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BRFSS Survey Results 2010 for South Carolina

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Obesity Risk Factors

Risk factor for Overweight or Obese*

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  Total #
Respondents		 Not at Risk At Risk
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,021 2,798 32.6 30.7-34.5 6,223 67.4 65.5-69.3
GENDER
Male 3,486 887 28.1 25.1-31.3 2,599 71.9 68.7-74.9
Female 5,535 1,911 36.9 34.7-39.2 3,624 63.1 60.8-65.3
RACE
White 5,781 2,042 35.8 33.6-38.2 3,739 64.2 61.8-66.4
African American 2,569 550 24.3 21.2-27.6 2,019 75.7 72.4-78.8
Other 395 128 34.5 24.3-46.4 267 65.5 53.6-75.7
HISPANIC
Yes 114 30 20.7 10.7-36.3 84 79.3 63.7-89.3
No 8,680 2,703 32.9 31.0-34.9 5,977 67.1 65.1-69.0
AGE
18-24 242 130 54.2 44.6-63.5 112 45.8 36.5-55.4
25-34 618 207 33.0 27.2-39.3 411 67.0 60.7-72.8
35-44 1,078 315 30.0 26.3-34.0 763 70.0 66.0-73.7
45-54 1,545 435 27.0 23.9-30.3 1,110 73.0 69.7-76.1
55-64 2,151 593 27.6 24.9-30.5 1,558 72.4 69.5-75.1
65+ 3,387 1,118 33.3 31.1-35.6 2,269 66.7 64.4-68.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,302 396 33.9 28.5-39.7 906 66.1 60.3-71.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,895 786 27.8 24.9-30.9 2,109 72.2 69.1-75.1
Some Post-H.S. 2,197 669 32.4 28.3-36.8 1,528 67.6 63.2-71.7
College Graduate 2,615 944 36.9 33.6-40.3 1,671 63.1 59.7-66.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,205 328 24.2 19.8-29.1 877 75.8 70.9-80.2
$15,000- $24,999 1,629 433 29.4 24.7-34.6 1,196 70.6 65.4-75.3
$25,000- $34,999 945 273 33.2 26.8-40.3 672 66.8 59.7-73.2
$35,000- $49,999 1,131 323 27.3 23.0-32.1 808 72.7 67.9-77.0
$50,000+ 2,654 879 32.4 29.6-35.4 1,775 67.6 64.6-70.4
REGION**
Region I 1,151 351 31.9 27.7-36.4 800 68.1 63.6-72.3
Region II 1,050 368 35.0 29.8-40.5 682 65.0 59.5-70.2
Region III 1,160 348 31.6 26.9-36.7 812 68.4 63.3-73.1
Region IV 1,240 353 28.4 24.8-32.2 887 71.6 67.8-75.2
Region V 1,151 301 28.1 24.2-32.3 850 71.9 67.7-75.8
Region VI 1,081 330 33.1 28.8-37.7 751 66.9 62.3-71.2
Region VII 1,105 368 34.6 29.7-39.9 737 65.4 60.1-70.3
Region VIII 1,083 379 38.1 33.6-42.7 704 61.9 57.3-66.4

*Not At Risk corresponds to BMI<25

** 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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