BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status-WHITES

During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*

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	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	30 days
TOTAL	6,875	5,586	82.8	81.5-84.1	327	4.5	3.8- 5.3	337	4.7	4.0- 5.5	287	3.9	3.3- 4.6	338	4.0	3.4- 4.8
GENDER
Male	2,561	2,177	86.3	84.2-88.1	91	3.5	2.6- 4.7	90	3.3	2.5- 4.4	83	3.1	2.3- 4.1	120	3.8	2.8- 5.1
Female	4,314	3,409	79.6	77.8-81.4	236	5.5	4.5- 6.6	247	6.0	5.0- 7.2	204	4.7	3.8- 5.7	218	4.2	3.5- 5.1
AGE
18-24	365	302	84.8	78.7-89.4	28	6.6	3.8-11.2	20	5.0	2.7- 8.8	11	1.9	0.7- 4.7	4	1.8	0.4- 7.2
25-34	944	791	84.6	81.1-87.6	66	5.9	4.2- 8.2	46	5.2	3.5- 7.7	26	3.0	1.8- 5.2	15	1.3	0.6- 2.7
35-44	1,267	1,020	84.8	82.0-87.2	84	5.5	4.1- 7.3	69	4.1	2.9- 5.7	52	3.2	2.1- 4.9	42	2.5	1.6- 3.7
45-54	1,318	1,039	79.8	76.2-83.0	69	5.2	3.6- 7.4	70	4.4	3.1- 6.3	59	4.4	3.0- 6.4	81	6.2	4.4- 8.7
55-64	1,175	940	80.8	77.4-83.8	42	3.1	2.0- 4.6	57	4.6	3.2- 6.6	57	5.4	3.8- 7.8	79	6.0	4.4- 8.2
65-74	1,009	841	84.2	80.6-87.2	22	1.3	0.7- 2.6	49	5.3	3.4- 8.2	39	4.5	3.0- 6.7	58	4.7	3.3- 6.6
75+	754	615	80.3	75.6-84.3	16	1.8	0.9- 3.4	24	5.0	3.0- 8.4	41	5.3	3.5- 8.1	58	7.5	5.0-11.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	897	676	77.1	72.6-81.0	15	1.6	0.7- 3.6	40	3.9	2.5- 6.2	56	7.3	5.0-10.5	110	10.2	7.7-13.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,999	1,633	82.7	80.0-85.0	70	4.0	2.8- 5.6	96	5.0	3.8- 6.7	83	3.8	2.8- 5.2	117	4.5	3.4- 6.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,789	1,446	82.1	79.1-84.7	101	5.4	4.0- 7.2	95	5.5	4.0- 7.4	84	3.7	2.7- 5.1	63	3.3	2.1- 5.1
College Graduate	2,174	1,819	86.1	84.0-88.0	140	5.3	4.2- 6.7	105	4.1	3.1- 5.4	63	2.8	2.0- 4.1	47	1.7	1.1- 2.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	627	417	68.1	62.2-73.5	15	2.0	0.9- 4.6	41	6.9	4.3-11.0	55	9.2	6.1-13.4	99	13.8	10.5-17.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,092	843	75.7	71.1-79.7	40	3.1	2.1- 4.6	67	6.7	4.7- 9.6	72	6.6	4.8- 9.2	70	7.9	5.2-11.8
$25,000- 34,999	748	624	84.5	80.0-88.1	35	4.0	2.5- 6.3	41	5.3	3.2- 8.6	25	3.6	1.9- 6.9	23	2.6	1.4- 4.9
$35,000- 49,999	991	827	85.1	81.7-88.0	56	4.2	2.8- 6.4	57	5.8	4.1- 8.3	27	2.8	1.7- 4.6	24	2.0	1.1- 3.6
$50,000-74,999	846	707	84.7	80.9-87.8	63	6.8	4.9- 9.4	36	4.1	2.5- 6.7	24	3.0	1.7- 5.2	16	1.4	0.6- 2.9
$75,000+	1,025	896	89.9	87.4-92.0	61	4.6	3.3- 6.4	37	3.4	2.2- 5.1	20	1.0	0.6- 1.8	11	1.1	0.5- 2.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	397	323	81.9	76.9-86.0	22	6.9	4.0-11.7	18	3.7	2.2- 5.9	13	2.7	1.5- 4.8	21	4.8	3.0- 7.5
Guilford	311	255	80.4	74.4-85.3	17	5.2	3.1- 8.7	16	6.0	3.4-10.4	8	2.7	1.3- 5.5	15	5.7	3.0-10.6
