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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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	1,230	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
GENDER
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
RACE
African American	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
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	8	55.9	18.4-87.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.4	0.8-37.0	2	10.3	1.5-46.2	1	27.5	4.2-76.7
-English Speaking	12	8	55.9	18.4-87.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.4	0.8-37.0	2	10.3	1.5-46.2	1	27.5	4.2-76.7
Non-Hispanic	1,218	774	66.2	62.1-70.1	92	7.3	5.4- 9.8	133	10.6	8.3-13.5	98	8.2	6.1-10.9	121	7.7	5.9- 9.8
AGE
18-24	92	67	68.6	52.7-81.1	6	6.4	2.0-18.8	10	13.9	6.1-28.7	7	8.4	3.0-21.6	2	2.7	0.4-14.9
25-34	200	147	77.6	68.6-84.6	20	10.7	5.6-19.4	24	8.6	5.0-14.3	5	2.5	0.7- 8.1	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7
35-44	256	165	63.5	54.5-71.6	20	8.0	4.6-13.4	31	10.6	6.2-17.3	24	10.6	5.8-18.6	16	7.5	4.0-13.3
45-54	255	155	61.0	52.2-69.1	24	10.4	6.1-17.2	24	10.1	5.9-16.9	27	11.7	7.1-18.9	25	6.7	3.9-11.3
55-64	179	94	56.1	45.8-66.0	9	1.7	0.8- 3.4	25	16.4	10.1-25.6	15	7.6	3.8-14.6	36	18.2	11.7-27.0
65-74	141	84	64.5	52.8-74.7	11	5.1	2.6- 9.5	14	7.7	4.0-14.6	10	7.0	2.7-17.1	22	15.7	9.1-25.6
75+	94	60	64.2	49.6-76.5	2	1.7	0.4- 6.9	5	5.3	1.9-14.2	11	11.2	5.2-22.3	16	17.6	8.9-31.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	274	151	56.7	47.6-65.4	13	3.3	1.7- 6.3	28	11.1	6.4-18.5	26	12.0	6.7-20.5	56	16.9	11.7-23.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	417	272	66.4	59.0-73.1	27	5.9	3.2-10.6	43	11.0	6.9-16.9	36	9.2	5.7-14.6	39	7.4	4.9-11.1
Some Post-H.S.	299	193	69.1	60.7-76.5	32	10.7	6.3-17.7	31	7.2	4.1-12.2	22	7.4	4.1-12.9	21	5.6	2.8-10.8
College Graduate	237	163	70.5	62.5-77.4	20	9.0	5.3-15.0	32	13.6	9.1-20.1	16	4.0	1.9- 8.2	6	2.8	1.0- 7.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	262	152	58.8	50.1-67.1	13	3.1	1.6- 5.8	17	7.0	3.8-12.7	35	16.2	10.5-24.2	45	14.9	10.2-21.2
$15,000- 24,999	281	181	63.5	53.9-72.1	22	7.4	3.8-13.9	31	10.4	5.7-18.1	19	9.8	4.9-18.6	28	9.0	5.3-14.9
$25,000- 34,999	161	112	66.9	55.2-76.8	13	7.1	3.2-15.2	23	12.1	6.9-20.4	9	9.1	3.8-20.2	4	4.7	1.4-15.0
$35,000- 49,999	113	76	67.3	53.9-78.4	13	13.8	6.5-26.9	12	11.8	5.6-23.0	7	3.8	1.2-11.7	5	3.3	0.9-11.2
$50,000-74,999	64	42	64.5	46.7-79.0	9	18.3	7.5-38.3	7	11.4	4.7-25.2	2	1.0	0.2- 4.4	4	4.8	1.1-18.0
$75,000+	53	37	73.4	56.9-85.3	5	13.2	5.3-29.0	8	11.4	4.6-25.5	2	1.4	0.3- 5.7	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	8	52.6	26.2-77.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	27.7	9.0-59.7	3	13.7	4.1-36.9	1	6.1	0.8-33.4
Guilford	70	43	62.7	48.5-74.9	7	13.0	5.5-27.7	8	10.2	5.0-19.8	6	8.7	3.4-20.4	6	5.4	2.1-13.1
Mecklenburg	80	55	73.7	62.2-82.7	5	3.9	1.6- 9.6	8	9.0	4.0-19.1	4	4.4	1.5-12.2	8	8.9	4.2-17.9
Orange	30	19	65.2	45.9-80.5	4	14.0	5.1-33.0	4	11.9	4.4-28.2	2	5.7	1.3-22.4	1	3.3	0.5-20.0
Wake	53	37	66.4	50.3-79.4	7	17.5	7.8-34.7	5	8.3	3.3-19.3	3	5.1	1.4-16.5	1	2.7	0.4-16.9
Chatham/Lee	52	36	68.1	52.1-80.7	4	11.3	4.2-27.1	4	9.0	3.0-24.1	5	7.6	2.9-18.6	3	4.0	1.2-12.7
Nash/Wilson	81	55	64.0	51.3-75.0	4	6.1	2.0-17.1	11	15.6	8.4-27.2	4	4.5	1.6-12.1	7	9.8	4.4-20.6
Craven/Pamlico	56	38	74.4	59.6-85.2	2	1.9	0.4- 7.6	5	7.9	2.9-19.6	5	9.2	3.7-21.4	6	6.6	2.7-15.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	7	86.6	50.0-97.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	13.4	2.4-50.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	5	85.4	40.0-98.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	14.6	1.9-60.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	68	70.2	59.6-79.0	12	11.8	6.4-20.7	10	8.5	4.1-16.6	5	4.7	1.8-11.7	8	4.8	2.3-10.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	7	78.9	42.9-94.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	21.1	5.1-57.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	92	52	57.7	45.9-68.7	7	7.3	3.3-15.5	10	14.5	7.2-27.0	11	9.4	5.0-17.1	12	11.1	6.2-19.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	92	53	60.5	49.3-70.8	10	9.5	4.9-17.6	8	11.6	5.7-22.2	10	9.7	5.1-17.8	11	8.7	4.7-15.7
Northeast NC I	165	113	70.5	62.1-77.8	5	2.6	1.0- 6.6	16	8.9	5.3-14.7	14	8.5	4.8-14.8	17	9.3	5.4-15.7
Northeast NC II	97	51	56.2	44.6-67.1	11	11.6	6.1-20.9	15	11.9	6.9-19.7	5	6.0	1.8-18.2	15	14.3	8.3-23.6
Northeastern Partnership	262	164	63.8	56.6-70.3	16	6.9	4.0-11.6	31	10.3	7.1-14.8	19	7.3	4.1-12.8	32	11.7	7.9-16.9
Mountain AHEC	32	18	58.3	36.9-77.0	0	0.0	. - .	6	17.4	6.1-40.8	4	12.7	4.4-31.2	4	11.6	4.1-29.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	647	406	65.3	59.2-70.9	45	6.6	4.1-10.4	73	12.9	9.1-17.9	53	7.9	5.3-11.8	70	7.3	5.4- 9.9
Piedmont	537	348	67.6	62.0-72.8	47	8.1	5.4-11.8	53	8.0	5.7-11.2	42	8.2	5.4-12.4	47	8.1	5.6-11.6
Western NC	46	28	46.6	23.7-71.1	0	0.0	. - .	8	33.8	10.9-68.1	5	12.1	4.1-30.8	5	7.4	2.6-19.4

