BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Tobacco Use
Four level smoker status*
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| Total # Respondents |
Smokes everyday | Smokes some days | Former smoker | Never smoked | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,789 | 1,183 | 14.6 | 13.4-16.0 | 515 | 5.7 | 5.0- 6.6 | 2,965 | 24.5 | 23.1-25.8 | 5,126 | 55.2 | 53.4-56.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 3,703 | 494 | 15.4 | 13.4-17.5 | 209 | 6.1 | 4.9- 7.6 | 1,491 | 29.7 | 27.4-32.1 | 1,509 | 48.8 | 46.0-51.6 |
| Female | 6,086 | 689 | 14.0 | 12.4-15.7 | 306 | 5.4 | 4.5- 6.4 | 1,474 | 19.6 | 18.2-21.2 | 3,617 | 61.0 | 59.0-63.1 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 6,362 | 799 | 15.5 | 13.9-17.2 | 265 | 5.2 | 4.3- 6.3 | 2,256 | 28.8 | 27.1-30.6 | 3,042 | 50.5 | 48.4-52.6 |
| African American | 2,670 | 274 | 10.8 | 8.9-13.0 | 203 | 6.8 | 5.3- 8.6 | 510 | 14.6 | 12.3-17.2 | 1,683 | 67.8 | 64.4-71.1 |
| Other | 472 | 82 | 19.6 | 14.1-26.4 | 37 | 7.3 | 4.6-11.4 | 128 | 21.3 | 16.6-27.0 | 225 | 51.8 | 44.5-59.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 156 | 21 | 14.5 | 7.2-27.0 | 14 | 4.8 | 2.1-10.6 | 39 | 22.1 | 14.2-32.7 | 82 | 58.6 | 46.0-70.3 |
| No | 9,389 | 1,136 | 14.6 | 13.3-15.9 | 492 | 5.8 | 5.0- 6.7 | 2,869 | 24.7 | 23.3-26.1 | 4,892 | 55.0 | 53.2-56.7 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 285 | 44 | 16.7 | 11.3-23.9 | 23 | 8.2 | 4.8-13.7 | 22 | 4.8 | 2.7- 8.2 | 196 | 70.4 | 62.5-77.2 |
| 25-34 | 694 | 118 | 19.1 | 15.2-23.7 | 43 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.2 | 97 | 16.0 | 12.4-20.3 | 436 | 60.3 | 55.0-65.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,238 | 216 | 15.3 | 12.7-18.3 | 75 | 6.1 | 4.4- 8.4 | 190 | 16.7 | 13.8-20.1 | 757 | 61.9 | 57.8-65.8 |
| 45-54 | 1,838 | 320 | 17.6 | 15.3-20.3 | 152 | 7.8 | 6.3- 9.5 | 433 | 24.3 | 21.6-27.2 | 933 | 50.3 | 47.0-53.6 |
| 55-64 | 2,361 | 303 | 14.0 | 12.0-16.3 | 121 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.1 | 788 | 35.9 | 32.9-39.1 | 1,149 | 45.4 | 42.3-48.5 |
| 65+ | 3,373 | 182 | 5.7 | 4.5- 7.2 | 101 | 3.6 | 2.6- 5.0 | 1,435 | 42.7 | 40.3-45.1 | 1,655 | 47.9 | 45.5-50.4 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,379 | 237 | 28.2 | 23.8-33.1 | 118 | 11.1 | 8.2-14.7 | 413 | 23.2 | 19.8-27.0 | 611 | 37.5 | 33.0-42.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,059 | 424 | 17.5 | 15.1-20.1 | 187 | 6.6 | 5.2- 8.4 | 892 | 23.6 | 21.2-26.2 | 1,556 | 52.4 | 49.0-55.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,466 | 324 | 14.6 | 12.3-17.2 | 132 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.8 | 727 | 24.2 | 21.7-26.9 | 1,283 | 55.9 | 52.6-59.2 |
| College Graduate | 2,860 | 197 | 6.1 | 4.8- 7.7 | 76 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.3 | 926 | 26.2 | 23.7-28.7 | 1,661 | 64.8 | 61.9-67.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,160 | 204 | 23.8 | 19.0-29.4 | 97 | 8.7 | 6.4-11.7 | 289 | 20.2 | 16.5-24.4 | 570 | 47.3 | 41.6-53.1 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,664 | 264 | 21.1 | 17.9-24.8 | 113 | 8.9 | 6.2-12.6 | 459 | 24.0 | 20.7-27.7 | 828 | 46.0 | 41.6-50.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,117 | 147 | 16.2 | 12.6-20.6 | 62 | 7.8 | 5.4-11.3 | 342 | 25.1 | 21.2-29.3 | 566 | 50.9 | 45.8-56.0 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,183 | 144 | 14.6 | 11.4-18.5 | 59 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.5 | 387 | 24.8 | 21.2-28.8 | 593 | 55.8 | 50.9-60.6 |
| $50,000+ | 3,040 | 271 | 8.6 | 7.2-10.3 | 106 | 3.6 | 2.8- 4.6 | 1,009 | 27.5 | 25.2-30.0 | 1,654 | 60.3 | 57.6-63.0 |
| REGION** | |||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,264 | 159 | 14.9 | 12.0-18.3 | 62 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.6 | 365 | 23.1 | 19.9-26.5 | 678 | 57.4 | 53.2-61.6 |
| Region II | 1,240 | 173 | 14.1 | 11.4-17.3 | 73 | 6.2 | 4.3- 8.8 | 341 | 23.0 | 19.9-26.5 | 653 | 56.7 | 52.5-60.9 |
| Region III | 1,309 | 134 | 13.2 | 10.2-16.9 | 86 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.9 | 408 | 24.8 | 21.4-28.5 | 681 | 55.6 | 51.1-60.0 |
| Region IV | 1,168 | 153 | 18.2 | 14.6-22.5 | 58 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.3 | 346 | 24.3 | 21.2-27.7 | 611 | 52.9 | 48.6-57.2 |
| Region V | 1,169 | 126 | 11.9 | 9.5-14.8 | 52 | 7.2 | 4.8-10.8 | 333 | 23.8 | 20.8-27.2 | 658 | 57.0 | 52.8-61.2 |
| Region VI | 1,256 | 163 | 19.4 | 15.7-23.7 | 68 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.8 | 411 | 28.3 | 25.0-31.9 | 614 | 45.8 | 41.4-50.2 |
| Region VII | 1,188 | 143 | 12.9 | 9.9-16.6 | 65 | 4.7 | 3.1- 7.2 | 329 | 23.8 | 20.1-28.0 | 651 | 58.6 | 53.6-63.3 |
| Region VIII | 1,195 | 132 | 14.8 | 11.7-18.5 | 51 | 5.5 | 3.8- 7.9 | 432 | 28.5 | 25.1-32.3 | 580 | 51.2 | 47.0-55.4 |
*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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