BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Disability
Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair,
a special bed, or a special telephone? *
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,191 | 1,262 | 8.6 | 7.8- 9.4 | 8,929 | 91.4 | 90.6-92.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,708 | 430 | 8.0 | 6.8- 9.5 | 3,278 | 92.0 | 90.5-93.2 |
| Female | 6,483 | 832 | 9.1 | 8.2-10.1 | 5,651 | 90.9 | 89.9-91.8 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,672 | 712 | 7.6 | 6.8- 8.5 | 5,960 | 92.4 | 91.5-93.2 |
| African American | 2,714 | 397 | 9.1 | 7.6-10.8 | 2,317 | 90.9 | 89.2-92.4 |
| Other | 485 | 76 | 11.5 | 7.1-18.1 | 409 | 88.5 | 81.9-92.9 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 178 | 13 | 9.6 | 3.6-23.3 | 165 | 90.4 | 76.7-96.4 |
| No | 9,750 | 1,182 | 8.3 | 7.5- 9.1 | 8,568 | 91.7 | 90.9-92.5 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 321 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.9 | 316 | 98.0 | 93.1-99.4 |
| 25-34 | 857 | 11 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.2 | 846 | 98.4 | 95.8-99.4 |
| 35-44 | 1,380 | 79 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.2 | 1,301 | 93.9 | 91.8-95.5 |
| 45-54 | 2,037 | 185 | 7.5 | 6.0- 9.3 | 1,852 | 92.5 | 90.7-94.0 |
| 55-64 | 2,285 | 291 | 12.1 | 10.0-14.6 | 1,994 | 87.9 | 85.4-90.0 |
| 65+ | 3,311 | 691 | 21.1 | 19.1-23.1 | 2,620 | 78.9 | 76.9-80.9 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,394 | 353 | 20.4 | 17.1-24.1 | 1,041 | 79.6 | 75.9-82.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,422 | 418 | 8.4 | 7.1- 9.9 | 3,004 | 91.6 | 90.1-92.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,464 | 278 | 8.1 | 6.5-10.0 | 2,186 | 91.9 | 90.0-93.5 |
| College Graduate | 2,889 | 211 | 4.8 | 3.9- 5.9 | 2,678 | 95.2 | 94.1-96.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,230 | 319 | 21.0 | 17.8-24.7 | 911 | 79.0 | 75.3-82.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,668 | 312 | 14.0 | 11.4-17.1 | 1,356 | 86.0 | 82.9-88.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,095 | 107 | 7.5 | 5.6-10.1 | 988 | 92.5 | 89.9-94.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,311 | 107 | 6.8 | 4.7- 9.7 | 1,204 | 93.2 | 90.3-95.3 |
| $50,000+ | 3,287 | 143 | 3.2 | 2.5- 4.0 | 3,144 | 96.8 | 96.0-97.5 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 422 | 56 | 8.4 | 6.2-11.3 | 366 | 91.6 | 88.7-93.8 |
| Appalachia II | 686 | 85 | 8.4 | 6.2-11.3 | 601 | 91.6 | 88.7-93.8 |
| Appalachia III | 565 | 74 | 9.6 | 6.4-14.1 | 491 | 90.4 | 85.9-93.6 |
| Catawba | 262 | 28 | 9.0 | 5.5-14.4 | 234 | 91.0 | 85.6-94.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,246 | 151 | 9.5 | 7.5-11.9 | 1,095 | 90.5 | 88.1-92.5 |
| Low Country | 1,215 | 120 | 6.8 | 5.4- 8.5 | 1,095 | 93.2 | 91.5-94.6 |
| Palmetto | 1,074 | 144 | 8.5 | 6.5-11.0 | 930 | 91.5 | 89.0-93.5 |
| Pee Dee | 677 | 85 | 8.9 | 6.6-12.0 | 592 | 91.1 | 88.0-93.4 |
| Trident | 1,196 | 139 | 6.9 | 5.3- 9.0 | 1,057 | 93.1 | 91.0-94.7 |
| Upper Savannah | 928 | 146 | 8.3 | 6.5-10.4 | 782 | 91.7 | 89.6-93.5 |
| Waccamaw | 1,246 | 136 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.3 | 1,110 | 91.7 | 89.7-93.4 |
| Wateree | 556 | 75 | 12.1 | 7.3-19.3 | 481 | 87.9 | 80.7-92.7 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,350 | 202 | 8.4 | 6.9-10.1 | 1,148 | 91.6 | 89.9-93.1 |
| Region II | 1,251 | 159 | 8.9 | 7.0-11.3 | 1,092 | 91.1 | 88.7-93.0 |
| Region III | 1,336 | 172 | 8.7 | 6.8-10.9 | 1,164 | 91.3 | 89.1-93.2 |
| Region IV | 1,233 | 160 | 10.2 | 7.7-13.4 | 1,073 | 89.8 | 86.6-92.3 |
| Region V | 1,246 | 151 | 9.5 | 7.5-11.9 | 1,095 | 90.5 | 88.1-92.5 |
| Region VI | 1,246 | 136 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.3 | 1,110 | 91.7 | 89.7-93.4 |
| Region VII | 1,196 | 139 | 6.9 | 5.3- 9.0 | 1,057 | 93.1 | 91.0-94.7 |
| Region VIII | 1,215 | 120 | 6.8 | 5.4- 8.5 | 1,095 | 93.2 | 91.5-94.6 |
*Includes occasional use or use in certain circumstances.
#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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