BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Emotional Support and Life Satisfaction
How often do you get the social and emotional support you need?
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| Total # Respondents |
Always | Usually | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,059 | 4,386 | 49.3 | 47.5-51.1 | 2,274 | 27.9 | 26.3-29.6 | 1,413 | 13.8 | 12.6-15.1 | 464 | 4.4 | 3.8- 5.2 | 522 | 4.6 | 3.9- 5.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,417 | 1,697 | 50.3 | 47.4-53.2 | 845 | 27.1 | 24.5-29.8 | 478 | 13.0 | 11.1-15.1 | 169 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.6 | 228 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.7 |
| Female | 5,642 | 2,689 | 48.3 | 46.1-50.5 | 1,429 | 28.6 | 26.6-30.7 | 935 | 14.6 | 13.1-16.1 | 295 | 4.5 | 3.8- 5.5 | 294 | 4.0 | 3.3- 4.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,033 | 3,100 | 51.6 | 49.5-53.7 | 1,768 | 31.1 | 29.2-33.1 | 685 | 10.6 | 9.3-11.9 | 260 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.6 | 220 | 3.0 | 2.4- 3.6 |
| African American | 2,377 | 1,005 | 43.7 | 39.8-47.8 | 389 | 21.4 | 18.0-25.3 | 609 | 22.1 | 19.2-25.4 | 159 | 5.4 | 4.2- 6.9 | 215 | 7.3 | 5.4- 9.8 |
| Other | 430 | 200 | 47.7 | 40.0-55.5 | 93 | 24.5 | 18.4-31.7 | 62 | 13.0 | 8.8-19.0 | 35 | 7.3 | 3.8-13.6 | 40 | 7.5 | 4.7-11.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 142 | 67 | 46.1 | 33.4-59.3 | 28 | 23.3 | 13.9-36.3 | 23 | 13.4 | 7.0-24.1 | 11 | 11.0 | 4.0-26.5 | 13 | 6.2 | 2.4-15.3 |
| No | 8,727 | 4,251 | 49.4 | 47.5-51.2 | 2,227 | 28.4 | 26.7-30.1 | 1,340 | 13.7 | 12.5-15.0 | 443 | 4.2 | 3.6- 4.9 | 466 | 4.3 | 3.7- 5.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 256 | 135 | 49.8 | 41.1-58.5 | 64 | 28.9 | 21.4-37.8 | 28 | 10.8 | 6.7-17.0 | 18 | 6.2 | 3.4-10.8 | 11 | 4.3 | 1.5-11.7 |
| 25-34 | 647 | 333 | 53.1 | 47.7-58.4 | 177 | 27.8 | 23.3-32.9 | 90 | 13.3 | 10.0-17.5 | 23 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.7 | 24 | 3.4 | 2.0- 5.8 |
| 35-44 | 1,153 | 511 | 46.9 | 42.7-51.3 | 355 | 32.3 | 28.4-36.5 | 195 | 13.7 | 11.0-16.9 | 64 | 4.8 | 3.2- 7.0 | 28 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.8 |
| 45-54 | 1,718 | 757 | 45.4 | 42.0-48.8 | 491 | 31.2 | 28.1-34.6 | 285 | 14.7 | 12.5-17.1 | 92 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.7 | 93 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.0 |
| 55-64 | 2,207 | 1,044 | 48.9 | 45.6-52.1 | 544 | 25.2 | 22.6-28.0 | 358 | 14.9 | 12.5-17.7 | 107 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.8 | 154 | 6.6 | 5.2- 8.4 |
| 65+ | 3,078 | 1,606 | 52.8 | 50.2-55.4 | 643 | 20.7 | 18.8-22.9 | 457 | 14.1 | 12.4-16.1 | 160 | 5.2 | 4.2- 6.5 | 212 | 7.1 | 5.7- 8.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,162 | 431 | 38.9 | 34.0-44.2 | 156 | 17.0 | 13.2-21.6 | 302 | 22.8 | 18.6-27.6 | 100 | 9.0 | 6.6-12.0 | 173 | 12.3 | 9.6-15.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,797 | 1,316 | 47.7 | 44.2-51.1 | 592 | 24.4 | 21.5-27.5 | 511 | 16.8 | 14.4-19.4 | 181 | 5.1 | 4.1- 6.5 | 197 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,332 | 1,161 | 50.7 | 47.2-54.1 | 631 | 29.5 | 26.4-32.8 | 335 | 12.6 | 10.7-14.9 | 108 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.1 | 97 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.2 |
