BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Womens Health
How long has it been since your last breast exam?
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| Total # Respondents |
Within past yr | Within past 2 yrs | Within past 3 yrs | Within past 5 yrs | 5+ years | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 5,674 | 3,911 | 69.9 | 67.9-71.8 | 907 | 16.0 | 14.5-17.6 | 310 | 5.8 | 4.7- 7.0 | 216 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.4 | 330 | 5.5 | 4.6- 6.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Female | 5,674 | 3,911 | 69.9 | 67.9-71.8 | 907 | 16.0 | 14.5-17.6 | 310 | 5.8 | 4.7- 7.0 | 216 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.4 | 330 | 5.5 | 4.6- 6.6 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,747 | 2,513 | 68.3 | 66.0-70.6 | 610 | 16.1 | 14.3-18.0 | 216 | 5.9 | 4.9- 7.2 | 163 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.9 | 245 | 6.5 | 5.3- 8.0 |
| African American | 1,565 | 1,150 | 73.5 | 69.2-77.4 | 239 | 15.4 | 12.5-18.7 | 77 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.5 | 38 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.3 | 61 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.1 |
| Other | 221 | 153 | 72.1 | 61.0-80.9 | 37 | 19.7 | 11.9-30.8 | 8 | 3.4 | 1.3- 8.9 | 11 | 2.8 | 1.0- 7.6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 88 | 61 | 71.7 | 51.8-85.7 | 16 | 21.6 | 9.3-42.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.8 | 5 | 4.1 | 0.9-16.3 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.7- 5.8 |
| No | 5,471 | 3,773 | 69.8 | 67.7-71.7 | 873 | 15.9 | 14.4-17.5 | 302 | 5.9 | 4.9- 7.1 | 208 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.4 | 315 | 5.6 | 4.7- 6.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 116 | 92 | 88.3 | 80.1-93.4 | 18 | 7.5 | 4.1-13.3 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.4- 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 2.6 | 0.4-13.5 |
| 25-34 | 511 | 387 | 74.8 | 69.0-79.9 | 79 | 15.0 | 11.3-19.7 | 24 | 6.2 | 3.5-10.7 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.3- 7.0 |
| 35-44 | 786 | 509 | 64.0 | 58.8-68.8 | 156 | 20.6 | 16.5-25.4 | 50 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.2 | 34 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.3 | 37 | 6.3 | 4.1- 9.5 |
| 45-54 | 1,184 | 798 | 67.4 | 63.3-71.3 | 202 | 16.5 | 13.7-19.8 | 79 | 7.6 | 5.4-10.5 | 45 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.0 | 60 | 5.1 | 3.5- 7.5 |
| 55-64 | 1,348 | 945 | 70.0 | 66.2-73.5 | 198 | 14.5 | 12.0-17.4 | 72 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.5 | 40 | 3.0 | 1.8- 4.9 | 93 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.7 |
| 65+ | 1,729 | 1,180 | 66.9 | 63.7-70.0 | 254 | 15.8 | 13.5-18.5 | 82 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.5 | 86 | 5.3 | 3.9- 7.0 | 127 | 7.8 | 6.1- 9.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 650 | 386 | 56.3 | 50.0-62.4 | 122 | 16.8 | 12.9-21.6 | 49 | 10.7 | 7.0-16.0 | 39 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.2 | 54 | 10.2 | 6.9-14.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,886 | 1,239 | 64.9 | 61.2-68.5 | 314 | 17.2 | 14.7-20.1 | 113 | 7.8 | 5.5-10.9 | 80 | 3.6 | 2.6- 5.0 | 140 | 6.4 | 5.0- 8.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,537 | 1,089 | 72.6 | 68.8-76.0 | 224 | 14.6 | 12.0-17.7 | 83 | 4.9 | 3.6- 6.7 | 62 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.3 | 79 | 5.5 | 3.8- 7.9 |
| College Graduate | 1,593 | 1,191 | 76.3 | 72.7-79.6 | 247 | 15.9 | 13.1-19.1 | 64 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.4 | 35 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.4 | 56 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 721 | 450 | 62.9 | 56.5-68.9 | 113 | 15.4 | 11.6-20.1 | 49 | 7.3 | 4.5-11.7 | 39 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.4 | 70 | 9.1 | 6.0-13.4 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 938 | 609 | 63.5 | 57.6-69.0 | 152 | 15.0 | 11.5-19.2 | 60 | 9.2 | 5.5-15.0 | 43 | 2.9 | 1.7- 4.7 | 74 | 9.5 | 6.8-13.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 652 | 422 | 64.6 | 58.5-70.3 | 112 | 18.7 | 14.2-24.3 | 50 | 7.6 | 5.0-11.4 | 26 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.6 | 42 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.6 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 711 | 509 | 70.3 | 64.4-75.7 | 125 | 20.1 | 15.6-25.5 | 24 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.6 | 20 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.5 | 33 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.5 |
