BRFSS 2003 - Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties: (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?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties

Healthy Days

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	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	30 days
North Carolina	9,238	6,127	67.9	66.3-69.4	801	9.6	8.6-10.7	850	9.5	8.6-10.6	656	6.4	5.7- 7.1	804	6.6	5.9- 7.3
-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	404	242	60.6	54.1-66.7	38	12.2	7.4-19.3	37	9.0	6.3-12.9	42	8.9	6.4-12.3	45	9.3	6.6-13.0
GENDER
Male	123	79	64.4	52.0-75.1	12	14.2	6.0-30.1	5	4.3	1.6-10.8	10	7.2	3.8-13.4	17	9.9	5.6-16.8
Female	281	163	57.6	50.8-64.0	26	10.5	6.6-16.2	32	12.8	8.8-18.3	32	10.3	7.1-14.7	28	8.8	5.9-13.1
RACE
White	258	157	62.0	55.0-68.6	24	10.7	6.8-16.4	23	8.5	5.4-13.2	27	9.1	6.1-13.5	27	9.7	6.4-14.4
Other	146	85	58.3	45.9-69.7	14	14.5	5.7-32.4	14	9.9	5.4-17.5	15	8.6	4.8-14.8	18	8.7	4.8-15.3
AGE
18-44	146	92	64.3	54.6-72.9	15	9.9	5.4-17.5	18	12.0	7.2-19.3	12	6.9	3.7-12.5	9	6.8	3.2-13.9
45+	257	149	57.4	48.7-65.6	23	14.0	7.0-26.1	19	6.7	4.0-11.0	30	10.6	7.1-15.4	36	11.4	7.9-16.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	249	151	63.6	56.3-70.4	22	9.1	5.7-14.4	16	6.3	3.5-11.0	25	8.9	5.8-13.3	35	12.1	8.3-17.3
Some College +	155	91	55.7	44.1-66.7	16	16.9	7.5-33.8	21	13.4	8.3-20.9	17	9.0	5.2-15.2	10	4.9	2.3-10.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	272	157	58.2	49.9-66.2	24	12.6	6.4-23.3	26	9.3	6.0-14.3	27	8.2	5.4-12.3	38	11.6	8.0-16.5
$50,000+	60	39	59.1	44.7-72.2	8	16.2	7.6-31.3	6	12.1	5.2-25.7	6	11.7	5.2-24.3	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	442	292	64.0	58.4-69.3	40	11.3	7.8-16.2	42	9.9	7.1-13.8	25	5.8	3.5- 9.5	43	8.9	6.4-12.3
Guilford	439	301	68.1	62.7-73.1	37	8.3	5.8-11.8	45	10.9	7.9-14.8	28	6.8	4.5-10.3	28	5.9	3.6- 9.3
Mecklenburg	442	307	68.2	62.0-73.8	45	13.0	8.5-19.3	38	9.4	6.5-13.3	29	5.7	3.8- 8.6	23	3.7	2.3- 5.8
