BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Health Care Access
Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because of cost?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,778 | 1,435 | 16.0 | 14.7-17.4 | 8,343 | 84.0 | 82.6-85.3 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,694 | 411 | 13.3 | 11.4-15.5 | 3,283 | 86.7 | 84.5-88.6 |
| Female | 6,084 | 1,024 | 18.5 | 16.8-20.3 | 5,060 | 81.5 | 79.7-83.2 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,380 | 667 | 12.8 | 11.4-14.3 | 5,713 | 87.2 | 85.7-88.6 |
| African American | 2,659 | 608 | 21.4 | 18.7-24.5 | 2,051 | 78.6 | 75.5-81.3 |
| Other | 468 | 113 | 26.7 | 20.3-34.2 | 355 | 73.3 | 65.8-79.7 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 154 | 38 | 26.1 | 16.1-39.4 | 116 | 73.9 | 60.6-83.9 |
| No | 9,393 | 1,353 | 15.7 | 14.4-17.1 | 8,040 | 84.3 | 82.9-85.6 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 284 | 51 | 16.5 | 11.4-23.4 | 233 | 83.5 | 76.6-88.6 |
| 25-34 | 695 | 151 | 18.8 | 15.1-23.2 | 544 | 81.2 | 76.8-84.9 |
| 35-44 | 1,238 | 260 | 19.6 | 16.4-23.4 | 978 | 80.4 | 76.6-83.6 |
| 45-54 | 1,838 | 393 | 19.6 | 17.0-22.3 | 1,445 | 80.4 | 77.7-83.0 |
| 55-64 | 2,354 | 374 | 15.0 | 12.9-17.4 | 1,980 | 85.0 | 82.6-87.1 |
| 65+ | 3,369 | 206 | 5.9 | 4.9- 7.2 | 3,163 | 94.1 | 92.8-95.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,348 | 320 | 27.9 | 23.6-32.7 | 1,028 | 72.1 | 67.3-76.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,064 | 524 | 18.6 | 16.1-21.3 | 2,540 | 81.4 | 78.7-83.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,465 | 373 | 16.6 | 14.3-19.3 | 2,092 | 83.4 | 80.7-85.7 |
| College Graduate | 2,878 | 212 | 7.8 | 6.2- 9.9 | 2,666 | 92.2 | 90.1-93.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,153 | 381 | 36.3 | 30.7-42.3 | 772 | 63.7 | 57.7-69.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,658 | 405 | 32.7 | 28.4-37.2 | 1,253 | 67.3 | 62.8-71.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,114 | 172 | 20.8 | 16.8-25.6 | 942 | 79.2 | 74.4-83.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,191 | 121 | 13.3 | 10.1-17.3 | 1,070 | 86.7 | 82.7-89.9 |
| $50,000+ | 3,052 | 151 | 5.8 | 4.6- 7.3 | 2,901 | 94.2 | 92.7-95.4 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,263 | 177 | 15.0 | 12.1-18.6 | 1,086 | 85.0 | 81.4-87.9 |
| Region II | 1,239 | 168 | 17.3 | 13.9-21.2 | 1,071 | 82.7 | 78.8-86.1 |
| Region III | 1,309 | 184 | 15.4 | 12.4-18.9 | 1,125 | 84.6 | 81.1-87.6 |
| Region IV | 1,162 | 198 | 16.8 | 13.6-20.5 | 964 | 83.2 | 79.5-86.4 |
| Region V | 1,172 | 187 | 16.3 | 13.5-19.6 | 985 | 83.7 | 80.4-86.5 |
| Region VI | 1,252 | 203 | 19.7 | 16.1-23.8 | 1,049 | 80.3 | 76.2-83.9 |
| Region VII | 1,188 | 172 | 13.3 | 10.3-17.1 | 1,016 | 86.7 | 82.9-89.7 |
| Region VIII | 1,193 | 146 | 15.3 | 12.4-18.6 | 1,047 | 84.7 | 81.4-87.6 |
** 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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