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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Healthy Days

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%)
All Participants 246140 227413 90.5 90.2-90.7 5,930 3.1 3.0- 3.2 5,628 3.0 2.8- 3.2 4,235 2.0 1.9- 2.2 2,934 1.4 1.3- 1.5
Alabama 3,091 3,091 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Alaska 2,648 2,127 79.3 76.7-81.7 191 9.3 7.4-11.5 164 5.3 4.3- 6.6 97 3.9 2.9- 5.3 69 2.2 1.5- 3.1
Arizona 3,227 3,227 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Arkansas 3,897 3,897 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
California 4,197 3,193 76.6 75.0-78.1 339 7.1 6.3- 8.0 316 7.9 6.9- 9.0 218 5.3 4.5- 6.3 131 3.1 2.5- 3.8
Colorado 4,052 4,052 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Connecticut 5,563 5,563 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Delaware 4,031 4,031 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
District of Columbia 2,408 2,408 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Florida 6,150 6,150 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Georgia 5,065 5,065 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Hawaii 5,971 4,803 81.8 80.5-83.0 304 5.0 4.3- 5.8 420 7.0 6.2- 7.9 336 4.9 4.3- 5.7 108 1.3 1.0- 1.6
Idaho 5,001 4,095 82.3 81.0-83.6 305 6.2 5.4- 7.0 265 5.2 4.5- 6.0 208 4.3 3.6- 5.0 128 2.1 1.7- 2.5
Illinois 5,232 4,761 91.3 90.4-92.1 156 2.9 2.5- 3.5 140 2.6 2.1- 3.1 93 1.7 1.4- 2.2 82 1.5 1.1- 1.9
Indiana 5,789 5,789 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Iowa 3,605 3,082 85.9 84.5-87.2 194 5.4 4.5- 6.4 169 4.6 3.8- 5.4 92 2.5 2.0- 3.1 68 1.7 1.3- 2.3
Kansas 4,540 3,812 85.0 83.8-86.1 304 6.5 5.7- 7.3 192 4.0 3.4- 4.7 132 2.6 2.2- 3.2 100 1.9 1.5- 2.3
Kentucky 6,480 5,064 80.5 79.1-81.9 194 3.7 3.0- 4.6 304 4.3 3.7- 5.1 416 5.5 4.7- 6.3 502 5.9 5.3- 6.7
Louisiana 5,030 5,030 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Maine 2,438 2,438 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Maryland 4,401 4,401 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Massachusetts 7,429 7,429 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Michigan 5,933 5,933 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Minnesota 4,440 3,621 81.0 79.6-82.4 337 8.3 7.3- 9.4 228 5.2 4.5- 6.0 147 3.1 2.6- 3.8 107 2.3 1.9- 2.9
Mississippi 4,085 4,085 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Missouri 4,686 3,723 80.2 78.6-81.7 284 6.2 5.3- 7.3 235 5.5 4.7- 6.5 207 4.0 3.3- 4.8 237 4.1 3.5- 4.8
Montana 4,036 4,036 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Nebraska 4,383 4,383 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Nevada 3,156 3,156 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
New Hampshire 5,039 5,039 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
New Jersey 5,919 4,873 82.5 80.3-84.5 345 5.4 4.3- 6.8 330 5.9 4.7- 7.4 236 4.1 3.1- 5.5 135 2.1 1.5- 2.8
New Mexico 4,637 3,849 83.2 81.8-84.5 250 5.7 4.9- 6.6 236 5.1 4.3- 6.1 192 4.0 3.3- 4.7 110 2.0 1.6- 2.5
New York 4,420 3,653 83.9 82.6-85.1 258 5.3 4.6- 6.1 247 5.3 4.6- 6.1 164 3.4 2.9- 4.1 98 2.1 1.6- 2.6
North Carolina 6,687 5,515 83.4 82.0-84.7 379 5.6 4.8- 6.5 337 4.5 3.8- 5.3 251 3.6 3.0- 4.2 205 3.0 2.4- 3.6
North Dakota 2,996 2,996 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Ohio 4,092 4,092 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Oklahoma 6,773 6,773 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Oregon 3,049 2,411 79.5 77.8-81.1 212 7.1 6.1- 8.3 209 6.6 5.7- 7.6 156 5.0 4.1- 6.0 61 1.9 1.4- 2.5
Pennsylvania 13,491 13,491 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Rhode Island 3,682 2,983 82.5 81.1-83.9 218 5.3 4.6- 6.2 210 5.5 4.7- 6.5 162 4.0 3.3- 4.8 109 2.7 2.2- 3.3
South Carolina 4,435 3,671 82.8 81.2-84.3 205 5.1 4.2- 6.2 234 5.1 4.3- 6.0 181 3.8 3.2- 4.7 144 3.2 2.6- 3.9
South Dakota 4,788 4,788 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Tennessee 3,207 3,207 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Texas 6,058 5,030 83.8 82.6-84.8 327 5.4 4.7- 6.3 334 5.1 4.5- 5.8 205 3.1 2.7- 3.6 162 2.6 2.1- 3.1
Utah 4,053 3,275 80.0 78.2-81.7 258 6.7 5.6- 7.9 267 7.3 6.2- 8.5 171 4.1 3.3- 4.9 82 2.0 1.5- 2.7
Vermont 4,239 4,239 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Virginia 4,337 3,533 81.4 79.7-83.0 267 6.6 5.5- 7.8 242 5.7 4.8- 6.8 194 4.0 3.4- 4.8 101 2.2 1.7- 2.9
Washington 4,853 3,864 79.8 78.3-81.2 356 7.4 6.5- 8.3 303 6.4 5.6- 7.4 224 4.3 3.6- 5.0 106 2.2 1.7- 2.8
West Virginia 3,350 3,350 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Wisconsin 4,356 4,356 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Wyoming 3,526 2,948 83.7 82.3-85.1 190 5.5 4.7- 6.4 189 5.3 4.6- 6.3 121 3.4 2.8- 4.3 78 2.0 1.6- 2.6
Guam 791 634 81.2 77.8-84.1 57 6.9 5.2- 9.2 57 6.9 5.1- 9.3 32 4.1 2.7- 6.1 11 0.9 0.5- 1.7
Puerto Rico 4,119 4,119 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Virgin Islands 2,279 2,279 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* 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.

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