BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	30 days
TOTAL	1,237	923	74.5	70.6-78.1	70	6.4	4.4- 9.2	84	5.4	4.0- 7.2	78	7.4	5.4-10.2	82	6.3	4.5- 8.6
GENDER
Female	1,237	923	74.5	70.6-78.1	70	6.4	4.4- 9.2	84	5.4	4.0- 7.2	78	7.4	5.4-10.2	82	6.3	4.5- 8.6
RACE
African American	1,237	923	74.5	70.6-78.1	70	6.4	4.4- 9.2	84	5.4	4.0- 7.2	78	7.4	5.4-10.2	82	6.3	4.5- 8.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	8	59.6	20.2-89.5	1	27.5	4.2-76.7	2	7.3	1.1-35.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.6	0.7-33.9
-English Speaking	12	8	59.6	20.2-89.5	1	27.5	4.2-76.7	2	7.3	1.1-35.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.6	0.7-33.9
Non-Hispanic	1,225	915	74.6	70.6-78.2	69	6.3	4.3- 9.1	82	5.4	4.0- 7.2	78	7.5	5.4-10.2	81	6.3	4.5- 8.6
AGE
18-24	92	62	67.5	51.7-80.1	12	13.1	5.3-29.1	6	5.4	2.0-13.4	7	9.8	3.7-23.6	5	4.2	1.3-13.0
25-34	199	147	73.4	63.2-81.6	12	6.3	2.7-14.2	15	4.8	2.5- 9.0	11	4.9	2.1-11.2	14	10.6	5.1-20.7
35-44	260	183	72.4	63.8-79.5	12	2.8	1.2- 6.2	23	5.2	2.9- 9.1	25	12.8	7.4-21.1	17	6.9	3.8-12.2
45-54	253	173	69.2	60.8-76.5	19	9.5	5.4-16.1	23	10.2	5.9-17.2	19	5.8	3.1-10.6	19	5.2	3.0- 9.0
55-64	181	139	77.0	67.8-84.2	9	5.8	2.5-13.1	9	3.8	1.6- 8.5	8	7.0	3.2-14.7	16	6.5	3.5-11.7
65-74	142	117	82.9	72.1-90.1	5	4.4	1.4-12.6	7	3.0	1.0- 8.4	7	7.0	2.5-18.1	6	2.7	1.1- 6.4
75+	98	91	94.2	85.9-97.7	1	1.0	0.1- 6.5	1	1.8	0.2-11.5	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	4	2.8	0.7- 9.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	280	213	74.4	65.5-81.7	12	4.7	2.2-10.1	20	7.5	4.1-13.4	14	9.3	4.4-18.6	21	4.0	2.4- 6.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	421	319	78.9	72.7-84.0	21	4.9	2.8- 8.4	26	4.5	2.6- 7.7	22	5.9	3.1-10.9	33	5.9	3.5- 9.7
Some Post-H.S.	300	213	64.6	55.2-73.0	20	10.5	5.1-20.2	18	5.2	2.7- 9.6	30	9.8	5.9-16.0	19	9.9	5.4-17.6
College Graduate	233	176	79.2	71.9-85.0	17	5.7	3.1-10.5	19	5.3	3.0- 9.2	12	5.4	2.5-11.1	9	4.4	2.0- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	264	196	73.4	65.3-80.2	10	4.5	1.9-10.0	17	6.6	3.3-12.6	13	6.0	3.0-11.9	28	9.5	6.0-14.7
$15,000- 24,999	284	208	75.3	66.5-82.4	19	6.5	3.6-11.6	20	4.8	2.5- 8.9	16	6.6	2.7-14.9	21	6.9	3.4-13.4
$25,000- 34,999	161	120	70.0	58.3-79.6	13	7.6	3.6-15.2	9	5.6	2.5-12.0	16	15.7	8.2-27.8	3	1.1	0.3- 4.6
$35,000- 49,999	112	88	83.8	73.8-90.5	3	1.1	0.3- 4.1	8	3.6	1.5- 8.2	8	6.9	2.8-16.3	5	4.5	1.6-12.4
$50,000-74,999	61	42	62.8	43.8-78.5	6	17.3	6.1-40.2	6	8.1	2.9-20.4	6	6.2	2.1-16.9	1	5.7	0.8-30.5
$75,000+	53	44	85.1	69.4-93.5	4	5.2	1.6-15.6	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	2	6.6	1.4-25.8	2	2.2	0.5- 9.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	15	9	56.7	28.7-81.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.3	0.9-34.6	4	30.7	10.5-62.5	1	6.3	0.9-34.3
Guilford	70	50	73.9	60.5-84.0	7	9.9	4.3-21.2	4	8.4	2.9-21.7	4	4.0	1.4-11.0	5	3.9	1.5- 9.7
Mecklenburg	80	57	71.0	58.6-80.8	4	4.7	1.7-12.7	8	10.1	4.8-20.0	5	7.2	2.8-17.0	6	7.0	2.6-17.3
Orange	30	21	70.7	51.1-84.8	3	11.7	3.7-31.2	1	4.2	0.6-24.3	4	10.3	3.6-26.2	1	3.2	0.4-19.5
Wake	54	37	70.6	56.1-81.9	3	5.4	1.6-16.9	6	9.7	4.2-21.1	5	8.8	3.4-20.9	3	5.5	1.7-15.9
Chatham/Lee	53	40	76.1	60.6-86.8	4	9.7	3.3-25.3	3	3.6	1.0-12.5	3	6.4	1.8-20.3	3	4.2	1.3-13.0
Nash/Wilson	80	56	66.9	54.3-77.5	3	5.6	1.7-17.1	8	11.4	5.5-22.1	6	5.4	2.3-11.8	7	10.7	4.9-21.8
Craven/Pamlico	55	42	81.2	67.5-90.0	3	4.2	1.1-14.2	2	1.9	0.4- 7.7	3	2.6	0.8- 8.1	5	10.1	4.1-22.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	7	82.9	42.9-96.9	1	8.2	0.9-46.5	1	8.9	1.0-48.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	5	71.2	22.3-95.5	1	28.8	4.5-77.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	71	71.3	60.2-80.3	5	6.2	2.5-14.8	14	11.4	5.9-21.1	7	7.8	3.5-16.7	6	3.3	1.4- 7.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	8	91.0	55.3-98.8	1	9.0	1.2-44.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	93	75	81.0	70.5-88.3	3	3.5	1.1-10.7	6	7.1	2.8-16.7	1	1.6	0.2-10.2	8	6.9	3.3-13.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	98	72	72.6	61.7-81.3	4	4.4	1.5-12.4	8	7.6	3.6-15.3	8	9.2	4.3-18.4	6	6.3	2.6-14.3
Northeast NC I	169	133	77.9	69.7-84.3	10	6.5	3.0-13.5	11	6.0	3.2-11.0	7	4.1	1.9- 8.5	8	5.6	2.7-11.5
Northeast NC II	98	76	78.2	67.2-86.4	4	6.4	2.0-18.6	6	4.0	1.7- 9.3	5	4.2	1.7-10.1	7	7.2	3.2-15.3
Northeastern Partnership	267	209	78.0	71.5-83.4	14	6.4	3.3-12.3	17	5.0	3.0- 8.3	12	4.1	2.3- 7.3	15	6.4	3.7-10.8
Mountain AHEC	29	21	68.1	44.3-85.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.5	1	4.1	0.6-24.6	4	20.1	6.8-46.6	2	6.7	1.6-24.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	656	507	78.8	73.6-83.1	31	5.7	3.3- 9.5	39	4.3	2.8- 6.4	36	6.4	3.9-10.3	43	4.9	3.4- 7.1
Piedmont	538	383	71.4	65.6-76.6	36	6.9	4.2-11.2	44	6.3	4.3- 9.3	38	8.0	5.2-12.3	37	7.3	4.6-11.3
Western NC	43	33	76.1	53.2-90.0	3	7.8	1.7-29.1	1	2.2	0.3-14.6	4	10.5	3.1-30.0	2	3.5	0.8-14.5

