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BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina

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Mental Illness and Stigma

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  Total #
Respondents		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,217 1,251 11.7 10.7-12.8 7,966 88.3 87.2-89.3
GENDER
Male 3,491 337 8.3 6.9-10.0 3,154 91.7 90.0-93.1
Female 5,726 914 14.8 13.4-16.4 4,812 85.2 83.6-86.6
RACE
White 6,086 866 12.6 11.4-14.0 5,220 87.4 86.0-88.6
African American 2,441 252 7.7 5.9-10.0 2,189 92.3 90.0-94.1
Other 435 80 15.4 10.9-21.2 355 84.6 78.8-89.1
HISPANIC
Yes 143 22 14.1 7.1-26.0 121 85.9 74.0-92.9
No 8,853 1,179 11.5 10.4-12.6 7,674 88.5 87.4-89.6
AGE
18-24 253 22 8.6 5.0-14.2 231 91.4 85.8-95.0
25-34 643 55 8.0 5.5-11.6 588 92.0 88.4-94.5
35-44 1,146 154 12.2 9.8-15.2 992 87.8 84.8-90.2
45-54 1,734 258 13.3 11.0-16.0 1,476 86.7 84.0-89.0
55-64 2,242 375 16.2 14.1-18.6 1,867 83.8 81.4-85.9
65+ 3,199 387 10.4 9.1-11.9 2,812 89.6 88.1-90.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,250 230 17.2 13.8-21.4 1,020 82.8 78.6-86.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,847 384 10.9 9.2-12.9 2,463 89.1 87.1-90.8
Some Post-H.S. 2,345 336 12.2 10.2-14.6 2,009 87.8 85.4-89.8
College Graduate 2,757 300 10.0 8.3-11.9 2,457 90.0 88.1-91.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,081 233 18.4 14.3-23.3 848 81.6 76.7-85.7
$15,000- $24,999 1,531 240 14.7 12.1-17.8 1,291 85.3 82.2-87.9
$25,000- $34,999 1,059 134 10.7 8.2-14.0 925 89.3 86.0-91.8
$35,000- $49,999 1,145 124 8.3 6.2-11.0 1,021 91.7 89.0-93.8
$50,000+ 2,935 311 9.8 8.3-11.7 2,624 90.2 88.3-91.7
REGION**
Region I 1,216 198 14.3 11.8-17.3 1,018 85.7 82.7-88.2
Region II 1,178 189 13.8 11.1-17.1 989 86.2 82.9-88.9
Region III 1,236 160 10.3 8.0-13.1 1,076 89.7 86.9-92.0
Region IV 1,095 146 12.8 9.7-16.8 949 87.2 83.2-90.3
Region V 1,090 132 10.6 8.5-13.2 958 89.4 86.8-91.5
Region VI 1,184 157 12.2 9.8-14.9 1,027 87.8 85.1-90.2
Region VII 1,119 145 8.5 6.5-11.1 974 91.5 88.9-93.5
Region VIII 1,099 124 10.9 8.6-13.7 975 89.1 86.3-91.4

** 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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