BRFSS 2003 - 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?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
TOTAL	1,819	1,186	69.2	65.9-72.3	136	8.0	6.2-10.2	170	7.9	6.3- 9.8	145	7.6	6.0- 9.7	182	7.3	5.9- 9.1
GENDER
Male	589	404	73.2	67.6-78.1	44	8.9	6.0-13.1	36	4.4	2.5- 7.4	45	6.8	4.4-10.4	60	6.7	4.5-10.0
Female	1,230	782	66.2	62.1-70.0	92	7.3	5.4- 9.8	134	10.6	8.3-13.4	100	8.2	6.1-10.9	122	7.8	6.0- 9.9
AGE
18-24	145	104	72.7	61.6-81.6	13	7.5	3.8-14.3	16	12.6	6.6-22.9	9	5.3	2.2-12.5	3	1.8	0.4- 7.6
25-34	284	217	82.4	75.6-87.5	25	7.2	4.0-12.5	29	6.2	3.9- 9.9	9	3.9	1.5- 9.8	4	0.3	0.1- 1.0
35-44	365	246	67.6	60.0-74.4	30	11.9	7.3-18.7	36	7.2	4.5-11.5	31	8.3	4.8-14.1	22	5.0	2.9- 8.4
45-54	409	252	60.7	53.2-67.7	37	11.4	7.2-17.6	36	7.5	4.8-11.6	42	11.8	7.8-17.5	42	8.6	5.0-14.3
55-64	277	155	61.1	52.5-69.0	13	2.0	1.0- 3.8	30	9.4	5.8-14.8	24	9.3	5.3-15.6	55	18.3	12.5-25.9
65-74	195	125	66.5	56.3-75.3	14	5.7	2.7-11.7	15	5.0	2.6- 9.4	12	4.9	2.1-11.3	29	17.9	11.2-27.4
75+	129	76	65.3	53.5-75.4	4	2.2	0.8- 6.3	7	4.4	1.8-10.6	17	11.2	6.1-19.7	25	16.8	9.7-27.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	418	243	62.2	54.8-69.0	19	3.7	1.9- 7.3	33	6.8	4.1-11.2	43	11.5	7.3-17.6	80	15.8	11.5-21.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	636	420	69.6	63.9-74.8	45	7.4	4.8-11.2	60	8.1	5.5-11.8	54	8.9	6.0-13.1	57	5.9	4.2- 8.3
Some Post-H.S.	430	283	69.9	62.7-76.2	43	10.2	6.5-15.6	44	7.9	4.7-13.0	27	5.5	3.3- 9.2	33	6.5	3.6-11.5
College Graduate	330	237	74.6	67.7-80.4	29	10.4	6.3-16.6	33	8.3	5.5-12.4	21	4.1	2.1- 7.6	10	2.6	1.2- 5.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	333	190	63.3	55.5-70.4	17	3.2	1.8- 5.5	22	6.1	3.5-10.3	47	14.0	9.5-20.1	57	13.5	9.5-18.8
$15,000- 24,999	424	273	70.1	63.1-76.3	36	7.0	4.3-11.1	40	6.8	4.1-11.1	35	8.6	5.3-13.9	40	7.5	4.8-11.5
$25,000- 34,999	224	156	67.2	57.3-75.8	15	6.2	3.0-12.3	28	9.6	5.7-15.7	15	10.5	5.3-19.9	10	6.5	2.8-14.6
$35,000- 49,999	198	144	70.4	59.9-79.1	19	12.8	7.0-22.1	15	6.7	3.5-12.5	9	4.9	1.8-12.5	11	5.3	1.7-14.9
$50,000-74,999	117	82	65.9	52.2-77.3	18	23.0	12.8-37.9	8	6.3	2.7-14.1	3	1.2	0.3- 4.2	6	3.6	1.2-10.3
$75,000+	94	69	76.2	63.8-85.4	8	11.2	4.9-23.6	9	5.3	2.2-12.2	5	4.8	1.7-13.2	3	2.3	0.6- 8.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	18	67.5	46.8-83.0	2	9.8	2.5-31.9	4	11.6	3.6-32.0	3	5.7	1.8-17.2	2	5.3	1.3-19.3
Guilford	114	79	75.1	65.2-83.0	9	7.3	3.3-15.3	12	8.7	4.7-15.7	7	4.9	2.1-11.3	7	4.0	1.6- 9.4
Mecklenburg	118	81	71.9	62.4-79.9	10	8.3	4.2-15.8	10	7.1	3.5-14.0	8	6.6	3.1-13.3	9	6.0	3.0-12.0
Orange	47	30	68.5	53.1-80.7	5	10.0	4.0-22.8	4	6.2	2.3-15.7	5	11.4	4.5-26.1	3	4.0	1.2-12.0
Wake	84	62	74.3	62.1-83.6	8	10.3	4.7-21.0	7	5.9	2.7-12.4	4	4.7	1.6-13.3	3	4.8	1.3-15.8
Chatham/Lee	69	48	72.8	58.2-83.7	6	10.8	4.7-23.1	5	7.0	2.6-17.6	5	4.6	1.7-11.9	5	4.8	1.8-11.9
Nash/Wilson	125	86	69.1	59.2-77.5	6	5.8	2.3-13.7	14	10.4	5.9-17.7	9	6.5	3.3-12.4	10	8.3	4.2-15.6
Craven/Pamlico	90	61	72.7	61.3-81.8	2	1.1	0.3- 4.5	10	9.2	4.7-17.3	8	10.5	5.1-20.6	9	6.4	3.2-12.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	15	10	65.2	31.6-88.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	30.8	9.5-65.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.0	0.5-25.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	7	75.3	36.4-94.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	16.6	2.4-61.9	1	8.1	1.1-41.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	162	109	76.6	65.2-85.1	15	8.0	4.1-14.9	15	7.0	3.6-13.3	7	3.4	1.4- 7.8	16	5.1	2.7- 9.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	7	71.7	38.8-91.0	1	9.2	1.3-44.7	2	19.1	4.6-53.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	141	84	62.5	52.9-71.2	8	5.1	2.4-10.7	16	12.1	7.0-20.3	15	8.0	4.6-13.6	18	12.2	7.2-19.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	118	70	56.7	42.4-70.0	13	18.2	6.8-40.5	9	7.8	3.8-15.4	12	9.3	4.8-17.2	14	7.9	4.3-14.2
Northeast NC I	228	150	66.0	58.2-73.0	12	6.8	3.1-14.3	17	6.3	3.7-10.4	21	8.9	5.6-13.9	28	12.0	7.9-17.7
Northeast NC II	144	79	55.4	44.9-65.4	16	12.3	6.3-22.5	17	9.6	5.1-17.5	11	10.3	4.9-20.1	21	12.5	7.6-19.7
Northeastern Partnership	372	229	60.5	53.8-66.8	28	9.7	5.8-15.7	34	8.0	5.2-12.3	32	9.6	6.1-14.8	49	12.2	8.9-16.6
Mountain AHEC	51	31	67.8	50.7-81.2	3	6.3	1.7-20.8	6	7.8	2.6-21.0	4	5.7	2.0-15.3	7	12.4	4.9-28.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	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
Piedmont	796	538	72.0	67.5-76.1	67	8.6	6.2-11.8	68	5.9	4.4- 8.0	58	7.3	5.1-10.4	65	6.2	4.4- 8.6
Western NC	74	45	51.4	31.7-70.7	3	3.5	0.9-12.6	9	16.6	5.1-42.6	6	6.1	2.3-15.2	11	22.3	7.6-50.1

