BRFSS Survey Results 2010 for South Carolina
Health Status
Risk Factor for Fair and Poor health*
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| Total # Respondents |
Good/Better Health | Fair/Poor Health | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,354 | 7,066 | 82.4 | 81.0-83.7 | 2,288 | 17.6 | 16.3-19.0 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,504 | 2,670 | 83.3 | 80.9-85.5 | 834 | 16.7 | 14.5-19.1 |
| Female | 5,850 | 4,396 | 81.6 | 80.0-83.1 | 1,454 | 18.4 | 16.9-20.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 5,966 | 4,765 | 85.1 | 83.4-86.6 | 1,201 | 14.9 | 13.4-16.6 |
| African American | 2,666 | 1,848 | 78.4 | 75.6-81.0 | 818 | 21.6 | 19.0-24.4 |
| Other | 414 | 284 | 78.1 | 69.7-84.7 | 130 | 21.9 | 15.3-30.3 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 119 | 83 | 82.6 | 66.5-91.9 | 36 | 17.4 | 8.1-33.5 |
| No | 8,985 | 6,855 | 82.8 | 81.4-84.1 | 2,130 | 17.2 | 15.9-18.6 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 248 | 236 | 95.3 | 91.2-97.5 | 12 | 4.7 | 2.5- 8.8 |
| 25-34 | 644 | 579 | 90.5 | 84.9-94.1 | 65 | 9.5 | 5.9-15.1 |
| 35-44 | 1,121 | 957 | 86.2 | 82.8-88.9 | 164 | 13.8 | 11.1-17.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,623 | 1,300 | 81.9 | 78.7-84.6 | 323 | 18.1 | 15.4-21.3 |
| 55-64 | 2,242 | 1,609 | 75.1 | 72.3-77.7 | 633 | 24.9 | 22.3-27.7 |
| 65+ | 3,476 | 2,385 | 70.4 | 68.1-72.5 | 1,091 | 29.6 | 27.5-31.9 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,348 | 680 | 62.5 | 57.4-67.3 | 668 | 37.5 | 32.7-42.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,010 | 2,157 | 79.5 | 77.1-81.8 | 853 | 20.5 | 18.2-22.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,281 | 1,795 | 82.7 | 79.1-85.8 | 486 | 17.3 | 14.2-20.9 |
| College Graduate | 2,696 | 2,417 | 92.9 | 91.4-94.1 | 279 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,234 | 608 | 60.7 | 54.9-66.3 | 626 | 39.3 | 33.7-45.1 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,669 | 1,095 | 68.8 | 64.5-72.8 | 574 | 31.2 | 27.2-35.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 977 | 738 | 81.0 | 76.0-85.1 | 239 | 19.0 | 14.9-24.0 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,159 | 974 | 86.8 | 83.3-89.6 | 185 | 13.2 | 10.4-16.7 |
| $50,000+ | 2,724 | 2,506 | 94.0 | 92.6-95.1 | 218 | 6.0 | 4.9- 7.4 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,194 | 876 | 80.6 | 77.0-83.7 | 318 | 19.4 | 16.3-23.0 |
| Region II | 1,091 | 834 | 81.7 | 77.0-85.6 | 257 | 18.3 | 14.4-23.0 |
| Region III | 1,197 | 914 | 85.0 | 81.9-87.6 | 283 | 15.0 | 12.4-18.1 |
| Region IV | 1,294 | 923 | 78.0 | 74.8-80.9 | 371 | 22.0 | 19.1-25.2 |
| Region V | 1,184 | 882 | 80.9 | 78.0-83.6 | 302 | 19.1 | 16.4-22.0 |
| Region VI | 1,119 | 827 | 82.5 | 79.2-85.4 | 292 | 17.5 | 14.6-20.8 |
| Region VII | 1,146 | 890 | 84.9 | 80.9-88.2 | 256 | 15.1 | 11.8-19.1 |
| Region VIII | 1,129 | 920 | 83.3 | 79.9-86.2 | 209 | 16.7 | 13.8-20.1 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Health Status questions.
** 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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