BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (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?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days--WHITE Respondents Only

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
TOTAL	4,962	3,308	66.9	64.8-68.8	489	9.4	8.2-10.7	484	10.4	9.1-11.8	308	6.3	5.4- 7.4	373	7.1	6.1- 8.2
GENDER
Male	1,924	1,382	73.1	70.0-76.0	176	8.9	7.1-11.1	156	8.5	6.8-10.7	89	4.5	3.3- 6.0	121	5.0	3.9- 6.4
Female	3,038	1,926	61.0	58.3-63.6	313	9.8	8.4-11.5	328	12.2	10.4-14.2	219	8.0	6.7- 9.6	252	9.0	7.5-10.8
AGE
18-24	322	202	66.7	58.2-74.3	51	12.7	8.1-19.3	49	14.3	9.4-21.2	14	5.1	2.4-10.7	6	1.2	0.5- 2.9
25-34	789	522	66.1	61.2-70.6	114	12.6	9.8-16.2	91	11.9	9.0-15.5	51	7.9	5.5-11.3	11	1.6	0.7- 3.5
35-44	929	620	67.1	62.6-71.3	103	9.8	7.5-12.7	104	11.1	8.5-14.4	59	6.3	4.4- 8.8	43	5.7	3.8- 8.5
45-54	991	634	65.4	60.7-69.8	111	10.3	7.7-13.5	107	11.3	8.5-15.0	63	5.2	3.7- 7.3	76	7.8	5.6-10.9
55-64	761	513	65.6	60.5-70.3	52	7.4	5.1-10.7	57	8.8	6.2-12.3	55	6.7	4.7- 9.4	84	11.6	8.6-15.3
65-74	644	452	70.4	65.0-75.2	33	4.0	2.1- 7.3	41	5.7	3.7- 8.6	41	6.4	4.2- 9.5	77	13.7	10.2-18.1
75+	494	340	68.9	62.2-74.8	23	4.0	2.3- 6.8	33	6.4	3.9-10.2	23	6.7	3.8-11.5	75	14.1	10.1-19.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	632	371	57.4	51.2-63.3	34	5.3	3.3- 8.2	51	10.7	7.2-15.5	62	10.3	7.5-14.1	114	16.4	12.5-21.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,438	943	65.4	61.7-69.0	114	9.1	7.0-11.6	145	9.8	7.7-12.3	101	6.6	5.0- 8.6	135	9.1	7.2-11.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,161	756	66.0	61.6-70.1	125	11.0	8.3-14.4	125	11.8	9.1-15.3	88	7.1	5.4- 9.4	67	4.1	2.9- 5.7
College Graduate	1,721	1,233	73.8	70.6-76.8	215	10.2	8.4-12.4	161	9.8	7.9-12.2	57	3.4	2.1- 5.5	55	2.7	1.9- 3.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	417	185	45.3	37.2-53.6	34	6.6	4.1-10.4	31	4.9	3.0- 7.9	60	17.3	11.7-24.9	107	26.0	20.0-33.1
