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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days--FEMALE Respondents Only

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?*

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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%)
TOTAL 4,091 3,292 79.7 77.8-81.6 250 6.7 5.6- 8.1 242 5.8 4.8- 7.0 178 4.6 3.7- 5.7 129 3.1 2.4- 4.0
RACE
White 3,117 2,508 79.8 77.6-81.9 197 6.7 5.4- 8.2 181 5.7 4.6- 7.1 132 4.8 3.8- 6.2 99 2.9 2.2- 3.9
African American 673 557 81.3 76.3-85.5 34 6.0 3.6- 9.7 36 5.5 3.4- 8.9 29 3.6 2.2- 5.7 17 3.6 1.9- 6.8
Asian 41 31 62.1 40.0-80.2 3 13.7 3.8-39.1 4 7.8 1.9-27.1 2 9.6 2.0-35.1 1 6.8 1.0-35.2
Native American 111 79 69.4 52.8-82.2 4 2.8 0.8- 9.0 12 15.3 5.6-35.4 9 9.0 3.3-22.0 7 3.5 1.4- 8.2
Other Minorities 120 93 79.3 68.2-87.2 12 10.8 5.3-20.7 6 5.2 1.9-13.7 5 3.3 1.1-10.1 4 1.3 0.4- 4.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 143 119 79.3 67.3-87.7 12 7.8 3.6-16.1 5 8.7 3.2-21.6 6 3.6 1.3- 9.7 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2
-English Speaking 71 58 76.0 54.3-89.4 6 6.7 1.8-21.9 3 13.3 3.3-40.9 3 2.5 0.6- 9.6 1 1.6 0.2-10.9
-Spanish Speaking 72 61 81.3 66.4-90.5 6 8.4 3.2-20.4 2 6.0 1.5-21.2 3 4.2 1.1-14.5 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 3,942 3,167 79.7 77.7-81.6 238 6.7 5.5- 8.1 237 5.7 4.7- 6.9 172 4.7 3.8- 5.8 128 3.2 2.5- 4.2
AGE
18-24 298 231 77.1 69.1-83.5 33 12.4 7.6-19.7 22 6.3 3.4-11.3 9 3.6 1.5- 8.0 3 0.7 0.2- 2.3
25-34 688 543 79.0 74.6-82.9 63 8.4 6.0-11.7 49 8.5 6.0-11.9 26 3.3 2.0- 5.4 7 0.8 0.3- 1.9
35-44 756 596 77.5 72.6-81.6 63 8.1 5.8-11.2 50 7.0 4.5-10.7 32 4.7 2.8- 7.6 15 2.8 1.4- 5.5
45-54 790 616 78.6 73.9-82.6 49 5.8 3.8- 8.8 46 4.1 2.8- 5.9 41 6.7 4.3-10.4 38 4.8 2.9- 7.8
55-64 593 483 80.9 75.6-85.3 23 4.6 2.5- 8.3 31 4.6 2.7- 7.8 36 6.6 4.3-10.0 20 3.3 1.5- 7.2
65-74 494 418 84.4 79.1-88.5 11 1.3 0.6- 2.9 22 4.1 2.2- 7.5 20 3.9 2.1- 7.2 23 6.2 3.6-10.7
75+ 432 369 85.9 80.4-90.1 6 2.3 0.9- 6.1 21 4.4 2.2- 8.7 13 2.2 0.9- 5.3 23 5.1 3.0- 8.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 623 471 72.9 67.0-78.1 21 4.4 2.5- 7.6 38 7.1 4.4-11.3 46 7.5 5.0-11.1 47 8.1 5.2-12.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,199 971 80.2 76.5-83.4 58 6.9 4.8- 9.8 67 4.2 2.9- 6.0 58 5.4 3.8- 7.6 45 3.3 2.2- 5.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,036 829 80.1 76.2-83.5 78 7.7 5.5-10.6 64 7.1 5.0-10.1 42 3.6 2.3- 5.6 23 1.5 0.9- 2.6
