BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (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?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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
North Carolina	4,278	2,524	61.8	59.5-64.1	421	10.2	8.8-11.8	458	10.3	9.0-11.8	408	8.8	7.6-10.1	467	8.9	7.7-10.2
-Eastern NC	1,488	857	59.5	55.1-63.8	123	9.0	6.6-12.1	157	10.9	8.5-13.9	163	10.5	8.3-13.2	188	10.1	8.1-12.5
GENDER
Male	461	269	63.0	55.3-70.0	33	10.0	5.9-16.5	45	8.1	5.1-12.6	44	7.7	5.0-11.7	70	11.2	7.8-15.8
Female	1,027	588	56.7	51.6-61.6	90	8.1	5.8-11.1	112	13.2	9.9-17.4	119	12.8	9.7-16.7	118	9.2	7.1-11.9
RACE
White	937	555	60.8	55.5-65.9	76	7.1	5.0- 9.9	97	11.1	8.3-14.8	94	10.2	7.4-13.9	115	10.8	8.1-14.1
African American	430	237	54.9	46.7-62.9	39	11.7	7.2-18.6	44	11.5	6.6-19.2	53	12.7	8.7-18.2	57	9.1	6.2-13.3
Other Minorities	117	62	59.8	41.7-75.6	7	14.4	4.2-39.1	16	9.0	4.1-18.6	16	7.9	3.5-16.6	16	8.9	4.2-17.9
AGE
18-24	96	58	67.8	52.3-80.2	9	8.4	2.7-23.3	14	14.0	6.6-27.3	14	9.4	4.3-19.1	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9
25-34	214	142	64.5	53.4-74.2	31	18.1	10.6-29.3	17	6.2	2.9-12.7	14	7.5	3.5-15.3	10	3.6	1.3- 9.5
35-44	287	168	62.0	52.7-70.5	33	12.8	7.8-20.2	29	9.0	5.3-15.0	33	10.4	5.9-17.9	24	5.8	3.2-10.2
45-54	297	168	59.3	49.5-68.3	22	6.2	3.0-12.3	29	10.2	5.6-18.0	36	9.6	5.9-15.2	42	14.8	9.2-22.9
55-64	254	139	53.5	44.3-62.5	12	2.6	1.3- 5.2	31	11.7	7.1-18.5	27	15.4	9.3-24.4	45	16.9	11.2-24.6
65-74	183	94	43.9	33.3-55.1	12	5.3	2.3-11.9	22	16.3	9.3-27.1	19	12.5	6.7-22.3	36	21.9	13.9-32.7
75+	149	82	50.4	38.1-62.7	4	2.1	0.7- 5.8	14	12.0	5.6-23.8	19	11.7	6.0-21.5	30	23.8	14.4-36.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	317	153	54.4	44.7-63.8	17	5.0	1.6-14.4	35	10.6	6.7-16.4	36	10.1	6.3-15.6	76	19.9	14.1-27.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	504	292	57.2	49.7-64.4	34	10.3	5.8-17.7	56	12.0	8.1-17.5	57	12.4	8.3-18.1	65	8.2	5.8-11.4
Some Post-H.S.	374	235	62.8	53.3-71.3	36	8.2	4.9-13.4	33	10.4	5.7-18.4	38	10.3	6.3-16.4	32	8.3	4.8-14.1
College Graduate	292	176	63.8	54.6-72.0	36	11.8	7.0-19.3	33	10.2	6.3-15.9	32	8.0	4.7-13.5	15	6.2	3.0-12.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	274	132	49.3	38.7-60.0	8	1.9	0.8- 4.5	33	12.9	7.2-21.9	44	18.3	12.0-26.9	57	17.6	11.8-25.5
$15,000- 24,999	310	180	58.3	48.0-67.9	26	9.1	3.8-20.3	29	9.4	5.0-16.8	36	11.9	7.3-18.6	39	11.4	6.8-18.4
$25,000- 34,999	158	96	54.6	41.2-67.4	10	12.3	4.7-28.5	19	9.8	4.8-19.0	20	16.2	7.8-30.6	13	7.0	3.4-14.1
$35,000- 49,999	162	98	58.7	46.4-69.9	23	12.1	6.3-21.8	18	12.4	6.1-23.4	15	8.7	3.9-18.6	8	8.2	3.2-19.5
