BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Asthma
Adults who have been told they CURRENTLY have asthma (Current Asthma Prevalence).*
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| Total # Respondents |
No | Yes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,794 | 8,953 | 92.2 | 91.2-93.0 | 841 | 7.8 | 7.0- 8.8 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,704 | 3,489 | 94.4 | 93.0-95.5 | 215 | 5.6 | 4.5- 7.0 |
| Female | 6,090 | 5,464 | 90.1 | 88.7-91.4 | 626 | 9.9 | 8.6-11.3 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,362 | 5,879 | 93.2 | 92.1-94.1 | 483 | 6.8 | 5.9- 7.9 |
| African American | 2,674 | 2,400 | 89.9 | 87.4-92.0 | 274 | 10.1 | 8.0-12.6 |
| Other | 473 | 422 | 91.7 | 86.0-95.2 | 51 | 8.3 | 4.8-14.0 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 157 | 140 | 87.7 | 73.9-94.8 | 17 | 12.3 | 5.2-26.1 |
| No | 9,393 | 8,602 | 92.4 | 91.4-93.2 | 791 | 7.6 | 6.8- 8.6 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 284 | 253 | 90.0 | 83.7-94.0 | 31 | 10.0 | 6.0-16.3 |
| 25-34 | 693 | 631 | 93.6 | 91.1-95.4 | 62 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.9 |
| 35-44 | 1,231 | 1,130 | 92.7 | 90.1-94.6 | 101 | 7.3 | 5.4- 9.9 |
| 45-54 | 1,843 | 1,667 | 91.6 | 89.7-93.2 | 176 | 8.4 | 6.8-10.3 |
| 55-64 | 2,363 | 2,168 | 93.1 | 91.5-94.4 | 195 | 6.9 | 5.6- 8.5 |
| 65+ | 3,380 | 3,104 | 91.1 | 89.3-92.6 | 276 | 8.9 | 7.4-10.7 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,373 | 1,170 | 84.4 | 80.3-87.7 | 203 | 15.6 | 12.3-19.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,064 | 2,794 | 92.3 | 90.6-93.8 | 270 | 7.7 | 6.2- 9.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,463 | 2,249 | 92.3 | 90.4-93.9 | 214 | 7.7 | 6.1- 9.6 |
| College Graduate | 2,870 | 2,716 | 94.9 | 93.4-96.1 | 154 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,160 | 984 | 86.4 | 82.8-89.3 | 176 | 13.6 | 10.7-17.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,658 | 1,490 | 89.4 | 86.4-91.9 | 168 | 10.6 | 8.1-13.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,117 | 1,028 | 92.9 | 89.1-95.4 | 89 | 7.1 | 4.6-10.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,186 | 1,110 | 94.5 | 92.2-96.1 | 76 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.8 |
| $50,000+ | 3,051 | 2,889 | 94.2 | 92.6-95.5 | 162 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.4 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,262 | 1,148 | 91.3 | 88.7-93.3 | 114 | 8.7 | 6.7-11.3 |
| Region II | 1,239 | 1,117 | 91.6 | 88.7-93.8 | 122 | 8.4 | 6.2-11.3 |
| Region III | 1,312 | 1,196 | 93.2 | 90.9-94.9 | 116 | 6.8 | 5.1- 9.1 |
| Region IV | 1,167 | 1,055 | 91.3 | 88.4-93.6 | 112 | 8.7 | 6.4-11.6 |
| Region V | 1,176 | 1,080 | 92.2 | 89.9-94.0 | 96 | 7.8 | 6.0-10.1 |
| Region VI | 1,254 | 1,158 | 91.0 | 88.0-93.3 | 96 | 9.0 | 6.7-12.0 |
| Region VII | 1,188 | 1,100 | 93.1 | 90.0-95.3 | 88 | 6.9 | 4.7-10.0 |
| Region VIII | 1,196 | 1,099 | 92.7 | 90.3-94.6 | 97 | 7.3 | 5.4- 9.7 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Asthma questions.
** 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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