Orange	447	291	63.4	55.5-70.6	65	15.6	11.7-20.6	51	14.8	8.5-24.5	24	4.2	2.7- 6.4	16	2.0	1.1- 3.5
Wake	448	327	74.1	68.9-78.7	49	9.6	7.0-13.1	38	8.3	5.5-12.4	14	3.4	2.0- 5.9	20	4.5	2.7- 7.4
Chatham/Lee	391	265	72.4	67.0-77.3	35	9.2	6.4-13.1	31	7.1	4.7-10.7	34	6.5	4.4- 9.6	26	4.7	3.0- 7.2
Nash/Wilson	373	239	65.2	59.1-70.8	28	7.5	5.0-11.1	37	9.8	6.7-13.9	22	7.0	3.7-12.7	47	10.6	7.8-14.3
Craven/Pamlico	440	293	68.4	63.1-73.3	33	7.5	4.8-11.6	44	10.4	7.6-14.2	34	7.0	4.9-10.0	36	6.5	4.5- 9.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	431	281	65.0	59.3-70.3	37	9.4	6.5-13.2	42	11.5	8.2-15.9	26	5.7	3.7- 8.6	45	8.5	6.1-11.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	442	293	66.0	58.8-72.4	34	9.3	6.2-13.8	38	10.2	5.3-18.7	29	6.2	4.1- 9.4	48	8.3	6.0-11.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	469	322	70.6	63.6-76.7	37	8.8	5.6-13.6	38	9.7	6.1-15.0	22	3.5	2.1- 5.6	50	7.5	5.1-11.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	419	270	63.5	51.2-74.2	40	16.3	6.8-34.4	47	9.9	6.8-14.3	28	4.9	3.1- 7.7	34	5.3	3.5- 8.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	460	294	66.5	61.3-71.3	32	5.8	3.9- 8.3	43	8.7	6.0-12.5	41	8.3	5.8-11.7	50	10.7	7.9-14.3
Northeast NC I	447	293	62.9	55.8-69.5	30	11.2	5.7-20.8	34	8.1	5.4-12.1	39	7.8	5.5-10.9	51	9.9	7.2-13.6
Northeast NC II	499	329	66.8	61.6-71.7	41	10.0	6.9-14.3	42	6.3	4.4- 9.0	38	7.7	5.3-11.0	49	9.2	6.7-12.6
Northeastern Partnership	946	622	65.5	61.2-69.5	71	10.4	7.4-14.5	76	6.9	5.3- 9.1	77	7.7	5.9-10.1	100	9.5	7.5-11.9
Mountain AHEC	1,277	814	62.5	58.3-66.5	109	9.3	7.0-12.3	128	10.2	8.0-12.9	97	8.4	6.4-10.8	129	9.7	7.7-12.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,228	2,099	65.3	62.4-68.2	261	10.4	8.4-12.7	292	9.5	7.6-11.7	258	7.6	6.2- 9.3	318	7.2	6.1- 8.5
Piedmont	3,978	2,718	70.3	68.2-72.3	376	9.6	8.3-11.0	370	9.4	8.2-10.9	245	5.4	4.5- 6.4	269	5.3	4.5- 6.3
Western NC	2,032	1,310	63.7	60.2-67.0	164	8.2	6.6-10.3	188	10.1	8.0-12.6	153	7.5	6.1- 9.3	217	10.5	8.4-13.0

