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During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
None
N % C.I.(95%) |
1-2 days
N % C.I.(95%) |
3-7 days
N % C.I.(95%) |
8-29 days
N % C.I.(95%) |
30 days
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
3001 |
2427 80.9 (79.1-82.5) |
162 5.5 ( 4.6- 6.5) |
170 6.3 ( 5.2- 7.6) |
124 3.9 ( 3.1- 4.7) |
118 3.5 ( 2.8- 4.3) |
| GENDER |
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| Male |
1142 |
949 82.8 (80.0-85.2) |
50 4.6 ( 3.4- 6.2) |
61 6.1 ( 4.5- 8.2) |
39 3.1 ( 2.1- 4.4) |
43 3.5 ( 2.5- 4.9) |
| Female |
1859 |
1478 79.2 (76.9-81.3) |
112 6.3 ( 5.1- 7.7) |
109 6.5 ( 5.2- 8.1) |
85 4.6 ( 3.6- 5.8) |
75 3.5 ( 2.7- 4.4) |
| RACE |
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| White |
2309 |
1873 80.8 (78.8-82.6) |
127 5.5 ( 4.5- 6.6) |
131 6.6 ( 5.3- 8.1) |
91 3.7 ( 3.0- 4.7) |
87 3.5 ( 2.7- 4.4) |
| African American |
589 |
470 81.1 (77.0-84.6) |
30 5.1 ( 3.4- 7.4) |
31 5.4 ( 3.5- 8.2) |
28 4.4 ( 2.6- 7.2) |
30 4.1 ( 2.7- 6.3) |
| AGE |
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| 18-24 |
246 |
206 80.5 (73.0-86.4) |
22 7.9 ( 4.8-12.8) |
14 10.2 ( 5.7-17.7) |
3 0.8 ( 0.2- 2.7) |
1 0.5 ( 0.1- 3.5) |
| 25-34 |
542 |
452 83.8 (79.9-87.0) |
44 7.4 ( 5.4-10.0) |
32 5.9 ( 3.9- 8.9) |
10 1.8 ( 0.9- 3.4) |
4 1.1 ( 0.4- 3.2) |
| 35-44 |
622 |
510 81.5 (77.8-84.7) |
34 5.8 ( 4.0- 8.3) |
47 7.4 ( 5.5-10.0) |
17 2.5 ( 1.5- 4.3) |
14 2.7 ( 1.5- 5.0) |
| 45-54 |
551 |
445 80.6 (76.4-84.3) |
27 4.6 ( 3.0- 7.1) |
29 5.4 ( 3.7- 7.9) |
32 6.9 ( 4.5-10.5) |
18 2.5 ( 1.5- 4.1) |
| 55-64 |
406 |
319 78.8 (74.2-82.8) |
22 5.1 ( 3.3- 7.9) |
21 5.4 ( 3.4- 8.5) |
20 4.7 ( 2.9- 7.4) |
24 5.9 ( 3.8- 9.1) |
| 65+ |
618 |
482 79.1 (75.4-82.3) |
13 2.3 ( 1.3- 4.2) |
26 3.9 ( 2.6- 5.8) |
42 6.4 ( 4.7- 8.8) |
55 8.3 ( 6.3-10.9) |
| EDUCATION |
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| Less Than H.S. |
502 |
358 70.8 (65.5-75.6) |
19 4.2 ( 2.5- 6.7) |
36 9.2 ( 5.8-14.3) |
41 7.4 ( 5.3-10.3) |
48 8.4 ( 6.2-11.3) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
939 |
786 83.4 (80.4-86.0) |
38 4.5 ( 3.1- 6.6) |
51 6.3 ( 4.6- 8.5) |
36 3.3 ( 2.4- 4.7) |
28 2.4 ( 1.6- 3.7) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
754 |
617 81.3 (77.7-84.4) |
43 5.6 ( 4.0- 7.8) |
39 5.3 ( 3.7- 7.5) |
32 4.5 ( 2.9- 7.0) |
23 3.3 ( 2.0- 5.3) |
| College Graduate |
800 |
661 83.9 (80.9-86.6) |
62 7.4 ( 5.6- 9.6) |
44 5.5 ( 3.9- 7.7) |
15 1.6 ( 0.9- 2.7) |
18 1.6 ( 1.0- 2.7) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
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| Less than $15,000 |
329 |
226 71.7 (65.9-76.9) |
9 3.9 ( 1.8- 8.3) |
25 6.1 ( 3.9- 9.4) |
31 8.0 ( 5.5-11.6) |
38 10.2 ( 7.1-14.4) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
556 |
428 75.5 (70.5-79.9) |
33 6.5 ( 4.3- 9.8) |
35 7.9 ( 4.9-12.6) |
27 4.7 ( 3.2- 7.1) |
33 5.3 ( 3.6- 7.8) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
425 |
349 82.2 (77.6-86.0) |
23 5.3 ( 3.4- 8.2) |
19 4.6 ( 2.7- 7.6) |
23 5.0 ( 3.3- 7.7) |
11 2.9 ( 1.5- 5.8) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
446 |
378 84.6 (80.4-88.1) |
26 5.8 ( 3.7- 9.0) |
30 6.8 ( 4.6- 9.9) |
7 1.7 ( 0.8- 3.5) |
5 1.1 ( 0.4- 2.9) |
| $50,000+ |
772 |
661 84.8 (81.5-87.6) |
47 5.4 ( 4.0- 7.3) |
41 6.7 ( 4.7- 9.3) |
15 2.1 ( 1.1- 4.2) |
8 1.0 ( 0.5- 2.1) |
| * Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question; however, they are included in the 'None' category here |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
