BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Healthy Days
During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health
keep you from doing your usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*
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| Total # Respondents |
None | 1-2 days | 3-7 days | 8-29 days | 30 days | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 4,710 | 2,705 | 57.6 | 55.0-60.1 | 419 | 11.4 | 9.6-13.5 | 504 | 11.6 | 10.0-13.3 | 599 | 10.6 | 9.2-12.1 | 483 | 8.9 | 7.7-10.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,508 | 860 | 57.9 | 53.4-62.3 | 148 | 12.0 | 8.8-16.1 | 146 | 11.1 | 8.5-14.3 | 171 | 9.2 | 7.2-11.8 | 183 | 9.8 | 7.7-12.5 |
| Female | 3,202 | 1,845 | 57.3 | 54.4-60.3 | 271 | 11.0 | 9.1-13.2 | 358 | 11.9 | 10.1-13.9 | 428 | 11.5 | 9.7-13.6 | 300 | 8.3 | 6.9- 9.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,982 | 1,768 | 59.8 | 56.9-62.7 | 282 | 11.1 | 9.3-13.2 | 292 | 10.1 | 8.5-12.1 | 352 | 10.3 | 8.6-12.2 | 288 | 8.6 | 7.2-10.3 |
| African American | 1,328 | 745 | 55.5 | 49.7-61.1 | 107 | 13.0 | 8.4-19.4 | 168 | 13.4 | 10.1-17.6 | 190 | 10.1 | 7.5-13.4 | 118 | 8.1 | 5.6-11.5 |
| Other | 260 | 126 | 46.4 | 36.9-56.2 | 24 | 10.2 | 6.1-16.6 | 36 | 18.8 | 12.0-28.3 | 39 | 15.5 | 9.3-24.7 | 35 | 9.2 | 5.3-15.5 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 79 | 38 | 33.7 | 21.0-49.2 | 9 | 14.8 | 6.8-29.3 | 8 | 22.2 | 9.3-44.3 | 15 | 24.6 | 11.2-45.6 | 9 | 4.8 | 1.6-13.3 |
| No | 4,507 | 2,612 | 58.4 | 55.8-60.9 | 404 | 11.4 | 9.6-13.6 | 489 | 11.3 | 9.8-13.0 | 567 | 10.2 | 8.8-11.8 | 435 | 8.6 | 7.4-10.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 138 | 92 | 56.0 | 43.7-67.5 | 17 | 19.4 | 10.5-33.1 | 19 | 12.5 | 7.1-21.0 | 7 | 8.9 | 3.7-19.8 | 3 | 3.3 | 1.0-10.3 |
| 25-34 | 355 | 219 | 64.8 | 57.7-71.4 | 50 | 12.1 | 8.0-18.0 | 43 | 10.2 | 6.9-14.8 | 32 | 8.9 | 5.6-14.0 | 11 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.0 |
| 35-44 | 655 | 370 | 55.0 | 49.2-60.6 | 80 | 12.9 | 9.7-17.0 | 84 | 14.9 | 10.8-20.2 | 68 | 9.3 | 6.6-13.0 | 53 | 7.8 | 5.0-12.1 |
| 45-54 | 942 | 500 | 53.3 | 48.6-57.9 | 98 | 12.8 | 9.4-17.2 | 105 | 11.9 | 9.2-15.2 | 144 | 11.7 | 9.3-14.7 | 95 | 10.3 | 7.9-13.3 |
| 55-64 | 1,153 | 628 | 55.3 | 50.9-59.5 | 79 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.9 | 129 | 10.0 | 7.8-12.7 | 169 | 13.2 | 10.7-16.2 | 148 | 15.7 | 12.5-19.5 |
