BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Health Status
Would you say that in general your health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?
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| Total # Respondents |
Excellent | Very good | Good | Fair | Poor | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,775 | 1,497 | 18.5 | 17.1-20.0 | 2,925 | 33.2 | 31.6-34.9 | 3,118 | 32.0 | 30.4-33.7 | 1,411 | 10.5 | 9.6-11.5 | 824 | 5.8 | 5.2- 6.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,702 | 574 | 18.8 | 16.5-21.3 | 1,143 | 35.0 | 32.3-37.7 | 1,206 | 32.0 | 29.5-34.7 | 490 | 9.0 | 7.7-10.5 | 289 | 5.2 | 4.4- 6.1 |
| Female | 6,073 | 923 | 18.2 | 16.6-19.9 | 1,782 | 31.6 | 29.6-33.6 | 1,912 | 32.0 | 30.0-34.1 | 921 | 11.9 | 10.6-13.3 | 535 | 6.3 | 5.5- 7.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,376 | 1,085 | 19.4 | 17.8-21.2 | 2,151 | 36.2 | 34.2-38.2 | 1,876 | 29.5 | 27.6-31.4 | 785 | 9.4 | 8.4-10.5 | 479 | 5.5 | 4.8- 6.3 |
| African American | 2,661 | 328 | 17.0 | 14.0-20.4 | 604 | 28.1 | 24.7-31.8 | 1,007 | 37.3 | 33.7-41.0 | 496 | 12.7 | 10.6-15.0 | 226 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.3 |
| Other | 469 | 65 | 17.8 | 12.4-25.0 | 131 | 28.2 | 22.2-35.2 | 154 | 35.3 | 28.5-42.8 | 66 | 11.2 | 7.1-17.2 | 53 | 7.4 | 4.9-11.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 155 | 25 | 20.1 | 11.5-32.9 | 34 | 23.7 | 15.0-35.2 | 60 | 40.0 | 28.0-53.4 | 23 | 10.9 | 4.5-24.3 | 13 | 5.3 | 2.6-10.6 |
| No | 9,393 | 1,456 | 18.6 | 17.2-20.1 | 2,864 | 33.8 | 32.1-35.5 | 2,994 | 31.7 | 30.1-33.4 | 1,332 | 10.4 | 9.4-11.4 | 747 | 5.5 | 4.9- 6.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 285 | 73 | 27.4 | 20.4-35.7 | 107 | 35.6 | 28.0-43.9 | 90 | 31.4 | 24.1-39.7 | 13 | 5.5 | 2.6-11.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.9 |
| 25-34 | 696 | 182 | 24.1 | 20.1-28.5 | 262 | 40.2 | 35.2-45.5 | 192 | 29.3 | 24.8-34.3 | 47 | 5.0 | 3.1- 8.0 | 13 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,239 | 247 | 21.4 | 18.0-25.1 | 457 | 37.3 | 33.4-41.3 | 384 | 31.3 | 27.5-35.4 | 99 | 6.8 | 5.0- 9.1 | 52 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.1 |
| 45-54 | 1,839 | 310 | 17.2 | 14.9-19.8 | 578 | 32.8 | 29.8-36.0 | 581 | 32.3 | 29.1-35.6 | 237 | 10.7 | 8.9-12.8 | 133 | 6.9 | 5.5- 8.8 |
| 55-64 | 2,357 | 343 | 14.9 | 12.9-17.2 | 667 | 27.9 | 25.3-30.7 | 732 | 31.0 | 28.2-34.0 | 380 | 15.8 | 13.4-18.5 | 235 | 10.4 | 8.7-12.4 |
| 65+ | 3,359 | 342 | 9.5 | 8.2-10.9 | 854 | 25.7 | 23.7-27.9 | 1,139 | 36.3 | 33.8-38.8 | 635 | 18.0 | 16.2-20.0 | 389 | 10.5 | 9.2-11.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,355 | 75 | 7.8 | 5.1-11.8 | 206 | 18.1 | 14.6-22.2 | 404 | 36.6 | 31.9-41.4 | 349 | 20.5 | 16.9-24.7 | 321 | 17.0 | 14.4-20.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,056 | 351 | 17.0 | 14.3-20.1 | 786 | 28.9 | 25.9-32.0 | 1,132 | 36.3 | 33.2-39.6 | 511 | 11.8 | 10.2-13.6 | 276 | 6.0 | 5.0- 7.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,467 | 365 | 15.7 | 13.5-18.2 | 788 | 34.3 | 31.1-37.7 | 825 | 35.1 | 31.9-38.4 | 341 | 10.6 | 8.9-12.6 | 148 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.4 |
