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-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	30 days
TOTAL	6,804	5,103	75.2	73.4-76.8	429	7.0	6.0- 8.2	465	6.6	5.6- 7.6	392	5.4	4.6- 6.4	415	5.8	5.0- 6.8
GENDER
Male	2,547	2,091	80.6	77.7-83.1	127	6.5	4.9- 8.6	119	5.0	3.6- 6.8	103	4.1	3.0- 5.7	107	3.9	2.8- 5.3
Female	4,257	3,012	70.1	67.9-72.1	302	7.5	6.4- 8.8	346	8.0	6.9- 9.4	289	6.7	5.7- 7.9	308	7.7	6.5- 9.0
AGE
18-24	362	239	65.5	57.2-73.0	35	10.7	5.8-18.6	42	11.6	7.8-16.8	30	7.3	4.0-13.0	16	5.0	2.3-10.3
25-34	940	630	70.4	65.6-74.7	89	10.1	7.6-13.3	91	7.8	5.1-11.7	76	6.2	4.5- 8.6	54	5.5	3.7- 8.3
35-44	1,260	873	73.3	69.8-76.6	101	7.8	5.9-10.2	118	7.8	6.1- 9.8	93	5.7	4.3- 7.6	75	5.4	3.9- 7.5
45-54	1,304	914	72.5	68.6-76.1	106	7.4	5.7- 9.5	104	7.1	5.0- 9.9	79	6.0	4.2- 8.5	101	7.0	5.3- 9.2
55-64	1,153	896	78.2	74.4-81.6	52	4.3	2.9- 6.3	55	3.8	2.6- 5.5	64	5.7	4.0- 8.1	86	8.1	5.9-11.0
65-74	1,003	869	86.1	82.8-88.9	26	3.2	1.9- 5.5	32	3.3	2.1- 5.2	28	2.5	1.5- 4.3	48	4.8	3.2- 7.0
75+	739	648	89.2	85.8-91.9	19	2.6	1.4- 4.8	20	2.2	1.2- 4.1	19	2.4	1.3- 4.4	33	3.6	2.3- 5.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	884	660	73.0	67.4-78.0	31	4.2	2.6- 6.8	43	5.3	2.4-11.2	56	4.9	3.4- 7.2	94	12.5	9.2-16.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,972	1,486	75.9	72.9-78.7	96	5.5	4.1- 7.4	123	5.8	4.4- 7.5	122	6.3	4.8- 8.2	145	6.5	5.1- 8.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,771	1,313	72.9	69.0-76.5	126	8.9	6.4-12.2	129	7.1	5.5- 9.1	107	5.9	4.2- 8.2	96	5.3	3.7- 7.5
College Graduate	2,161	1,630	77.2	74.6-79.6	176	7.9	6.5- 9.6	169	7.3	5.8- 9.2	106	4.4	3.3- 5.7	80	3.2	2.3- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	618	387	64.7	58.6-70.3	19	4.0	1.8- 8.6	49	5.6	3.7- 8.5	66	9.6	6.8-13.3	97	16.2	12.3-21.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,079	781	70.3	65.3-74.9	50	5.2	3.3- 8.0	96	7.1	5.2- 9.6	70	8.6	5.9-12.5	82	8.8	6.0-12.7
$25,000- 34,999	741	536	74.4	69.0-79.0	63	9.0	6.0-13.2	49	6.1	3.8- 9.6	46	4.3	2.8- 6.6	47	6.2	4.1- 9.5
$35,000- 49,999	983	761	77.7	73.6-81.2	62	5.3	3.7- 7.5	72	8.0	5.8-10.9	50	4.9	3.3- 7.2	38	4.1	2.6- 6.5
$50,000-74,999	832	650	76.8	72.1-81.0	66	9.6	6.6-13.9	43	5.0	3.3- 7.3	44	4.8	3.2- 7.1	29	3.9	2.3- 6.3
$75,000+	1,021	800	78.1	74.0-81.8	89	8.2	6.3-10.6	73	7.9	5.6-11.1	41	4.3	2.4- 7.4	18	1.5	0.8- 2.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	397	305	76.7	71.2-81.5	28	6.8	4.5-10.1	29	8.7	5.3-14.0	20	3.9	2.5- 6.2	15	3.8	2.2- 6.6
