BRFSS 2003 - Appalachian/Wilkes Counties: (Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Appalachian/Wilkes Counties

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good?

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	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	30 days
North Carolina	9,264	6,973	74.8	73.3-76.3	560	6.9	6.0- 7.9	628	6.8	5.9- 7.7	541	5.6	4.9- 6.4	562	5.9	5.2- 6.7
-Appalachian/Wilkes	443	322	75.3	70.1-79.9	22	5.1	3.1- 8.4	43	9.2	6.5-12.8	21	4.8	2.9- 7.8	35	5.6	3.9- 8.0
GENDER
Male	166	142	85.2	77.4-90.7	4	4.2	1.4-11.5	9	6.0	2.9-12.3	5	2.5	1.0- 6.1	6	2.0	0.8- 4.7
Female	277	180	67.1	59.5-74.0	18	5.9	3.6- 9.7	34	11.7	8.0-16.9	16	6.7	3.7-11.8	29	8.5	5.7-12.6
RACE
White	423	308	75.9	70.6-80.5	20	4.6	2.7- 7.7	40	8.9	6.2-12.7	20	4.8	2.9- 7.9	35	5.8	4.0- 8.3
Other	20	14	59.3	33.0-81.2	2	20.3	4.8-56.1	3	14.7	4.4-39.1	1	5.6	0.8-31.2	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-44	181	119	69.5	60.4-77.2	15	8.5	4.7-14.9	23	12.0	7.5-18.8	12	6.3	3.2-12.0	12	3.7	2.0- 6.8
45+	258	201	81.2	75.2-85.9	7	2.0	0.8- 4.5	19	6.2	3.7-10.0	9	3.4	1.7- 6.9	22	7.3	4.6-11.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	220	163	75.9	68.4-82.1	10	5.5	2.5-11.6	21	8.4	5.3-13.1	8	4.5	2.2- 9.2	18	5.7	3.4- 9.4
Some College +	221	157	74.0	66.1-80.6	12	5.0	2.7- 9.1	22	10.1	6.1-16.3	13	5.2	2.6-10.1	17	5.6	3.3- 9.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	269	190	74.1	66.9-80.2	9	3.0	1.4- 6.1	30	11.3	7.4-16.9	13	4.6	2.5- 8.4	27	7.0	4.6-10.7
$50,000+	88	68	81.9	72.5-88.7	7	5.7	2.6-12.3	4	4.3	1.6-11.2	4	4.0	1.4-10.6	5	4.1	1.6- 9.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	448	341	76.5	71.4-81.0	33	6.7	4.6- 9.7	32	8.8	5.6-13.6	26	4.5	3.0- 6.7	16	3.5	2.0- 5.9
Guilford	443	328	72.0	66.4-76.9	37	9.2	6.4-13.0	30	9.3	6.0-14.2	20	4.1	2.4- 6.9	28	5.4	3.5- 8.1
Mecklenburg	443	326	73.0	67.0-78.3	29	7.2	4.2-12.1	40	9.3	6.5-13.3	25	6.6	3.8-11.4	23	3.9	2.4- 6.1