| College Graduate | 2,874 | 704 | 26.7 | 24.1-29.5 | 1,138 | 42.5 | 39.5-45.5 | 746 | 23.3 | 20.8-26.0 | 209 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.7 | 77 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,158 | 80 | 10.4 | 7.1-15.1 | 163 | 19.3 | 14.3-25.7 | 358 | 31.4 | 26.5-36.7 | 301 | 21.4 | 17.3-26.1 | 256 | 17.5 | 14.3-21.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,650 | 145 | 13.5 | 10.1-17.8 | 370 | 23.5 | 20.2-27.1 | 612 | 37.9 | 33.7-42.4 | 331 | 15.3 | 12.6-18.4 | 192 | 9.8 | 7.8-12.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,116 | 133 | 11.4 | 8.9-14.5 | 300 | 27.4 | 23.3-32.0 | 413 | 38.6 | 33.6-43.9 | 191 | 16.1 | 12.5-20.4 | 79 | 6.5 | 4.6- 9.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,190 | 192 | 17.8 | 14.2-22.1 | 442 | 37.3 | 32.6-42.3 | 395 | 35.0 | 30.3-40.0 | 121 | 7.5 | 5.7- 9.7 | 40 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.9 |
| $50,000+ | 3,052 | 750 | 24.7 | 22.4-27.2 | 1,249 | 43.1 | 40.3-45.9 | 822 | 25.7 | 23.4-28.3 | 179 | 5.0 | 3.9- 6.5 | 52 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.0 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,261 | 155 | 14.2 | 11.4-17.4 | 375 | 35.8 | 31.6-40.3 | 401 | 29.6 | 25.7-33.7 | 214 | 12.7 | 10.5-15.4 | 116 | 7.7 | 5.9-10.0 |
| Region II | 1,230 | 206 | 18.7 | 15.5-22.3 | 345 | 30.2 | 26.4-34.3 | 405 | 35.8 | 31.6-40.1 | 167 | 10.8 | 8.5-13.6 | 107 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.1 |
| Region III | 1,312 | 236 | 20.8 | 17.2-24.9 | 406 | 34.3 | 30.1-38.9 | 399 | 29.7 | 25.9-33.9 | 172 | 9.7 | 7.5-12.4 | 99 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.3 |
| Region IV | 1,169 | 153 | 14.3 | 11.8-17.3 | 309 | 30.5 | 26.6-34.6 | 382 | 35.3 | 31.1-39.7 | 187 | 11.9 | 9.4-15.0 | 138 | 7.9 | 6.4- 9.8 |
| Region V | 1,175 | 162 | 16.9 | 14.0-20.4 | 330 | 31.6 | 27.5-36.1 | 391 | 32.0 | 28.3-36.0 | 196 | 12.7 | 10.6-15.0 | 96 | 6.7 | 5.0- 9.0 |
| Region VI | 1,250 | 176 | 17.5 | 13.8-21.9 | 387 | 31.8 | 28.0-35.9 | 389 | 32.7 | 28.6-37.0 | 181 | 9.8 | 8.0-11.9 | 117 | 8.3 | 6.4-10.7 |
| Region VII | 1,186 | 205 | 21.9 | 17.7-26.8 | 385 | 36.5 | 31.8-41.5 | 368 | 29.5 | 25.1-34.3 | 141 | 8.6 | 6.3-11.6 | 87 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.7 |
| Region VIII | 1,192 | 204 | 20.7 | 17.2-24.7 | 388 | 36.3 | 32.3-40.5 | 383 | 30.1 | 26.4-34.0 | 153 | 8.9 | 7.2-11.0 | 64 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.5 |
** 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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