Guilford	311	231	71.7	65.0-77.5	23	8.6	5.4-13.4	22	8.7	5.1-14.5	15	4.9	2.6- 8.8	20	6.2	3.8- 9.9
Mecklenburg	289	214	73.6	65.6-80.3	20	7.8	3.9-15.1	23	7.2	4.6-11.1	17	7.6	3.7-15.1	15	3.8	2.2- 6.6
Orange	369	267	71.3	63.5-78.1	37	10.7	7.4-15.2	34	7.5	5.1-11.1	22	5.9	3.6- 9.7	9	4.5	1.1-17.1
Wake	324	247	74.7	68.8-79.8	27	8.4	5.6-12.4	27	9.9	6.6-14.7	16	5.4	3.1- 9.3	7	1.5	0.7- 3.3
Chatham/Lee	287	227	79.8	73.8-84.6	15	5.6	3.2- 9.4	17	5.8	3.2-10.4	16	5.0	3.0- 8.3	12	3.8	2.0- 7.4
Nash/Wilson	230	181	80.4	74.1-85.5	12	5.1	2.8- 9.2	12	4.5	2.5- 8.2	14	6.2	3.4-11.0	11	3.8	2.0- 7.2
Craven/Pamlico	341	260	78.5	73.3-82.9	19	4.9	3.0- 8.0	24	6.9	4.4-10.7	20	5.1	3.2- 8.1	18	4.6	2.8- 7.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	397	283	72.7	67.4-77.5	19	4.6	2.8- 7.6	32	8.1	5.5-11.7	35	8.0	5.5-11.3	28	6.7	4.4- 9.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	423	308	75.9	70.6-80.5	20	4.6	2.7- 7.7	40	8.9	6.2-12.7	20	4.8	2.9- 7.9	35	5.8	4.0- 8.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	281	206	69.0	60.4-76.5	19	9.6	5.0-17.7	20	7.7	4.4-13.3	15	4.6	2.4- 8.6	21	9.1	5.0-15.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	362	270	76.7	71.4-81.3	21	4.8	3.0- 7.5	27	7.2	4.7-10.8	22	6.0	3.8- 9.4	22	5.3	3.3- 8.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	195	151	78.3	71.0-84.2	8	4.2	2.0- 8.4	14	5.1	2.8- 9.1	10	6.6	3.2-12.9	12	5.8	3.2-10.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	258	186	71.7	64.7-77.7	18	8.5	5.0-14.1	13	4.4	2.3- 8.2	23	8.8	5.4-14.1	18	6.6	3.9-10.9
Northeast NC I	208	157	73.0	64.6-80.0	14	10.6	5.9-18.5	12	5.1	2.8- 9.0	9	2.8	1.3- 5.7	16	8.6	4.5-15.7
Northeast NC II	340	266	79.0	73.7-83.5	14	4.3	2.4- 7.5	16	5.2	3.0- 8.7	18	4.9	2.9- 8.0	26	6.6	4.3-10.1
Northeastern Partnership	548	423	77.4	73.0-81.3	28	6.0	3.9- 9.0	28	5.1	3.4- 7.8	27	4.3	2.8- 6.6	42	7.2	5.0-10.1
Mountain AHEC	1,147	868	74.5	69.4-78.9	64	4.4	3.2- 6.1	79	9.0	5.3-14.9	65	5.8	4.1- 8.1	71	6.3	4.7- 8.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,023	1,538	74.6	71.0-78.0	121	8.7	6.3-11.9	120	5.7	4.2- 7.9	119	5.7	4.2- 7.7	125	5.3	4.0- 6.8
Piedmont	2,929	2,189	75.4	73.1-77.6	212	7.2	5.9- 8.6	209	6.6	5.5- 7.9	159	5.0	4.0- 6.3	160	5.8	4.7- 7.3
Western NC	1,852	1,376	75.1	71.5-78.5	96	4.1	3.1- 5.3	136	7.7	5.2-11.3	114	6.4	4.8- 8.6	130	6.6	5.2- 8.5

