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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide

Health Status

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury, for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.#		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 208850 137031 65.8 65.4-66.1 22,461 10.9 10.7-11.1 21,329 10.6 10.4-10.8 14,041 6.7 6.5- 6.9 13,988 6.1 5.9- 6.2
Alabama 2,736 1,682 62.6 60.5-64.6 293 11.0 9.7-12.5 278 10.3 9.0-11.7 254 8.5 7.4- 9.7 229 7.6 6.6- 8.8
Alaska 2,825 1,776 62.1 59.2-64.8 373 15.0 12.8-17.4 311 10.2 8.8-11.8 196 6.9 5.7- 8.3 169 5.9 4.7- 7.3
Arizona 3,193 1,969 63.9 61.4-66.3 353 10.8 9.4-12.3 360 11.2 9.8-12.8 249 6.6 5.5- 7.9 262 7.6 6.2- 9.2
Arkansas 2,881 1,805 63.3 61.4-65.3 281 9.9 8.8-11.3 289 10.0 8.8-11.3 239 7.9 6.9- 9.0 267 8.8 7.8-10.0
California 4,244 2,731 64.6 62.9-66.4 419 9.4 8.4-10.4 534 12.6 11.5-13.9 339 8.0 7.1- 9.1 221 5.3 4.5- 6.3
Colorado 2,008 1,292 64.9 62.5-67.2 268 12.8 11.3-14.5 211 10.6 9.1-12.3 123 6.0 4.9- 7.2 114 5.7 4.6- 7.0
Connecticut 7,645 5,087 66.7 65.4-67.9 849 11.3 10.5-12.2 773 10.6 9.8-11.5 495 6.1 5.5- 6.8 441 5.3 4.7- 5.9
Delaware 3,465 2,278 66.4 64.3-68.4 356 11.6 10.2-13.2 363 10.0 8.8-11.3 224 6.1 5.2- 7.1 244 6.0 5.1- 7.0
District of Colum 1,844 1,248 67.1 64.5-69.7 224 11.4 9.8-13.2 199 11.0 9.4-12.8 87 4.6 3.6- 5.8 86 5.9 4.6- 7.6
Florida 4,585 3,124 68.9 67.3-70.4 423 9.1 8.2-10.1 424 9.1 8.2-10.0 295 6.3 5.5- 7.2 319 6.6 5.9- 7.5
Georgia 4,379 2,907 67.4 65.6-69.1 481 11.4 10.3-12.6 426 9.5 8.5-10.6 272 5.7 4.9- 6.8 293 6.0 5.2- 6.9
Hawaii 4,483 3,368 75.6 73.8-77.3 342 8.5 7.3- 9.9 415 8.9 7.7-10.1 178 3.7 3.0- 4.5 180 3.4 2.8- 4.1
Idaho 4,767 3,051 64.8 63.2-66.4 589 12.4 11.3-13.5 491 10.3 9.3-11.4 372 7.5 6.6- 8.4 264 5.1 4.4- 5.8
Illinois 3,982 2,600 66.4 64.7-68.1 466 11.5 10.4-12.6 438 11.2 10.1-12.4 258 5.9 5.1- 6.7 220 5.0 4.4- 5.8
Indiana 3,928 2,488 64.2 62.6-65.9 467 12.1 11.0-13.3 437 10.5 9.5-11.6 299 7.3 6.5- 8.2 237 5.8 5.1- 6.7
Iowa 3,532 2,337 66.0 64.2-67.8 421 13.2 11.9-14.6 347 10.1 9.0-11.4 202 5.3 4.6- 6.2 225 5.3 4.6- 6.1