$15,000- 24,999	675	423	58.3	52.4-63.9	64	8.9	5.9-13.0	77	12.2	8.9-16.6	52	9.5	6.6-13.5	59	11.1	7.7-15.8
$25,000- 34,999	575	382	69.6	63.7-74.9	64	11.0	7.6-15.6	63	9.7	6.7-13.8	38	4.2	2.6- 6.7	28	5.6	3.4- 9.0
$35,000- 49,999	713	476	68.2	62.7-73.3	87	12.7	9.0-17.5	80	11.6	8.3-16.0	34	4.2	2.7- 6.6	36	3.3	2.0- 5.3
$50,000-74,999	644	467	70.9	65.3-75.9	61	8.4	5.8-11.9	63	11.7	8.4-16.2	31	5.4	3.4- 8.6	22	3.6	2.1- 6.2
$75,000+	763	582	77.7	73.4-81.5	87	9.5	7.1-12.6	58	9.1	6.5-12.7	22	2.4	1.4- 4.2	14	1.2	0.6- 2.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	359	234	64.7	58.5-70.4	44	13.7	9.8-18.9	42	12.4	8.6-17.4	15	3.3	1.9- 5.9	24	5.9	3.8- 9.2
Forsyth	339	230	68.4	62.4-73.9	34	9.8	6.8-13.9	36	11.2	7.7-16.0	16	5.4	3.2- 9.0	23	5.1	3.3- 7.9
Guilford	272	187	67.7	60.7-74.0	31	12.1	8.1-17.7	28	12.3	8.1-18.3	16	5.1	2.7- 9.7	10	2.7	1.4- 5.2
Henderson/Transylvania	423	287	71.0	65.8-75.6	44	10.0	7.0-14.0	35	7.2	5.0-10.2	24	4.7	3.0- 7.3	33	7.2	4.9-10.4
Mecklenburg	260	186	74.4	66.3-81.2	27	12.6	7.1-21.5	24	6.6	4.2-10.3	10	3.4	1.7- 6.7	13	3.0	1.6- 5.3
Orange	351	247	66.4	56.0-75.4	44	11.9	8.4-16.6	27	8.6	5.5-13.3	20	10.6	3.5-28.1	13	2.5	1.4- 4.4
Pitt	284	190	69.9	63.0-76.1	34	13.2	9.0-18.9	26	7.3	4.7-11.0	15	5.3	2.8- 9.7	19	4.4	2.7- 7.1
Randolph	377	251	65.9	57.9-73.0	34	10.7	5.4-20.1	34	8.8	6.0-12.8	28	6.7	4.4-10.1	30	7.9	5.0-12.3
Robeson	172	116	64.2	54.7-72.7	12	10.1	4.8-19.8	12	8.4	4.5-15.0	9	4.8	2.4- 9.5	23	12.5	7.9-19.3
Wake	302	212	71.0	64.4-76.7	33	11.6	7.8-17.1	36	11.5	7.8-16.7	13	4.4	2.4- 8.0	8	1.5	0.7- 3.1
Western NC	586	362	63.9	59.3-68.3	43	7.3	5.2-10.3	60	10.1	7.6-13.3	50	7.0	5.2- 9.3	71	11.6	8.9-15.0
Piedmont NC	703	449	64.5	60.0-68.8	65	8.6	6.4-11.4	79	12.2	9.3-15.7	57	8.1	6.0-10.9	53	6.6	4.8- 9.0
Eastern NC	534	357	67.5	62.6-71.9	44	8.1	5.8-11.3	45	9.1	6.6-12.5	35	5.8	3.9- 8.4	53	9.5	7.0-12.7

