BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Health Status
Risk Factor for Fair and Poor health.*
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| Total # Respondents |
Good/Better Health | Fair/Poor Health | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,775 | 7,540 | 83.7 | 82.6-84.8 | 2,235 | 16.3 | 15.2-17.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,702 | 2,923 | 85.8 | 84.1-87.3 | 779 | 14.2 | 12.7-15.9 |
| Female | 6,073 | 4,617 | 81.8 | 80.2-83.3 | 1,456 | 18.2 | 16.7-19.8 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,376 | 5,112 | 85.1 | 83.8-86.3 | 1,264 | 14.9 | 13.7-16.2 |
| African American | 2,661 | 1,939 | 82.3 | 79.8-84.6 | 722 | 17.7 | 15.4-20.2 |
| Other | 469 | 350 | 81.4 | 75.2-86.3 | 119 | 18.6 | 13.7-24.8 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 155 | 119 | 83.8 | 71.5-91.4 | 36 | 16.2 | 8.6-28.5 |
| No | 9,393 | 7,314 | 84.1 | 83.0-85.2 | 2,079 | 15.9 | 14.8-17.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 285 | 270 | 94.3 | 88.8-97.2 | 15 | 5.7 | 2.8-11.2 |
| 25-34 | 696 | 636 | 93.6 | 90.6-95.7 | 60 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.4 |
| 35-44 | 1,239 | 1,088 | 89.9 | 87.2-92.1 | 151 | 10.1 | 7.9-12.8 |
| 45-54 | 1,839 | 1,469 | 82.3 | 79.8-84.6 | 370 | 17.7 | 15.4-20.2 |
| 55-64 | 2,357 | 1,742 | 73.8 | 70.8-76.6 | 615 | 26.2 | 23.4-29.2 |
| 65+ | 3,359 | 2,335 | 71.5 | 69.2-73.6 | 1,024 | 28.5 | 26.4-30.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,355 | 685 | 62.4 | 57.9-66.8 | 670 | 37.6 | 33.2-42.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,056 | 2,269 | 82.2 | 80.0-84.1 | 787 | 17.8 | 15.9-20.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,467 | 1,978 | 85.1 | 82.9-87.1 | 489 | 14.9 | 12.9-17.1 |
| College Graduate | 2,874 | 2,588 | 92.5 | 90.8-93.9 | 286 | 7.5 | 6.1- 9.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,158 | 601 | 61.1 | 55.7-66.3 | 557 | 38.9 | 33.7-44.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,650 | 1,127 | 74.9 | 71.3-78.3 | 523 | 25.1 | 21.7-28.7 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,116 | 846 | 77.4 | 72.8-81.5 | 270 | 22.6 | 18.5-27.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,190 | 1,029 | 90.1 | 87.6-92.2 | 161 | 9.9 | 7.8-12.4 |
| $50,000+ | 3,052 | 2,821 | 93.6 | 92.1-94.8 | 231 | 6.4 | 5.2- 7.9 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,261 | 931 | 79.6 | 76.3-82.5 | 330 | 20.4 | 17.5-23.7 |
| Region II | 1,230 | 956 | 84.6 | 81.6-87.2 | 274 | 15.4 | 12.8-18.4 |
| Region III | 1,312 | 1,041 | 84.9 | 81.8-87.5 | 271 | 15.1 | 12.5-18.2 |
| Region IV | 1,169 | 844 | 80.1 | 76.8-83.1 | 325 | 19.9 | 16.9-23.2 |
| Region V | 1,175 | 883 | 80.6 | 77.6-83.3 | 292 | 19.4 | 16.7-22.4 |
| Region VI | 1,250 | 952 | 82.0 | 79.0-84.6 | 298 | 18.0 | 15.4-21.0 |
| Region VII | 1,186 | 958 | 88.0 | 84.9-90.5 | 228 | 12.0 | 9.5-15.1 |
| Region VIII | 1,192 | 975 | 87.1 | 84.6-89.2 | 217 | 12.9 | 10.8-15.4 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Health Status 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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