BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Healthy Days
During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health
keep you from doing your usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*
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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 | 5,102 | 3,029 | 60.9 | 58.6-63.2 | 437 | 9.1 | 7.9-10.6 | 551 | 10.7 | 9.4-12.2 | 645 | 11.8 | 10.5-13.3 | 440 | 7.4 | 6.3- 8.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,614 | 935 | 59.8 | 55.8-63.7 | 145 | 10.1 | 7.9-12.9 | 164 | 9.3 | 7.4-11.7 | 196 | 11.7 | 9.4-14.5 | 174 | 9.0 | 7.1-11.5 |
| Female | 3,488 | 2,094 | 61.8 | 59.0-64.5 | 292 | 8.4 | 7.1- 9.9 | 387 | 11.7 | 10.0-13.8 | 449 | 11.9 | 10.3-13.7 | 266 | 6.2 | 5.0- 7.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,270 | 1,985 | 62.3 | 59.6-65.0 | 299 | 9.6 | 8.1-11.5 | 337 | 9.4 | 8.1-11.0 | 391 | 11.7 | 10.1-13.5 | 258 | 6.9 | 5.6- 8.4 |
| African American | 1,425 | 815 | 58.0 | 53.0-62.7 | 113 | 9.2 | 6.8-12.2 | 175 | 13.8 | 10.6-17.8 | 196 | 10.7 | 8.5-13.4 | 126 | 8.4 | 5.9-11.7 |
| Other | 247 | 135 | 58.2 | 47.4-68.3 | 18 | 5.9 | 3.1-10.9 | 27 | 12.6 | 7.4-20.7 | 36 | 16.6 | 9.5-27.6 | 31 | 6.6 | 3.7-11.5 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 79 | 47 | 69.2 | 52.5-82.0 | 7 | 8.6 | 3.3-20.8 | 8 | 7.2 | 3.1-15.9 | 14 | 11.1 | 4.8-23.5 | 3 | 3.9 | 1.0-14.3 |
| No | 4,892 | 2,906 | 60.6 | 58.3-63.0 | 424 | 9.2 | 7.9-10.7 | 532 | 10.9 | 9.5-12.5 | 614 | 11.8 | 10.4-13.4 | 416 | 7.4 | 6.2- 8.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 192 | 131 | 76.2 | 67.6-83.0 | 18 | 7.0 | 3.6-12.9 | 25 | 9.0 | 5.4-14.6 | 13 | 5.4 | 2.8-10.3 | 5 | 2.4 | 0.5-10.6 |
| 25-34 | 467 | 300 | 62.8 | 56.0-69.2 | 62 | 11.7 | 8.3-16.4 | 53 | 12.3 | 8.5-17.5 | 42 | 10.2 | 6.7-15.3 | 10 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.4 |
| 35-44 | 736 | 448 | 61.7 | 56.4-66.7 | 84 | 10.6 | 7.8-14.2 | 85 | 9.8 | 7.2-13.3 | 79 | 10.3 | 7.6-13.8 | 40 | 7.7 | 4.9-11.7 |
| 45-54 | 1,116 | 604 | 53.8 | 49.4-58.2 | 104 | 9.1 | 7.1-11.6 | 131 | 11.9 | 9.1-15.3 | 167 | 14.7 | 11.9-18.0 | 110 | 10.5 | 8.0-13.6 |
| 55-64 | 1,161 | 641 | 54.6 | 50.1-58.9 | 97 | 9.8 | 7.1-13.5 | 133 | 10.5 | 8.3-13.1 | 170 | 14.6 | 11.7-18.0 | 120 | 10.6 | 8.0-13.9 |
