BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
High Risk Health Care Worker
Do you currently volunteer or work in a hospital, medical clinic, doctorīs office, dentistīs office, nursing home or some other health-care facility? *
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,000 | 1,040 | 9.6 | 8.7-10.6 | 8,960 | 90.4 | 89.4-91.3 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,634 | 193 | 5.1 | 4.1- 6.4 | 3,441 | 94.9 | 93.6-95.9 |
| Female | 6,366 | 847 | 13.7 | 12.3-15.2 | 5,519 | 86.3 | 84.8-87.7 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,589 | 665 | 9.5 | 8.5-10.7 | 5,924 | 90.5 | 89.3-91.5 |
| African American | 2,629 | 291 | 9.9 | 8.0-12.1 | 2,338 | 90.1 | 87.9-92.0 |
| Other | 478 | 54 | 9.3 | 5.5-15.1 | 424 | 90.7 | 84.9-94.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 177 | 25 | 14.6 | 6.8-28.7 | 152 | 85.4 | 71.3-93.2 |
| No | 9,570 | 993 | 9.4 | 8.6-10.4 | 8,577 | 90.6 | 89.6-91.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 312 | 32 | 7.0 | 3.9-12.3 | 280 | 93.0 | 87.7-96.1 |
| 25-34 | 838 | 124 | 11.4 | 8.8-14.7 | 714 | 88.6 | 85.3-91.2 |
| 35-44 | 1,361 | 167 | 9.7 | 7.8-11.9 | 1,194 | 90.3 | 88.1-92.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,993 | 262 | 12.5 | 10.5-14.7 | 1,731 | 87.5 | 85.3-89.5 |
| 55-64 | 2,242 | 232 | 8.8 | 7.4-10.4 | 2,010 | 91.2 | 89.6-92.6 |
| 65+ | 3,254 | 223 | 6.5 | 5.5- 7.7 | 3,031 | 93.5 | 92.3-94.5 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,348 | 52 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.0 | 1,296 | 96.5 | 94.0-98.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,344 | 247 | 5.8 | 4.8- 7.1 | 3,097 | 94.2 | 92.9-95.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,436 | 309 | 11.6 | 9.6-13.9 | 2,127 | 88.4 | 86.1-90.4 |
| College Graduate | 2,854 | 432 | 14.2 | 12.3-16.4 | 2,422 | 85.8 | 83.6-87.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,206 | 76 | 4.9 | 3.6- 6.6 | 1,130 | 95.1 | 93.4-96.4 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,622 | 144 | 7.7 | 5.6-10.4 | 1,478 | 92.3 | 89.6-94.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,083 | 122 | 11.9 | 8.9-15.8 | 961 | 88.1 | 84.2-91.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,301 | 156 | 11.8 | 8.7-15.8 | 1,145 | 88.2 | 84.2-91.3 |
| $50,000+ | 3,248 | 438 | 11.9 | 10.4-13.6 | 2,810 | 88.1 | 86.4-89.6 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 418 | 39 | 10.5 | 6.3-17.0 | 379 | 89.5 | 83.0-93.7 |
| Appalachia II | 677 | 56 | 6.6 | 4.6- 9.5 | 621 | 93.4 | 90.5-95.4 |
| Appalachia III | 550 | 65 | 10.4 | 7.2-14.8 | 485 | 89.6 | 85.2-92.8 |
| Catawba | 256 | 17 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.4 | 239 | 94.3 | 90.6-96.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,223 | 119 | 8.6 | 6.8-10.8 | 1,104 | 91.4 | 89.2-93.2 |
| Low Country | 1,192 | 114 | 9.8 | 7.8-12.4 | 1,078 | 90.2 | 87.6-92.2 |
| Palmetto | 1,055 | 128 | 12.4 | 9.2-16.6 | 927 | 87.6 | 83.4-90.8 |
| Pee Dee | 669 | 71 | 8.2 | 6.1-11.0 | 598 | 91.8 | 89.0-93.9 |
| Trident | 1,171 | 150 | 12.5 | 10.1-15.5 | 1,021 | 87.5 | 84.5-89.9 |
| Upper Savannah | 915 | 100 | 10.2 | 7.4-13.9 | 815 | 89.8 | 86.1-92.6 |
| Waccamaw | 1,222 | 119 | 8.4 | 6.6-10.5 | 1,103 | 91.6 | 89.5-93.4 |
| Wateree | 545 | 55 | 8.7 | 6.0-12.5 | 490 | 91.3 | 87.5-94.0 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,333 | 139 | 10.4 | 7.6-14.0 | 1,194 | 89.6 | 86.0-92.4 |
| Region II | 1,227 | 121 | 8.2 | 6.3-10.6 | 1,106 | 91.8 | 89.4-93.7 |
| Region III | 1,311 | 145 | 10.2 | 7.8-13.2 | 1,166 | 89.8 | 86.8-92.2 |
| Region IV | 1,214 | 126 | 8.4 | 6.7-10.6 | 1,088 | 91.6 | 89.4-93.3 |
| Region V | 1,223 | 119 | 8.6 | 6.8-10.8 | 1,104 | 91.4 | 89.2-93.2 |
| Region VI | 1,222 | 119 | 8.4 | 6.6-10.5 | 1,103 | 91.6 | 89.5-93.4 |
| Region VII | 1,171 | 150 | 12.5 | 10.1-15.5 | 1,021 | 87.5 | 84.5-89.9 |
| Region VIII | 1,192 | 114 | 9.8 | 7.8-12.4 | 1,078 | 90.2 | 87.6-92.2 |
*Includes part-time and unpaid work of all health and non-health care professionals provided in a health care facility or home.
#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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