BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Stroke
Do you think sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes is a symptom 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 | 10,002 | 6,137 | 63.5 | 61.8-65.1 | 1,341 | 12.7 | 11.5-13.9 | 2,524 | 23.9 | 22.4-25.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,636 | 2,239 | 65.2 | 62.5-67.7 | 553 | 14.2 | 12.3-16.3 | 844 | 20.7 | 18.6-22.9 |
| Female | 6,366 | 3,898 | 61.9 | 59.8-63.9 | 788 | 11.3 | 10.0-12.7 | 1,680 | 26.8 | 25.0-28.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,586 | 4,283 | 65.4 | 63.4-67.3 | 713 | 11.2 | 9.8-12.7 | 1,590 | 23.4 | 21.8-25.2 |
| African American | 2,631 | 1,460 | 60.4 | 56.8-63.8 | 469 | 16.0 | 13.6-18.7 | 702 | 23.6 | 20.8-26.7 |
| Other | 476 | 273 | 62.5 | 54.8-69.7 | 82 | 13.1 | 9.2-18.2 | 121 | 24.4 | 18.5-31.5 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 176 | 100 | 57.5 | 44.4-69.7 | 35 | 13.2 | 7.8-21.4 | 41 | 29.3 | 18.6-42.9 |
| No | 9,569 | 5,943 | 64.1 | 62.4-65.8 | 1,239 | 12.5 | 11.3-13.7 | 2,387 | 23.4 | 22.0-24.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 312 | 186 | 59.6 | 51.4-67.2 | 56 | 18.6 | 12.9-26.0 | 70 | 21.9 | 16.2-28.9 |
| 25-34 | 840 | 525 | 62.3 | 57.4-66.9 | 102 | 11.4 | 8.7-14.9 | 213 | 26.3 | 22.2-30.9 |
| 35-44 | 1,358 | 856 | 64.2 | 60.3-67.9 | 187 | 13.1 | 10.6-16.0 | 315 | 22.7 | 19.6-26.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,997 | 1,350 | 70.4 | 67.3-73.2 | 233 | 10.5 | 8.7-12.6 | 414 | 19.1 | 16.8-21.7 |
| 55-64 | 2,233 | 1,470 | 67.8 | 64.8-70.7 | 234 | 9.5 | 7.6-11.9 | 529 | 22.6 | 20.2-25.2 |
| 65+ | 3,262 | 1,750 | 55.0 | 52.5-57.4 | 529 | 15.4 | 13.8-17.2 | 983 | 29.6 | 27.4-31.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,353 | 558 | 45.2 | 40.4-50.2 | 336 | 23.4 | 19.6-27.6 | 459 | 31.4 | 27.2-35.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,341 | 1,892 | 57.3 | 54.3-60.3 | 509 | 16.3 | 13.9-18.9 | 940 | 26.4 | 23.9-29.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,437 | 1,599 | 68.6 | 65.4-71.7 | 270 | 9.4 | 7.7-11.5 | 568 | 21.9 | 19.2-24.9 |
| College Graduate | 2,853 | 2,081 | 72.3 | 69.4-74.9 | 222 | 7.7 | 6.1- 9.6 | 550 | 20.1 | 17.7-22.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,206 | 606 | 50.9 | 46.0-55.8 | 255 | 22.0 | 18.1-26.3 | 345 | 27.1 | 22.9-31.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,625 | 869 | 55.5 | 50.9-60.0 | 299 | 16.5 | 13.6-19.9 | 457 | 28.0 | 24.1-32.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,080 | 657 | 63.1 | 57.9-68.0 | 144 | 12.4 | 9.2-16.5 | 279 | 24.6 | 20.5-29.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,295 | 827 | 64.0 | 59.1-68.5 | 143 | 11.4 | 8.3-15.6 | 325 | 24.6 | 20.8-28.8 |
| $50,000+ | 3,251 | 2,375 | 72.3 | 69.9-74.7 | 255 | 8.2 | 6.8- 9.9 | 621 | 19.4 | 17.5-21.6 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 418 | 263 | 65.5 | 59.3-71.2 | 52 | 12.1 | 8.5-16.9 | 103 | 22.5 | 17.8-27.9 |
| Appalachia II | 675 | 417 | 61.4 | 55.7-66.7 | 73 | 11.5 | 8.1-16.0 | 185 | 27.1 | 22.5-32.3 |
| Appalachia III | 553 | 349 | 66.6 | 59.7-72.9 | 75 | 12.7 | 9.0-17.7 | 129 | 20.7 | 15.5-27.1 |
| Catawba | 258 | 161 | 63.8 | 56.1-70.9 | 41 | 16.4 | 11.3-23.0 | 56 | 19.8 | 14.4-26.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,225 | 738 | 61.7 | 57.7-65.6 | 172 | 13.9 | 11.3-17.0 | 315 | 24.3 | 21.2-27.8 |
| Low Country | 1,190 | 754 | 65.7 | 61.7-69.5 | 169 | 13.6 | 11.1-16.6 | 267 | 20.7 | 17.6-24.1 |
| Palmetto | 1,054 | 665 | 62.7 | 57.1-68.0 | 132 | 11.5 | 8.0-16.3 | 257 | 25.7 | 21.2-30.8 |
| Pee Dee | 665 | 410 | 62.8 | 57.3-67.9 | 88 | 12.5 | 9.3-16.5 | 167 | 24.7 | 20.3-29.8 |
| Trident | 1,172 | 738 | 68.8 | 64.5-72.7 | 158 | 10.7 | 8.1-14.0 | 276 | 20.5 | 17.4-24.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 913 | 549 | 62.2 | 56.6-67.5 | 133 | 13.9 | 10.3-18.4 | 231 | 23.9 | 19.6-28.8 |
| Waccamaw | 1,226 | 740 | 61.3 | 57.0-65.5 | 146 | 12.8 | 9.9-16.3 | 340 | 25.9 | 22.3-29.8 |
| Wateree | 545 | 309 | 58.8 | 52.4-64.9 | 83 | 16.1 | 12.0-21.3 | 153 | 25.1 | 20.2-30.8 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 1,331 | 812 | 64.0 | 59.8-68.0 | 185 | 12.9 | 10.2-16.1 | 334 | 23.1 | 19.8-26.7 |
| Region II | 1,228 | 766 | 63.5 | 59.2-67.7 | 148 | 12.0 | 9.4-15.2 | 314 | 24.5 | 20.9-28.4 |
| Region III | 1,312 | 826 | 63.1 | 58.6-67.4 | 173 | 13.1 | 10.1-16.8 | 313 | 23.8 | 20.2-27.8 |
| Region IV | 1,210 | 719 | 61.2 | 57.1-65.2 | 171 | 13.9 | 11.3-17.0 | 320 | 24.9 | 21.5-28.6 |
| Region V | 1,225 | 738 | 61.7 | 57.7-65.6 | 172 | 13.9 | 11.3-17.0 | 315 | 24.3 | 21.2-27.8 |
| Region VI | 1,226 | 740 | 61.3 | 57.0-65.5 | 146 | 12.8 | 9.9-16.3 | 340 | 25.9 | 22.3-29.8 |
| Region VII | 1,172 | 738 | 68.8 | 64.5-72.7 | 158 | 10.7 | 8.1-14.0 | 276 | 20.5 | 17.4-24.1 |
| Region VIII | 1,190 | 754 | 65.7 | 61.7-69.5 | 169 | 13.6 | 11.1-16.6 | 267 | 20.7 | 17.6-24.1 |
#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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