$50,000-74,999	133	87	67.5	53.3-79.1	16	12.4	6.0-24.0	14	8.2	3.4-18.3	10	7.4	2.9-17.7	6	4.4	1.4-13.1
$75,000+	114	75	68.2	54.2-79.5	15	12.5	5.9-24.9	12	9.0	4.2-18.2	7	3.7	1.2-11.3	5	6.6	2.1-18.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	218	134	65.5	57.6-72.7	23	12.1	7.2-19.8	25	8.7	5.7-13.2	13	4.7	2.6- 8.3	23	8.9	5.7-13.6
Guilford	199	121	60.9	52.4-68.8	23	11.9	7.3-18.7	22	11.1	6.8-17.5	12	5.4	2.9- 9.8	21	10.6	6.2-17.7
Mecklenburg	195	129	72.2	63.5-79.5	19	10.1	5.2-18.7	15	4.7	2.7- 8.1	18	7.9	4.7-13.0	14	5.0	2.7- 9.1
Orange	220	117	47.7	37.0-58.6	43	18.3	12.5-25.9	33	12.0	7.7-18.2	17	18.9	8.1-38.1	10	3.0	1.6- 5.9
Wake	184	113	60.6	51.9-68.7	29	14.7	9.7-21.6	18	12.4	7.3-20.4	14	7.5	4.2-13.2	10	4.7	2.5- 9.0
Chatham/Lee	167	112	72.6	64.7-79.3	12	6.1	3.3-10.9	14	7.0	4.0-12.1	18	9.9	5.8-16.5	11	4.4	2.4- 8.1
Nash/Wilson	174	104	58.1	49.1-66.6	11	8.8	4.6-16.1	21	12.5	7.8-19.4	18	10.1	6.2-16.3	20	10.5	6.6-16.2
Craven/Pamlico	190	106	54.3	45.9-62.4	24	13.7	8.1-22.2	26	13.6	9.0-20.0	22	11.4	7.3-17.5	12	7.0	3.8-12.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	219	136	61.3	53.6-68.5	20	8.4	5.2-13.2	17	10.6	6.2-17.5	19	7.4	4.4-12.0	27	12.3	8.2-18.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	221	126	60.1	50.6-68.9	21	12.0	7.1-19.5	24	9.2	5.3-15.5	22	9.8	6.0-15.5	28	9.0	5.8-13.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	205	125	62.3	52.3-71.4	18	11.6	6.1-20.8	18	5.3	3.1- 9.1	14	7.3	3.4-14.8	30	13.5	7.9-22.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	197	107	64.0	49.3-76.5	20	8.1	4.5-14.2	30	12.6	7.4-20.5	17	6.9	3.6-12.8	23	8.4	4.8-14.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	211	113	57.0	48.9-64.7	15	5.3	3.0- 9.1	24	11.1	6.5-18.3	24	10.4	6.8-15.6	35	16.2	11.2-22.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	212	119	58.3	49.4-66.7	18	9.2	5.4-15.1	15	9.9	5.4-17.3	28	11.0	7.2-16.3	32	11.7	7.6-17.5
Northeast NC I	207	125	61.6	51.6-70.7	13	7.1	3.3-14.6	18	8.2	4.8-13.7	19	10.2	6.0-17.0	32	12.8	8.3-19.2
Northeast NC II	224	129	57.8	49.8-65.5	18	9.0	4.9-15.8	21	8.1	5.1-12.7	25	12.5	8.0-19.1	31	12.6	8.4-18.5
Northeastern Partnership	431	254	59.2	52.9-65.2	31	8.3	5.1-13.1	39	8.1	5.7-11.5	44	11.7	8.2-16.3	63	12.7	9.4-16.9
Mountain AHEC	628	355	59.4	53.1-65.4	66	10.2	7.3-14.1	77	10.0	7.2-13.6	58	10.0	7.1-14.0	72	10.4	7.6-14.0
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	1,792	1,094	64.0	60.7-67.2	200	11.1	9.1-13.5	194	10.2	8.4-12.4	148	7.7	6.2- 9.6	156	6.9	5.5- 8.7
Western NC	998	573	58.6	53.3-63.6	98	9.4	7.1-12.2	107	9.5	7.0-12.8	97	9.3	7.1-12.0	123	13.3	9.9-17.8

