BRFSS 2003 - Mountain Area Health Education Center**: (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 Mountain Area Health Education Center**

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?

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	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
-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
GENDER
Male	482	319	67.1	60.2-73.3	41	9.8	6.1-15.5	41	8.5	5.4-13.1	30	5.5	3.4- 8.7	51	9.2	6.4-13.0
Female	795	495	58.0	53.2-62.6	68	8.7	6.5-11.6	87	11.9	9.0-15.5	67	11.2	8.2-15.1	78	10.2	7.6-13.6
RACE
White	1,137	730	62.6	58.3-66.7	94	7.8	6.1-10.0	115	10.8	8.3-13.8	85	8.8	6.7-11.6	113	10.0	7.8-12.6
Other	136	83	62.2	45.9-76.2	15	22.4	9.8-43.2	12	4.8	2.2- 9.8	12	4.5	2.1- 9.5	14	6.2	2.9-12.7
AGE
18-44	434	287	65.4	57.8-72.3	48	12.0	7.6-18.4	58	13.0	8.9-18.5	26	6.7	4.1-10.6	15	3.0	1.5- 6.0
45+	832	522	60.4	55.8-64.9	58	6.9	5.1- 9.4	70	8.2	6.0-11.1	70	9.7	7.0-13.1	112	14.8	11.7-18.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	572	347	62.2	55.4-68.5	44	9.1	5.4-14.8	50	7.2	4.9-10.4	49	8.6	5.9-12.4	82	13.0	9.7-17.4
Some College +	701	466	62.7	57.5-67.7	65	9.5	7.1-12.7	77	13.0	9.5-17.4	48	8.2	5.6-11.8	45	6.6	4.5- 9.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	735	442	57.1	51.7-62.3	60	10.4	6.9-15.3	81	10.8	8.1-14.4	67	9.4	6.8-13.0	85	12.3	9.3-15.9
$50,000+	262	197	72.7	64.8-79.4	26	8.5	5.3-13.2	20	8.1	4.7-13.8	11	7.3	3.7-13.8	8	3.4	1.2- 9.4
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
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

-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

GENDER

Male

482

319

67.1

60.2-73.3

9.8

6.1-15.5

8.5

5.4-13.1

5.5

3.4- 8.7

9.2

6.4-13.0

Female

795

495

58.0

53.2-62.6

8.7

6.5-11.6

11.9

9.0-15.5

11.2

8.2-15.1

10.2

7.6-13.6

RACE

White

1,137

730

62.6

58.3-66.7

7.8

6.1-10.0

115

10.8

8.3-13.8

8.8

6.7-11.6

113

10.0

7.8-12.6

Other

136

62.2

45.9-76.2

22.4

9.8-43.2

4.8

2.2- 9.8

4.5

2.1- 9.5

6.2

2.9-12.7

AGE

18-44

434

287

65.4

57.8-72.3

12.0

7.6-18.4

13.0

8.9-18.5

6.7

4.1-10.6

3.0

1.5- 6.0

45+

832

522

60.4

55.8-64.9

6.9

5.1- 9.4

8.2

6.0-11.1

9.7

7.0-13.1

112

14.8

11.7-18.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

572

347

62.2

55.4-68.5

9.1

5.4-14.8

7.2

4.9-10.4

8.6

5.9-12.4

13.0

9.7-17.4

Some College +

701

466

62.7

57.5-67.7

9.5

7.1-12.7

13.0

9.5-17.4

8.2

5.6-11.8

6.6

4.5- 9.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

735

442

57.1

51.7-62.3

10.4

6.9-15.3

10.8

8.1-14.4

9.4

6.8-13.0

12.3

9.3-15.9

$50,000+

262

197

72.7

64.8-79.4

8.5

5.3-13.2

8.1

4.7-13.8

7.3

3.7-13.8

3.4

1.2- 9.4

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

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

Back to Healthy Days.

^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.

This page was generated on 17JUN04.