| College Graduate | 2,751 | 1,471 | 53.6 | 50.5-56.8 | 892 | 33.9 | 31.0-37.0 | 262 | 8.6 | 7.0-10.5 | 74 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.4 | 52 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,046 | 365 | 35.8 | 30.1-42.0 | 158 | 18.7 | 13.6-25.2 | 269 | 23.9 | 19.3-29.1 | 111 | 11.1 | 8.1-15.1 | 143 | 10.5 | 8.1-13.5 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,515 | 639 | 42.3 | 37.9-46.9 | 289 | 21.7 | 17.9-26.1 | 348 | 22.6 | 19.0-26.8 | 115 | 7.0 | 5.0- 9.8 | 124 | 6.3 | 4.7- 8.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,046 | 518 | 44.0 | 38.9-49.2 | 247 | 25.6 | 21.2-30.7 | 169 | 19.8 | 15.5-24.9 | 59 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.3 | 53 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.6 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,133 | 590 | 50.6 | 45.5-55.6 | 326 | 32.0 | 27.3-37.1 | 140 | 10.4 | 8.0-13.5 | 40 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.3 | 37 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.7 |
| $50,000+ | 2,936 | 1,613 | 55.5 | 52.6-58.3 | 977 | 34.4 | 31.7-37.2 | 251 | 7.4 | 6.1- 8.9 | 48 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.4 | 47 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.1 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,177 | 574 | 47.5 | 43.0-52.0 | 283 | 28.0 | 24.0-32.5 | 189 | 15.0 | 12.1-18.6 | 75 | 5.8 | 4.2- 8.0 | 56 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.2 |
| Region II | 1,161 | 573 | 48.2 | 43.9-52.6 | 301 | 29.8 | 25.8-34.2 | 155 | 11.3 | 8.8-14.3 | 55 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.1 | 77 | 5.3 | 3.9- 7.3 |
| Region III | 1,228 | 592 | 54.0 | 49.4-58.6 | 343 | 26.9 | 23.1-31.1 | 181 | 12.9 | 10.1-16.3 | 49 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.0 | 63 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.2 |
| Region IV | 1,058 | 470 | 46.2 | 41.8-50.8 | 249 | 24.5 | 20.9-28.6 | 200 | 18.0 | 14.7-22.0 | 62 | 6.0 | 3.9- 8.9 | 77 | 5.2 | 3.9- 7.1 |
| Region V | 1,073 | 515 | 51.4 | 47.0-55.8 | 237 | 22.8 | 19.6-26.4 | 202 | 15.8 | 13.3-18.7 | 58 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.4 | 61 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.2 |
| Region VI | 1,179 | 591 | 49.0 | 44.7-53.4 | 293 | 29.0 | 25.1-33.3 | 162 | 12.3 | 9.8-15.2 | 61 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.5 | 72 | 5.1 | 3.7- 7.1 |
| Region VII | 1,100 | 512 | 46.3 | 41.2-51.5 | 288 | 31.1 | 26.3-36.4 | 183 | 14.5 | 11.2-18.4 | 56 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.8 | 61 | 5.6 | 3.0-10.0 |
| Region VIII | 1,083 | 559 | 49.3 | 44.9-53.8 | 280 | 27.5 | 23.6-31.8 | 141 | 13.7 | 10.6-17.6 | 48 | 4.9 | 3.4- 7.2 | 55 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.6 |
** 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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