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,278

2,524

61.8

59.5-64.1

421

10.2

8.8-11.8

458

10.3

9.0-11.8

408

8.8

7.6-10.1

467

8.9

7.7-10.2

-Eastern NC

1,488

857

59.5

55.1-63.8

123

9.0

6.6-12.1

157

10.9

8.5-13.9

163

10.5

8.3-13.2

188

10.1

8.1-12.5

GENDER

Male

461

269

63.0

55.3-70.0

10.0

5.9-16.5

8.1

5.1-12.6

7.7

5.0-11.7

11.2

7.8-15.8

Female

1,027

588

56.7

51.6-61.6

8.1

5.8-11.1

112

13.2

9.9-17.4

119

12.8

9.7-16.7

118

9.2

7.1-11.9

RACE

White

937

555

60.8

55.5-65.9

7.1

5.0- 9.9

11.1

8.3-14.8

10.2

7.4-13.9

115

10.8

8.1-14.1

African American

430

237

54.9

46.7-62.9

11.7

7.2-18.6

11.5

6.6-19.2

12.7

8.7-18.2

9.1

6.2-13.3

Other Minorities

117

59.8

41.7-75.6

14.4

4.2-39.1

9.0

4.1-18.6

7.9

3.5-16.6

8.9

4.2-17.9

AGE

18-24

67.8

52.3-80.2

8.4

2.7-23.3

14.0

6.6-27.3

9.4

4.3-19.1

0.4

0.1- 2.9

25-34

214

142

64.5

53.4-74.2

18.1

10.6-29.3

6.2

2.9-12.7

7.5

3.5-15.3

3.6

1.3- 9.5

35-44

287

168

62.0

52.7-70.5

12.8

7.8-20.2

9.0

5.3-15.0

10.4

5.9-17.9

5.8

3.2-10.2

45-54

297

168

59.3

49.5-68.3

6.2

3.0-12.3

10.2

5.6-18.0

9.6

5.9-15.2

14.8

9.2-22.9

55-64

254

139

53.5

44.3-62.5

2.6

1.3- 5.2

11.7

7.1-18.5

15.4

9.3-24.4

16.9

11.2-24.6

65-74

183

43.9

33.3-55.1

5.3

2.3-11.9

16.3

9.3-27.1

12.5

6.7-22.3

21.9

13.9-32.7

75+

149

50.4

38.1-62.7

2.1

0.7- 5.8

12.0

5.6-23.8

11.7

6.0-21.5

23.8

14.4-36.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

317

153

54.4

44.7-63.8

5.0

1.6-14.4

10.6

6.7-16.4

10.1

6.3-15.6

19.9

14.1-27.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

504

292

57.2

49.7-64.4

10.3

5.8-17.7

12.0

8.1-17.5

12.4

8.3-18.1

8.2

5.8-11.4

Some Post-H.S.