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,238

6,127

67.9

66.3-69.4

801

9.6

8.6-10.7

850

9.5

8.6-10.6

656

6.4

5.7- 7.1

804

6.6

5.9- 7.3

-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

404

242

60.6

54.1-66.7

12.2

7.4-19.3

9.0

6.3-12.9

8.9

6.4-12.3

9.3

6.6-13.0

GENDER

Male

123

64.4

52.0-75.1

14.2

6.0-30.1

4.3

1.6-10.8

7.2

3.8-13.4

9.9

5.6-16.8

Female

281

163

57.6

50.8-64.0

10.5

6.6-16.2

12.8

8.8-18.3

10.3

7.1-14.7

8.8

5.9-13.1

RACE

White

258

157

62.0

55.0-68.6

10.7

6.8-16.4

8.5

5.4-13.2

9.1

6.1-13.5

9.7

6.4-14.4

Other

146

58.3

45.9-69.7

14.5

5.7-32.4

9.9

5.4-17.5

8.6

4.8-14.8

8.7

4.8-15.3

AGE

18-44

146

64.3

54.6-72.9

9.9

5.4-17.5

12.0

7.2-19.3

6.9

3.7-12.5

6.8

3.2-13.9

45+

257

149

57.4

48.7-65.6

14.0

7.0-26.1

6.7

4.0-11.0

10.6

7.1-15.4

11.4

7.9-16.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

249

151

63.6

56.3-70.4

9.1

5.7-14.4

6.3

3.5-11.0

8.9

5.8-13.3

12.1

8.3-17.3

Some College +

155

55.7

44.1-66.7

16.9

7.5-33.8

13.4

8.3-20.9

9.0

5.2-15.2

4.9

2.3-10.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

272

157

58.2

49.9-66.2

12.6

6.4-23.3

9.3

6.0-14.3

8.2

5.4-12.3

11.6

8.0-16.5

$50,000+

59.1

44.7-72.2

16.2

7.6-31.3

12.1

5.2-25.7

11.7

5.2-24.3

0.9

0.1- 6.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

442

292

64.0

58.4-69.3

11.3

7.8-16.2

9.9

7.1-13.8

5.8

3.5- 9.5

8.9

6.4-12.3

Guilford

439

301

68.1

62.7-73.1

8.3

5.8-11.8

10.9

7.9-14.8

6.8

4.5-10.3

5.9

3.6- 9.3

Mecklenburg

442

307

68.2

62.0-73.8

13.0

8.5-19.3

9.4

6.5-13.3

5.7

3.8- 8.6

3.7

2.3- 5.8

Orange

447

291

63.4

55.5-70.6

15.6

11.7-20.6

14.8

8.5-24.5

4.2

2.7- 6.4

2.0

1.1- 3.5

Wake

448

327

74.1

68.9-78.7

9.6

7.0-13.1

8.3

5.5-12.4

3.4

2.0- 5.9

4.5

2.7- 7.4

Chatham/Lee

391

265

72.4

67.0-77.3

9.2

6.4-13.1

7.1

4.7-10.7

6.5

4.4- 9.6

4.7

3.0- 7.2

Nash/Wilson

373

239

65.2

59.1-70.8

7.5

5.0-11.1

9.8

6.7-13.9

7.0

3.7-12.7

10.6

7.8-14.3

Craven/Pamlico

440

293

68.4

63.1-73.3

7.5

4.8-11.6

10.4

7.6-14.2

7.0

4.9-10.0

6.5

4.5- 9.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

431

281

65.0

59.3-70.3

9.4

6.5-13.2

11.5

8.2-15.9

5.7

3.7- 8.6

8.5

6.1-11.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

442

293

66.0

58.8-72.4

9.3

6.2-13.8

10.2

5.3-18.7

6.2

4.1- 9.4

8.3

6.0-11.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

469

322

70.6

63.6-76.7

8.8

5.6-13.6

9.7

6.1-15.0

3.5

2.1- 5.6

7.5

5.1-11.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

419

270

63.5

51.2-74.2

16.3

6.8-34.4

9.9

6.8-14.3

4.9

3.1- 7.7

5.3

3.5- 8.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

460

294

66.5

61.3-71.3

5.8

3.9- 8.3

8.7

6.0-12.5

8.3

5.8-11.7

10.7

7.9-14.3

Northeast NC I

447

293

62.9

55.8-69.5

11.2

5.7-20.8

8.1

5.4-12.1

7.8

5.5-10.9

9.9

7.2-13.6

Northeast NC II

499

329

66.8

61.6-71.7

10.0

6.9-14.3

6.3

4.4- 9.0

7.7

5.3-11.0

9.2

6.7-12.6

Northeastern Partnership

946

622

65.5

61.2-69.5

10.4

7.4-14.5

6.9

5.3- 9.1

7.7

5.9-10.1

100

9.5

7.5-11.9

Mountain AHEC

1,277

814

62.5

58.3-66.5

109

9.3

7.0-12.3

128

10.2

8.0-12.9

8.4

6.4-10.8

129

9.7

7.7-12.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,228

2,099

65.3

62.4-68.2

261

10.4

8.4-12.7

292

9.5

7.6-11.7

258

7.6

6.2- 9.3

318

7.2

6.1- 8.5

Piedmont

3,978

2,718

70.3

68.2-72.3

376

9.6

8.3-11.0

370

9.4

8.2-10.9

245

5.4

4.5- 6.4

269

5.3

4.5- 6.3

Western NC

2,032

1,310

63.7

60.2-67.0

164

8.2

6.6-10.3

188

10.1

8.0-12.6

153

7.5

6.1- 9.3

217

10.5

8.4-13.0

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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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