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,804

5,103

75.2

73.4-76.8

429

7.0

6.0- 8.2

465

6.6

5.6- 7.6

392

5.4

4.6- 6.4

415

5.8

5.0- 6.8

GENDER

Male

2,547

2,091

80.6

77.7-83.1

127

6.5

4.9- 8.6

119

5.0

3.6- 6.8

103

4.1

3.0- 5.7

107

3.9

2.8- 5.3

Female

4,257

3,012

70.1

67.9-72.1

302

7.5

6.4- 8.8

346

8.0

6.9- 9.4

289

6.7

5.7- 7.9

308

7.7

6.5- 9.0

AGE

18-24

362

239

65.5

57.2-73.0

10.7

5.8-18.6

11.6

7.8-16.8

7.3

4.0-13.0

5.0

2.3-10.3

25-34

940

630

70.4

65.6-74.7

10.1

7.6-13.3

7.8

5.1-11.7

6.2

4.5- 8.6

5.5

3.7- 8.3

35-44

1,260

873

73.3

69.8-76.6

101

7.8

5.9-10.2

118

7.8

6.1- 9.8

5.7

4.3- 7.6

5.4

3.9- 7.5

45-54

1,304

914

72.5

68.6-76.1

106

7.4

5.7- 9.5

104

7.1

5.0- 9.9

6.0

4.2- 8.5

101

7.0

5.3- 9.2

55-64

1,153

896

78.2

74.4-81.6

4.3

2.9- 6.3

3.8

2.6- 5.5

5.7

4.0- 8.1

8.1

5.9-11.0

65-74

1,003

869

86.1

82.8-88.9

3.2

1.9- 5.5

3.3

2.1- 5.2

2.5

1.5- 4.3

4.8

3.2- 7.0

75+

739

648

89.2

85.8-91.9

2.6

1.4- 4.8

2.2

1.2- 4.1

2.4

1.3- 4.4

3.6

2.3- 5.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

884

660

73.0

67.4-78.0

4.2

2.6- 6.8

5.3

2.4-11.2

4.9

3.4- 7.2

12.5

9.2-16.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,972

1,486

75.9

72.9-78.7

5.5

4.1- 7.4

123

5.8

4.4- 7.5

122

6.3

4.8- 8.2

145

6.5

5.1- 8.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,771

1,313

72.9

69.0-76.5

126

8.9

6.4-12.2

129

7.1

5.5- 9.1

107

5.9

4.2- 8.2

5.3

3.7- 7.5

College Graduate

2,161

1,630

77.2

74.6-79.6

176

7.9

6.5- 9.6

169

7.3

5.8- 9.2

106

4.4

3.3- 5.7

3.2

2.3- 4.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

618

387

64.7

58.6-70.3

4.0

1.8- 8.6

5.6

3.7- 8.5

9.6

6.8-13.3

16.2

12.3-21.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,079

781

70.3

65.3-74.9

5.2

3.3- 8.0

7.1

5.2- 9.6

8.6

5.9-12.5

8.8

6.0-12.7

$25,000- 34,999

741

536

74.4

69.0-79.0

9.0

6.0-13.2

6.1

3.8- 9.6

4.3

2.8- 6.6

6.2

4.1- 9.5

$35,000- 49,999

983

761

77.7

73.6-81.2

5.3

3.7- 7.5

8.0

5.8-10.9

4.9

3.3- 7.2

4.1

2.6- 6.5

$50,000-74,999

832

650

76.8

72.1-81.0

9.6

6.6-13.9

5.0

3.3- 7.3

4.8

3.2- 7.1

3.9

2.3- 6.3

$75,000+

1,021

800

78.1

74.0-81.8

8.2

6.3-10.6

7.9

5.6-11.1

4.3

2.4- 7.4

1.5

0.8- 2.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

397

305

76.7

71.2-81.5

6.8

4.5-10.1

8.7

5.3-14.0

3.9

2.5- 6.2

3.8

2.2- 6.6

