BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Health Care Access
Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because of cost?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,114 | 1,489 | 16.2 | 15.0-17.5 | 8,625 | 83.8 | 82.5-85.0 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,686 | 415 | 13.6 | 11.7-15.7 | 3,271 | 86.4 | 84.3-88.3 |
| Female | 6,428 | 1,074 | 18.6 | 17.0-20.4 | 5,354 | 81.4 | 79.6-83.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,645 | 732 | 13.1 | 11.8-14.6 | 5,913 | 86.9 | 85.4-88.2 |
| African American | 2,690 | 592 | 22.9 | 20.1-26.1 | 2,098 | 77.1 | 73.9-79.9 |
| Other | 482 | 101 | 20.6 | 15.1-27.4 | 381 | 79.4 | 72.6-84.9 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 177 | 33 | 15.7 | 9.4-25.1 | 144 | 84.3 | 74.9-90.6 |
| No | 9,694 | 1,406 | 16.2 | 15.0-17.6 | 8,288 | 83.8 | 82.4-85.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 319 | 71 | 18.0 | 13.2-24.0 | 248 | 82.0 | 76.0-86.8 |
| 25-34 | 857 | 186 | 21.1 | 17.2-25.5 | 671 | 78.9 | 74.5-82.8 |
| 35-44 | 1,375 | 279 | 18.1 | 15.4-21.2 | 1,096 | 81.9 | 78.8-84.6 |
| 45-54 | 2,026 | 428 | 19.1 | 16.7-21.7 | 1,598 | 80.9 | 78.3-83.3 |
| 55-64 | 2,272 | 355 | 14.5 | 12.5-16.8 | 1,917 | 85.5 | 83.2-87.5 |
| 65+ | 3,265 | 170 | 6.0 | 4.9- 7.2 | 3,095 | 94.0 | 92.8-95.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,354 | 335 | 31.6 | 27.3-36.2 | 1,019 | 68.4 | 63.8-72.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,402 | 612 | 20.8 | 18.5-23.4 | 2,790 | 79.2 | 76.6-81.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,454 | 349 | 15.0 | 12.6-17.8 | 2,105 | 85.0 | 82.2-87.4 |
| College Graduate | 2,884 | 192 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.4 | 2,692 | 93.3 | 91.6-94.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,211 | 368 | 34.0 | 29.6-38.8 | 843 | 66.0 | 61.2-70.4 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,653 | 439 | 34.3 | 30.0-38.9 | 1,214 | 65.7 | 61.1-70.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,094 | 172 | 23.5 | 18.9-28.8 | 922 | 76.5 | 71.2-81.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,312 | 156 | 13.6 | 10.6-17.2 | 1,156 | 86.4 | 82.8-89.4 |
| $50,000+ | 3,282 | 151 | 5.7 | 4.5- 7.1 | 3,131 | 94.3 | 92.9-95.5 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 419 | 42 | 13.1 | 8.9-18.7 | 377 | 86.9 | 81.3-91.1 |
| Appalachia II | 681 | 90 | 15.3 | 11.5-20.0 | 591 | 84.7 | 80.0-88.5 |
| Appalachia III | 559 | 89 | 16.5 | 12.1-22.0 | 470 | 83.5 | 78.0-87.9 |
| Catawba | 261 | 42 | 17.5 | 12.2-24.3 | 219 | 82.5 | 75.7-87.8 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,237 | 194 | 18.7 | 15.6-22.2 | 1,043 | 81.3 | 77.8-84.4 |
| Low Country | 1,208 | 156 | 15.6 | 12.3-19.5 | 1,052 | 84.4 | 80.5-87.7 |
| Palmetto | 1,065 | 147 | 13.4 | 10.0-17.6 | 918 | 86.6 | 82.4-90.0 |
| Pee Dee | 670 | 132 | 23.1 | 18.6-28.2 | 538 | 76.9 | 71.8-81.4 |
| Trident | 1,186 | 146 | 12.2 | 9.5-15.6 | 1,040 | 87.8 | 84.4-90.5 |
| Upper Savannah | 923 | 136 | 18.3 | 14.1-23.3 | 787 | 81.7 | 76.7-85.9 |
| Waccamaw | 1,243 | 201 | 18.9 | 15.5-22.8 | 1,042 | 81.1 | 77.2-84.5 |
| Wateree | 549 | 94 | 20.6 | 14.9-27.9 | 455 | 79.4 | 72.1-85.1 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,342 | 178 | 15.5 | 12.4-19.1 | 1,164 | 84.5 | 80.9-87.6 |
| Region II | 1,240 | 179 | 15.8 | 12.8-19.2 | 1,061 | 84.2 | 80.8-87.2 |
| Region III | 1,326 | 189 | 14.7 | 11.8-18.2 | 1,137 | 85.3 | 81.8-88.2 |
| Region IV | 1,219 | 226 | 22.1 | 18.5-26.2 | 993 | 77.9 | 73.8-81.5 |
| Region V | 1,237 | 194 | 18.7 | 15.6-22.2 | 1,043 | 81.3 | 77.8-84.4 |
| Region VI | 1,243 | 201 | 18.9 | 15.5-22.8 | 1,042 | 81.1 | 77.2-84.5 |
| Region VII | 1,186 | 146 | 12.2 | 9.5-15.6 | 1,040 | 87.8 | 84.4-90.5 |
| Region VIII | 1,208 | 156 | 15.6 | 12.3-19.5 | 1,052 | 84.4 | 80.5-87.7 |
#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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