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-WHITE 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	4,253	2,722	64.0	61.8-66.1	395	10.4	9.0-11.9	436	10.7	9.3-12.3	315	7.2	6.1- 8.4	385	7.7	6.7- 9.0
AGE
18-24	229	157	67.0	57.2-75.4	28	12.6	7.6-20.3	31	15.4	9.3-24.5	7	3.7	1.4- 9.7	6	1.3	0.5- 3.5
25-34	586	375	64.7	59.1-70.0	87	16.4	12.5-21.2	68	8.2	5.9-11.3	42	7.8	5.2-11.8	14	2.9	1.3- 6.1
35-44	759	478	64.3	59.4-69.0	88	11.4	8.6-14.9	108	15.4	12.0-19.6	48	4.4	3.1- 6.3	37	4.5	2.8- 7.1
45-54	824	502	59.8	54.7-64.7	105	13.1	9.9-17.3	84	11.8	8.9-15.4	52	6.4	4.3- 9.5	81	8.9	6.4-12.2
55-64	713	462	64.4	59.1-69.4	41	6.1	3.9- 9.3	59	6.9	4.8- 9.8	71	12.6	9.3-16.9	80	10.1	7.5-13.4
65-74	615	421	68.0	62.2-73.3	23	4.3	2.4- 7.7	49	9.0	5.7-13.8	47	8.0	5.5-11.6	75	10.7	7.7-14.7
75+	498	309	62.0	55.4-68.2	18	4.4	2.1- 9.0	35	6.6	4.2-10.4	45	6.8	4.5-10.1	91	20.2	15.2-26.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	546	303	58.5	52.2-64.5	25	4.3	2.4- 7.4	52	8.3	5.5-12.2	52	8.9	6.2-12.7	114	20.1	15.5-25.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,265	818	62.7	58.4-66.8	91	9.2	6.7-12.5	110	10.3	8.0-13.2	111	9.6	7.3-12.4	135	8.2	6.4-10.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,133	736	64.1	59.7-68.3	109	11.2	8.6-14.5	125	11.9	9.2-15.3	80	6.6	4.8- 9.0	83	6.1	4.5- 8.4
College Graduate	1,300	859	67.5	63.7-71.1	169	13.3	10.9-16.2	148	11.1	8.7-14.1	72	4.7	3.4- 6.6	52	3.3	2.2- 4.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	442	213	51.0	43.9-58.1	23	6.4	3.2-12.6	48	9.6	6.5-13.8	58	12.5	8.7-17.7	100	20.5	15.8-26.1
$15,000- 24,999	716	450	60.5	54.8-66.0	49	8.3	5.6-12.2	77	13.8	9.9-19.0	68	8.9	6.4-12.1	72	8.6	6.0-12.0
$25,000- 34,999	473	317	64.5	57.0-71.4	44	14.2	9.1-21.4	48	8.2	5.2-12.6	33	7.2	4.0-12.6	31	5.9	3.3-10.2
$35,000- 49,999	569	389	71.0	65.3-76.1	64	10.7	7.4-15.2	54	9.5	6.6-13.3	36	5.2	3.3- 7.9	26	3.7	2.1- 6.3
$50,000-74,999	480	315	62.5	56.1-68.5	59	13.3	9.6-18.1	56	11.8	8.0-17.0	25	5.7	3.3- 9.7	25	6.7	3.8-11.3
$75,000+	578	400	70.1	64.9-74.8	75	11.5	8.6-15.2	64	11.8	8.7-15.8	24	5.3	3.1- 8.8	15	1.4	0.7- 2.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	236	160	66.8	59.8-73.2	21	9.3	5.9-14.3	26	11.6	7.8-16.9	9	4.2	2.1- 8.5	20	8.0	5.0-12.6