College Graduate 1,221 1,012 83.4 80.1-86.2 92 6.8 5.1- 9.1 71 5.9 4.3- 8.1 32 2.7 1.6- 4.6 14 1.2 0.5- 2.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 456 303 68.8 61.9-75.0 26 7.1 3.7-13.2 32 5.3 3.0- 9.3 50 11.2 7.8-15.8 45 7.6 4.8-11.8
$15,000- 24,999 686 551 79.1 73.8-83.6 39 6.2 3.8-10.0 47 8.1 5.3-12.3 35 4.4 2.6- 7.4 14 2.2 1.1- 4.4
$25,000- 34,999 492 404 81.1 75.1-85.9 38 9.1 5.8-14.2 31 5.2 3.1- 8.5 15 4.3 2.1- 8.8 4 0.3 0.1- 0.8
$35,000- 49,999 496 402 81.4 76.1-85.8 39 8.0 5.1-12.2 30 6.3 3.9- 9.9 12 2.2 1.0- 4.9 13 2.2 1.0- 4.9
$50,000-74,999 452 376 80.0 73.3-85.3 32 7.9 4.7-13.1 29 6.9 3.8-12.3 13 4.5 2.3- 8.9 2 0.6 0.1- 2.7
$75,000+ 446 384 85.2 79.8-89.4 31 8.0 5.1-12.3 23 5.5 2.9- 9.9 7 1.0 0.3- 3.0 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 254 197 80.0 74.2-84.8 16 6.1 3.6-10.0 25 9.1 5.9-13.6 13 4.0 2.2- 7.0 3 0.9 0.3- 3.1
Forsyth 280 219 77.4 71.0-82.8 22 10.2 6.2-16.4 20 6.2 3.9- 9.8 9 2.8 1.4- 5.3 10 3.4 1.7- 6.6
Guilford 270 224 83.6 77.5-88.3 19 7.1 4.3-11.3 14 5.7 2.8-11.3 8 2.1 1.0- 4.4 5 1.5 0.6- 3.8
Henderson/Transylvania 284 244 88.2 83.4-91.8 10 3.1 1.5- 6.2 12 3.4 1.8- 6.0 10 3.2 1.6- 6.5 8 2.1 0.9- 4.8
Mecklenburg 287 247 86.6 81.2-90.7 13 5.7 2.9-10.8 13 4.0 2.1- 7.5 12 3.2 1.8- 5.8 2 0.4 0.1- 1.6
Orange 255 206 84.2 77.5-89.1 25 8.0 4.8-13.2 13 4.2 2.1- 8.2 7 2.4 1.1- 5.4 4 1.2 0.4- 3.2
Pitt 260 206 82.2 76.4-86.8 18 6.4 3.7-10.6 19 6.4 3.9-10.2 9 2.2 1.1- 4.3 8 3.0 1.4- 6.1
Randolph 253 215 87.0 81.1-91.3 9 3.7 1.7- 7.6 10 2.8 1.4- 5.5 9 3.7 1.5- 9.1 10 2.8 1.2- 6.1
Robeson 263 208 79.4 73.1-84.5 11 4.8 2.4- 9.4 18 7.9 4.6-13.1 12 3.3 1.8- 6.2 14 4.6 2.6- 7.9
Wake 246 205 82.6 76.0-87.6 16 7.4 4.2-12.9 13 6.1 3.1-11.5 6 1.8 0.7- 4.2 6 2.1 0.9- 4.9
Western NC 369 285 78.7 73.8-82.9 19 4.9 3.0- 7.9 23 6.8 4.4-10.4 21 4.8 2.9- 7.6 21 4.9 3.1- 7.5
Piedmont NC 559 442 80.0 75.8-83.6 41 7.4 5.2-10.5 35 5.8 3.9- 8.6 27 4.9 3.2- 7.3 14 2.0 1.1- 3.5
Eastern NC 511 394 75.4 70.6-79.6 31 6.8 4.4-10.2 27 6.0 3.9- 9.0 35 6.6 4.5- 9.6 24 5.2 3.3- 8.2

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* 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.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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