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,237

923

74.5

70.6-78.1

6.4

4.4- 9.2

5.4

4.0- 7.2

7.4

5.4-10.2

6.3

4.5- 8.6

GENDER

Female

1,237

923

74.5

70.6-78.1

6.4

4.4- 9.2

5.4

4.0- 7.2

7.4

5.4-10.2

6.3

4.5- 8.6

RACE

African American

1,237

923

74.5

70.6-78.1

6.4

4.4- 9.2

5.4

4.0- 7.2

7.4

5.4-10.2

6.3

4.5- 8.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

59.6

20.2-89.5

27.5

4.2-76.7

7.3

1.1-35.6

0.0

. - .

5.6

0.7-33.9

-English Speaking

59.6

20.2-89.5

27.5

4.2-76.7

7.3

1.1-35.6

0.0

. - .

5.6

0.7-33.9

Non-Hispanic

1,225

915

74.6

70.6-78.2

6.3

4.3- 9.1

5.4

4.0- 7.2

7.5

5.4-10.2

6.3

4.5- 8.6

AGE

18-24

67.5

51.7-80.1

13.1

5.3-29.1

5.4

2.0-13.4

9.8

3.7-23.6

4.2

1.3-13.0

25-34

199

147

73.4

63.2-81.6

6.3

2.7-14.2

4.8

2.5- 9.0

4.9

2.1-11.2

10.6

5.1-20.7

35-44

260

183

72.4

63.8-79.5

2.8

1.2- 6.2

5.2

2.9- 9.1

12.8

7.4-21.1

6.9

3.8-12.2

45-54

253

173

69.2

60.8-76.5

9.5

5.4-16.1

10.2

5.9-17.2

5.8

3.1-10.6

5.2

3.0- 9.0

55-64

181

139

77.0

67.8-84.2

5.8

2.5-13.1

3.8

1.6- 8.5

7.0

3.2-14.7

6.5

3.5-11.7

65-74

142

117

82.9

72.1-90.1

4.4

1.4-12.6

3.0

1.0- 8.4

7.0

2.5-18.1

2.7

1.1- 6.4

75+

94.2

85.9-97.7

1.0

0.1- 6.5

1.8

0.2-11.5

0.3

0.0- 2.0

2.8

0.7- 9.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

280

213

74.4

65.5-81.7

4.7

2.2-10.1

7.5

4.1-13.4

9.3

4.4-18.6

4.0

2.4- 6.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

421

319

78.9

72.7-84.0

4.9

2.8- 8.4

4.5

2.6- 7.7

5.9

3.1-10.9

5.9

3.5- 9.7

Some Post-H.S.

