BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Tobacco Use
Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,137 | 4,716 | 45.3 | 43.6-47.0 | 5,421 | 54.7 | 53.0-56.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,688 | 2,155 | 52.5 | 49.7-55.3 | 1,533 | 47.5 | 44.7-50.3 |
| Female | 6,449 | 2,561 | 38.6 | 36.6-40.6 | 3,888 | 61.4 | 59.4-63.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,641 | 3,378 | 50.0 | 48.0-52.0 | 3,263 | 50.0 | 48.0-52.0 |
| African American | 2,699 | 978 | 35.4 | 32.0-38.9 | 1,721 | 64.6 | 61.1-68.0 |
| Other | 482 | 229 | 36.5 | 29.7-43.9 | 253 | 63.5 | 56.1-70.3 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 174 | 72 | 28.9 | 19.8-40.0 | 102 | 71.1 | 60.0-80.2 |
| No | 9,705 | 4,535 | 45.8 | 44.1-47.5 | 5,170 | 54.2 | 52.5-55.9 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 321 | 110 | 30.6 | 24.0-38.2 | 211 | 69.4 | 61.8-76.0 |
| 25-34 | 852 | 350 | 42.1 | 37.3-47.0 | 502 | 57.9 | 53.0-62.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,374 | 543 | 42.4 | 38.5-46.3 | 831 | 57.6 | 53.7-61.5 |
| 45-54 | 2,025 | 970 | 48.9 | 45.7-52.2 | 1,055 | 51.1 | 47.8-54.3 |
| 55-64 | 2,275 | 1,114 | 51.6 | 48.5-54.7 | 1,161 | 48.4 | 45.3-51.5 |
| 65+ | 3,290 | 1,629 | 50.9 | 48.5-53.3 | 1,661 | 49.1 | 46.7-51.5 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,383 | 745 | 58.4 | 53.5-63.2 | 638 | 41.6 | 36.8-46.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,403 | 1,616 | 49.3 | 46.3-52.3 | 1,787 | 50.7 | 47.7-53.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,451 | 1,188 | 43.7 | 40.3-47.1 | 1,263 | 56.3 | 52.9-59.7 |
| College Graduate | 2,879 | 1,156 | 37.3 | 34.5-40.3 | 1,723 | 62.7 | 59.7-65.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,224 | 599 | 53.3 | 48.4-58.1 | 625 | 46.7 | 41.9-51.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,658 | 823 | 51.0 | 46.4-55.5 | 835 | 49.0 | 44.5-53.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,091 | 507 | 50.0 | 44.6-55.3 | 584 | 50.0 | 44.7-55.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,306 | 673 | 48.1 | 43.3-52.9 | 633 | 51.9 | 47.1-56.7 |
| $50,000+ | 3,280 | 1,458 | 41.5 | 38.9-44.1 | 1,822 | 58.5 | 55.9-61.1 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 420 | 206 | 48.1 | 41.8-54.5 | 214 | 51.9 | 45.5-58.2 |
| Appalachia II | 681 | 310 | 47.1 | 41.6-52.7 | 371 | 52.9 | 47.3-58.4 |
| Appalachia III | 563 | 272 | 44.4 | 37.6-51.5 | 291 | 55.6 | 48.5-62.4 |
| Catawba | 260 | 142 | 50.1 | 42.4-57.8 | 118 | 49.9 | 42.2-57.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,239 | 523 | 39.8 | 36.0-43.8 | 716 | 60.2 | 56.2-64.0 |
| Low Country | 1,210 | 591 | 47.2 | 43.0-51.4 | 619 | 52.8 | 48.6-57.0 |
| Palmetto | 1,068 | 470 | 38.7 | 33.6-44.1 | 598 | 61.3 | 55.9-66.4 |
| Pee Dee | 677 | 286 | 46.9 | 41.5-52.5 | 391 | 53.1 | 47.5-58.5 |
| Trident | 1,185 | 567 | 46.7 | 42.2-51.3 | 618 | 53.3 | 48.7-57.8 |
| Upper Savannah | 924 | 452 | 45.1 | 39.3-51.0 | 472 | 54.9 | 49.0-60.7 |
| Waccamaw | 1,240 | 600 | 49.1 | 44.8-53.4 | 640 | 50.9 | 46.6-55.2 |
| Wateree | 553 | 239 | 42.4 | 36.3-48.8 | 314 | 57.6 | 51.2-63.7 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,344 | 658 | 46.7 | 42.4-51.1 | 686 | 53.3 | 48.9-57.6 |
| Region II | 1,244 | 582 | 46.0 | 41.6-50.4 | 662 | 54.0 | 49.6-58.4 |
| Region III | 1,328 | 612 | 42.5 | 38.2-46.9 | 716 | 57.5 | 53.1-61.8 |
| Region IV | 1,230 | 525 | 45.2 | 41.0-49.4 | 705 | 54.8 | 50.6-59.0 |
| Region V | 1,239 | 523 | 39.8 | 36.0-43.8 | 716 | 60.2 | 56.2-64.0 |
| Region VI | 1,240 | 600 | 49.1 | 44.8-53.4 | 640 | 50.9 | 46.6-55.2 |
| Region VII | 1,185 | 567 | 46.7 | 42.2-51.3 | 618 | 53.3 | 48.7-57.8 |
| Region VIII | 1,210 | 591 | 47.2 | 43.0-51.4 | 619 | 52.8 | 48.6-57.0 |
#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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