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,819

1,186

69.2

65.9-72.3

136

8.0

6.2-10.2

170

7.9

6.3- 9.8

145

7.6

6.0- 9.7

182

7.3

5.9- 9.1

GENDER

Male

589

404

73.2

67.6-78.1

8.9

6.0-13.1

4.4

2.5- 7.4

6.8

4.4-10.4

6.7

4.5-10.0

Female

1,230

782

66.2

62.1-70.0

7.3

5.4- 9.8

134

10.6

8.3-13.4

100

8.2

6.1-10.9

122

7.8

6.0- 9.9

AGE

18-24

145

104

72.7

61.6-81.6

7.5

3.8-14.3

12.6

6.6-22.9

5.3

2.2-12.5

1.8

0.4- 7.6

25-34

284

217

82.4

75.6-87.5

7.2

4.0-12.5

6.2

3.9- 9.9

3.9

1.5- 9.8

0.3

0.1- 1.0

35-44

365

246

67.6

60.0-74.4

11.9

7.3-18.7

7.2

4.5-11.5

8.3

4.8-14.1

5.0

2.9- 8.4

45-54

409

252

60.7

53.2-67.7

11.4

7.2-17.6

7.5

4.8-11.6

11.8

7.8-17.5

8.6

5.0-14.3

55-64

277

155

61.1

52.5-69.0

2.0

1.0- 3.8

9.4

5.8-14.8

9.3

5.3-15.6

18.3

12.5-25.9

65-74

195

125

66.5

56.3-75.3

5.7

2.7-11.7

5.0

2.6- 9.4

4.9

2.1-11.3

17.9

11.2-27.4

75+

129

65.3

53.5-75.4

2.2

0.8- 6.3

4.4

1.8-10.6

11.2

6.1-19.7

16.8

9.7-27.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

418

243

62.2

54.8-69.0

3.7

1.9- 7.3

6.8

4.1-11.2

11.5

7.3-17.6

15.8

11.5-21.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

636

420

69.6

63.9-74.8

7.4

4.8-11.2

8.1

5.5-11.8

8.9

6.0-13.1

5.9

4.2- 8.3

Some Post-H.S.

