BRFSS Survey Results 2010 for South Carolina
Tobacco Use
Current smoking status*
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| Total # Respondents |
No | Yes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,366 | 7,830 | 79.0 | 77.2-80.8 | 1,536 | 21.0 | 19.2-22.8 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,509 | 2,839 | 74.8 | 71.6-77.7 | 670 | 25.2 | 22.3-28.4 |
| Female | 5,857 | 4,991 | 83.0 | 80.9-84.9 | 866 | 17.0 | 15.1-19.1 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 5,981 | 5,011 | 79.4 | 77.2-81.5 | 970 | 20.6 | 18.5-22.8 |
| African American | 2,666 | 2,218 | 78.6 | 74.8-82.1 | 448 | 21.4 | 17.9-25.2 |
| Other | 408 | 322 | 75.1 | 64.3-83.5 | 86 | 24.9 | 16.5-35.7 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 115 | 100 | 85.4 | 67.8-94.2 | 15 | 14.6 | 5.8-32.2 |
| No | 8,998 | 7,504 | 78.9 | 77.0-80.7 | 1,494 | 21.1 | 19.3-23.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 250 | 196 | 73.8 | 65.0-81.1 | 54 | 26.2 | 18.9-35.0 |
| 25-34 | 644 | 477 | 70.1 | 63.3-76.1 | 167 | 29.9 | 23.9-36.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,117 | 872 | 78.9 | 75.2-82.2 | 245 | 21.1 | 17.8-24.8 |
| 45-54 | 1,618 | 1,234 | 76.4 | 73.1-79.4 | 384 | 23.6 | 20.6-26.9 |
| 55-64 | 2,240 | 1,820 | 81.7 | 79.2-83.9 | 420 | 18.3 | 16.1-20.8 |
| 65+ | 3,497 | 3,231 | 91.9 | 90.3-93.3 | 266 | 8.1 | 6.7- 9.7 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,368 | 1,054 | 66.6 | 60.9-71.7 | 314 | 33.4 | 28.3-39.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,003 | 2,421 | 71.5 | 68.1-74.7 | 582 | 28.5 | 25.3-31.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,280 | 1,873 | 79.7 | 75.3-83.4 | 407 | 20.3 | 16.6-24.7 |
| College Graduate | 2,696 | 2,463 | 90.7 | 88.0-92.8 | 233 | 9.3 | 7.2-12.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,239 | 942 | 65.3 | 58.1-71.9 | 297 | 34.7 | 28.1-41.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,668 | 1,302 | 69.9 | 65.2-74.2 | 366 | 30.1 | 25.8-34.8 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 974 | 800 | 75.4 | 68.5-81.3 | 174 | 24.6 | 18.7-31.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,160 | 987 | 80.3 | 75.2-84.5 | 173 | 19.7 | 15.5-24.8 |
| $50,000+ | 2,723 | 2,394 | 87.6 | 85.3-89.5 | 329 | 12.4 | 10.5-14.7 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,197 | 1,004 | 79.4 | 74.9-83.3 | 193 | 20.6 | 16.7-25.1 |
| Region II | 1,092 | 916 | 80.0 | 74.3-84.7 | 176 | 20.0 | 15.3-25.7 |
| Region III | 1,200 | 999 | 78.1 | 73.2-82.3 | 201 | 21.9 | 17.7-26.8 |
| Region IV | 1,294 | 1,058 | 79.2 | 75.5-82.5 | 236 | 20.8 | 17.5-24.5 |
| Region V | 1,186 | 996 | 79.8 | 76.3-83.0 | 190 | 20.2 | 17.0-23.7 |
| Region VI | 1,117 | 930 | 79.0 | 74.7-82.8 | 187 | 21.0 | 17.2-25.3 |
| Region VII | 1,148 | 964 | 78.2 | 72.6-83.0 | 184 | 21.8 | 17.0-27.4 |
| Region VIII | 1,132 | 963 | 79.7 | 75.6-83.3 | 169 | 20.3 | 16.7-24.4 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Tobacco Use 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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