BRFSS 2003 - Eastern 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?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Healthy Days

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
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
-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
GENDER
Male	1,134	778	66.9	61.8-71.5	86	10.5	7.4-14.5	74	8.5	5.6-12.8	85	7.0	4.9- 9.9	111	7.1	5.4- 9.3
Female	2,094	1,321	64.0	60.5-67.3	175	10.3	8.0-13.1	218	10.3	8.4-12.6	173	8.2	6.5-10.3	207	7.2	5.9- 8.8
RACE
White	2,020	1,324	65.3	61.6-68.9	176	10.4	8.2-13.2	172	9.0	6.8-11.9	160	8.1	6.2-10.4	188	7.1	5.7- 8.8
African American	949	603	66.7	61.7-71.4	66	7.5	5.1-10.8	93	9.9	7.1-13.7	81	8.1	5.8-11.2	106	7.8	6.0-10.1
Other Minorities	240	158	61.2	48.3-72.7	17	16.0	7.3-31.4	25	12.0	5.2-25.2	17	4.1	2.2- 7.7	23	6.7	3.7-11.8
AGE
18-24	198	137	60.2	48.0-71.2	21	17.6	9.9-29.5	24	15.6	7.8-28.6	11	5.7	2.5-12.2	5	0.9	0.4- 2.4
25-34	492	347	72.8	66.3-78.4	59	12.0	8.3-17.0	51	8.8	5.6-13.6	27	5.1	2.7- 9.3	8	1.3	0.4- 3.9
35-44	586	378	66.5	59.9-72.5	57	10.2	6.2-16.4	64	12.0	8.4-16.9	45	4.5	3.0- 6.7	42	6.8	4.3-10.5
45-54	632	400	63.9	57.3-70.1	70	12.6	8.8-17.8	43	6.0	3.6- 9.7	45	8.8	5.0-15.3	74	8.6	6.1-11.9
55-64	553	337	62.7	56.4-68.6	23	3.6	1.8- 7.2	51	8.2	5.5-12.0	62	14.4	10.3-19.8	80	11.1	8.2-14.9
65-74	444	291	62.1	54.9-68.8	22	6.9	3.8-12.1	37	8.0	5.1-12.5	35	7.3	4.5-11.8	59	15.6	10.9-22.0
75+	304	195	65.1	56.5-72.8	8	4.2	1.3-12.7	21	5.4	2.9- 9.9	31	10.3	6.4-16.1	49	15.0	9.9-22.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	615	357	58.2	51.3-64.8	28	8.1	4.0-15.5	48	8.2	5.0-13.2	64	9.1	6.2-13.2	118	16.3	12.6-21.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,090	711	65.3	60.3-70.0	80	9.6	6.5-13.7	100	10.5	7.5-14.4	85	8.7	6.3-12.0	114	5.9	4.6- 7.6
Some Post-H.S.	836	559	65.7	59.3-71.7	88	12.7	8.7-18.1	77	9.7	5.8-15.9	56	6.3	4.2- 9.4	56	5.5	3.6- 8.4
College Graduate	681	467	70.5	64.6-75.8	65	10.6	7.3-15.1	67	8.6	5.9-12.3	53	6.5	3.6-11.4	29	3.9	2.2- 6.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	448	225	51.3	43.0-59.5	25	10.6	4.7-22.2	38	6.1	4.0- 9.4	61	13.3	9.1-19.1	99	18.7	14.0-24.5
$15,000- 24,999	639	415	65.6	58.9-71.7	43	7.1	4.3-11.6	61	10.4	6.4-16.5	55	8.4	5.8-12.2	65	8.4	5.8-12.0
$25,000- 34,999	375	261	68.3	59.8-75.8	24	8.7	4.7-15.7	38	10.4	6.0-17.3	29	7.0	3.7-12.8	23	5.5	2.9-10.3
$35,000- 49,999	420	298	76.5	70.0-82.0	42	9.3	5.8-14.5	34	5.8	3.4- 9.6	25	5.0	2.6- 9.4	21	3.5	1.9- 6.4
$50,000-74,999	330	231	65.7	55.6-74.6	35	17.6	9.9-29.2	31	8.3	4.7-14.1	18	4.1	2.1- 7.9	15	4.3	1.9- 9.4
$75,000+	290	205	67.7	57.9-76.1	33	9.6	5.8-15.4	29	10.7	6.2-18.0	14	8.0	3.1-19.2	9	4.0	1.6- 9.9
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
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
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***
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