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

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

RACE

African American

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

HISPANIC

Hispanic

55.9

18.4-87.7

0.0

. - .

6.4

0.8-37.0

10.3

1.5-46.2

27.5

4.2-76.7

-English Speaking

55.9

18.4-87.7

0.0

. - .

6.4

0.8-37.0

10.3

1.5-46.2

27.5

4.2-76.7

Non-Hispanic

1,218

774

66.2

62.1-70.1

7.3

5.4- 9.8

133

10.6

8.3-13.5

8.2

6.1-10.9

121

7.7

5.9- 9.8

AGE

18-24

68.6

52.7-81.1

6.4

2.0-18.8

13.9

6.1-28.7

8.4

3.0-21.6

2.7

0.4-14.9

25-34

200

147

77.6

68.6-84.6

10.7

5.6-19.4

8.6

5.0-14.3

2.5

0.7- 8.1

0.6

0.2- 1.7

35-44

256

165

63.5

54.5-71.6

8.0

4.6-13.4

10.6

6.2-17.3

10.6

5.8-18.6

7.5

4.0-13.3

45-54

255

155

61.0

52.2-69.1

10.4

6.1-17.2

10.1

5.9-16.9

11.7

7.1-18.9

6.7

3.9-11.3

55-64

179

56.1

45.8-66.0

1.7

0.8- 3.4

16.4

10.1-25.6

7.6

3.8-14.6

18.2

11.7-27.0

65-74

141

64.5

52.8-74.7

5.1

2.6- 9.5

7.7

4.0-14.6

7.0

2.7-17.1

15.7

9.1-25.6

75+

64.2

49.6-76.5

1.7

0.4- 6.9

5.3

1.9-14.2

11.2

5.2-22.3

17.6

8.9-31.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

274

151

56.7

47.6-65.4

3.3

1.7- 6.3

11.1

6.4-18.5

12.0

6.7-20.5

16.9

11.7-23.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

417

272

66.4

59.0-73.1

5.9

3.2-10.6

11.0

6.9-16.9

9.2

5.7-14.6

7.4

4.9-11.1

Some Post-H.S.