374

235

62.8

53.3-71.3

8.2

4.9-13.4

10.4

5.7-18.4

10.3

6.3-16.4

8.3

4.8-14.1

College Graduate

292

176

63.8

54.6-72.0

11.8

7.0-19.3

10.2

6.3-15.9

8.0

4.7-13.5

6.2

3.0-12.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

274

132

49.3

38.7-60.0

1.9

0.8- 4.5

12.9

7.2-21.9

18.3

12.0-26.9

17.6

11.8-25.5

$15,000- 24,999

310

180

58.3

48.0-67.9

9.1

3.8-20.3

9.4

5.0-16.8

11.9

7.3-18.6

11.4

6.8-18.4

$25,000- 34,999

158

54.6

41.2-67.4

12.3

4.7-28.5

9.8

4.8-19.0

16.2

7.8-30.6

7.0

3.4-14.1

$35,000- 49,999

162

58.7

46.4-69.9

12.1

6.3-21.8

12.4

6.1-23.4

8.7

3.9-18.6

8.2

3.2-19.5

$50,000-74,999

133

67.5

53.3-79.1

12.4

6.0-24.0

8.2

3.4-18.3

7.4

2.9-17.7

4.4

1.4-13.1

$75,000+

114

68.2

54.2-79.5

12.5

5.9-24.9

9.0

4.2-18.2

3.7

1.2-11.3

6.6

2.1-18.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

218

134

65.5

57.6-72.7

12.1

7.2-19.8

8.7

5.7-13.2

4.7

2.6- 8.3

8.9

5.7-13.6

Guilford

199

121

60.9

52.4-68.8

11.9

7.3-18.7

11.1

6.8-17.5

5.4

2.9- 9.8

10.6

6.2-17.7

Mecklenburg

195

129

72.2

63.5-79.5

10.1

5.2-18.7

4.7

2.7- 8.1

7.9

4.7-13.0

5.0

2.7- 9.1

Orange

220

117

47.7

37.0-58.6

18.3

12.5-25.9

12.0

7.7-18.2

18.9

8.1-38.1

3.0

1.6- 5.9

Wake

184

113

60.6

51.9-68.7

14.7

9.7-21.6

12.4

7.3-20.4

7.5

4.2-13.2

4.7

2.5- 9.0

Chatham/Lee

167

112

72.6

64.7-79.3

6.1

3.3-10.9

7.0

4.0-12.1

9.9

5.8-16.5

4.4

2.4- 8.1

Nash/Wilson

174

104

58.1

49.1-66.6

8.8

4.6-16.1

12.5

7.8-19.4

10.1

6.2-16.3

10.5

6.6-16.2

Craven/Pamlico

190

106

54.3

45.9-62.4

13.7

8.1-22.2

13.6

9.0-20.0

11.4

7.3-17.5

7.0

3.8-12.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

219

136

61.3

53.6-68.5

8.4

5.2-13.2

10.6

6.2-17.5

7.4

4.4-12.0

12.3

8.2-18.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

221

126

60.1

50.6-68.9

12.0

7.1-19.5

9.2

5.3-15.5

9.8

6.0-15.5

9.0

5.8-13.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

205

125

62.3

52.3-71.4

11.6

6.1-20.8

5.3

3.1- 9.1

7.3

3.4-14.8

13.5

7.9-22.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

197

107

64.0

49.3-76.5

8.1

4.5-14.2

12.6

7.4-20.5

6.9

3.6-12.8

8.4

4.8-14.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

211

113

57.0

48.9-64.7

5.3

3.0- 9.1

11.1

6.5-18.3

10.4

6.8-15.6

16.2

11.2-22.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

212

119

58.3

49.4-66.7

9.2

5.4-15.1

9.9

5.4-17.3

11.0

7.2-16.3

11.7

7.6-17.5

Northeast NC I

207

125

61.6

51.6-70.7

7.1

3.3-14.6

8.2

4.8-13.7

10.2

6.0-17.0

12.8

8.3-19.2

Northeast NC II

224

129

57.8

49.8-65.5

9.0

4.9-15.8

8.1

5.1-12.7

12.5

8.0-19.1

12.6

8.4-18.5

Northeastern Partnership

431

254

59.2

52.9-65.2

8.3

5.1-13.1

8.1

5.7-11.5

11.7

8.2-16.3

12.7

9.4-16.9

Mountain AHEC

628

355

59.4

53.1-65.4

10.2

7.3-14.1

10.0

7.2-13.6

10.0

7.1-14.0

10.4

7.6-14.0

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

1,792

1,094

64.0

60.7-67.2

200

11.1

9.1-13.5

194

10.2

8.4-12.4

148

7.7

6.2- 9.6

156

6.9

5.5- 8.7

Western NC

998

573

58.6

53.3-63.6

9.4

7.1-12.2

107

9.5

7.0-12.8

9.3

7.1-12.0

123

13.3

9.9-17.8

Back to Healthy Days.

* 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 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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