-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

GENDER

Male

1,134

778

66.9

61.8-71.5

10.5

7.4-14.5

8.5

5.6-12.8

7.0

4.9- 9.9

111

7.1

5.4- 9.3

Female

2,094

1,321

64.0

60.5-67.3

175

10.3

8.0-13.1

218

10.3

8.4-12.6

173

8.2

6.5-10.3

207

7.2

5.9- 8.8

RACE

White

2,020

1,324

65.3

61.6-68.9

176

10.4

8.2-13.2

172

9.0

6.8-11.9

160

8.1

6.2-10.4

188

7.1

5.7- 8.8

African American

949

603

66.7

61.7-71.4

7.5

5.1-10.8

9.9

7.1-13.7

8.1

5.8-11.2

106

7.8

6.0-10.1

Other Minorities

240

158

61.2

48.3-72.7

16.0

7.3-31.4

12.0

5.2-25.2

4.1

2.2- 7.7

6.7

3.7-11.8

AGE

18-24

198

137

60.2

48.0-71.2

17.6

9.9-29.5

15.6

7.8-28.6

5.7

2.5-12.2

0.9

0.4- 2.4

25-34

492

347

72.8

66.3-78.4

12.0

8.3-17.0

8.8

5.6-13.6

5.1

2.7- 9.3

1.3

0.4- 3.9

35-44

586

378

66.5

59.9-72.5

10.2

6.2-16.4

12.0

8.4-16.9

4.5

3.0- 6.7

6.8

4.3-10.5

45-54

632

400

63.9

57.3-70.1

12.6

8.8-17.8

6.0

3.6- 9.7

8.8

5.0-15.3

8.6

6.1-11.9

55-64

553

337

62.7

56.4-68.6

3.6

1.8- 7.2

8.2

5.5-12.0

14.4

10.3-19.8

11.1

8.2-14.9

65-74

444

291

62.1

54.9-68.8

6.9

3.8-12.1

8.0

5.1-12.5

7.3

4.5-11.8

15.6

10.9-22.0

75+

304

195

65.1

56.5-72.8

4.2

1.3-12.7

5.4

2.9- 9.9

10.3

6.4-16.1

15.0

9.9-22.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

615

357

58.2

51.3-64.8

8.1

4.0-15.5

8.2

5.0-13.2

9.1

6.2-13.2

118

16.3

12.6-21.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,090

711

65.3

60.3-70.0

9.6

6.5-13.7

100

10.5

7.5-14.4

8.7

6.3-12.0

114

5.9

4.6- 7.6

Some Post-H.S.

836

559

65.7

59.3-71.7

12.7

8.7-18.1

9.7

5.8-15.9

6.3

4.2- 9.4

5.5

3.6- 8.4

College Graduate

681

467

70.5

64.6-75.8

10.6

7.3-15.1

8.6

5.9-12.3

6.5

3.6-11.4

3.9

2.2- 6.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

448

225

51.3

43.0-59.5

10.6

4.7-22.2

6.1

4.0- 9.4

13.3

9.1-19.1

18.7

14.0-24.5

$15,000- 24,999

639

415

65.6

58.9-71.7

7.1

4.3-11.6

10.4

6.4-16.5

8.4

5.8-12.2

8.4

5.8-12.0

$25,000- 34,999

375

261

68.3

59.8-75.8

8.7

4.7-15.7

10.4

6.0-17.3

7.0

3.7-12.8

5.5

2.9-10.3

$35,000- 49,999

420

298

76.5

70.0-82.0

9.3

5.8-14.5

5.8

3.4- 9.6

5.0

2.6- 9.4

3.5

1.9- 6.4

$50,000-74,999

330

231

65.7

55.6-74.6

17.6

9.9-29.2

8.3

4.7-14.1

4.1

2.1- 7.9

4.3

1.9- 9.4

$75,000+

290

205

67.7

57.9-76.1

9.6

5.8-15.4

10.7

6.2-18.0

8.0

3.1-19.2

4.0

1.6- 9.9

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

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

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***

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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