Guilford

311

231

71.7

65.0-77.5

8.6

5.4-13.4

8.7

5.1-14.5

4.9

2.6- 8.8

6.2

3.8- 9.9

Mecklenburg

289

214

73.6

65.6-80.3

7.8

3.9-15.1

7.2

4.6-11.1

7.6

3.7-15.1

3.8

2.2- 6.6

Orange

369

267

71.3

63.5-78.1

10.7

7.4-15.2

7.5

5.1-11.1

5.9

3.6- 9.7

4.5

1.1-17.1

Wake

324

247

74.7

68.8-79.8

8.4

5.6-12.4

9.9

6.6-14.7

5.4

3.1- 9.3

1.5

0.7- 3.3

Chatham/Lee

287

227

79.8

73.8-84.6

5.6

3.2- 9.4

5.8

3.2-10.4

5.0

3.0- 8.3

3.8

2.0- 7.4

Nash/Wilson

230

181

80.4

74.1-85.5

5.1

2.8- 9.2

4.5

2.5- 8.2

6.2

3.4-11.0

3.8

2.0- 7.2

Craven/Pamlico

341

260

78.5

73.3-82.9

4.9

3.0- 8.0

6.9

4.4-10.7

5.1

3.2- 8.1

4.6

2.8- 7.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

397

283

72.7

67.4-77.5

4.6

2.8- 7.6

8.1

5.5-11.7

8.0

5.5-11.3

6.7

4.4- 9.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

423

308

75.9

70.6-80.5

4.6

2.7- 7.7

8.9

6.2-12.7

4.8

2.9- 7.9

5.8

4.0- 8.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

281

206

69.0

60.4-76.5

9.6

5.0-17.7

7.7

4.4-13.3

4.6

2.4- 8.6

9.1

5.0-15.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

362

270

76.7

71.4-81.3

4.8

3.0- 7.5

7.2

4.7-10.8

6.0

3.8- 9.4

5.3

3.3- 8.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

195

151

78.3

71.0-84.2

4.2

2.0- 8.4

5.1

2.8- 9.1

6.6

3.2-12.9

5.8

3.2-10.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

258

186

71.7

64.7-77.7

8.5

5.0-14.1

4.4

2.3- 8.2

8.8

5.4-14.1

6.6

3.9-10.9

Northeast NC I

208

157

73.0

64.6-80.0

10.6

5.9-18.5

5.1

2.8- 9.0

2.8

1.3- 5.7

8.6

4.5-15.7

Northeast NC II

340

266

79.0

73.7-83.5

4.3

2.4- 7.5

5.2

3.0- 8.7

4.9

2.9- 8.0

6.6

4.3-10.1

Northeastern Partnership

548

423

77.4

73.0-81.3

6.0

3.9- 9.0

5.1

3.4- 7.8

4.3

2.8- 6.6

7.2

5.0-10.1

Mountain AHEC

1,147

868

74.5

69.4-78.9

4.4

3.2- 6.1

9.0

5.3-14.9

5.8

4.1- 8.1

6.3

4.7- 8.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,023

1,538

74.6

71.0-78.0

121

8.7

6.3-11.9

120

5.7

4.2- 7.9

119

5.7

4.2- 7.7

125

5.3

4.0- 6.8

Piedmont

2,929

2,189

75.4

73.1-77.6

212

7.2

5.9- 8.6

209

6.6

5.5- 7.9

159

5.0

4.0- 6.3

160

5.8

4.7- 7.3

Western NC

1,852

1,376

75.1

71.5-78.5

4.1

3.1- 5.3

136

7.7

5.2-11.3

114

6.4

4.8- 8.6

130

6.6

5.2- 8.5

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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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