BRFSS Survey Results 2010 for South Carolina
Tobacco Use
Four level smoker status*
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| Total # Respondents |
Smokes everyday | Smokes some days | Former smoker | Never smoked | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,366 | 1,071 | 14.0 | 12.6-15.5 | 465 | 7.0 | 5.7- 8.5 | 2,843 | 24.1 | 22.7-25.6 | 4,987 | 54.9 | 53.0-56.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 3,509 | 467 | 16.5 | 14.2-19.1 | 203 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.4 | 1,403 | 28.8 | 26.3-31.5 | 1,436 | 45.9 | 42.8-49.2 |
| Female | 5,857 | 604 | 11.7 | 10.2-13.3 | 262 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.1 | 1,440 | 19.8 | 18.2-21.4 | 3,551 | 63.2 | 60.9-65.4 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 5,981 | 740 | 15.1 | 13.4-17.0 | 230 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.2 | 2,086 | 27.5 | 25.7-29.3 | 2,925 | 51.9 | 49.6-54.2 |
| African American | 2,666 | 262 | 11.7 | 9.4-14.4 | 186 | 9.7 | 7.0-13.2 | 559 | 15.3 | 13.0-17.8 | 1,659 | 63.4 | 59.5-67.1 |
| Other | 408 | 50 | 14.8 | 8.9-23.5 | 36 | 10.1 | 4.6-20.6 | 104 | 25.7 | 17.0-37.0 | 218 | 49.4 | 38.5-60.2 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 115 | 8 | 8.2 | 2.2-25.7 | 7 | 6.4 | 1.8-20.3 | 29 | 13.4 | 6.8-24.6 | 71 | 72.0 | 54.1-84.9 |
| No | 8,998 | 1,048 | 14.3 | 12.9-15.8 | 446 | 6.9 | 5.6- 8.4 | 2,736 | 24.4 | 22.9-26.0 | 4,768 | 54.5 | 52.5-56.4 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 250 | 34 | 15.4 | 10.0-22.9 | 20 | 10.8 | 6.2-18.2 | 16 | 6.2 | 2.1-17.0 | 180 | 67.6 | 57.9-76.1 |
| 25-34 | 644 | 108 | 17.5 | 13.2-22.8 | 59 | 12.4 | 7.7-19.2 | 89 | 12.8 | 9.5-17.0 | 388 | 57.3 | 50.8-63.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,117 | 174 | 15.5 | 12.6-19.0 | 71 | 5.6 | 4.1- 7.6 | 174 | 17.3 | 14.2-20.8 | 698 | 61.6 | 57.4-65.7 |
| 45-54 | 1,618 | 289 | 17.3 | 14.8-20.2 | 95 | 6.3 | 4.6- 8.6 | 365 | 23.5 | 20.4-26.8 | 869 | 52.9 | 49.2-56.5 |
| 55-64 | 2,240 | 294 | 13.5 | 11.5-15.8 | 126 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.1 | 697 | 34.6 | 31.6-37.6 | 1,123 | 47.1 | 44.0-50.2 |
| 65+ | 3,497 | 172 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.2 | 94 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.5 | 1,502 | 44.1 | 41.7-46.5 | 1,729 | 47.8 | 45.5-50.2 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,368 | 218 | 25.9 | 21.1-31.4 | 96 | 7.5 | 5.1-11.0 | 450 | 24.0 | 20.3-28.1 | 604 | 42.5 | 37.0-48.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,003 | 413 | 19.7 | 16.9-22.9 | 169 | 8.8 | 6.7-11.4 | 831 | 22.2 | 19.9-24.6 | 1,590 | 49.3 | 46.1-52.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,280 | 283 | 12.2 | 9.9-14.9 | 124 | 8.2 | 5.1-12.7 | 710 | 27.0 | 23.5-30.7 | 1,163 | 52.7 | 48.5-56.9 |
| College Graduate | 2,696 | 157 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.2 | 76 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.4 | 843 | 23.5 | 21.1-26.0 | 1,620 | 67.2 | 64.0-70.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,239 | 193 | 22.2 | 17.3-27.9 | 104 | 12.5 | 7.3-20.6 | 305 | 20.0 | 15.9-25.0 | 637 | 45.3 | 39.1-51.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,668 | 254 | 22.1 | 18.3-26.5 | 112 | 8.0 | 5.7-11.1 | 464 | 22.4 | 18.2-27.2 | 838 | 47.5 | 42.7-52.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 974 | 126 | 13.4 | 10.3-17.4 | 48 | 11.1 | 6.3-18.8 | 316 | 25.3 | 20.9-30.2 | 484 | 50.2 | 43.2-57.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,160 | 123 | 13.0 | 9.9-16.9 | 50 | 6.8 | 3.9-11.5 | 400 | 28.6 | 24.6-33.0 | 587 | 51.7 | 46.6-56.6 |
| $50,000+ | 2,723 | 233 | 8.2 | 6.6-10.3 | 96 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.6 | 873 | 26.0 | 23.6-28.6 | 1,521 | 61.5 | 58.6-64.4 |
| REGION** | |||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,197 | 142 | 14.4 | 11.3-18.1 | 51 | 6.2 | 3.8-10.0 | 338 | 24.2 | 20.9-27.9 | 666 | 55.2 | 50.5-59.7 |
| Region II | 1,092 | 117 | 11.0 | 8.2-14.5 | 59 | 9.0 | 5.2-15.1 | 345 | 23.8 | 20.3-27.8 | 571 | 56.2 | 50.7-61.4 |
| Region III | 1,200 | 140 | 15.3 | 11.7-19.6 | 61 | 6.7 | 4.3-10.2 | 349 | 24.3 | 20.3-28.8 | 650 | 53.8 | 48.7-58.7 |
| Region IV | 1,294 | 159 | 14.4 | 11.7-17.7 | 77 | 6.4 | 4.5- 8.9 | 369 | 22.0 | 19.3-25.0 | 689 | 57.2 | 53.2-61.1 |
| Region V | 1,186 | 126 | 13.7 | 11.0-16.8 | 64 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.9 | 357 | 23.9 | 20.9-27.1 | 639 | 56.0 | 51.9-60.0 |
| Region VI | 1,117 | 132 | 15.1 | 11.8-19.2 | 55 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.6 | 345 | 27.7 | 24.1-31.7 | 585 | 51.3 | 46.7-55.9 |
| Region VII | 1,148 | 127 | 14.9 | 11.0-19.8 | 57 | 6.9 | 4.1-11.5 | 335 | 22.3 | 18.8-26.2 | 629 | 55.9 | 50.5-61.2 |
| Region VIII | 1,132 | 128 | 15.0 | 12.0-18.6 | 41 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.5 | 405 | 28.8 | 25.4-32.6 | 558 | 50.9 | 46.5-55.2 |
*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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