BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Pandemic Flu
What do you think is the most effective one thing you can do to prevent getting sick from the flu?
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| Total # Respondents |
Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth | Avoid close contact | Get vaccinated | Take anti-viral medicine | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,419 | 361 | 26.0 | 22.3-30.0 | 588 | 39.3 | 35.0-43.8 | 408 | 29.2 | 25.2-33.5 | 62 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.7 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 542 | 122 | 22.4 | 17.2-28.7 | 234 | 43.4 | 36.5-50.5 | 158 | 26.5 | 21.0-32.8 | 28 | 7.7 | 4.1-13.9 |
| Female | 877 | 239 | 29.5 | 24.7-34.8 | 354 | 35.3 | 30.3-40.7 | 250 | 31.8 | 26.4-37.7 | 34 | 3.4 | 1.9- 6.0 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 938 | 262 | 27.0 | 22.7-31.8 | 364 | 37.6 | 32.5-43.0 | 290 | 32.4 | 27.4-37.8 | 22 | 3.0 | 1.3- 6.9 |
| African American | 389 | 76 | 20.7 | 13.7-29.9 | 178 | 44.1 | 35.3-53.3 | 104 | 26.1 | 19.2-34.4 | 31 | 9.2 | 5.3-15.4 |
| Other | 67 | 19 | 31.4 | 17.2-50.1 | 31 | 39.0 | 22.7-58.2 | 11 | 12.1 | 5.3-25.4 | 6 | 17.6 | 5.3-44.7 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 41 | 9 | 10.6 | 4.2-24.4 | 9 | 31.5 | 14.4-55.7 | 18 | 44.3 | 24.9-65.6 | 5 | 13.6 | 3.9-38.1 |
| 25-34 | 115 | 25 | 20.5 | 11.7-33.5 | 53 | 46.0 | 33.4-59.1 | 31 | 28.9 | 18.7-41.8 | 6 | 4.6 | 1.7-12.1 |
| 35-44 | 220 | 68 | 35.5 | 26.8-45.4 | 90 | 33.2 | 25.0-42.5 | 48 | 23.7 | 16.1-33.5 | 14 | 7.6 | 3.1-17.4 |
| 45-54 | 286 | 94 | 35.1 | 27.5-43.6 | 110 | 37.8 | 30.6-45.7 | 67 | 24.0 | 17.8-31.6 | 15 | 3.0 | 1.5- 5.8 |
| 55-64 | 326 | 71 | 20.2 | 15.0-26.7 | 135 | 42.7 | 34.7-51.1 | 102 | 31.4 | 24.5-39.2 | 18 | 5.7 | 2.6-12.2 |
| 65+ | 431 | 94 | 22.3 | 16.6-29.3 | 191 | 44.7 | 38.1-51.4 | 142 | 32.4 | 26.5-38.9 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.5 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 170 | 36 | 16.3 | 10.1-25.2 | 86 | 43.5 | 31.0-56.9 | 39 | 31.5 | 20.3-45.5 | 9 | 8.7 | 1.7-34.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 436 | 80 | 19.7 | 13.4-28.0 | 197 | 36.7 | 29.3-44.7 | 132 | 33.8 | 25.7-43.0 | 27 | 9.8 | 4.9-18.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 356 | 106 | 27.7 | 21.0-35.5 | 132 | 38.2 | 29.9-47.3 | 102 | 29.2 | 21.8-38.0 | 16 | 4.9 | 2.5- 9.2 |
| College Graduate | 455 | 138 | 32.0 | 25.5-39.3 | 172 | 41.0 | 33.6-48.9 | 135 | 25.1 | 19.4-31.7 | 10 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 157 | 28 | 21.2 | 11.8-35.2 | 87 | 44.5 | 30.1-59.9 | 38 | 32.4 | 16.6-53.6 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.6- 6.1 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 238 | 55 | 18.7 | 12.0-27.8 | 105 | 41.0 | 29.7-53.3 | 66 | 25.1 | 17.1-35.3 | 12 | 15.2 | 6.1-33.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 158 | 35 | 16.9 | 9.6-28.2 | 69 | 48.5 | 37.0-60.1 | 46 | 28.9 | 20.3-39.4 | 8 | 5.7 | 1.5-19.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 198 | 55 | 26.7 | 17.9-37.8 | 70 | 38.2 | 27.4-50.3 | 64 | 31.5 | 21.5-43.6 | 9 | 3.6 | 1.4- 8.9 |
| $50,000+ | 480 | 146 | 33.0 | 26.6-40.0 | 176 | 34.1 | 27.8-41.0 | 140 | 29.5 | 23.4-36.4 | 18 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.3 |
| REGION** | |||||||||||||
| Region I | 173 | 45 | 25.0 | 16.4-36.2 | 78 | 49.0 | 37.8-60.3 | 41 | 20.7 | 13.5-30.3 | 9 | 5.3 | 1.7-15.6 |
| Region II | 148 | 46 | 30.1 | 20.5-41.8 | 56 | 34.3 | 23.9-46.4 | 38 | 26.9 | 17.6-38.9 | 8 | 8.7 | 3.2-21.8 |
| Region III | 199 | 52 | 21.8 | 13.9-32.5 | 70 | 37.8 | 26.8-50.3 | 64 | 33.0 | 22.9-45.0 | 13 | 7.4 | 2.7-18.5 |
| Region IV | 175 | 39 | 22.9 | 15.4-32.6 | 76 | 38.7 | 29.6-48.5 | 54 | 34.7 | 24.9-45.9 | 6 | 3.8 | 1.4- 9.8 |
| Region V | 184 | 48 | 22.8 | 16.1-31.1 | 85 | 53.6 | 43.7-63.2 | 44 | 20.7 | 14.5-28.7 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.7 |
| Region VI | 177 | 50 | 30.8 | 20.9-42.9 | 83 | 46.6 | 34.5-59.2 | 37 | 20.6 | 12.7-31.5 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.5 |
| Region VII | 175 | 46 | 33.9 | 23.6-46.1 | 60 | 29.4 | 20.2-40.6 | 65 | 33.6 | 23.5-45.3 | 4 | 3.2 | 0.7-12.8 |
| Region VIII | 188 | 35 | 18.8 | 12.3-27.6 | 80 | 39.3 | 30.1-49.4 | 65 | 36.0 | 26.2-47.2 | 8 | 5.9 | 2.4-14.0 |
** 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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