Kansas 4,503 3,046 68.5 66.9-70.0 575 13.0 11.9-14.2 385 8.3 7.4- 9.2 224 4.6 4.0- 5.3 273 5.7 5.0- 6.4
Kentucky 7,397 5,062 70.7 69.3-72.2 381 5.6 4.9- 6.5 671 9.4 8.5-10.5 456 5.6 4.9- 6.3 827 8.6 7.9- 9.5
Louisiana 4,778 3,352 71.4 70.0-72.8 408 8.4 7.6- 9.3 427 8.6 7.8- 9.5 285 5.7 5.0- 6.5 306 5.9 5.2- 6.7
Maine 2,374 1,566 66.2 64.0-68.3 237 10.6 9.3-12.2 211 9.4 8.1-10.8 169 6.8 5.8- 8.0 191 7.0 6.0- 8.1
Maryland 4,412 2,893 66.3 64.5-68.0 540 11.7 10.6-12.9 458 10.8 9.7-12.1 272 6.1 5.3- 7.0 249 5.1 4.4- 6.0
Massachusetts 8,516 5,507 64.5 63.3-65.7 990 12.6 11.7-13.5 894 10.2 9.5-11.0 605 7.1 6.5- 7.8 520 5.6 5.0- 6.2
Michigan 3,758 2,368 63.0 61.2-64.8 437 12.1 10.9-13.4 407 11.2 10.1-12.4 294 7.6 6.7- 8.5 252 6.1 5.3- 7.0
Minnesota 3,881 2,441 62.8 61.0-64.5 607 16.0 14.7-17.3 389 10.4 9.3-11.6 241 5.9 5.1- 6.7 203 5.0 4.3- 5.9
Mississippi 2,922 1,934 67.5 65.6-69.4 220 7.4 6.4- 8.6 272 9.3 8.1-10.6 201 6.9 6.0- 8.1 295 8.8 7.8-10.0
Missouri 4,078 2,631 64.4 62.3-66.3 462 12.4 11.0-13.9 404 10.1 8.9-11.4 257 6.3 5.4- 7.4 324 6.8 5.9- 7.9
Montana 3,304 2,244 69.1 66.9-71.3 293 9.0 7.7-10.5 309 8.5 7.2- 9.9 215 7.0 5.8- 8.4 243 6.4 5.4- 7.6
Nebraska 3,650 2,589 72.2 70.5-73.9 360 9.9 8.8-11.1 304 8.1 7.1- 9.2 179 4.5 3.8- 5.3 218 5.3 4.6- 6.2
Nevada 2,544 1,589 60.2 57.3-63.0 313 12.4 10.6-14.5 315 14.8 12.4-17.4 188 7.0 5.8- 8.5 139 5.6 4.5- 7.0
New Hampshire 4,007 2,655 66.5 64.8-68.1 502 12.6 11.5-13.9 387 10.0 9.0-11.2 258 6.2 5.4- 7.1 205 4.6 4.0- 5.4
New Jersey 5,908 3,962 68.2 66.6-69.7 579 10.1 9.1-11.2 576 9.5 8.6-10.5 399 6.3 5.5- 7.2 392 5.9 5.2- 6.7
New Mexico 3,571 2,339 66.0 64.2-67.8 350 10.3 9.2-11.6 345 10.2 9.1-11.6 262 6.8 5.9- 7.8 275 6.6 5.7- 7.5
New York 3,840 2,505 64.8 63.0-66.6 410 10.4 9.3-11.6 432 11.7 10.4-13.0 251 6.5 5.7- 7.5 242 6.7 5.7- 7.7
North Carolina 6,105 4,035 67.4 65.6-69.1 636 10.8 9.6-12.1 576 8.6 7.6- 9.6 396 6.5 5.7- 7.5 462 6.7 5.8- 7.6
North Dakota 2,472 1,675 67.5 65.4-69.5 330 13.7 12.2-15.2 243 10.0 8.8-11.4 114 4.3 3.5- 5.2 110 4.6 3.7- 5.6
Ohio 3,365 2,170 65.4 63.4-67.3 417 12.8 11.4-14.3 339 9.9 8.8-11.1 237 6.5 5.7- 7.6 202 5.5 4.7- 6.4
