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BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina

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  Total #
Respondents		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,346 1,471 11.1 10.2-12.0 7,875 88.9 88.0-89.8
GENDER
Male 3,539 573 10.1 8.9-11.6 2,966 89.9 88.4-91.1
Female 5,807 898 11.9 10.8-13.1 4,909 88.1 86.9-89.2
RACE
White 6,145 1,187 13.6 12.4-14.8 4,958 86.4 85.2-87.6
African American 2,491 194 5.5 4.4- 6.7 2,297 94.5 93.3-95.6
Other 444 55 7.5 4.9-11.2 389 92.5 88.8-95.1
HISPANIC
Yes 146 15 3.8 1.9- 7.7 131 96.2 92.3-98.1
No 8,969 1,423 11.3 10.4-12.2 7,546 88.7 87.8-89.6
AGE
18-24 258 6 3.4 1.3- 8.6 252 96.6 91.4-98.7
25-34 651 17 1.9 0.8- 4.1 634 98.1 95.9-99.2
35-44 1,158 78 6.0 4.4- 8.2 1,080 94.0 91.8-95.6
45-54 1,749 166 9.3 7.6-11.3 1,583 90.7 88.7-92.4
55-64 2,268 366 16.5 14.3-18.9 1,902 83.5 81.1-85.7
65+ 3,262 838 26.6 24.5-28.8 2,424 73.4 71.2-75.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,296 219 13.5 10.9-16.6 1,077 86.5 83.4-89.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,885 383 8.6 7.4-10.0 2,502 91.4 90.0-92.6
Some Post-H.S. 2,367 395 12.4 10.5-14.6 1,972 87.6 85.4-89.5
College Graduate 2,777 471 11.5 10.1-13.1 2,306 88.5 86.9-89.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,104 152 11.0 8.3-14.3 952 89.0 85.7-91.7
$15,000- $24,999 1,556 243 11.7 9.6-14.2 1,313 88.3 85.8-90.4
$25,000- $34,999 1,072 165 11.4 8.9-14.6 907 88.6 85.4-91.1
$35,000- $49,999 1,148 189 11.6 9.3-14.5 959 88.4 85.5-90.7
$50,000+ 2,960 445 10.1 8.8-11.6 2,515 89.9 88.4-91.2
REGION**
Region I 1,228 196 13.2 10.9-15.9 1,032 86.8 84.1-89.1
Region II 1,196 168 11.2 8.9-14.0 1,028 88.8 86.0-91.1
Region III 1,251 162 8.7 7.1-10.7 1,089 91.3 89.3-92.9
Region IV 1,104 180 11.0 9.1-13.3 924 89.0 86.7-90.9
Region V 1,112 168 10.9 9.1-13.0 944 89.1 87.0-90.9
Region VI 1,207 208 12.2 10.3-14.4 999 87.8 85.6-89.7
Region VII 1,128 194 11.9 9.5-14.7 934 88.1 85.3-90.5
Region VIII 1,120 195 12.6 10.5-14.9 925 87.4 85.1-89.5

** 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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