Guilford	197	127	59.5	51.0-67.4	19	9.4	5.7-15.2	22	14.3	9.0-21.9	15	10.0	5.6-17.2	14	6.8	3.5-12.8
Mecklenburg	180	119	64.4	56.2-71.9	20	11.2	7.0-17.5	15	9.8	5.8-16.2	16	9.6	5.6-16.1	10	4.9	2.4- 9.9
Orange	233	148	65.8	54.4-75.6	32	12.9	8.4-19.4	34	16.5	8.6-29.4	9	2.6	1.2- 5.3	10	2.2	1.1- 4.4
Wake	196	139	71.6	64.1-78.0	23	12.2	8.0-18.3	19	8.6	5.2-13.9	4	2.4	0.9- 6.5	11	5.2	2.8- 9.7
Chatham/Lee	170	100	61.3	53.1-69.0	18	12.0	7.5-18.6	15	9.3	5.5-15.2	20	9.3	5.8-14.4	17	8.1	4.9-13.2
Nash/Wilson	147	81	54.9	45.8-63.6	13	9.8	5.7-16.4	14	9.7	5.3-16.9	9	6.5	3.0-13.6	30	19.1	13.3-26.7
Craven/Pamlico	214	133	61.2	53.7-68.2	21	9.4	6.0-14.4	22	12.1	7.8-18.3	21	9.7	6.2-14.9	17	7.6	4.4-12.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	253	158	58.9	51.5-65.9	23	10.9	6.8-17.1	27	14.9	9.8-22.1	18	6.5	3.9-10.8	27	8.8	5.8-13.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	264	161	56.9	47.1-66.2	22	10.1	5.9-17.0	32	17.0	8.5-31.0	19	6.8	4.0-11.2	30	9.2	6.1-13.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	180	126	72.7	63.2-80.5	10	4.9	2.3-10.1	13	6.2	3.4-11.2	8	2.8	1.3- 6.0	23	13.4	7.4-23.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	225	148	68.0	60.6-74.5	19	9.6	6.0-15.3	24	10.8	6.8-16.6	14	4.4	2.5- 7.7	20	7.2	4.5-11.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	114	69	62.1	52.0-71.3	15	12.4	7.2-20.5	12	9.5	5.1-16.9	8	8.5	4.2-16.3	10	7.5	3.8-14.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	175	104	57.8	49.2-66.0	16	12.1	6.7-20.7	20	10.9	6.9-16.8	20	10.4	6.4-16.3	15	8.9	5.0-15.1
Northeast NC I	135	86	66.9	58.0-74.7	12	9.7	5.5-16.5	10	6.8	3.6-12.4	13	9.0	5.1-15.4	14	7.7	4.4-13.2
Northeast NC II	212	148	71.1	63.8-77.4	13	6.3	3.4-11.3	18	6.8	4.1-10.9	15	8.1	4.7-13.5	18	7.8	4.6-12.8
Northeastern Partnership	347	234	69.9	64.2-75.1	25	7.2	4.7-11.0	28	6.8	4.6- 9.9	28	8.3	5.5-12.4	32	7.8	5.2-11.5
Mountain AHEC	717	453	57.8	52.8-62.7	61	8.8	6.5-11.8	78	11.9	8.9-15.7	57	11.3	8.2-15.5	68	10.1	7.4-13.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,292	814	63.3	58.9-67.4	122	11.3	8.7-14.7	126	9.6	7.3-12.6	108	8.6	6.4-11.4	122	7.2	5.5- 9.4
Piedmont	1,797	1,180	65.9	62.8-69.0	175	10.4	8.5-12.6	187	10.7	8.9-13.0	115	5.8	4.6- 7.4	140	7.1	5.6- 9.0
Western NC	1,164	728	59.0	54.7-63.2	98	9.1	7.0-11.7	123	12.3	9.3-16.1	92	9.3	7.1-12.0	123	10.4	8.2-13.1