Orange	446	325	69.7	61.5-76.9	43	10.1	7.1-14.2	37	6.9	4.7- 9.9	31	9.5	4.6-18.7	10	3.7	0.9-13.8
Wake	451	340	75.6	70.7-80.0	33	7.4	5.0-10.9	39	8.7	6.2-12.2	25	5.8	3.7- 9.0	14	2.4	1.3- 4.3
Chatham/Lee	394	311	80.4	75.4-84.5	23	6.1	3.9- 9.3	23	5.4	3.3- 8.8	21	4.4	2.8- 7.0	16	3.7	2.0- 6.7
Nash/Wilson	372	287	78.7	73.7-82.9	17	4.8	2.9- 7.9	25	6.4	4.2- 9.6	23	5.5	3.4- 8.6	20	4.7	2.9- 7.4
Craven/Pamlico	443	338	78.4	73.8-82.4	23	4.4	2.8- 6.9	29	6.1	4.0- 9.2	26	5.1	3.4- 7.7	27	5.9	3.9- 8.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	426	305	73.1	68.0-77.7	22	5.3	3.3- 8.4	33	7.6	5.2-11.0	37	7.7	5.4-10.8	29	6.3	4.2- 9.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	465	341	72.7	65.7-78.7	27	7.0	4.1-11.9	37	7.5	4.8-11.6	25	4.7	2.9- 7.7	35	8.0	4.8-13.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	421	316	72.2	58.4-82.8	22	3.6	2.2- 5.9	36	15.0	5.7-33.9	22	4.4	2.7- 7.2	25	4.7	2.9- 7.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	459	362	79.6	74.9-83.6	17	4.5	2.7- 7.6	24	3.9	2.5- 6.1	27	6.9	4.4-10.6	29	5.1	3.4- 7.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	410	302	74.9	69.5-79.6	23	6.2	3.9- 9.9	27	6.2	4.0- 9.4	33	7.4	4.9-11.0	25	5.3	3.4- 8.2
Northeast NC I	453	354	78.3	73.1-82.7	28	7.6	4.9-11.7	25	4.7	3.1- 7.2	19	3.1	1.9- 5.1	27	6.2	3.9- 9.8
Northeast NC II	503	396	79.4	74.9-83.2	18	3.8	2.3- 6.3	23	4.3	2.7- 6.7	29	5.8	3.8- 8.9	37	6.8	4.7- 9.7
Northeastern Partnership	956	750	79.0	75.6-82.0	46	5.2	3.7- 7.2	48	4.4	3.2- 6.1	48	4.9	3.4- 6.9	64	6.6	4.9- 8.7
Mountain AHEC	1,284	969	73.6	68.8-77.9	71	4.4	3.3- 6.0	91	9.4	5.8-15.0	72	5.5	4.0- 7.6	81	7.0	5.2- 9.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,243	2,491	74.7	71.8-77.4	174	8.2	6.3-10.7	188	6.0	4.6- 7.8	193	5.7	4.5- 7.1	197	5.4	4.3- 6.7
Piedmont	3,987	2,974	75.0	73.0-77.0	279	6.9	5.8- 8.1	288	6.9	5.8- 8.0	223	5.4	4.5- 6.6	223	5.8	4.8- 7.0
Western NC	2,034	1,508	74.3	70.7-77.6	107	4.2	3.3- 5.4	152	8.0	5.5-11.3	125	6.2	4.7- 8.2	142	7.3	5.6- 9.5

