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,109 | 4,523 | 36.3 | 34.8-37.9 | 5,586 | 63.7 | 62.1-65.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,669 | 1,610 | 34.0 | 31.6-36.5 | 2,059 | 66.0 | 63.5-68.4 |
| Female | 6,440 | 2,913 | 38.4 | 36.5-40.4 | 3,527 | 61.6 | 59.6-63.5 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,633 | 3,272 | 39.2 | 37.4-41.1 | 3,361 | 60.8 | 58.9-62.6 |
| African American | 2,679 | 920 | 28.2 | 25.3-31.4 | 1,759 | 71.8 | 68.6-74.7 |
| Other | 484 | 176 | 34.7 | 27.0-43.3 | 308 | 65.3 | 56.7-73.0 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 178 | 66 | 38.1 | 26.1-51.7 | 112 | 61.9 | 48.3-73.9 |
| No | 9,672 | 4,327 | 36.0 | 34.5-37.6 | 5,345 | 64.0 | 62.4-65.5 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 314 | 65 | 22.8 | 16.3-30.9 | 249 | 77.2 | 69.1-83.7 |
| 25-34 | 850 | 195 | 20.0 | 16.5-24.2 | 655 | 80.0 | 75.8-83.5 |
| 35-44 | 1,372 | 340 | 25.3 | 22.2-28.8 | 1,032 | 74.7 | 71.2-77.8 |
| 45-54 | 2,020 | 667 | 33.8 | 30.8-37.0 | 1,353 | 66.2 | 63.0-69.2 |
| 55-64 | 2,270 | 1,007 | 46.1 | 43.0-49.3 | 1,263 | 53.9 | 50.7-57.0 |
| 65+ | 3,283 | 2,249 | 68.0 | 65.6-70.3 | 1,034 | 32.0 | 29.7-34.4 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,374 | 631 | 36.0 | 31.7-40.5 | 743 | 64.0 | 59.5-68.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,391 | 1,420 | 32.0 | 29.5-34.7 | 1,971 | 68.0 | 65.3-70.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,449 | 1,059 | 34.1 | 30.9-37.4 | 1,390 | 65.9 | 62.6-69.1 |
| College Graduate | 2,876 | 1,404 | 43.2 | 40.3-46.1 | 1,472 | 56.8 | 53.9-59.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,223 | 515 | 35.2 | 31.0-39.7 | 708 | 64.8 | 60.3-69.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,654 | 696 | 30.3 | 26.6-34.3 | 958 | 69.7 | 65.7-73.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,092 | 492 | 34.5 | 30.0-39.2 | 600 | 65.5 | 60.8-70.0 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,301 | 578 | 38.9 | 34.2-43.7 | 723 | 61.1 | 56.3-65.8 |
| $50,000+ | 3,275 | 1,447 | 36.8 | 34.4-39.3 | 1,828 | 63.2 | 60.7-65.6 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 416 | 209 | 39.6 | 33.6-45.9 | 207 | 60.4 | 54.1-66.4 |
| Appalachia II | 681 | 327 | 38.8 | 33.7-44.2 | 354 | 61.2 | 55.8-66.3 |
| Appalachia III | 559 | 258 | 38.9 | 32.1-46.1 | 301 | 61.1 | 53.9-67.9 |
| Catawba | 262 | 108 | 34.5 | 27.7-42.0 | 154 | 65.5 | 58.0-72.3 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,235 | 511 | 33.1 | 29.5-37.0 | 724 | 66.9 | 63.0-70.5 |
| Low Country | 1,208 | 520 | 35.0 | 31.4-38.8 | 688 | 65.0 | 61.2-68.6 |
| Palmetto | 1,066 | 503 | 35.8 | 31.1-40.9 | 563 | 64.2 | 59.1-68.9 |
| Pee Dee | 672 | 272 | 32.0 | 27.5-36.9 | 400 | 68.0 | 63.1-72.5 |
| Trident | 1,188 | 534 | 37.6 | 33.5-41.9 | 654 | 62.4 | 58.1-66.5 |
| Upper Savannah | 920 | 465 | 41.9 | 36.4-47.5 | 455 | 58.1 | 52.5-63.6 |
| Waccamaw | 1,236 | 568 | 36.6 | 32.9-40.5 | 668 | 63.4 | 59.5-67.1 |
| Wateree | 553 | 202 | 30.3 | 25.2-36.0 | 351 | 69.7 | 64.0-74.8 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,336 | 674 | 40.6 | 36.5-44.9 | 662 | 59.4 | 55.1-63.5 |
| Region II | 1,240 | 585 | 38.9 | 34.7-43.2 | 655 | 61.1 | 56.8-65.3 |
| Region III | 1,328 | 611 | 35.4 | 31.5-39.5 | 717 | 64.6 | 60.5-68.5 |
| Region IV | 1,225 | 474 | 31.3 | 27.9-35.0 | 751 | 68.7 | 65.0-72.1 |
| Region V | 1,235 | 511 | 33.1 | 29.5-37.0 | 724 | 66.9 | 63.0-70.5 |
| Region VI | 1,236 | 568 | 36.6 | 32.9-40.5 | 668 | 63.4 | 59.5-67.1 |
| Region VII | 1,188 | 534 | 37.6 | 33.5-41.9 | 654 | 62.4 | 58.1-66.5 |
| Region VIII | 1,208 | 520 | 35.0 | 31.4-38.8 | 688 | 65.0 | 61.2-68.6 |
#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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