BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Healthy Days
Now thinking about your physical health,
which includes physical illness and injury, for how many days during the past 30 days
was your physical health not good?
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| Total # Respondents |
None | 1-2 days | 3-7 days | 8-29 days | 30 days | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,810 | 6,280 | 66.0 | 64.4-67.6 | 868 | 10.6 | 9.5-11.8 | 933 | 9.4 | 8.5-10.4 | 847 | 7.4 | 6.6- 8.3 | 882 | 6.6 | 5.9- 7.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,589 | 2,466 | 70.0 | 67.5-72.4 | 274 | 9.5 | 8.0-11.3 | 271 | 7.6 | 6.3- 9.1 | 254 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.7 | 324 | 6.6 | 5.5- 7.8 |
| Female | 6,221 | 3,814 | 62.2 | 60.2-64.3 | 594 | 11.6 | 10.2-13.1 | 662 | 11.0 | 9.7-12.4 | 593 | 8.5 | 7.4- 9.7 | 558 | 6.7 | 5.8- 7.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,498 | 4,251 | 66.4 | 64.5-68.3 | 608 | 10.9 | 9.7-12.2 | 591 | 9.3 | 8.2-10.6 | 524 | 6.9 | 6.1- 7.9 | 524 | 6.4 | 5.6- 7.4 |
| African American | 2,571 | 1,578 | 63.7 | 60.2-67.1 | 209 | 10.4 | 8.1-13.2 | 274 | 10.2 | 8.4-12.3 | 256 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.8 | 254 | 7.3 | 5.8- 9.0 |
| Other | 472 | 296 | 71.3 | 64.5-77.2 | 35 | 9.5 | 6.2-14.4 | 46 | 7.6 | 4.8-11.8 | 43 | 7.1 | 4.5-11.0 | 52 | 4.5 | 2.9- 7.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 174 | 122 | 70.6 | 58.8-80.1 | 17 | 16.1 | 8.9-27.3 | 10 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.6 | 17 | 8.2 | 4.2-15.5 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.8 |
| No | 9,416 | 6,033 | 66.0 | 64.3-67.6 | 839 | 10.5 | 9.4-11.6 | 904 | 9.6 | 8.6-10.6 | 811 | 7.3 | 6.5- 8.3 | 829 | 6.7 | 5.9- 7.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 318 | 224 | 71.9 | 64.5-78.3 | 37 | 14.5 | 9.8-20.9 | 35 | 8.6 | 5.5-13.3 | 10 | 2.9 | 1.2- 6.9 | 12 | 2.1 | 0.7- 6.0 |
| 25-34 | 843 | 581 | 70.8 | 66.2-75.0 | 109 | 10.9 | 8.4-14.1 | 86 | 10.0 | 7.4-13.3 | 49 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.1 | 18 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.2 |
| 35-44 | 1,364 | 896 | 64.3 | 60.5-68.0 | 165 | 12.7 | 10.3-15.7 | 143 | 9.7 | 7.8-12.1 | 105 | 8.3 | 6.4-10.8 | 55 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.1 |
| 45-54 | 1,987 | 1,212 | 62.1 | 58.8-65.2 | 218 | 12.8 | 10.6-15.4 | 204 | 9.6 | 7.9-11.7 | 190 | 8.5 | 6.9-10.3 | 163 | 7.1 | 5.6- 8.8 |
| 55-64 | 2,211 | 1,382 | 63.6 | 60.4-66.6 | 173 | 7.8 | 6.2- 9.8 | 198 | 9.4 | 7.7-11.4 | 222 | 8.8 | 7.2-10.7 | 236 | 10.4 | 8.6-12.6 |
| 65+ | 3,087 | 1,985 | 65.1 | 62.6-67.4 | 166 | 5.6 | 4.5- 6.9 | 267 | 8.4 | 7.1- 9.8 | 271 | 8.5 | 7.2-10.1 | 398 | 12.4 | 10.9-14.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,246 | 659 | 56.7 | 51.7-61.6 | 57 | 6.3 | 3.9-10.0 | 108 | 7.7 | 5.7-10.4 | 150 | 12.0 | 9.2-15.6 | 272 | 17.2 | 14.3-20.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,295 | 2,075 | 65.0 | 62.1-67.8 | 249 | 9.1 | 7.4-11.2 | 325 | 9.5 | 7.9-11.2 | 329 | 8.6 | 7.2-10.3 | 317 | 7.8 | 6.4- 9.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,413 | 1,533 | 64.3 | 60.8-67.5 | 233 | 11.5 | 9.5-14.0 | 247 | 11.2 | 9.1-13.6 | 222 | 7.9 | 6.2-10.1 | 178 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.7 |
| College Graduate | 2,838 | 2,002 | 71.9 | 69.2-74.5 | 328 | 12.9 | 11.1-15.1 | 252 | 8.2 | 6.8- 9.9 | 145 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.2 | 111 | 2.9 | 2.3- 3.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,147 | 523 | 47.9 | 42.8-52.9 | 63 | 7.3 | 5.0-10.4 | 114 | 9.1 | 6.5-12.5 | 195 | 16.9 | 13.5-20.9 | 252 | 18.9 | 15.6-22.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,600 | 900 | 58.1 | 53.5-62.5 | 123 | 10.4 | 7.5-14.3 | 168 | 9.6 | 7.6-12.0 | 194 | 10.4 | 8.3-12.9 | 215 | 11.5 | 9.1-14.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,066 | 658 | 61.2 | 55.7-66.4 | 97 | 9.2 | 6.6-12.6 | 122 | 14.8 | 10.8-20.0 | 106 | 7.9 | 5.8-10.8 | 83 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.6 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,282 | 853 | 68.3 | 63.8-72.5 | 139 | 11.9 | 8.9-15.7 | 124 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.5 | 95 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.8 | 71 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.5 |
