BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Emotional Support and Life Satisfaction
In general, how satisfied are you with your life?
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| Total # Respondents |
Very satisfied | Satisfied | Dissatisfied | Very Dissatisfied | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,932 | 4,670 | 47.6 | 45.9-49.3 | 4,718 | 46.7 | 45.0-48.5 | 443 | 4.7 | 4.0- 5.5 | 101 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 3,612 | 1,789 | 49.6 | 46.8-52.4 | 1,642 | 45.1 | 42.4-47.9 | 142 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.6 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.6 |
| Female | 6,320 | 2,881 | 45.7 | 43.7-47.8 | 3,076 | 48.2 | 46.1-50.3 | 301 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.1 | 62 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 6,549 | 3,339 | 51.6 | 49.6-53.6 | 2,896 | 43.7 | 41.7-45.7 | 249 | 3.7 | 3.0- 4.6 | 65 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.6 |
| African American | 2,613 | 1,041 | 41.1 | 37.6-44.8 | 1,400 | 51.1 | 47.4-54.7 | 147 | 6.9 | 5.3- 9.0 | 25 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.9 |
| Other | 473 | 176 | 35.2 | 27.5-43.6 | 255 | 57.5 | 49.1-65.4 | 34 | 6.2 | 3.7-10.3 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.7 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 175 | 67 | 45.4 | 32.6-58.9 | 94 | 49.4 | 36.5-62.3 | 11 | 4.0 | 1.8- 8.6 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.1 |
| No | 9,513 | 4,512 | 47.8 | 46.0-49.5 | 4,486 | 46.5 | 44.8-48.3 | 420 | 4.7 | 4.0- 5.5 | 95 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.5 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 311 | 120 | 45.2 | 37.1-53.5 | 167 | 49.3 | 41.2-57.5 | 19 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.8 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.5- 4.8 |
| 25-34 | 839 | 375 | 45.5 | 40.7-50.4 | 416 | 48.0 | 43.1-52.9 | 40 | 5.3 | 3.5- 8.0 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.4- 3.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,356 | 601 | 45.2 | 41.3-49.1 | 678 | 49.4 | 45.5-53.4 | 65 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.2 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.0 |
| 45-54 | 1,988 | 866 | 46.0 | 42.7-49.3 | 982 | 47.1 | 43.8-50.4 | 107 | 5.6 | 4.2- 7.5 | 33 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.3 |
| 55-64 | 2,224 | 1,085 | 50.6 | 47.5-53.8 | 1,000 | 43.4 | 40.3-46.5 | 115 | 5.0 | 3.8- 6.6 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.8 |
| 65+ | 3,214 | 1,623 | 52.9 | 50.4-55.4 | 1,475 | 43.6 | 41.2-46.0 | 97 | 3.0 | 2.3- 3.9 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,333 | 447 | 34.7 | 30.0-39.7 | 769 | 54.8 | 49.8-59.7 | 104 | 10.1 | 7.5-13.5 | 13 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,325 | 1,450 | 42.6 | 39.6-45.6 | 1,681 | 50.8 | 47.7-53.8 | 152 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.8 | 42 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,416 | 1,111 | 47.3 | 43.7-50.8 | 1,176 | 47.5 | 44.0-51.1 | 96 | 3.9 | 2.8- 5.4 | 33 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 |
| College Graduate | 2,841 | 1,653 | 58.1 | 55.0-61.1 | 1,085 | 38.6 | 35.6-41.7 | 90 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.2 | 13 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,191 | 353 | 30.0 | 25.7-34.7 | 668 | 52.3 | 47.4-57.1 | 134 | 15.0 | 11.7-19.0 | 36 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,613 | 554 | 30.7 | 26.6-35.2 | 925 | 60.1 | 55.5-64.6 | 112 | 8.3 | 6.1-11.2 | 22 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,076 | 457 | 38.9 | 33.9-44.3 | 559 | 51.8 | 46.4-57.2 | 50 | 7.0 | 4.2-11.3 | 10 | 2.2 | 0.6- 7.8 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,297 | 612 | 47.5 | 42.7-52.4 | 644 | 47.9 | 43.1-52.8 | 35 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.6 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.9 |
