BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Cholesterol Awareness
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,665 | 8,773 | 82.5 | 80.7-84.1 | 892 | 17.5 | 15.9-19.3 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,672 | 3,300 | 79.8 | 76.9-82.5 | 372 | 20.2 | 17.5-23.1 |
| Female | 5,993 | 5,473 | 84.9 | 82.9-86.8 | 520 | 15.1 | 13.2-17.1 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,290 | 5,840 | 86.0 | 84.1-87.8 | 450 | 14.0 | 12.2-15.9 |
| African American | 2,634 | 2,287 | 74.4 | 70.2-78.2 | 347 | 25.6 | 21.8-29.8 |
| Other | 466 | 395 | 77.1 | 69.5-83.2 | 71 | 22.9 | 16.8-30.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 153 | 125 | 69.2 | 54.7-80.7 | 28 | 30.8 | 19.3-45.3 |
| No | 9,278 | 8,432 | 82.7 | 80.9-84.4 | 846 | 17.3 | 15.6-19.1 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 258 | 108 | 37.1 | 29.1-45.9 | 150 | 62.9 | 54.1-70.9 |
| 25-34 | 655 | 468 | 67.7 | 62.4-72.6 | 187 | 32.3 | 27.4-37.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,218 | 1,037 | 84.0 | 80.4-87.0 | 181 | 16.0 | 13.0-19.6 |
| 45-54 | 1,833 | 1,678 | 90.8 | 88.2-92.9 | 155 | 9.2 | 7.1-11.8 |
| 55-64 | 2,351 | 2,245 | 95.2 | 93.7-96.4 | 106 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.3 |
| 65+ | 3,350 | 3,237 | 96.9 | 95.9-97.6 | 113 | 3.1 | 2.4- 4.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,342 | 1,165 | 73.4 | 67.9-78.2 | 177 | 26.6 | 21.8-32.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,024 | 2,656 | 76.1 | 72.5-79.4 | 368 | 23.9 | 20.6-27.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,437 | 2,217 | 84.0 | 80.8-86.8 | 220 | 16.0 | 13.2-19.2 |
| College Graduate | 2,839 | 2,714 | 91.5 | 88.7-93.6 | 125 | 8.5 | 6.4-11.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,138 | 978 | 73.7 | 67.2-79.3 | 160 | 26.3 | 20.7-32.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,640 | 1,437 | 75.3 | 70.3-79.7 | 203 | 24.7 | 20.3-29.7 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,100 | 1,002 | 82.4 | 77.1-86.7 | 98 | 17.6 | 13.3-22.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,179 | 1,070 | 79.9 | 74.3-84.6 | 109 | 20.1 | 15.4-25.7 |
| $50,000+ | 3,026 | 2,879 | 91.4 | 89.3-93.2 | 147 | 8.6 | 6.8-10.7 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,245 | 1,132 | 86.0 | 82.1-89.1 | 113 | 14.0 | 10.9-17.9 |
| Region II | 1,227 | 1,116 | 82.5 | 78.1-86.2 | 111 | 17.5 | 13.8-21.9 |
| Region III | 1,295 | 1,175 | 82.3 | 77.5-86.2 | 120 | 17.7 | 13.8-22.5 |
| Region IV | 1,147 | 1,018 | 79.7 | 75.2-83.6 | 129 | 20.3 | 16.4-24.8 |
| Region V | 1,163 | 1,053 | 81.9 | 76.6-86.2 | 110 | 18.1 | 13.8-23.4 |
| Region VI | 1,243 | 1,134 | 81.6 | 76.4-85.8 | 109 | 18.4 | 14.2-23.6 |
| Region VII | 1,159 | 1,080 | 84.6 | 78.6-89.1 | 79 | 15.4 | 10.9-21.4 |
| Region VIII | 1,186 | 1,065 | 79.0 | 74.3-83.1 | 121 | 21.0 | 16.9-25.7 |
** 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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