BRFSS Survey Results 2010 for South Carolina
Cholesterol Awareness
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,866 | 8,080 | 84.3 | 82.4-86.1 | 786 | 15.7 | 13.9-17.6 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,299 | 2,979 | 82.5 | 79.1-85.5 | 320 | 17.5 | 14.5-20.9 |
| Female | 5,567 | 5,101 | 86.1 | 83.9-87.9 | 466 | 13.9 | 12.1-16.1 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 5,712 | 5,313 | 86.4 | 84.1-88.5 | 399 | 13.6 | 11.5-15.9 |
| African American | 2,465 | 2,160 | 81.7 | 78.0-84.9 | 305 | 18.3 | 15.1-22.0 |
| Other | 402 | 345 | 73.0 | 60.9-82.4 | 57 | 27.0 | 17.6-39.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 114 | 93 | 74.8 | 56.6-87.1 | 21 | 25.2 | 12.9-43.4 |
| No | 8,519 | 7,775 | 84.6 | 82.6-86.4 | 744 | 15.4 | 13.6-17.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 217 | 92 | 46.3 | 36.5-56.3 | 125 | 53.7 | 43.7-63.5 |
| 25-34 | 573 | 403 | 71.4 | 65.0-77.1 | 170 | 28.6 | 22.9-35.0 |
| 35-44 | 1,041 | 893 | 88.0 | 84.8-90.6 | 148 | 12.0 | 9.4-15.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,532 | 1,401 | 90.9 | 88.5-92.9 | 131 | 9.1 | 7.1-11.5 |
| 55-64 | 2,158 | 2,060 | 95.2 | 93.6-96.4 | 98 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.4 |
| 65+ | 3,345 | 3,231 | 96.7 | 95.5-97.6 | 114 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.5 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,259 | 1,079 | 72.4 | 66.0-78.0 | 180 | 27.6 | 22.0-34.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,826 | 2,531 | 81.7 | 78.3-84.6 | 295 | 18.3 | 15.4-21.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,168 | 1,990 | 82.2 | 77.0-86.4 | 178 | 17.8 | 13.6-23.0 |
| College Graduate | 2,597 | 2,466 | 93.3 | 91.3-94.8 | 131 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,173 | 1,012 | 72.5 | 65.4-78.6 | 161 | 27.5 | 21.4-34.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,565 | 1,407 | 81.5 | 75.6-86.3 | 158 | 18.5 | 13.7-24.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 929 | 838 | 83.0 | 77.0-87.7 | 91 | 17.0 | 12.3-23.0 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,114 | 1,044 | 87.7 | 82.6-91.5 | 70 | 12.3 | 8.5-17.4 |
| $50,000+ | 2,633 | 2,499 | 92.5 | 90.2-94.2 | 134 | 7.5 | 5.8- 9.8 |
| REGION** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,137 | 1,045 | 84.7 | 79.9-88.5 | 92 | 15.3 | 11.5-20.1 |
| Region II | 1,040 | 961 | 84.0 | 77.9-88.6 | 79 | 16.0 | 11.4-22.1 |
| Region III | 1,136 | 1,048 | 85.9 | 80.5-90.0 | 88 | 14.1 | 10.0-19.5 |
| Region IV | 1,226 | 1,087 | 83.2 | 79.2-86.5 | 139 | 16.8 | 13.5-20.8 |
| Region V | 1,121 | 1,019 | 82.1 | 77.5-86.0 | 102 | 17.9 | 14.0-22.5 |
| Region VI | 1,057 | 957 | 86.5 | 82.6-89.6 | 100 | 13.5 | 10.4-17.4 |
| Region VII | 1,084 | 989 | 84.2 | 78.5-88.6 | 95 | 15.8 | 11.4-21.5 |
| Region VIII | 1,065 | 974 | 80.7 | 76.0-84.7 | 91 | 19.3 | 15.3-24.0 |
** 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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