| $50,000+ | 3,245 | 1,976 | 59.6 | 56.9-62.2 | 1,213 | 38.8 | 36.1-41.4 | 43 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.8 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 |
| Health District** | |||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 416 | 202 | 53.2 | 46.8-59.4 | 193 | 41.8 | 35.8-48.0 | 18 | 4.3 | 2.3- 7.7 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.7 |
| Appalachia II | 672 | 334 | 48.5 | 42.9-54.1 | 299 | 44.2 | 38.7-50.0 | 27 | 6.1 | 3.6-10.1 | 12 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.0 |
| Appalachia III | 547 | 260 | 43.9 | 37.0-51.0 | 245 | 47.7 | 40.4-55.1 | 35 | 5.7 | 3.3- 9.7 | 7 | 2.8 | 0.9- 8.3 |
| Catawba | 256 | 124 | 46.4 | 38.7-54.2 | 116 | 46.9 | 39.1-54.8 | 14 | 5.8 | 3.0-10.8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.1 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,215 | 552 | 43.7 | 39.8-47.8 | 601 | 49.9 | 45.7-54.0 | 51 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.4 | 11 | 1.7 | 0.5- 6.0 |
| Low Country | 1,184 | 604 | 50.2 | 45.9-54.4 | 528 | 44.3 | 40.1-48.6 | 44 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.8 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.9 |
| Palmetto | 1,044 | 506 | 52.9 | 47.4-58.3 | 479 | 43.6 | 38.3-49.0 | 45 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.5 | 14 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 |
| Pee Dee | 665 | 272 | 40.6 | 35.3-46.2 | 351 | 53.2 | 47.6-58.7 | 34 | 5.7 | 3.5- 9.1 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.5 |
| Trident | 1,163 | 581 | 52.3 | 47.8-56.9 | 523 | 43.5 | 39.0-48.1 | 50 | 3.6 | 2.2- 5.8 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 905 | 383 | 39.9 | 34.5-45.7 | 470 | 54.4 | 48.5-60.2 | 38 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.0 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 |
| Waccamaw | 1,218 | 575 | 45.0 | 40.8-49.3 | 577 | 49.3 | 44.9-53.6 | 57 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.2 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 |
| Wateree | 541 | 238 | 45.6 | 39.3-52.2 | 272 | 47.9 | 41.4-54.5 | 27 | 5.7 | 3.5- 9.3 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.7 |
| Region*** | |||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,321 | 585 | 47.1 | 42.7-51.5 | 663 | 47.6 | 43.2-52.0 | 56 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.7 | 17 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.8 |
| Region II | 1,219 | 594 | 46.6 | 42.2-51.0 | 544 | 45.7 | 41.2-50.2 | 62 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.6 | 19 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.0 |
| Region III | 1,300 | 630 | 50.7 | 46.2-55.3 | 595 | 44.6 | 40.2-49.1 | 59 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.7 | 16 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 |
| Region IV | 1,206 | 510 | 42.6 | 38.5-46.8 | 623 | 51.1 | 46.9-55.4 | 61 | 5.7 | 4.0- 8.1 | 12 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.4 |
| Region V | 1,215 | 552 | 43.7 | 39.8-47.8 | 601 | 49.9 | 45.7-54.0 | 51 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.4 | 11 | 1.7 | 0.5- 6.0 |
| Region VI | 1,218 | 575 | 45.0 | 40.8-49.3 | 577 | 49.3 | 44.9-53.6 | 57 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.2 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 |
| Region VII | 1,163 | 581 | 52.3 | 47.8-56.9 | 523 | 43.5 | 39.0-48.1 | 50 | 3.6 | 2.2- 5.8 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 |
| Region VIII | 1,184 | 604 | 50.2 | 45.9-54.4 | 528 | 44.3 | 40.1-48.6 | 44 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.8 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.9 |
#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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