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,264

6,973

74.8

73.3-76.3

560

6.9

6.0- 7.9

628

6.8

5.9- 7.7

541

5.6

4.9- 6.4

562

5.9

5.2- 6.7

-Appalachian/Wilkes

443

322

75.3

70.1-79.9

5.1

3.1- 8.4

9.2

6.5-12.8

4.8

2.9- 7.8

5.6

3.9- 8.0

GENDER

Male

166

142

85.2

77.4-90.7

4.2

1.4-11.5

6.0

2.9-12.3

2.5

1.0- 6.1

2.0

0.8- 4.7

Female

277

180

67.1

59.5-74.0

5.9

3.6- 9.7

11.7

8.0-16.9

6.7

3.7-11.8

8.5

5.7-12.6

RACE

White

423

308

75.9

70.6-80.5

4.6

2.7- 7.7

8.9

6.2-12.7

4.8

2.9- 7.9

5.8

4.0- 8.3

Other

59.3

33.0-81.2

20.3

4.8-56.1

14.7

4.4-39.1

5.6

0.8-31.2

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-44

181

119

69.5

60.4-77.2

8.5

4.7-14.9

12.0

7.5-18.8

6.3

3.2-12.0

3.7

2.0- 6.8

45+

258

201

81.2

75.2-85.9

2.0

0.8- 4.5

6.2

3.7-10.0

3.4

1.7- 6.9

7.3

4.6-11.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

220

163

75.9

68.4-82.1

5.5

2.5-11.6

8.4

5.3-13.1

4.5

2.2- 9.2

5.7

3.4- 9.4

Some College +

221

157

74.0

66.1-80.6

5.0

2.7- 9.1

10.1

6.1-16.3

5.2

2.6-10.1

5.6

3.3- 9.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

269

190

74.1

66.9-80.2

3.0

1.4- 6.1

11.3

7.4-16.9

4.6

2.5- 8.4

7.0

4.6-10.7

$50,000+

81.9

72.5-88.7

5.7

2.6-12.3

4.3

1.6-11.2

4.0

1.4-10.6

4.1

1.6- 9.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

448

341

76.5

71.4-81.0

6.7

4.6- 9.7

8.8

5.6-13.6

4.5

3.0- 6.7

3.5

2.0- 5.9

Guilford

443

328

72.0

66.4-76.9

9.2

6.4-13.0

9.3

6.0-14.2

4.1

2.4- 6.9

5.4

3.5- 8.1

Mecklenburg

443

326

73.0

67.0-78.3

7.2

4.2-12.1

9.3

6.5-13.3

6.6

3.8-11.4

3.9

2.4- 6.1

Orange

446

325

69.7

61.5-76.9

10.1

7.1-14.2

6.9

4.7- 9.9

9.5

4.6-18.7

3.7

0.9-13.8

Wake

451

340

75.6

70.7-80.0

7.4

5.0-10.9

8.7

6.2-12.2

5.8

3.7- 9.0

2.4

1.3- 4.3

Chatham/Lee

394

311

80.4

75.4-84.5

6.1

3.9- 9.3

5.4

3.3- 8.8

4.4

2.8- 7.0

3.7

2.0- 6.7

Nash/Wilson

372

287

78.7

73.7-82.9

4.8

2.9- 7.9

6.4

4.2- 9.6

5.5

3.4- 8.6

4.7

2.9- 7.4

Craven/Pamlico

443

338

78.4

73.8-82.4

4.4

2.8- 6.9

6.1

4.0- 9.2

5.1

3.4- 7.7

5.9

3.9- 8.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

426

305

73.1

68.0-77.7

5.3

3.3- 8.4

7.6

5.2-11.0

7.7

5.4-10.8

6.3

4.2- 9.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

465

341

72.7

65.7-78.7

7.0

4.1-11.9

7.5

4.8-11.6

4.7

2.9- 7.7

8.0

4.8-13.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

421

316

72.2

58.4-82.8

3.6

2.2- 5.9

15.0

5.7-33.9

4.4

2.7- 7.2

4.7

2.9- 7.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

459

362

79.6

74.9-83.6

4.5

2.7- 7.6

3.9

2.5- 6.1

6.9

4.4-10.6

5.1

3.4- 7.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

410

302

74.9

69.5-79.6

6.2

3.9- 9.9

6.2

4.0- 9.4

7.4

4.9-11.0

5.3

3.4- 8.2

Northeast NC I

453

354

78.3

73.1-82.7

7.6

4.9-11.7

4.7

3.1- 7.2

3.1

1.9- 5.1

6.2

3.9- 9.8

Northeast NC II

503

396

79.4

74.9-83.2

3.8

2.3- 6.3

4.3

2.7- 6.7

5.8

3.8- 8.9

6.8

4.7- 9.7

Northeastern Partnership

956

750

79.0

75.6-82.0

5.2

3.7- 7.2

4.4

3.2- 6.1

4.9

3.4- 6.9

6.6

4.9- 8.7

Mountain AHEC

1,284

969

73.6

68.8-77.9

4.4

3.3- 6.0

9.4

5.8-15.0

5.5

4.0- 7.6

7.0

5.2- 9.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,243

2,491

74.7

71.8-77.4

174

8.2

6.3-10.7

188

6.0

4.6- 7.8

193

5.7

4.5- 7.1

197

5.4

4.3- 6.7

Piedmont

3,987

2,974

75.0

73.0-77.0

279

6.9

5.8- 8.1

288

6.9

5.8- 8.0

223

5.4

4.5- 6.6

223

5.8

4.8- 7.0

Western NC

2,034

1,508

74.3

70.7-77.6

107

4.2

3.3- 5.4

152

8.0

5.5-11.3

125

6.2

4.7- 8.2

142

7.3

5.6- 9.5

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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