299

193

69.1

60.7-76.5

10.7

6.3-17.7

7.2

4.1-12.2

7.4

4.1-12.9

5.6

2.8-10.8

College Graduate

237

163

70.5

62.5-77.4

9.0

5.3-15.0

13.6

9.1-20.1

4.0

1.9- 8.2

2.8

1.0- 7.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

262

152

58.8

50.1-67.1

3.1

1.6- 5.8

7.0

3.8-12.7

16.2

10.5-24.2

14.9

10.2-21.2

$15,000- 24,999

281

181

63.5

53.9-72.1

7.4

3.8-13.9

10.4

5.7-18.1

9.8

4.9-18.6

9.0

5.3-14.9

$25,000- 34,999

161

112

66.9

55.2-76.8

7.1

3.2-15.2

12.1

6.9-20.4

9.1

3.8-20.2

4.7

1.4-15.0

$35,000- 49,999

113

67.3

53.9-78.4

13.8

6.5-26.9

11.8

5.6-23.0

3.8

1.2-11.7

3.3

0.9-11.2

$50,000-74,999

64.5

46.7-79.0

18.3

7.5-38.3

11.4

4.7-25.2

1.0

0.2- 4.4

4.8

1.1-18.0

$75,000+

73.4

56.9-85.3

13.2

5.3-29.0

11.4

4.6-25.5

1.4

0.3- 5.7

0.6

0.1- 4.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

52.6

26.2-77.5

0.0

. - .

27.7

9.0-59.7

13.7

4.1-36.9

6.1

0.8-33.4

Guilford

62.7

48.5-74.9

13.0

5.5-27.7

10.2

5.0-19.8

8.7

3.4-20.4

5.4

2.1-13.1

Mecklenburg

73.7

62.2-82.7

3.9

1.6- 9.6

9.0

4.0-19.1

4.4

1.5-12.2

8.9

4.2-17.9

Orange

65.2

45.9-80.5

14.0

5.1-33.0

11.9

4.4-28.2

5.7

1.3-22.4

3.3

0.5-20.0

Wake

66.4

50.3-79.4

17.5

7.8-34.7

8.3

3.3-19.3

5.1

1.4-16.5

2.7

0.4-16.9

Chatham/Lee

68.1

52.1-80.7

11.3

4.2-27.1

9.0

3.0-24.1

7.6

2.9-18.6

4.0

1.2-12.7

Nash/Wilson

64.0

51.3-75.0

6.1

2.0-17.1

15.6

8.4-27.2

4.5

1.6-12.1

9.8

4.4-20.6

Craven/Pamlico

74.4

59.6-85.2

1.9

0.4- 7.6

7.9

2.9-19.6

9.2

3.7-21.4

6.6

2.7-15.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

86.6

50.0-97.6

0.0

. - .

13.4

2.4-50.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

85.4

40.0-98.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

14.6

1.9-60.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

70.2

59.6-79.0

11.8

6.4-20.7

8.5

4.1-16.6

4.7

1.8-11.7

4.8

2.3-10.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

78.9

42.9-94.9

0.0

. - .

21.1

5.1-57.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

57.7

45.9-68.7

7.3

3.3-15.5

14.5

7.2-27.0

9.4

5.0-17.1

11.1

6.2-19.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

60.5

49.3-70.8

9.5

4.9-17.6

11.6

5.7-22.2

9.7

5.1-17.8

8.7

4.7-15.7

Northeast NC I

165

113

70.5

62.1-77.8

2.6

1.0- 6.6

8.9

5.3-14.7

8.5

4.8-14.8

9.3

5.4-15.7

Northeast NC II

56.2

44.6-67.1

11.6

6.1-20.9

11.9

6.9-19.7

6.0

1.8-18.2

14.3

8.3-23.6

Northeastern Partnership

262

164

63.8

56.6-70.3

6.9

4.0-11.6

10.3

7.1-14.8

7.3

4.1-12.8

11.7

7.9-16.9

Mountain AHEC

58.3

36.9-77.0

0.0

. - .

17.4

6.1-40.8

12.7

4.4-31.2

11.6

4.1-29.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

647

406

65.3

59.2-70.9

6.6

4.1-10.4

12.9

9.1-17.9

7.9

5.3-11.8

7.3

5.4- 9.9

Piedmont

537

348

67.6

62.0-72.8

8.1

5.4-11.8

8.0

5.7-11.2

8.2

5.4-12.4

8.1

5.6-11.6

Western NC

46.6

23.7-71.1

0.0

. - .

33.8

10.9-68.1

12.1

4.1-30.8

7.4

2.6-19.4

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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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