| 65+ | 1,467 | 896 | 61.7 | 58.0-65.2 | 95 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.7 | 124 | 8.9 | 7.0-11.3 | 179 | 11.2 | 9.2-13.7 | 173 | 11.5 | 9.5-13.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 752 | 374 | 50.7 | 44.2-57.2 | 33 | 6.5 | 3.3-12.4 | 78 | 11.1 | 7.7-15.6 | 120 | 14.4 | 10.7-19.3 | 147 | 17.3 | 13.2-22.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,477 | 857 | 56.8 | 52.0-61.6 | 98 | 13.0 | 9.0-18.4 | 154 | 10.1 | 7.8-12.9 | 210 | 9.8 | 7.9-12.1 | 158 | 10.3 | 8.0-13.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,239 | 689 | 56.1 | 51.3-60.8 | 113 | 9.9 | 7.4-13.1 | 145 | 13.3 | 10.2-17.3 | 173 | 12.9 | 10.1-16.3 | 119 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.8 |
| College Graduate | 1,235 | 781 | 63.1 | 58.4-67.5 | 175 | 13.4 | 10.8-16.6 | 127 | 11.8 | 9.0-15.4 | 94 | 7.3 | 4.8-11.0 | 58 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 740 | 303 | 39.9 | 33.1-47.0 | 37 | 10.5 | 5.3-19.9 | 92 | 13.3 | 9.4-18.4 | 156 | 15.0 | 11.7-19.2 | 152 | 21.3 | 15.9-28.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 914 | 504 | 57.7 | 51.8-63.3 | 57 | 6.2 | 4.3- 9.1 | 98 | 9.6 | 7.2-12.7 | 152 | 16.5 | 12.3-21.8 | 103 | 10.0 | 7.4-13.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 538 | 332 | 55.3 | 47.5-62.8 | 41 | 10.0 | 5.6-17.1 | 60 | 15.6 | 10.3-22.8 | 56 | 12.6 | 7.7-19.8 | 49 | 6.6 | 4.4- 9.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 547 | 352 | 66.0 | 59.0-72.3 | 52 | 11.6 | 7.4-17.9 | 61 | 9.9 | 6.7-14.4 | 48 | 8.1 | 5.3-12.3 | 34 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.7 |
| $50,000+ | 1,239 | 799 | 62.3 | 57.9-66.5 | 175 | 14.5 | 11.7-17.9 | 120 | 11.8 | 9.0-15.4 | 93 | 6.9 | 5.0- 9.5 | 52 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.5 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 643 | 360 | 54.1 | 47.7-60.4 | 55 | 9.0 | 6.2-12.8 | 79 | 15.5 | 10.6-22.1 | 86 | 12.5 | 9.2-16.9 | 63 | 8.9 | 6.4-12.3 |
| Region II | 594 | 331 | 56.7 | 50.3-63.0 | 61 | 12.3 | 8.3-17.8 | 66 | 12.0 | 8.5-16.7 | 73 | 10.6 | 7.2-15.4 | 63 | 8.3 | 5.5-12.2 |
| Region III | 619 | 355 | 57.9 | 51.6-64.0 | 65 | 12.6 | 8.5-18.2 | 66 | 11.6 | 8.0-16.3 | 71 | 9.2 | 6.2-13.6 | 62 | 8.7 | 6.2-12.1 |
| Region IV | 536 | 298 | 56.2 | 49.4-62.7 | 43 | 11.8 | 7.3-18.7 | 46 | 8.2 | 5.6-11.9 | 88 | 15.2 | 10.9-20.8 | 61 | 8.6 | 6.0-12.2 |
| Region V | 538 | 307 | 56.4 | 50.0-62.5 | 51 | 8.6 | 6.2-11.8 | 55 | 14.7 | 10.5-20.3 | 71 | 10.3 | 7.7-13.7 | 54 | 10.1 | 7.2-13.8 |
| Region VI | 625 | 353 | 58.1 | 51.5-64.4 | 42 | 9.2 | 5.8-14.3 | 65 | 10.6 | 7.3-15.1 | 86 | 10.7 | 8.1-14.1 | 79 | 11.4 | 7.7-16.7 |
| Region VII | 598 | 351 | 59.7 | 52.0-66.8 | 49 | 12.5 | 7.2-20.7 | 76 | 10.4 | 6.9-15.3 | 62 | 8.1 | 5.1-12.5 | 60 | 9.4 | 5.8-14.7 |
| Region VIII | 557 | 350 | 64.7 | 58.8-70.2 | 53 | 11.5 | 8.2-15.9 | 51 | 9.2 | 6.3-13.4 | 62 | 8.4 | 6.1-11.4 | 41 | 6.2 | 3.7-10.1 |
*Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.
** 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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