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,253

2,722

64.0

61.8-66.1

395

10.4

9.0-11.9

436

10.7

9.3-12.3

315

7.2

6.1- 8.4

385

7.7

6.7- 9.0

AGE

18-24

229

157

67.0

57.2-75.4

12.6

7.6-20.3

15.4

9.3-24.5

3.7

1.4- 9.7

1.3

0.5- 3.5

25-34

586

375

64.7

59.1-70.0

16.4

12.5-21.2

8.2

5.9-11.3

7.8

5.2-11.8

2.9

1.3- 6.1

35-44

759

478

64.3

59.4-69.0

11.4

8.6-14.9

108

15.4

12.0-19.6

4.4

3.1- 6.3

4.5

2.8- 7.1

45-54

824

502

59.8

54.7-64.7

105

13.1

9.9-17.3

11.8

8.9-15.4

6.4

4.3- 9.5

8.9

6.4-12.2

55-64

713

462

64.4

59.1-69.4

6.1

3.9- 9.3

6.9

4.8- 9.8

12.6

9.3-16.9

10.1

7.5-13.4

65-74

615

421

68.0

62.2-73.3

4.3

2.4- 7.7

9.0

5.7-13.8

8.0

5.5-11.6

10.7

7.7-14.7

75+

498

309

62.0

55.4-68.2

4.4

2.1- 9.0

6.6

4.2-10.4

6.8

4.5-10.1

20.2

15.2-26.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

546

303

58.5

52.2-64.5

4.3

2.4- 7.4

8.3

5.5-12.2

8.9

6.2-12.7

114

20.1

15.5-25.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,265

818

62.7

58.4-66.8

9.2

6.7-12.5

110

10.3

8.0-13.2

111

9.6

7.3-12.4

135

8.2

6.4-10.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,133

736

64.1

59.7-68.3

109

11.2

8.6-14.5

125

11.9

9.2-15.3

6.6

4.8- 9.0

6.1

4.5- 8.4

College Graduate

1,300

859

67.5

63.7-71.1

169

13.3

10.9-16.2

148

11.1

8.7-14.1

4.7

3.4- 6.6

3.3

2.2- 4.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

442

213

51.0

43.9-58.1

6.4

3.2-12.6

9.6

6.5-13.8

12.5

8.7-17.7

100

20.5

15.8-26.1

$15,000- 24,999

716

450

60.5

54.8-66.0

8.3

5.6-12.2

13.8

9.9-19.0

8.9

6.4-12.1

8.6

6.0-12.0

$25,000- 34,999

473

317

64.5

57.0-71.4

14.2

9.1-21.4

8.2

5.2-12.6

7.2

4.0-12.6

5.9

3.3-10.2

$35,000- 49,999

569

389

71.0

65.3-76.1

10.7

7.4-15.2

9.5

6.6-13.3

5.2

3.3- 7.9

3.7

2.1- 6.3

$50,000-74,999

480

315

62.5

56.1-68.5

13.3

9.6-18.1

11.8

8.0-17.0

5.7

3.3- 9.7

6.7

3.8-11.3

$75,000+

578

400

70.1

64.9-74.8

11.5

8.6-15.2

11.8

8.7-15.8

5.3

3.1- 8.8

1.4

0.7- 2.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

236

160

66.8

59.8-73.2

9.3

5.9-14.3

11.6

7.8-16.9

4.2

2.1- 8.5

8.0

5.0-12.6

Guilford

197

127

59.5

51.0-67.4

9.4

5.7-15.2

14.3

9.0-21.9

10.0

5.6-17.2

6.8

3.5-12.8

Mecklenburg

180

119

64.4

56.2-71.9

11.2

7.0-17.5

9.8

5.8-16.2

9.6

5.6-16.1

4.9

2.4- 9.9

Orange

233

148

65.8

54.4-75.6

12.9

8.4-19.4

16.5

8.6-29.4

2.6

1.2- 5.3

2.2

1.1- 4.4

Wake

196

139

71.6

64.1-78.0

12.2

8.0-18.3

8.6

5.2-13.9

2.4

0.9- 6.5

5.2

2.8- 9.7

Chatham/Lee

170

100

61.3

53.1-69.0

12.0

7.5-18.6

9.3

5.5-15.2

9.3

5.8-14.4

8.1

4.9-13.2

Nash/Wilson

147

54.9

45.8-63.6

9.8

5.7-16.4

9.7

5.3-16.9

6.5

3.0-13.6

19.1

13.3-26.7

Craven/Pamlico

214

133

61.2

53.7-68.2

9.4

6.0-14.4

12.1

7.8-18.3

9.7

6.2-14.9

7.6

4.4-12.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

253

158

58.9

51.5-65.9

10.9

6.8-17.1

14.9

9.8-22.1

6.5

3.9-10.8

8.8

5.8-13.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

264

161

56.9

47.1-66.2

10.1

5.9-17.0

17.0

8.5-31.0

6.8

4.0-11.2

9.2

6.1-13.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

180

126

72.7

63.2-80.5

4.9

2.3-10.1

6.2

3.4-11.2

2.8

1.3- 6.0

13.4

7.4-23.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

225

148

68.0

60.6-74.5

9.6

6.0-15.3

10.8

6.8-16.6

4.4

2.5- 7.7

7.2

4.5-11.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

114

62.1

52.0-71.3

12.4

7.2-20.5

9.5

5.1-16.9

8.5

4.2-16.3

7.5

3.8-14.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

175

104

57.8

49.2-66.0

12.1

6.7-20.7

10.9

6.9-16.8

10.4

6.4-16.3

8.9

5.0-15.1

Northeast NC I

135

66.9

58.0-74.7

9.7

5.5-16.5

6.8

3.6-12.4

9.0

5.1-15.4

7.7

4.4-13.2

Northeast NC II

212

148

71.1

63.8-77.4

6.3

3.4-11.3

6.8

4.1-10.9

8.1

4.7-13.5

7.8

4.6-12.8

Northeastern Partnership

347

234

69.9

64.2-75.1

7.2

4.7-11.0

6.8

4.6- 9.9

8.3

5.5-12.4

7.8

5.2-11.5

Mountain AHEC

717

453

57.8

52.8-62.7

8.8

6.5-11.8

11.9

8.9-15.7

11.3

8.2-15.5

10.1

7.4-13.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,292

814

63.3

58.9-67.4

122

11.3

8.7-14.7

126

9.6

7.3-12.6

108

8.6

6.4-11.4

122

7.2

5.5- 9.4

Piedmont

1,797

1,180

65.9

62.8-69.0

175

10.4

8.5-12.6

187

10.7

8.9-13.0

115

5.8

4.6- 7.4

140

7.1

5.6- 9.0

Western NC

1,164

728

59.0

54.7-63.2

9.1

7.0-11.7

123

12.3

9.3-16.1

9.3

7.1-12.0

123

10.4

8.2-13.1

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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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