| 65+ | 1,430 | 905 | 61.5 | 57.8-65.0 | 72 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.2 | 124 | 9.6 | 7.5-12.2 | 174 | 14.5 | 11.8-17.6 | 155 | 9.8 | 8.0-12.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 765 | 393 | 52.9 | 46.5-59.3 | 26 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.9 | 72 | 11.2 | 7.9-15.6 | 135 | 16.0 | 12.4-20.6 | 139 | 17.0 | 12.7-22.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,729 | 1,021 | 57.6 | 53.5-61.6 | 126 | 7.9 | 5.9-10.6 | 186 | 12.3 | 9.6-15.6 | 230 | 13.4 | 11.0-16.2 | 166 | 8.8 | 6.7-11.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,288 | 776 | 63.6 | 59.0-68.0 | 113 | 9.1 | 6.8-12.0 | 138 | 8.6 | 6.6-11.0 | 177 | 12.9 | 10.0-16.4 | 84 | 5.8 | 4.0- 8.5 |
| College Graduate | 1,309 | 830 | 65.9 | 61.6-69.9 | 172 | 13.6 | 10.9-16.8 | 155 | 10.8 | 8.5-13.7 | 101 | 6.7 | 5.0- 8.9 | 51 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 779 | 347 | 42.4 | 36.7-48.3 | 40 | 6.4 | 3.6-11.0 | 96 | 12.5 | 9.0-17.1 | 172 | 22.5 | 18.0-27.8 | 124 | 16.1 | 12.3-20.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 963 | 527 | 51.9 | 46.1-57.7 | 79 | 8.3 | 5.9-11.6 | 98 | 13.1 | 9.3-18.2 | 146 | 15.0 | 11.3-19.6 | 113 | 11.6 | 8.5-15.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 576 | 362 | 62.6 | 55.0-69.6 | 43 | 9.0 | 4.9-15.8 | 64 | 9.8 | 6.7-14.2 | 65 | 9.9 | 6.7-14.4 | 42 | 8.7 | 4.7-15.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 655 | 424 | 70.2 | 64.1-75.7 | 53 | 6.2 | 4.2- 9.0 | 78 | 9.1 | 6.4-12.8 | 66 | 11.1 | 7.7-15.8 | 34 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.7 |
| $50,000+ | 1,415 | 932 | 66.2 | 62.4-69.9 | 183 | 11.8 | 9.6-14.5 | 153 | 10.5 | 8.3-13.2 | 107 | 8.7 | 6.7-11.2 | 40 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.3 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 218 | 134 | 64.0 | 55.3-71.9 | 22 | 9.6 | 5.9-15.1 | 18 | 8.5 | 4.8-14.5 | 22 | 9.6 | 5.5-16.2 | 22 | 8.3 | 5.0-13.4 |
| Appalachia II | 337 | 206 | 65.2 | 57.3-72.4 | 27 | 7.7 | 3.9-14.4 | 31 | 8.6 | 5.3-13.6 | 37 | 8.2 | 5.1-12.9 | 36 | 10.3 | 6.6-15.7 |
| Appalachia III | 285 | 173 | 65.6 | 55.8-74.1 | 15 | 7.1 | 3.4-14.4 | 32 | 7.8 | 4.6-13.1 | 45 | 12.5 | 7.9-19.2 | 20 | 6.9 | 2.9-15.6 |
| Catawba | 125 | 68 | 46.1 | 35.7-56.9 | 10 | 9.5 | 4.9-17.6 | 14 | 12.6 | 6.1-24.3 | 24 | 19.3 | 12.6-28.5 | 9 | 12.4 | 6.1-23.7 |
