BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Stroke
Do you think sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance 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 | 9,996 | 7,917 | 79.8 | 78.3-81.2 | 1,015 | 10.3 | 9.2-11.5 | 1,064 | 9.9 | 8.9-11.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,634 | 2,844 | 78.7 | 76.2-81.0 | 419 | 11.7 | 9.8-13.8 | 371 | 9.6 | 8.0-11.5 |
| Female | 6,362 | 5,073 | 80.8 | 79.1-82.5 | 596 | 9.0 | 7.8-10.3 | 693 | 10.2 | 9.0-11.6 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,585 | 5,462 | 83.1 | 81.4-84.7 | 535 | 8.3 | 7.1- 9.7 | 588 | 8.6 | 7.4- 9.8 |
| African American | 2,628 | 1,941 | 75.5 | 72.2-78.5 | 348 | 13.3 | 11.0-16.1 | 339 | 11.2 | 9.1-13.6 |
| Other | 476 | 347 | 70.9 | 62.9-77.8 | 72 | 15.0 | 10.0-21.9 | 57 | 14.1 | 9.3-20.7 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 177 | 121 | 61.6 | 48.3-73.4 | 35 | 17.6 | 10.9-27.1 | 21 | 20.8 | 11.3-35.1 |
| No | 9,563 | 7,660 | 80.8 | 79.2-82.2 | 927 | 9.9 | 8.8-11.1 | 976 | 9.4 | 8.4-10.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 312 | 234 | 75.3 | 67.4-81.7 | 41 | 14.1 | 9.1-21.1 | 37 | 10.7 | 6.6-16.8 |
| 25-34 | 839 | 679 | 76.9 | 72.1-81.1 | 68 | 10.4 | 7.4-14.5 | 92 | 12.7 | 9.6-16.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,356 | 1,103 | 80.5 | 77.1-83.4 | 138 | 10.8 | 8.6-13.6 | 115 | 8.7 | 6.7-11.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,997 | 1,685 | 86.1 | 83.7-88.2 | 170 | 8.0 | 6.3-10.1 | 142 | 5.9 | 4.7- 7.4 |
| 55-64 | 2,234 | 1,878 | 84.6 | 82.0-86.8 | 149 | 6.5 | 4.9- 8.6 | 207 | 8.9 | 7.3-10.8 |
| 65+ | 3,258 | 2,338 | 74.1 | 72.0-76.1 | 449 | 13.1 | 11.5-14.8 | 471 | 12.8 | 11.4-14.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,349 | 834 | 67.7 | 63.2-71.9 | 255 | 16.8 | 13.7-20.3 | 260 | 15.5 | 12.4-19.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,342 | 2,488 | 74.0 | 71.0-76.7 | 428 | 14.1 | 11.9-16.7 | 426 | 11.9 | 10.0-14.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,435 | 2,045 | 82.4 | 79.3-85.2 | 188 | 9.3 | 7.2-12.0 | 202 | 8.2 | 6.5-10.5 |
| College Graduate | 2,853 | 2,541 | 88.4 | 86.1-90.4 | 139 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.9 | 173 | 7.2 | 5.6- 9.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,204 | 837 | 71.5 | 66.9-75.6 | 192 | 17.1 | 13.6-21.4 | 175 | 11.4 | 9.0-14.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,627 | 1,184 | 73.3 | 68.9-77.3 | 223 | 14.3 | 11.2-17.9 | 220 | 12.4 | 9.6-15.9 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,080 | 856 | 81.8 | 77.5-85.4 | 110 | 9.6 | 6.7-13.6 | 114 | 8.6 | 6.6-11.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,294 | 1,047 | 78.7 | 74.3-82.4 | 123 | 10.8 | 8.2-14.2 | 124 | 10.5 | 7.8-14.1 |
| $50,000+ | 3,249 | 2,902 | 87.7 | 85.7-89.4 | 168 | 5.5 | 4.3- 6.9 | 179 | 6.9 | 5.5- 8.5 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 416 | 335 | 81.9 | 76.5-86.2 | 37 | 9.0 | 5.8-13.7 | 44 | 9.1 | 6.3-13.0 |
| Appalachia II | 674 | 543 | 80.6 | 75.6-84.7 | 55 | 7.3 | 5.0-10.6 | 76 | 12.1 | 8.7-16.6 |
| Appalachia III | 553 | 438 | 78.1 | 70.6-84.1 | 57 | 12.1 | 7.5-18.9 | 58 | 9.9 | 6.0-15.7 |
| Catawba | 258 | 207 | 77.7 | 69.5-84.2 | 29 | 15.2 | 9.3-23.8 | 22 | 7.1 | 4.4-11.1 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,225 | 935 | 76.8 | 73.2-80.1 | 137 | 11.4 | 9.0-14.4 | 153 | 11.7 | 9.5-14.4 |
| Low Country | 1,187 | 966 | 79.8 | 75.8-83.2 | 114 | 11.2 | 8.4-14.8 | 107 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.7 |
| Palmetto | 1,055 | 853 | 80.2 | 74.9-84.7 | 105 | 10.4 | 7.2-14.8 | 97 | 9.3 | 6.2-13.7 |
| Pee Dee | 665 | 509 | 77.4 | 72.4-81.8 | 80 | 11.9 | 8.8-15.8 | 76 | 10.7 | 7.6-15.0 |
| Trident | 1,170 | 938 | 85.3 | 82.4-87.8 | 118 | 6.5 | 4.9- 8.5 | 114 | 8.2 | 6.4-10.6 |
| Upper Savannah | 913 | 716 | 80.8 | 75.7-85.1 | 95 | 9.7 | 6.4-14.4 | 102 | 9.5 | 6.9-12.9 |
| Waccamaw | 1,227 | 981 | 79.2 | 75.2-82.8 | 117 | 12.0 | 9.1-15.8 | 129 | 8.7 | 6.7-11.3 |
| Wateree | 546 | 431 | 78.1 | 72.2-83.0 | 54 | 10.7 | 7.1-15.7 | 61 | 11.2 | 7.8-15.9 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 1,329 | 1,051 | 81.4 | 77.8-84.5 | 132 | 9.3 | 6.9-12.5 | 146 | 9.3 | 7.3-11.8 |
| Region II | 1,227 | 981 | 79.5 | 75.4-83.2 | 112 | 9.3 | 6.8-12.6 | 134 | 11.2 | 8.5-14.6 |
| Region III | 1,313 | 1,060 | 79.4 | 75.0-83.2 | 134 | 12.0 | 8.9-15.9 | 119 | 8.6 | 6.2-11.7 |
| Region IV | 1,211 | 940 | 77.7 | 73.9-81.1 | 134 | 11.4 | 9.0-14.4 | 137 | 10.9 | 8.5-14.0 |
| Region V | 1,225 | 935 | 76.8 | 73.2-80.1 | 137 | 11.4 | 9.0-14.4 | 153 | 11.7 | 9.5-14.4 |
| Region VI | 1,227 | 981 | 79.2 | 75.2-82.8 | 117 | 12.0 | 9.1-15.8 | 129 | 8.7 | 6.7-11.3 |
| Region VII | 1,170 | 938 | 85.3 | 82.4-87.8 | 118 | 6.5 | 4.9- 8.5 | 114 | 8.2 | 6.4-10.6 |
| Region VIII | 1,187 | 966 | 79.8 | 75.8-83.2 | 114 | 11.2 | 8.4-14.8 | 107 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.7 |
#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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