BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Stroke
Do you think sudden confusion or trouble speaking are symptoms of a stroke?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | Not Sure | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,005 | 8,403 | 85.4 | 84.1-86.6 | 768 | 7.1 | 6.2- 8.1 | 834 | 7.5 | 6.6- 8.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,637 | 2,947 | 82.5 | 80.2-84.6 | 358 | 9.0 | 7.5-10.7 | 332 | 8.5 | 7.0-10.3 |
| Female | 6,368 | 5,456 | 88.1 | 86.7-89.3 | 410 | 5.4 | 4.5- 6.4 | 502 | 6.6 | 5.7- 7.6 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,587 | 5,863 | 89.8 | 88.5-91.0 | 352 | 4.5 | 3.8- 5.3 | 372 | 5.7 | 4.7- 6.8 |
| African American | 2,630 | 2,014 | 79.0 | 75.9-81.8 | 287 | 10.7 | 8.6-13.1 | 329 | 10.3 | 8.4-12.7 |
| Other | 478 | 369 | 75.0 | 67.3-81.4 | 60 | 15.2 | 9.9-22.6 | 49 | 9.8 | 6.3-14.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 177 | 129 | 71.9 | 57.9-82.7 | 26 | 17.7 | 8.6-32.9 | 22 | 10.4 | 5.4-19.0 |
| No | 9,570 | 8,155 | 86.4 | 85.1-87.6 | 682 | 6.5 | 5.7- 7.5 | 733 | 7.1 | 6.2- 8.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 312 | 244 | 79.3 | 72.3-85.0 | 43 | 13.2 | 8.8-19.4 | 25 | 7.4 | 4.3-12.6 |
| 25-34 | 840 | 736 | 87.3 | 83.5-90.3 | 57 | 5.7 | 4.0- 8.1 | 47 | 7.0 | 4.6-10.5 |
| 35-44 | 1,358 | 1,201 | 88.1 | 84.9-90.7 | 83 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.5 | 74 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.4 |
| 45-54 | 1,996 | 1,783 | 89.8 | 87.6-91.7 | 96 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.0 | 117 | 5.9 | 4.5- 7.7 |
| 55-64 | 2,237 | 1,979 | 89.3 | 86.8-91.4 | 110 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.6 | 148 | 6.2 | 4.7- 8.0 |
| 65+ | 3,262 | 2,460 | 75.6 | 73.4-77.6 | 379 | 11.6 | 10.1-13.4 | 423 | 12.8 | 11.3-14.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,352 | 824 | 64.4 | 59.7-68.9 | 238 | 17.6 | 13.8-22.1 | 290 | 18.0 | 15.1-21.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,344 | 2,701 | 81.8 | 79.3-84.1 | 322 | 8.9 | 7.4-10.8 | 321 | 9.2 | 7.5-11.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,436 | 2,218 | 89.9 | 87.2-92.1 | 104 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.4 | 114 | 5.5 | 3.8- 7.9 |
| College Graduate | 2,855 | 2,651 | 93.0 | 91.2-94.4 | 103 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.9 | 101 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,207 | 863 | 70.2 | 65.4-74.5 | 167 | 16.1 | 12.5-20.6 | 177 | 13.7 | 10.9-17.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,626 | 1,268 | 77.0 | 72.6-80.8 | 191 | 11.9 | 9.1-15.5 | 167 | 11.1 | 8.3-14.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,081 | 936 | 87.9 | 83.3-91.3 | 64 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.2 | 81 | 6.8 | 4.1-11.0 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,295 | 1,157 | 88.4 | 85.0-91.1 | 71 | 6.0 | 4.0- 9.0 | 67 | 5.6 | 4.0- 7.8 |
| $50,000+ | 3,251 | 3,046 | 93.2 | 91.6-94.5 | 104 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.8 | 101 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.5 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 418 | 364 | 89.2 | 85.2-92.3 | 30 | 5.9 | 3.7- 9.2 | 24 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.9 |
| Appalachia II | 675 | 583 | 84.5 | 79.4-88.6 | 47 | 7.5 | 4.7-11.8 | 45 | 7.9 | 5.1-12.2 |
| Appalachia III | 553 | 455 | 84.3 | 78.6-88.6 | 49 | 7.6 | 4.8-11.8 | 49 | 8.1 | 5.0-13.0 |
| Catawba | 258 | 219 | 85.8 | 79.9-90.3 | 19 | 7.7 | 4.4-13.2 | 20 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,225 | 1,003 | 80.5 | 76.9-83.7 | 110 | 10.9 | 8.3-14.1 | 112 | 8.6 | 6.6-11.1 |
| Low Country | 1,191 | 1,018 | 84.6 | 81.0-87.6 | 81 | 7.7 | 5.4-10.7 | 92 | 7.7 | 5.7-10.4 |
| Palmetto | 1,055 | 909 | 87.4 | 82.5-91.1 | 62 | 4.9 | 2.8- 8.5 | 84 | 7.7 | 4.8-11.9 |
| Pee Dee | 665 | 546 | 84.2 | 79.9-87.7 | 48 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.7 | 71 | 10.0 | 7.2-13.6 |
| Trident | 1,171 | 1,005 | 90.0 | 87.2-92.2 | 89 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.7 | 77 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.5 |
| Upper Savannah | 915 | 752 | 82.0 | 76.7-86.3 | 76 | 8.9 | 5.6-13.9 | 87 | 9.1 | 6.4-12.6 |
| Waccamaw | 1,225 | 1,042 | 85.3 | 81.5-88.5 | 85 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.3 | 98 | 7.5 | 5.3-10.5 |
| Wateree | 546 | 443 | 83.8 | 79.0-87.7 | 54 | 9.4 | 6.3-13.8 | 49 | 6.8 | 4.6- 9.7 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 1,333 | 1,116 | 85.9 | 82.7-88.6 | 106 | 7.3 | 5.2-10.0 | 111 | 6.8 | 5.1- 9.0 |
| Region II | 1,228 | 1,038 | 84.4 | 80.7-87.5 | 96 | 7.6 | 5.4-10.4 | 94 | 8.0 | 5.8-11.0 |
| Region III | 1,313 | 1,128 | 86.9 | 83.2-89.9 | 81 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.6 | 104 | 7.3 | 5.1-10.3 |
| Region IV | 1,211 | 989 | 84.0 | 80.9-86.7 | 102 | 7.2 | 5.4- 9.6 | 120 | 8.7 | 6.8-11.2 |
| Region V | 1,225 | 1,003 | 80.5 | 76.9-83.7 | 110 | 10.9 | 8.3-14.1 | 112 | 8.6 | 6.6-11.1 |
| Region VI | 1,225 | 1,042 | 85.3 | 81.5-88.5 | 85 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.3 | 98 | 7.5 | 5.3-10.5 |
| Region VII | 1,171 | 1,005 | 90.0 | 87.2-92.2 | 89 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.7 | 77 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.5 |
| Region VIII | 1,191 | 1,018 | 84.6 | 81.0-87.6 | 81 | 7.7 | 5.4-10.7 | 92 | 7.7 | 5.7-10.4 |
#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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