BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Asthma
Computed Asthma Status*
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| Total # Respondents |
Current | Former | Never | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,972 | 722 | 7.7 | 6.9- 8.5 | 343 | 4.4 | 3.8- 5.1 | 7,907 | 88.0 | 87.0-88.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,474 | 199 | 5.9 | 4.8- 7.1 | 139 | 4.7 | 3.8- 5.9 | 3,136 | 89.4 | 87.8-90.8 |
| Female | 5,498 | 523 | 9.3 | 8.4-10.4 | 204 | 4.1 | 3.4- 4.9 | 4,771 | 86.6 | 85.3-87.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,791 | 536 | 7.5 | 6.7- 8.4 | 258 | 4.3 | 3.6- 5.0 | 5,997 | 88.2 | 87.2-89.2 |
| African American | 1,857 | 155 | 7.9 | 6.3- 9.9 | 70 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.3 | 1,632 | 87.5 | 85.1-89.6 |
| Other | 242 | 28 | 9.5 | 5.7-15.5 | 10 | 4.3 | 1.6-11.1 | 204 | 86.2 | 78.9-91.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 181 | 16 | 6.6 | 3.7-11.6 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.9- 9.0 | 160 | 90.4 | 84.1-94.4 |
| No | 8,613 | 688 | 7.7 | 6.9- 8.5 | 331 | 4.4 | 3.8- 5.1 | 7,594 | 87.9 | 86.9-88.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 334 | 29 | 9.3 | 6.0-14.1 | 20 | 5.9 | 3.4- 9.9 | 285 | 84.9 | 79.4-89.1 |
| 25-34 | 945 | 63 | 6.8 | 5.1- 9.0 | 52 | 5.8 | 4.2- 7.9 | 830 | 87.4 | 84.7-89.8 |
| 35-44 | 1,435 | 109 | 7.5 | 6.0- 9.4 | 45 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.1 | 1,281 | 89.1 | 86.8-91.0 |
| 45-54 | 1,817 | 153 | 7.6 | 6.3- 9.2 | 83 | 5.0 | 3.7- 6.5 | 1,581 | 87.4 | 85.4-89.2 |
| 55-64 | 1,871 | 176 | 9.0 | 7.5-10.7 | 65 | 3.4 | 2.6- 4.4 | 1,630 | 87.7 | 85.8-89.3 |
| 65+ | 2,482 | 186 | 6.9 | 5.8- 8.1 | 75 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.1 | 2,221 | 90.0 | 88.5-91.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,316 | 163 | 11.6 | 9.4-14.3 | 50 | 4.7 | 3.2- 7.0 | 1,103 | 83.6 | 80.5-86.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,752 | 227 | 8.1 | 6.7- 9.7 | 76 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.7 | 2,449 | 88.6 | 86.7-90.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,208 | 180 | 7.3 | 6.0- 8.8 | 100 | 4.6 | 3.6- 5.9 | 1,928 | 88.1 | 86.2-89.7 |
| College Graduate | 2,668 | 151 | 5.7 | 4.6- 6.9 | 116 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.5 | 2,401 | 89.2 | 87.5-90.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,067 | 164 | 13.8 | 11.3-16.8 | 31 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.8 | 872 | 83.2 | 79.9-86.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,349 | 134 | 10.1 | 8.0-12.7 | 40 | 3.7 | 2.3- 6.1 | 1,175 | 86.1 | 83.0-88.8 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,007 | 74 | 7.0 | 5.0- 9.7 | 48 | 4.9 | 3.4- 7.0 | 885 | 88.1 | 85.0-90.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,249 | 92 | 7.3 | 5.6- 9.4 | 47 | 4.9 | 3.4- 7.0 | 1,110 | 87.8 | 85.1-90.1 |
| $50,000+ | 3,000 | 155 | 5.4 | 4.4- 6.6 | 112 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.3 | 2,733 | 90.4 | 88.9-91.8 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 707 | 70 | 8.3 | 6.3-10.7 | 19 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.2 | 618 | 88.4 | 85.1-91.0 |
| Appalachia II | 653 | 57 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.7 | 20 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.4 | 576 | 90.2 | 87.3-92.5 |
| Appalachia III | 495 | 41 | 8.5 | 6.0-11.9 | 26 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.8 | 428 | 85.4 | 81.0-88.9 |
| Catawba | 379 | 27 | 7.9 | 4.9-12.5 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.6- 6.1 | 341 | 89.0 | 84.1-92.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,065 | 93 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.7 | 39 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.7 | 933 | 86.6 | 83.3-89.3 |
| Low Country | 933 | 72 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.4 | 37 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.2 | 824 | 88.8 | 86.0-91.1 |
| Palmetto | 839 | 68 | 7.2 | 5.4- 9.7 | 28 | 4.0 | 2.4- 6.7 | 743 | 88.8 | 85.6-91.3 |
| Pee Dee | 745 | 59 | 8.0 | 5.8-10.9 | 31 | 5.5 | 3.6- 8.5 | 655 | 86.4 | 82.7-89.4 |
| Trident | 1,035 | 82 | 7.7 | 5.7-10.3 | 47 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.3 | 906 | 86.5 | 83.3-89.2 |
| Upper Savannah | 584 | 33 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.5 | 20 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.5 | 531 | 91.7 | 88.6-94.0 |
| Waccamaw | 944 | 70 | 7.8 | 5.5-11.0 | 40 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.3 | 834 | 87.9 | 84.4-90.6 |
| Wateree | 479 | 35 | 7.3 | 4.9-10.7 | 19 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.2 | 425 | 88.9 | 85.1-91.9 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 1,291 | 103 | 6.5 | 5.2- 8.1 | 39 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.4 | 1,149 | 89.9 | 87.7-91.7 |
| Region II | 1,148 | 98 | 7.8 | 6.1- 9.8 | 46 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.0 | 1,004 | 88.0 | 85.5-90.1 |
| Region III | 1,218 | 95 | 7.4 | 5.8- 9.5 | 39 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.6 | 1,084 | 88.8 | 86.3-91.0 |
| Region IV | 1,224 | 94 | 7.7 | 6.1- 9.9 | 50 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.8 | 1,080 | 87.4 | 84.8-89.7 |
| Region V | 1,065 | 93 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.7 | 39 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.7 | 933 | 86.6 | 83.3-89.3 |
| Region VI | 944 | 70 | 7.8 | 5.5-11.0 | 40 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.3 | 834 | 87.9 | 84.4-90.6 |
| Region VII | 1,035 | 82 | 7.7 | 5.7-10.3 | 47 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.3 | 906 | 86.5 | 83.3-89.2 |
| Region VIII | 933 | 72 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.4 | 37 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.2 | 824 | 88.8 | 86.0-91.1 |
*Data in this table was derived from the asthma questions.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
*** 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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