Total
Respond.#

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,962

3,308

66.9

64.8-68.8

489

9.4

8.2-10.7

484

10.4

9.1-11.8

308

6.3

5.4- 7.4

373

7.1

6.1- 8.2

GENDER

Male

1,924

1,382

73.1

70.0-76.0

176

8.9

7.1-11.1

156

8.5

6.8-10.7

4.5

3.3- 6.0

121

5.0

3.9- 6.4

Female

3,038

1,926

61.0

58.3-63.6

313

9.8

8.4-11.5

328

12.2

10.4-14.2

219

8.0

6.7- 9.6

252

9.0

7.5-10.8

AGE

18-24

322

202

66.7

58.2-74.3

12.7

8.1-19.3

14.3

9.4-21.2

5.1

2.4-10.7

1.2

0.5- 2.9

25-34

789

522

66.1

61.2-70.6

114

12.6

9.8-16.2

11.9

9.0-15.5

7.9

5.5-11.3

1.6

0.7- 3.5

35-44

929

620

67.1

62.6-71.3

103

9.8

7.5-12.7

104

11.1

8.5-14.4

6.3

4.4- 8.8

5.7

3.8- 8.5

45-54

991

634

65.4

60.7-69.8

111

10.3

7.7-13.5

107

11.3

8.5-15.0

5.2

3.7- 7.3

7.8

5.6-10.9

55-64

761

513

65.6

60.5-70.3

7.4

5.1-10.7

8.8

6.2-12.3

6.7

4.7- 9.4

11.6

8.6-15.3

65-74

644

452

70.4

65.0-75.2

4.0

2.1- 7.3

5.7

3.7- 8.6

6.4

4.2- 9.5

13.7

10.2-18.1

75+

494

340

68.9

62.2-74.8

4.0

2.3- 6.8

6.4

3.9-10.2

6.7

3.8-11.5

14.1

10.1-19.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

632

371

57.4

51.2-63.3

5.3

3.3- 8.2

10.7

7.2-15.5

10.3

7.5-14.1

114

16.4

12.5-21.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,438

943

65.4

61.7-69.0

114

9.1

7.0-11.6

145

9.8

7.7-12.3

101

6.6

5.0- 8.6

135

9.1

7.2-11.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,161

756

66.0

61.6-70.1

125

11.0

8.3-14.4

125

11.8

9.1-15.3

7.1

5.4- 9.4

4.1

2.9- 5.7

College Graduate

1,721

1,233

73.8

70.6-76.8

215

10.2

8.4-12.4

161

9.8

7.9-12.2

3.4

2.1- 5.5

2.7

1.9- 3.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

417

185

45.3

37.2-53.6

6.6

4.1-10.4

4.9

3.0- 7.9

17.3

11.7-24.9

107

26.0

20.0-33.1

$15,000- 24,999

675

423

58.3

52.4-63.9

8.9

5.9-13.0

12.2

8.9-16.6

9.5

6.6-13.5

11.1

7.7-15.8

$25,000- 34,999

575

382

69.6

63.7-74.9

11.0

7.6-15.6

9.7

6.7-13.8

4.2

2.6- 6.7

5.6

3.4- 9.0

$35,000- 49,999

713

476

68.2

62.7-73.3

12.7

9.0-17.5

11.6

8.3-16.0

4.2

2.7- 6.6

3.3

2.0- 5.3

$50,000-74,999

644

467

70.9

65.3-75.9

8.4

5.8-11.9

11.7

8.4-16.2

5.4

3.4- 8.6

3.6

2.1- 6.2

$75,000+

763

582

77.7

73.4-81.5

9.5

7.1-12.6

9.1

6.5-12.7

2.4

1.4- 4.2

1.2

0.6- 2.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

359

234

64.7

58.5-70.4

13.7

9.8-18.9

12.4

8.6-17.4

3.3

1.9- 5.9

5.9

3.8- 9.2

Forsyth

339

230

68.4

62.4-73.9

9.8

6.8-13.9

11.2

7.7-16.0

5.4

3.2- 9.0

5.1

3.3- 7.9

Guilford

272

187

67.7

60.7-74.0

12.1

8.1-17.7

12.3

8.1-18.3

5.1

2.7- 9.7

2.7

1.4- 5.2

Henderson/Transylvania

423

287

71.0

65.8-75.6

10.0

7.0-14.0

7.2

5.0-10.2

4.7

3.0- 7.3

7.2

4.9-10.4

Mecklenburg

260

186

74.4

66.3-81.2

12.6

7.1-21.5

6.6

4.2-10.3

3.4

1.7- 6.7

3.0

1.6- 5.3

Orange

351

247

66.4

56.0-75.4

11.9

8.4-16.6

8.6

5.5-13.3

10.6

3.5-28.1

2.5

1.4- 4.4

Pitt

284

190

69.9

63.0-76.1

13.2

9.0-18.9

7.3

4.7-11.0

5.3

2.8- 9.7

4.4

2.7- 7.1

Randolph

377

251

65.9

57.9-73.0

10.7

5.4-20.1

8.8

6.0-12.8

6.7

4.4-10.1

7.9

5.0-12.3

Robeson

172

116

64.2

54.7-72.7

10.1

4.8-19.8

8.4

4.5-15.0

4.8

2.4- 9.5

12.5

7.9-19.3

Wake

302

212

71.0

64.4-76.7

11.6

7.8-17.1

11.5

7.8-16.7

4.4

2.4- 8.0

1.5

0.7- 3.1

Western NC

586

362

63.9

59.3-68.3

7.3

5.2-10.3

10.1

7.6-13.3

7.0

5.2- 9.3

11.6

8.9-15.0

Piedmont NC

703

449

64.5

60.0-68.8

8.6

6.4-11.4

12.2

9.3-15.7

8.1

6.0-10.9

6.6

4.8- 9.0

Eastern NC

534

357

67.5

62.6-71.9

8.1

5.8-11.3

9.1

6.6-12.5

5.8

3.9- 8.4

9.5

7.0-12.7

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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.

** 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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