| $50,000+ | 1,743 | 1,296 | 75.4 | 72.1-78.4 | 269 | 14.9 | 12.5-17.7 | 76 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.2 | 45 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.5 | 57 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.5 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 211 | 143 | 71.1 | 62.8-78.2 | 31 | 11.1 | 7.5-16.1 | 14 | 7.3 | 3.8-13.7 | 8 | 2.9 | 1.2- 6.8 | 15 | 7.6 | 4.0-13.8 |
| Appalachia II | 389 | 264 | 66.8 | 59.6-73.3 | 66 | 17.7 | 12.8-23.8 | 23 | 7.2 | 4.3-11.9 | 15 | 2.6 | 1.4- 5.0 | 21 | 5.6 | 2.7-11.2 |
| Appalachia III | 313 | 214 | 74.9 | 67.0-81.5 | 48 | 11.5 | 7.6-17.1 | 13 | 2.3 | 0.9- 6.1 | 13 | 4.1 | 2.1- 8.1 | 25 | 7.1 | 3.8-13.0 |
| Catawba | 146 | 89 | 61.8 | 51.6-71.0 | 20 | 12.7 | 7.7-20.1 | 18 | 14.4 | 7.6-25.6 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.2 | 16 | 9.5 | 5.5-15.9 |
| Edisto Savannah | 698 | 488 | 70.0 | 65.2-74.4 | 122 | 17.4 | 14.0-21.4 | 33 | 5.0 | 3.1- 7.8 | 30 | 4.6 | 2.8- 7.4 | 25 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.2 |
| Low Country | 686 | 476 | 70.0 | 65.1-74.5 | 101 | 17.8 | 13.9-22.5 | 36 | 4.1 | 2.8- 5.9 | 27 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.9 | 46 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.1 |
| Palmetto | 602 | 440 | 71.6 | 65.2-77.2 | 89 | 18.2 | 13.4-24.4 | 26 | 3.7 | 2.1- 6.3 | 15 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.6 | 32 | 4.7 | 2.7- 8.0 |
| Pee Dee | 396 | 268 | 68.7 | 62.2-74.6 | 73 | 17.2 | 12.9-22.5 | 27 | 6.9 | 4.2-11.1 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.2 | 19 | 5.2 | 2.7-10.1 |
| Trident | 649 | 463 | 73.8 | 68.6-78.4 | 104 | 15.3 | 11.8-19.6 | 34 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.3 | 19 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.3 | 29 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 508 | 360 | 72.6 | 65.4-78.8 | 70 | 16.5 | 11.3-23.6 | 26 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.2 | 20 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.1 | 32 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.6 |
| Waccamaw | 707 | 471 | 71.1 | 66.4-75.4 | 117 | 14.6 | 11.5-18.4 | 33 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.1 | 40 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.4 | 46 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.7 |
| Wateree | 322 | 205 | 63.6 | 56.2-70.5 | 57 | 19.6 | 14.2-26.3 | 24 | 7.4 | 4.1-12.8 | 16 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.7 | 20 | 6.2 | 3.6-10.4 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 719 | 503 | 71.9 | 66.5-76.7 | 101 | 13.8 | 10.5-18.1 | 40 | 5.3 | 3.2- 8.6 | 28 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.2 | 47 | 5.9 | 3.8- 9.0 |
| Region II | 702 | 478 | 69.7 | 64.2-74.6 | 114 | 15.5 | 11.9-19.9 | 36 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.7 | 28 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.1 | 46 | 6.2 | 3.7-10.0 |
| Region III | 748 | 529 | 68.3 | 62.8-73.3 | 109 | 16.4 | 12.6-21.0 | 44 | 7.3 | 4.6-11.6 | 18 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.3 | 48 | 6.3 | 4.3- 9.2 |
| Region IV | 718 | 473 | 66.7 | 61.9-71.3 | 130 | 18.1 | 14.6-22.2 | 51 | 7.1 | 4.9-10.2 | 25 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.9 | 39 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.7 |
| Region V | 698 | 488 | 70.0 | 65.2-74.4 | 122 | 17.4 | 14.0-21.4 | 33 | 5.0 | 3.1- 7.8 | 30 | 4.6 | 2.8- 7.4 | 25 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.2 |
| Region VI | 707 | 471 | 71.1 | 66.4-75.4 | 117 | 14.6 | 11.5-18.4 | 33 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.1 | 40 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.4 | 46 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.7 |
| Region VII | 649 | 463 | 73.8 | 68.6-78.4 | 104 | 15.3 | 11.8-19.6 | 34 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.3 | 19 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.3 | 29 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.1 |
| Region VIII | 686 | 476 | 70.0 | 65.1-74.5 | 101 | 17.8 | 13.9-22.5 | 36 | 4.1 | 2.8- 5.9 | 27 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.9 | 46 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.1 |
#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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