BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Tobacco Use
Current smoking status*
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| Total # Respondents |
No | Yes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,789 | 8,091 | 79.6 | 78.2-81.0 | 1,698 | 20.4 | 19.0-21.8 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,703 | 3,000 | 78.5 | 76.1-80.7 | 703 | 21.5 | 19.3-23.9 |
| Female | 6,086 | 5,091 | 80.7 | 78.8-82.4 | 995 | 19.3 | 17.6-21.2 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,362 | 5,298 | 79.3 | 77.5-81.0 | 1,064 | 20.7 | 19.0-22.5 |
| African American | 2,670 | 2,193 | 82.4 | 79.7-84.9 | 477 | 17.6 | 15.1-20.3 |
| Other | 472 | 353 | 73.2 | 66.1-79.2 | 119 | 26.8 | 20.8-33.9 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 156 | 121 | 80.7 | 68.6-88.9 | 35 | 19.3 | 11.1-31.4 |
| No | 9,389 | 7,761 | 79.6 | 78.1-81.1 | 1,628 | 20.4 | 18.9-21.9 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 285 | 218 | 75.1 | 67.3-81.6 | 67 | 24.9 | 18.4-32.7 |
| 25-34 | 694 | 533 | 76.2 | 71.4-80.4 | 161 | 23.8 | 19.6-28.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,238 | 947 | 78.6 | 75.1-81.7 | 291 | 21.4 | 18.3-24.9 |
| 45-54 | 1,838 | 1,366 | 74.6 | 71.7-77.3 | 472 | 25.4 | 22.7-28.3 |
| 55-64 | 2,361 | 1,937 | 81.3 | 78.8-83.6 | 424 | 18.7 | 16.4-21.2 |
| 65+ | 3,373 | 3,090 | 90.6 | 88.7-92.2 | 283 | 9.4 | 7.8-11.3 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,379 | 1,024 | 60.7 | 55.7-65.5 | 355 | 39.3 | 34.5-44.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,059 | 2,448 | 76.0 | 73.0-78.7 | 611 | 24.0 | 21.3-27.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,466 | 2,010 | 80.1 | 77.3-82.6 | 456 | 19.9 | 17.4-22.7 |
| College Graduate | 2,860 | 2,587 | 90.9 | 89.0-92.5 | 273 | 9.1 | 7.5-11.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,160 | 859 | 67.5 | 61.9-72.7 | 301 | 32.5 | 27.3-38.1 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,664 | 1,287 | 70.0 | 65.6-74.0 | 377 | 30.0 | 26.0-34.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,117 | 908 | 76.0 | 71.1-80.2 | 209 | 24.0 | 19.8-28.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,183 | 980 | 80.6 | 76.3-84.3 | 203 | 19.4 | 15.7-23.7 |
| $50,000+ | 3,040 | 2,663 | 87.8 | 86.0-89.5 | 377 | 12.2 | 10.5-14.0 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,264 | 1,043 | 80.5 | 76.8-83.7 | 221 | 19.5 | 16.3-23.2 |
| Region II | 1,240 | 994 | 79.7 | 76.0-83.0 | 246 | 20.3 | 17.0-24.0 |
| Region III | 1,309 | 1,089 | 80.4 | 76.4-83.8 | 220 | 19.6 | 16.2-23.6 |
| Region IV | 1,168 | 957 | 77.2 | 72.9-81.0 | 211 | 22.8 | 19.0-27.1 |
| Region V | 1,169 | 991 | 80.9 | 77.0-84.3 | 178 | 19.1 | 15.7-23.0 |
| Region VI | 1,256 | 1,025 | 74.1 | 69.7-78.0 | 231 | 25.9 | 22.0-30.3 |
| Region VII | 1,188 | 980 | 82.4 | 78.4-85.8 | 208 | 17.6 | 14.2-21.6 |
| Region VIII | 1,195 | 1,012 | 79.7 | 75.7-83.2 | 183 | 20.3 | 16.8-24.3 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Tobacco Use 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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