BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Health Care Access
About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?
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| Total # Respondents |
Within past yr | Within past 2 yrs | Within past 5 yrs | 5 or more yrs ago | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,660 | 7,202 | 68.0 | 66.2-69.7 | 1,081 | 13.3 | 12.1-14.7 | 659 | 9.5 | 8.4-10.8 | 652 | 8.6 | 7.6- 9.6 | 66 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,665 | 2,576 | 62.6 | 59.7-65.3 | 433 | 14.1 | 12.1-16.3 | 299 | 11.7 | 9.9-13.9 | 333 | 11.0 | 9.3-12.8 | 24 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 |
| Female | 5,995 | 4,626 | 72.9 | 70.9-74.9 | 648 | 12.7 | 11.2-14.3 | 360 | 7.5 | 6.3- 8.9 | 319 | 6.3 | 5.3- 7.6 | 42 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,277 | 4,571 | 65.7 | 63.6-67.8 | 731 | 14.1 | 12.7-15.8 | 437 | 9.4 | 8.1-11.0 | 488 | 10.0 | 8.7-11.4 | 50 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.1 |
| African American | 2,643 | 2,086 | 74.0 | 70.3-77.4 | 281 | 12.4 | 9.8-15.6 | 165 | 9.3 | 7.1-12.1 | 104 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.5 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| Other | 466 | 316 | 62.2 | 54.6-69.2 | 50 | 11.6 | 7.4-17.8 | 47 | 12.9 | 8.7-18.6 | 48 | 12.2 | 7.8-18.4 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 154 | 105 | 60.3 | 47.0-72.3 | 14 | 15.4 | 7.6-28.6 | 15 | 10.2 | 4.9-19.9 | 17 | 12.0 | 5.6-24.1 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.6- 6.5 |
| No | 9,272 | 6,900 | 67.9 | 66.1-69.6 | 1,051 | 13.4 | 12.2-14.8 | 636 | 9.6 | 8.5-10.9 | 625 | 8.5 | 7.5- 9.6 | 60 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 270 | 167 | 53.3 | 44.5-61.8 | 46 | 19.7 | 13.4-28.1 | 38 | 20.6 | 14.2-29.0 | 18 | 6.2 | 3.4-11.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.6 |
| 25-34 | 685 | 411 | 57.1 | 51.8-62.2 | 115 | 18.2 | 14.5-22.6 | 60 | 9.3 | 6.8-12.7 | 90 | 14.4 | 11.0-18.7 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.1 |
| 35-44 | 1,228 | 767 | 61.5 | 57.3-65.5 | 188 | 15.5 | 12.6-18.9 | 129 | 11.8 | 9.2-15.0 | 135 | 10.5 | 8.3-13.2 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.6 |
| 45-54 | 1,833 | 1,251 | 68.4 | 65.3-71.4 | 242 | 12.6 | 10.7-14.8 | 179 | 10.1 | 8.3-12.2 | 152 | 8.5 | 6.8-10.7 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 |
| 55-64 | 2,337 | 1,774 | 75.8 | 73.0-78.4 | 247 | 9.4 | 7.8-11.3 | 147 | 6.6 | 5.2- 8.5 | 152 | 7.3 | 5.9- 9.1 | 17 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 |
| 65+ | 3,307 | 2,832 | 86.3 | 84.6-87.8 | 243 | 7.1 | 6.0- 8.3 | 106 | 3.0 | 2.4- 3.9 | 105 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.1 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,327 | 1,027 | 70.4 | 65.6-74.9 | 120 | 11.7 | 8.7-15.6 | 74 | 7.6 | 5.1-11.2 | 97 | 9.7 | 7.3-12.9 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,026 | 2,208 | 64.0 | 60.6-67.4 | 343 | 13.9 | 11.5-16.7 | 238 | 12.5 | 10.2-15.4 | 214 | 8.9 | 7.1-11.0 | 23 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,434 | 1,797 | 69.5 | 66.2-72.6 | 285 | 11.9 | 10.0-14.2 | 162 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.6 | 171 | 9.3 | 7.3-11.8 | 19 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 |
| College Graduate | 2,851 | 2,155 | 69.8 | 66.8-72.6 | 331 | 14.6 | 12.4-17.2 | 183 | 8.1 | 6.5-10.0 | 167 | 7.1 | 5.7- 8.9 | 15 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,140 | 833 | 69.8 | 64.1-74.8 | 113 | 10.1 | 7.4-13.8 | 92 | 11.8 | 7.9-17.2 | 96 | 8.0 | 6.0-10.5 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,635 | 1,182 | 62.9 | 58.2-67.3 | 191 | 14.0 | 10.7-18.0 | 119 | 12.4 | 9.3-16.4 | 129 | 9.8 | 7.5-12.5 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.3 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,099 | 811 | 62.6 | 57.1-67.7 | 118 | 12.4 | 9.3-16.3 | 73 | 10.0 | 6.7-14.6 | 92 | 14.5 | 10.8-19.2 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,182 | 876 | 66.8 | 61.6-71.6 | 139 | 13.6 | 10.3-17.7 | 74 | 9.7 | 6.7-13.7 | 87 | 9.7 | 6.8-13.6 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.6 |
| $50,000+ | 3,035 | 2,282 | 70.7 | 68.0-73.2 | 359 | 14.1 | 12.2-16.4 | 209 | 7.9 | 6.5- 9.5 | 165 | 6.6 | 5.3- 8.2 | 20 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,245 | 921 | 65.7 | 61.3-69.9 | 139 | 13.9 | 10.8-17.7 | 85 | 9.1 | 6.9-12.0 | 88 | 9.6 | 7.3-12.6 | 12 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.3 |
| Region II | 1,229 | 882 | 66.5 | 62.1-70.6 | 152 | 14.0 | 11.1-17.6 | 89 | 8.9 | 6.6-11.9 | 98 | 10.2 | 7.7-13.3 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 |
| Region III | 1,298 | 989 | 70.5 | 66.0-74.6 | 133 | 11.9 | 9.1-15.3 | 82 | 10.2 | 7.4-13.8 | 84 | 7.0 | 5.1- 9.5 | 10 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 |
| Region IV | 1,148 | 867 | 69.3 | 64.9-73.4 | 118 | 11.4 | 9.0-14.2 | 82 | 9.6 | 7.0-13.1 | 74 | 9.1 | 6.6-12.5 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 |
| Region V | 1,153 | 847 | 68.2 | 63.6-72.4 | 155 | 15.8 | 13.0-19.2 | 86 | 9.0 | 6.6-12.0 | 58 | 6.4 | 3.7-10.8 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 |
| Region VI | 1,235 | 898 | 61.9 | 57.1-66.5 | 137 | 16.8 | 12.9-21.6 | 93 | 10.5 | 7.8-14.1 | 97 | 9.5 | 7.2-12.5 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.2 |
| Region VII | 1,170 | 897 | 70.0 | 64.6-74.9 | 122 | 13.0 | 9.4-17.6 | 73 | 9.4 | 6.4-13.7 | 72 | 7.4 | 5.2-10.6 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 |
| Region VIII | 1,182 | 901 | 68.3 | 63.8-72.5 | 125 | 12.3 | 9.6-15.6 | 69 | 9.3 | 6.5-13.2 | 81 | 9.3 | 7.0-12.4 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.3 |
** 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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