| $50,000+ | 3,253 | 2,356 | 71.3 | 68.9-73.7 | 362 | 11.9 | 10.3-13.7 | 284 | 9.6 | 8.1-11.2 | 157 | 4.9 | 3.9- 6.2 | 94 | 2.3 | 1.7- 3.0 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 411 | 269 | 65.5 | 59.2-71.3 | 41 | 12.7 | 8.7-18.1 | 34 | 7.5 | 4.9-11.5 | 28 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.7 | 39 | 8.7 | 5.8-12.9 |
| Appalachia II | 660 | 418 | 64.9 | 59.4-70.0 | 65 | 12.2 | 8.9-16.5 | 56 | 8.7 | 6.0-12.5 | 57 | 7.5 | 5.1-10.7 | 64 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.3 |
| Appalachia III | 555 | 352 | 68.9 | 62.4-74.8 | 53 | 10.3 | 6.8-15.3 | 48 | 9.2 | 5.9-14.0 | 47 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.1 | 55 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.4 |
| Catawba | 257 | 166 | 62.2 | 54.3-69.5 | 24 | 12.9 | 7.9-20.3 | 15 | 4.5 | 2.6- 7.5 | 26 | 10.1 | 6.6-15.2 | 26 | 10.3 | 6.4-16.2 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,203 | 751 | 63.9 | 59.8-67.8 | 110 | 9.6 | 7.4-12.5 | 119 | 11.5 | 9.0-14.6 | 116 | 8.6 | 6.5-11.2 | 107 | 6.4 | 4.9- 8.3 |
| Low Country | 1,176 | 790 | 69.0 | 64.9-72.8 | 100 | 9.2 | 6.6-12.7 | 111 | 8.6 | 6.7-10.9 | 91 | 7.2 | 5.4- 9.6 | 84 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.1 |
| Palmetto | 1,034 | 664 | 65.6 | 60.3-70.5 | 80 | 10.9 | 8.0-14.9 | 123 | 11.9 | 9.0-15.5 | 91 | 7.5 | 5.0-11.2 | 76 | 4.0 | 2.8- 5.8 |
| Pee Dee | 642 | 382 | 63.1 | 57.6-68.3 | 63 | 10.8 | 7.6-15.2 | 65 | 9.5 | 6.9-13.0 | 52 | 6.7 | 4.6- 9.7 | 80 | 9.8 | 7.2-13.3 |
| Trident | 1,149 | 776 | 68.8 | 64.4-72.9 | 97 | 9.3 | 7.1-12.1 | 97 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.7 | 101 | 7.8 | 5.7-10.7 | 78 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 896 | 557 | 68.8 | 63.3-73.8 | 66 | 7.7 | 5.1-11.5 | 90 | 9.2 | 6.3-13.1 | 86 | 8.2 | 5.6-11.8 | 97 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.2 |
| Waccamaw | 1,202 | 770 | 64.7 | 60.4-68.7 | 106 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.7 | 121 | 12.6 | 9.6-16.4 | 97 | 6.4 | 4.9- 8.3 | 108 | 7.3 | 5.7- 9.4 |
| Wateree | 527 | 326 | 66.2 | 60.1-71.8 | 51 | 11.0 | 7.6-15.7 | 46 | 7.7 | 5.1-11.4 | 52 | 7.3 | 5.0-10.6 | 52 | 7.8 | 5.5-11.0 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,307 | 826 | 67.0 | 62.8-71.0 | 107 | 10.4 | 7.8-13.7 | 124 | 8.3 | 6.2-11.0 | 114 | 6.8 | 5.1- 9.1 | 136 | 7.5 | 5.7- 9.8 |
| Region II | 1,215 | 770 | 66.5 | 62.4-70.5 | 118 | 11.4 | 8.9-14.6 | 104 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.8 | 104 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.4 | 119 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.8 |
| Region III | 1,291 | 830 | 64.5 | 60.1-68.6 | 104 | 11.6 | 8.9-15.0 | 138 | 9.5 | 7.4-12.1 | 117 | 8.4 | 6.2-11.2 | 102 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.3 |
| Region IV | 1,169 | 708 | 64.3 | 60.2-68.2 | 114 | 10.9 | 8.4-14.0 | 111 | 8.8 | 6.8-11.2 | 104 | 7.0 | 5.3- 9.1 | 132 | 9.0 | 7.1-11.4 |
| Region V | 1,203 | 751 | 63.9 | 59.8-67.8 | 110 | 9.6 | 7.4-12.5 | 119 | 11.5 | 9.0-14.6 | 116 | 8.6 | 6.5-11.2 | 107 | 6.4 | 4.9- 8.3 |
| Region VI | 1,202 | 770 | 64.7 | 60.4-68.7 | 106 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.7 | 121 | 12.6 | 9.6-16.4 | 97 | 6.4 | 4.9- 8.3 | 108 | 7.3 | 5.7- 9.4 |
| Region VII | 1,149 | 776 | 68.8 | 64.4-72.9 | 97 | 9.3 | 7.1-12.1 | 97 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.7 | 101 | 7.8 | 5.7-10.7 | 78 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.1 |
| Region VIII | 1,176 | 790 | 69.0 | 64.9-72.8 | 100 | 9.2 | 6.6-12.7 | 111 | 8.6 | 6.7-10.9 | 91 | 7.2 | 5.4- 9.6 | 84 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.1 |
#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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