BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Mental Illness and Stigma
People are generally caring and sympathetic to people with mental illness. Do you agree slightly or strongly, or disagree slightly or strongly?
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| Total # Respondents |
Agree strongly | Agree slightly | Neither agree/disagree | Disagree slightly | Disagree strongly | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,783 | 2,569 | 25.9 | 24.4-27.5 | 2,880 | 36.6 | 34.8-38.4 | 112 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 | 2,215 | 25.6 | 24.0-27.2 | 1,007 | 10.9 | 9.8-12.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,334 | 1,020 | 27.8 | 25.3-30.4 | 1,264 | 41.8 | 38.9-44.8 | 43 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.8 | 751 | 21.7 | 19.3-24.2 | 256 | 7.7 | 6.3- 9.3 |
| Female | 5,449 | 1,549 | 24.1 | 22.4-26.0 | 1,616 | 31.7 | 29.6-33.9 | 69 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 | 1,464 | 29.2 | 27.2-31.4 | 751 | 13.8 | 12.4-15.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 5,854 | 1,540 | 23.1 | 21.4-24.9 | 1,981 | 37.5 | 35.4-39.7 | 75 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 | 1,613 | 27.4 | 25.6-29.4 | 645 | 10.9 | 9.7-12.2 |
| African American | 2,318 | 825 | 32.6 | 29.0-36.3 | 728 | 34.3 | 30.3-38.5 | 28 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.5 | 457 | 20.9 | 17.7-24.6 | 280 | 11.1 | 8.9-13.7 |
| Other | 414 | 113 | 24.9 | 18.9-32.1 | 120 | 38.5 | 30.9-46.7 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.9 | 108 | 24.9 | 18.9-32.0 | 65 | 10.5 | 6.9-15.6 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 135 | 46 | 27.9 | 17.7-41.0 | 41 | 42.6 | 29.6-56.7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.7 | 25 | 19.9 | 10.8-33.9 | 22 | 8.6 | 4.6-15.7 |
| No | 8,477 | 2,446 | 25.6 | 24.1-27.2 | 2,795 | 36.6 | 34.8-38.5 | 110 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 | 2,157 | 25.8 | 24.2-27.4 | 969 | 10.9 | 9.9-12.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 251 | 65 | 23.7 | 17.4-31.4 | 108 | 45.6 | 37.0-54.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 52 | 21.0 | 14.3-29.6 | 23 | 9.4 | 5.5-15.7 |
| 25-34 | 630 | 129 | 20.7 | 16.6-25.5 | 229 | 39.0 | 33.8-44.5 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.4 | 201 | 29.9 | 25.2-35.1 | 65 | 9.3 | 6.7-12.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,134 | 240 | 20.6 | 17.2-24.3 | 417 | 39.7 | 35.5-44.1 | 10 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 | 316 | 28.0 | 24.3-32.0 | 151 | 11.1 | 8.8-13.8 |
| 45-54 | 1,685 | 428 | 25.5 | 22.6-28.6 | 560 | 33.9 | 30.6-37.3 | 22 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.4 | 437 | 25.9 | 23.1-28.9 | 238 | 13.4 | 11.1-15.9 |
| 55-64 | 2,152 | 655 | 28.1 | 25.4-31.0 | 635 | 32.4 | 29.2-35.7 | 23 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.6 | 577 | 26.2 | 23.5-29.1 | 262 | 12.0 | 10.1-14.1 |
| 65+ | 2,931 | 1,052 | 37.5 | 34.9-40.1 | 931 | 31.8 | 29.4-34.3 | 48 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.2 | 632 | 20.1 | 18.1-22.3 | 268 | 9.2 | 7.7-10.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,073 | 446 | 38.1 | 33.0-43.5 | 303 | 35.5 | 30.1-41.3 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.3 | 190 | 15.6 | 12.6-19.1 | 119 | 9.7 | 7.3-12.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,735 | 969 | 31.5 | 28.5-34.6 | 894 | 36.7 | 33.3-40.2 | 27 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 | 573 | 22.1 | 19.2-25.4 | 272 | 9.1 | 7.5-11.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,265 | 615 | 24.7 | 21.9-27.7 | 734 | 34.9 | 31.5-38.4 | 27 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 | 596 | 28.2 | 25.2-31.5 | 293 | 10.9 | 9.1-13.1 |
| College Graduate | 2,695 | 536 | 16.9 | 14.8-19.3 | 945 | 38.3 | 35.2-41.5 | 43 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.4 | 850 | 30.4 | 27.6-33.3 | 321 | 13.0 | 10.9-15.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 997 | 364 | 31.1 | 26.2-36.5 | 271 | 31.9 | 25.7-38.9 | 10 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 | 220 | 24.1 | 19.0-29.9 | 132 | 12.3 | 9.1-16.4 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,456 | 509 | 32.5 | 28.5-36.9 | 461 | 35.1 | 30.5-39.9 | 16 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 | 287 | 20.0 | 16.5-24.0 | 183 | 11.7 | 9.5-14.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,017 | 309 | 29.1 | 24.6-34.2 | 332 | 34.5 | 29.5-39.8 | 11 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.0 | 246 | 25.0 | 20.3-30.4 | 119 | 10.2 | 7.6-13.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,113 | 311 | 25.5 | 21.5-30.1 | 363 | 36.3 | 31.4-41.5 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.1 | 316 | 26.0 | 22.0-30.5 | 112 | 11.1 | 8.1-15.0 |
| $50,000+ | 2,900 | 609 | 18.7 | 16.7-21.0 | 1,075 | 39.6 | 36.7-42.5 | 36 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.9 | 858 | 29.5 | 27.0-32.2 | 322 | 11.1 | 9.4-13.0 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,156 | 336 | 28.7 | 24.6-33.2 | 365 | 35.9 | 31.5-40.5 | 14 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.6 | 305 | 23.6 | 20.2-27.3 | 136 | 10.5 | 8.2-13.4 |
| Region II | 1,124 | 324 | 25.0 | 21.4-28.9 | 369 | 38.2 | 33.9-42.7 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 276 | 22.9 | 19.5-26.8 | 138 | 12.9 | 10.1-16.2 |
| Region III | 1,179 | 321 | 26.3 | 22.4-30.5 | 375 | 34.2 | 29.7-38.9 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.8 | 312 | 28.4 | 24.2-33.0 | 154 | 10.2 | 8.0-13.0 |
| Region IV | 1,028 | 325 | 30.7 | 26.7-35.0 | 335 | 32.3 | 28.2-36.6 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 | 240 | 26.4 | 22.2-31.0 | 112 | 9.3 | 7.3-11.9 |
| Region V | 1,035 | 319 | 27.3 | 23.8-31.2 | 347 | 38.1 | 33.5-42.9 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 238 | 22.1 | 18.7-25.9 | 120 | 11.6 | 9.2-14.7 |
| Region VI | 1,140 | 353 | 27.3 | 23.7-31.1 | 352 | 34.9 | 30.6-39.4 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.9 | 315 | 28.7 | 24.8-32.9 | 111 | 8.3 | 6.5-10.5 |
| Region VII | 1,071 | 290 | 18.4 | 15.1-22.1 | 374 | 42.4 | 37.1-48.0 | 17 | 1.3 | 0.4- 3.8 | 259 | 25.9 | 21.6-30.7 | 131 | 12.0 | 9.1-15.7 |
| Region VIII | 1,050 | 301 | 28.4 | 24.4-32.8 | 363 | 35.4 | 31.4-39.7 | 11 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 | 270 | 25.5 | 22.0-29.5 | 105 | 9.9 | 7.6-12.8 |
** 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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