Oklahoma 4,439 2,853 66.2 64.3-68.0 407 9.2 8.2-10.4 411 9.3 8.3-10.5 341 6.9 6.0- 7.8 427 8.4 7.4- 9.5
Oregon 2,505 1,546 62.4 60.2-64.4 311 12.2 10.9-13.7 286 11.8 10.4-13.3 191 7.5 6.4- 8.8 171 6.1 5.2- 7.2
Pennsylvania 3,612 2,342 64.8 63.0-66.6 420 12.1 10.9-13.5 386 10.6 9.5-11.7 238 6.3 5.5- 7.3 226 6.2 5.4- 7.1
Rhode Island 4,055 2,516 62.0 60.2-63.8 481 12.5 11.2-13.8 479 11.4 10.3-12.6 316 8.2 7.1- 9.4 263 5.9 5.2- 6.8
South Carolina 3,144 2,054 66.1 64.2-68.0 315 10.0 8.8-11.3 319 9.8 8.7-11.0 221 7.1 6.1- 8.3 235 7.0 6.1- 8.1
South Dakota 5,064 3,508 69.1 67.6-70.5 554 12.0 10.9-13.1 411 8.4 7.6- 9.4 317 5.7 5.1- 6.4 274 4.8 4.2- 5.5
Tennessee 2,861 2,000 70.8 68.8-72.7 251 8.9 7.7-10.3 240 8.3 7.1- 9.7 170 5.2 4.4- 6.2 200 6.7 5.8- 7.8
Texas 5,808 3,866 67.8 66.4-69.1 620 10.6 9.8-11.6 591 9.6 8.8-10.5 369 6.2 5.5- 7.0 362 5.7 5.1- 6.4
Utah 3,625 2,206 60.5 58.4-62.6 497 14.9 13.4-16.6 456 13.0 11.6-14.4 278 7.0 6.0- 8.1 188 4.6 3.9- 5.5
Vermont 4,246 2,780 65.6 63.9-67.2 545 13.3 12.2-14.6 393 9.2 8.3-10.2 256 5.9 5.1- 6.7 272 6.0 5.3- 6.8
Virginia 2,871 1,812 63.9 61.9-66.0 372 12.5 11.3-13.9 312 11.7 10.2-13.3 185 6.1 5.2- 7.1 190 5.8 4.9- 6.7
Washington 4,136 2,514 62.6 60.9-64.2 559 13.0 11.9-14.1 507 11.9 10.9-13.0 316 7.5 6.6- 8.4 240 5.1 4.5- 5.9
West Virginia 3,021 1,753 58.9 56.9-60.8 288 10.8 9.5-12.2 336 11.1 9.9-12.4 250 8.0 7.0- 9.2 394 11.2 10.1-12.5
Wisconsin 3,316 2,023 61.5 59.5-63.4 473 14.5 13.1-16.0 389 11.8 10.6-13.2 266 7.6 6.7- 8.7 165 4.6 3.8- 5.4
Wyoming 3,006 2,026 67.5 65.6-69.3 340 11.6 10.4-12.9 285 9.7 8.6-10.9 185 5.8 4.9- 6.7 170 5.6 4.7- 6.5
Guam 841 576 68.9 65.2-72.4 85 9.4 7.4-11.8 109 12.7 10.3-15.6 35 4.2 2.8- 6.2 36 4.8 3.3- 6.9
Puerto Rico 4,202 2,752 68.5 66.6-70.5 106 2.1 1.7- 2.6 557 13.6 12.1-15.2 406 8.3 7.3- 9.4 381 7.5 6.5- 8.5
Virgin Islands 2,216 1,598 71.4 69.0-73.7 185 8.0 6.8- 9.5 222 10.9 9.2-12.8 116 5.6 4.5- 6.8 95 4.1 3.2- 5.3

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#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.

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