300

213

64.6

55.2-73.0

10.5

5.1-20.2

5.2

2.7- 9.6

9.8

5.9-16.0

9.9

5.4-17.6

College Graduate

233

176

79.2

71.9-85.0

5.7

3.1-10.5

5.3

3.0- 9.2

5.4

2.5-11.1

4.4

2.0- 9.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

264

196

73.4

65.3-80.2

4.5

1.9-10.0

6.6

3.3-12.6

6.0

3.0-11.9

9.5

6.0-14.7

$15,000- 24,999

284

208

75.3

66.5-82.4

6.5

3.6-11.6

4.8

2.5- 8.9

6.6

2.7-14.9

6.9

3.4-13.4

$25,000- 34,999

161

120

70.0

58.3-79.6

7.6

3.6-15.2

5.6

2.5-12.0

15.7

8.2-27.8

1.1

0.3- 4.6

$35,000- 49,999

112

83.8

73.8-90.5

1.1

0.3- 4.1

3.6

1.5- 8.2

6.9

2.8-16.3

4.5

1.6-12.4

$50,000-74,999

62.8

43.8-78.5

17.3

6.1-40.2

8.1

2.9-20.4

6.2

2.1-16.9

5.7

0.8-30.5

$75,000+

85.1

69.4-93.5

5.2

1.6-15.6

1.0

0.1- 6.8

6.6

1.4-25.8

2.2

0.5- 9.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

56.7

28.7-81.0

0.0

. - .

6.3

0.9-34.6

30.7

10.5-62.5

6.3

0.9-34.3

Guilford

73.9

60.5-84.0

9.9

4.3-21.2

8.4

2.9-21.7

4.0

1.4-11.0

3.9

1.5- 9.7

Mecklenburg

71.0

58.6-80.8

4.7

1.7-12.7

10.1

4.8-20.0

7.2

2.8-17.0

7.0

2.6-17.3

Orange

70.7

51.1-84.8

11.7

3.7-31.2

4.2

0.6-24.3

10.3

3.6-26.2

3.2

0.4-19.5

Wake

70.6

56.1-81.9

5.4

1.6-16.9

9.7

4.2-21.1

8.8

3.4-20.9

5.5

1.7-15.9

Chatham/Lee

76.1

60.6-86.8

9.7

3.3-25.3

3.6

1.0-12.5

6.4

1.8-20.3

4.2

1.3-13.0

Nash/Wilson

66.9

54.3-77.5

5.6

1.7-17.1

11.4

5.5-22.1

5.4

2.3-11.8

10.7

4.9-21.8

Craven/Pamlico

81.2

67.5-90.0

4.2

1.1-14.2

1.9

0.4- 7.7

2.6

0.8- 8.1

10.1

4.1-22.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

82.9

42.9-96.9

8.2

0.9-46.5

8.9

1.0-48.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

71.2

22.3-95.5

28.8

4.5-77.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

71.3

60.2-80.3

6.2

2.5-14.8

11.4

5.9-21.1

7.8

3.5-16.7

3.3

1.4- 7.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

91.0

55.3-98.8

9.0

1.2-44.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

81.0

70.5-88.3

3.5

1.1-10.7

7.1

2.8-16.7

1.6

0.2-10.2

6.9

3.3-13.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

72.6

61.7-81.3

4.4

1.5-12.4

7.6

3.6-15.3

9.2

4.3-18.4

6.3

2.6-14.3

Northeast NC I

169

133

77.9

69.7-84.3

6.5

3.0-13.5

6.0

3.2-11.0

4.1

1.9- 8.5

5.6

2.7-11.5

Northeast NC II

78.2

67.2-86.4

6.4

2.0-18.6

4.0

1.7- 9.3

4.2

1.7-10.1

7.2

3.2-15.3

Northeastern Partnership

267

209

78.0

71.5-83.4

6.4

3.3-12.3

5.0

3.0- 8.3

4.1

2.3- 7.3

6.4

3.7-10.8

Mountain AHEC

68.1

44.3-85.1

0.9

0.1- 6.5

4.1

0.6-24.6

20.1

6.8-46.6

6.7

1.6-24.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

656

507

78.8

73.6-83.1

5.7

3.3- 9.5

4.3

2.8- 6.4

6.4

3.9-10.3

4.9

3.4- 7.1

Piedmont

538

383

71.4

65.6-76.6

6.9

4.2-11.2

6.3

4.3- 9.3

8.0

5.2-12.3

7.3

4.6-11.3

Western NC

76.1

53.2-90.0

7.8

1.7-29.1

2.2

0.3-14.6

10.5

3.1-30.0

3.5

0.8-14.5

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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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