| Edisto Savannah | 629 | 360 | 56.2 | 50.3-61.9 | 60 | 8.7 | 6.0-12.5 | 69 | 14.7 | 10.5-20.1 | 86 | 14.1 | 10.3-19.1 | 54 | 6.3 | 4.5- 8.8 |
| Low Country | 582 | 369 | 63.2 | 57.1-69.0 | 51 | 8.5 | 6.1-11.8 | 61 | 9.1 | 6.6-12.3 | 57 | 11.3 | 7.3-16.9 | 44 | 7.9 | 5.1-11.8 |
| Palmetto | 545 | 317 | 66.7 | 60.0-72.8 | 45 | 7.1 | 4.5-11.1 | 76 | 13.9 | 9.8-19.3 | 64 | 9.8 | 6.9-13.7 | 43 | 2.5 | 1.6- 3.9 |
| Pee Dee | 344 | 201 | 58.9 | 51.2-66.2 | 25 | 8.4 | 4.8-14.3 | 36 | 9.8 | 6.0-15.5 | 43 | 13.2 | 8.9-19.2 | 39 | 9.7 | 6.1-14.9 |
| Trident | 584 | 343 | 60.3 | 53.9-66.4 | 58 | 11.7 | 8.3-16.3 | 58 | 9.8 | 6.6-14.2 | 77 | 11.3 | 8.1-15.6 | 48 | 6.9 | 4.0-11.6 |
| Upper Savannah | 480 | 266 | 53.9 | 45.8-61.8 | 41 | 11.0 | 6.4-18.2 | 58 | 15.4 | 9.9-23.2 | 65 | 12.8 | 8.9-18.2 | 50 | 6.9 | 4.5-10.4 |
| Waccamaw | 620 | 368 | 59.1 | 53.3-64.6 | 54 | 11.0 | 7.8-15.3 | 67 | 9.1 | 6.7-12.1 | 77 | 11.5 | 8.4-15.5 | 54 | 9.4 | 6.6-13.1 |
| Wateree | 296 | 181 | 57.5 | 47.5-66.9 | 28 | 12.8 | 7.8-20.4 | 26 | 8.8 | 4.9-15.1 | 43 | 15.2 | 7.6-28.2 | 18 | 5.7 | 3.3- 9.8 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 698 | 400 | 59.5 | 53.5-65.3 | 63 | 10.2 | 7.1-14.4 | 76 | 11.5 | 8.1-16.2 | 87 | 11.0 | 8.0-15.1 | 72 | 7.7 | 5.5-10.7 |
| Region II | 622 | 379 | 65.4 | 59.3-71.0 | 42 | 7.4 | 4.5-12.0 | 63 | 8.3 | 5.8-11.7 | 82 | 10.0 | 7.2-13.8 | 56 | 8.9 | 5.9-13.2 |
| Region III | 670 | 385 | 60.3 | 54.3-66.1 | 55 | 7.9 | 5.4-11.3 | 90 | 13.5 | 9.8-18.3 | 88 | 12.7 | 9.7-16.6 | 52 | 5.6 | 3.3- 9.3 |
| Region IV | 640 | 382 | 58.3 | 52.2-64.2 | 53 | 10.2 | 7.0-14.6 | 62 | 9.4 | 6.5-13.4 | 86 | 14.1 | 9.7-20.0 | 57 | 8.1 | 5.6-11.5 |
| Region V | 629 | 360 | 56.2 | 50.3-61.9 | 60 | 8.7 | 6.0-12.5 | 69 | 14.7 | 10.5-20.1 | 86 | 14.1 | 10.3-19.1 | 54 | 6.3 | 4.5- 8.8 |
| Region VI | 620 | 368 | 59.1 | 53.3-64.6 | 54 | 11.0 | 7.8-15.3 | 67 | 9.1 | 6.7-12.1 | 77 | 11.5 | 8.4-15.5 | 54 | 9.4 | 6.6-13.1 |
| Region VII | 584 | 343 | 60.3 | 53.9-66.4 | 58 | 11.7 | 8.3-16.3 | 58 | 9.8 | 6.6-14.2 | 77 | 11.3 | 8.1-15.6 | 48 | 6.9 | 4.0-11.6 |
| Region VIII | 582 | 369 | 63.2 | 57.1-69.0 | 51 | 8.5 | 6.1-11.8 | 61 | 9.1 | 6.6-12.3 | 57 | 11.3 | 7.3-16.9 | 44 | 7.9 | 5.1-11.8 |
*Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.
#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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