430

283

69.9

62.7-76.2

10.2

6.5-15.6

7.9

4.7-13.0

5.5

3.3- 9.2

6.5

3.6-11.5

College Graduate

330

237

74.6

67.7-80.4

10.4

6.3-16.6

8.3

5.5-12.4

4.1

2.1- 7.6

2.6

1.2- 5.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

333

190

63.3

55.5-70.4

3.2

1.8- 5.5

6.1

3.5-10.3

14.0

9.5-20.1

13.5

9.5-18.8

$15,000- 24,999

424

273

70.1

63.1-76.3

7.0

4.3-11.1

6.8

4.1-11.1

8.6

5.3-13.9

7.5

4.8-11.5

$25,000- 34,999

224

156

67.2

57.3-75.8

6.2

3.0-12.3

9.6

5.7-15.7

10.5

5.3-19.9

6.5

2.8-14.6

$35,000- 49,999

198

144

70.4

59.9-79.1

12.8

7.0-22.1

6.7

3.5-12.5

4.9

1.8-12.5

5.3

1.7-14.9

$50,000-74,999

117

65.9

52.2-77.3

23.0

12.8-37.9

6.3

2.7-14.1

1.2

0.3- 4.2

3.6

1.2-10.3

$75,000+

76.2

63.8-85.4

11.2

4.9-23.6

5.3

2.2-12.2

4.8

1.7-13.2

2.3

0.6- 8.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

67.5

46.8-83.0

9.8

2.5-31.9

11.6

3.6-32.0

5.7

1.8-17.2

5.3

1.3-19.3

Guilford

114

75.1

65.2-83.0

7.3

3.3-15.3

8.7

4.7-15.7

4.9

2.1-11.3

4.0

1.6- 9.4

Mecklenburg

118

71.9

62.4-79.9

8.3

4.2-15.8

7.1

3.5-14.0

6.6

3.1-13.3

6.0

3.0-12.0

Orange

68.5

53.1-80.7

10.0

4.0-22.8

6.2

2.3-15.7

11.4

4.5-26.1

4.0

1.2-12.0

Wake

74.3

62.1-83.6

10.3

4.7-21.0

5.9

2.7-12.4

4.7

1.6-13.3

4.8

1.3-15.8

Chatham/Lee

72.8

58.2-83.7

10.8

4.7-23.1

7.0

2.6-17.6

4.6

1.7-11.9

4.8

1.8-11.9

Nash/Wilson

125

69.1

59.2-77.5

5.8

2.3-13.7

10.4

5.9-17.7

6.5

3.3-12.4

8.3

4.2-15.6

Craven/Pamlico

72.7

61.3-81.8

1.1

0.3- 4.5

9.2

4.7-17.3

10.5

5.1-20.6

6.4

3.2-12.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

65.2

31.6-88.4

0.0

. - .

30.8

9.5-65.2

0.0

. - .

4.0

0.5-25.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

75.3

36.4-94.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

16.6

2.4-61.9

8.1

1.1-41.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

162

109

76.6

65.2-85.1

8.0

4.1-14.9

7.0

3.6-13.3

3.4

1.4- 7.8

5.1

2.7- 9.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

71.7

38.8-91.0

9.2

1.3-44.7

19.1

4.6-53.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

141

62.5

52.9-71.2

5.1

2.4-10.7

12.1

7.0-20.3

8.0

4.6-13.6

12.2

7.2-19.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

118

56.7

42.4-70.0

18.2

6.8-40.5

7.8

3.8-15.4

9.3

4.8-17.2

7.9

4.3-14.2

Northeast NC I

228

150

66.0

58.2-73.0

6.8

3.1-14.3

6.3

3.7-10.4

8.9

5.6-13.9

12.0

7.9-17.7

Northeast NC II

144

55.4

44.9-65.4

12.3

6.3-22.5

9.6

5.1-17.5

10.3

4.9-20.1

12.5

7.6-19.7

Northeastern Partnership

372

229

60.5

53.8-66.8

9.7

5.8-15.7

8.0

5.2-12.3

9.6

6.1-14.8

12.2

8.9-16.6

Mountain AHEC

67.8

50.7-81.2

6.3

1.7-20.8

7.8

2.6-21.0

5.7

2.0-15.3

12.4

4.9-28.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

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

Piedmont

796

538

72.0

67.5-76.1

8.6

6.2-11.8

5.9

4.4- 8.0

7.3

5.1-10.4

6.2

4.4- 8.6

Western NC

51.4

31.7-70.7

3.5

0.9-12.6

16.6

5.1-42.6

6.1

2.3-15.2

22.3

7.6-50.1

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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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