BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Tobacco Use
Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,793 | 4,667 | 44.8 | 43.1-46.6 | 5,126 | 55.2 | 53.4-56.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,704 | 2,195 | 51.2 | 48.4-54.0 | 1,509 | 48.8 | 46.0-51.6 |
| Female | 6,089 | 2,472 | 39.0 | 37.0-41.1 | 3,617 | 61.0 | 58.9-63.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,364 | 3,322 | 49.5 | 47.4-51.6 | 3,042 | 50.5 | 48.4-52.6 |
| African American | 2,672 | 989 | 32.2 | 29.0-35.6 | 1,683 | 67.8 | 64.4-71.0 |
| Other | 472 | 247 | 48.2 | 40.9-55.5 | 225 | 51.8 | 44.5-59.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 156 | 74 | 41.4 | 29.7-54.0 | 82 | 58.6 | 46.0-70.3 |
| No | 9,393 | 4,501 | 45.1 | 43.3-46.8 | 4,892 | 54.9 | 53.2-56.7 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 285 | 89 | 29.6 | 22.8-37.5 | 196 | 70.4 | 62.5-77.2 |
| 25-34 | 694 | 258 | 39.7 | 34.7-45.0 | 436 | 60.3 | 55.0-65.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,238 | 481 | 38.1 | 34.2-42.2 | 757 | 61.9 | 57.8-65.8 |
| 45-54 | 1,838 | 905 | 49.7 | 46.4-53.0 | 933 | 50.3 | 47.0-53.6 |
| 55-64 | 2,363 | 1,214 | 54.7 | 51.6-57.8 | 1,149 | 45.3 | 42.2-48.4 |
| 65+ | 3,375 | 1,720 | 52.1 | 49.6-54.6 | 1,655 | 47.9 | 45.4-50.4 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,379 | 768 | 62.5 | 57.7-67.0 | 611 | 37.5 | 33.0-42.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,060 | 1,504 | 47.7 | 44.4-51.0 | 1,556 | 52.3 | 49.0-55.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,467 | 1,184 | 44.1 | 40.8-47.4 | 1,283 | 55.9 | 52.6-59.2 |
| College Graduate | 2,862 | 1,201 | 35.3 | 32.5-38.2 | 1,661 | 64.7 | 61.8-67.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,160 | 590 | 52.7 | 46.9-58.4 | 570 | 47.3 | 41.6-53.1 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,664 | 836 | 54.0 | 49.6-58.4 | 828 | 46.0 | 41.6-50.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,117 | 551 | 49.1 | 44.0-54.2 | 566 | 50.9 | 45.8-56.0 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,183 | 590 | 44.2 | 39.4-49.1 | 593 | 55.8 | 50.9-60.6 |
| $50,000+ | 3,040 | 1,386 | 39.7 | 37.0-42.4 | 1,654 | 60.3 | 57.6-63.0 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,264 | 586 | 42.6 | 38.4-46.8 | 678 | 57.4 | 53.2-61.6 |
| Region II | 1,241 | 588 | 43.3 | 39.2-47.6 | 653 | 56.7 | 52.4-60.8 |
| Region III | 1,309 | 628 | 44.4 | 40.0-48.9 | 681 | 55.6 | 51.1-60.0 |
| Region IV | 1,169 | 558 | 47.2 | 42.9-51.5 | 611 | 52.8 | 48.5-57.1 |
| Region V | 1,170 | 512 | 43.0 | 38.9-47.2 | 658 | 57.0 | 52.8-61.1 |
| Region VI | 1,256 | 642 | 54.2 | 49.8-58.6 | 614 | 45.8 | 41.4-50.2 |
| Region VII | 1,189 | 538 | 41.5 | 36.7-46.4 | 651 | 58.5 | 53.6-63.3 |
| Region VIII | 1,195 | 615 | 48.8 | 44.6-53.0 | 580 | 51.2 | 47.0-55.4 |
** 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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