Mecklenburg	292	250	86.7	80.5-91.1	15	6.4	3.1-12.9	8	2.0	1.0- 4.2	12	3.3	1.8- 6.1	7	1.5	0.6- 3.7
Orange	372	290	77.4	69.5-83.7	37	9.6	6.5-14.0	26	5.6	3.5- 9.1	11	6.0	2.0-16.6	8	1.4	0.7- 2.9
Wake	324	271	83.8	78.6-87.9	23	6.6	4.1-10.3	13	4.6	2.5- 8.3	10	3.2	1.6- 6.5	7	1.9	0.9- 4.1
Chatham/Lee	290	247	89.4	85.6-92.3	10	2.5	1.3- 4.9	11	2.8	1.5- 5.2	11	2.7	1.5- 4.9	11	2.6	1.4- 4.7
Nash/Wilson	233	188	80.3	73.8-85.5	6	3.5	1.5- 8.1	10	4.9	2.4- 9.7	12	4.7	2.5- 8.9	17	6.5	4.0-10.6
Craven/Pamlico	345	280	81.3	75.8-85.8	23	7.0	4.0-11.8	17	4.9	2.9- 8.1	16	3.8	2.2- 6.5	9	3.0	1.5- 5.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	402	326	81.0	76.0-85.1	18	3.9	2.4- 6.3	16	5.2	2.9- 9.1	17	3.7	2.1- 6.2	25	6.3	4.1- 9.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	430	339	80.7	75.5-85.0	20	5.8	3.4- 9.8	24	4.6	2.6- 7.9	20	4.6	2.8- 7.5	27	4.4	2.9- 6.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	288	231	79.2	71.4-85.3	14	7.6	3.7-15.1	11	2.9	1.4- 5.6	12	4.4	1.8-10.3	20	5.9	3.4- 9.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	365	292	82.0	77.1-86.0	16	3.9	2.3- 6.5	26	6.9	4.5-10.5	14	3.7	2.0- 6.7	17	3.6	2.1- 6.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	199	157	79.4	71.8-85.3	6	2.0	0.8- 4.8	13	7.0	3.4-14.1	8	3.6	1.7- 7.5	15	7.9	4.6-13.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	258	202	78.1	71.4-83.6	11	4.1	2.2- 7.7	10	6.3	3.0-12.7	16	5.4	3.1- 9.1	19	6.1	3.6-10.2
Northeast NC I	210	175	82.1	74.6-87.8	5	2.2	0.9- 5.3	8	4.3	2.0- 9.2	7	4.9	1.9-11.7	15	6.6	3.5-12.1
Northeast NC II	345	287	82.2	76.6-86.7	10	4.3	1.9- 9.2	14	3.5	1.9- 6.3	14	4.7	2.6- 8.3	20	5.3	3.1- 8.7
Northeastern Partnership	555	462	82.2	77.7-85.9	15	3.7	1.9- 7.3	22	3.7	2.3- 5.9	21	4.8	2.9- 7.7	35	5.6	3.7- 8.3
Mountain AHEC	1,159	917	78.5	74.9-81.7	61	5.6	4.0- 7.9	65	5.1	3.6- 7.1	55	5.6	4.0- 7.9	61	5.1	3.7- 7.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,045	1,663	82.0	79.3-84.5	76	3.3	2.3- 4.6	97	5.1	3.8- 6.9	94	4.7	3.4- 6.4	115	4.9	3.7- 6.5
Piedmont	2,953	2,430	84.2	82.3-86.0	161	5.0	4.0- 6.3	145	4.5	3.6- 5.7	102	3.2	2.5- 4.2	115	3.0	2.2- 4.0
Western NC	1,877	1,493	79.7	76.8-82.4	90	4.7	3.6- 6.3	95	4.7	3.4- 6.5	91	4.8	3.7- 6.3	108	6.0	4.4- 8.2

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,875

5,586

82.8

81.5-84.1

327

4.5

3.8- 5.3

337

4.7

4.0- 5.5

287

3.9

3.3- 4.6

338

4.0

3.4- 4.8

GENDER

Male

2,561

2,177

86.3

84.2-88.1

3.5

2.6- 4.7

3.3

2.5- 4.4

3.1

2.3- 4.1

120

3.8

2.8- 5.1

Female

4,314

3,409

79.6

77.8-81.4

236

5.5

4.5- 6.6

247

6.0

5.0- 7.2

204

4.7

3.8- 5.7

218

4.2

3.5- 5.1

AGE

18-24

365

302

84.8

78.7-89.4

6.6

3.8-11.2

5.0

2.7- 8.8

1.9

0.7- 4.7

1.8

0.4- 7.2

25-34

944

791

84.6

81.1-87.6

5.9

4.2- 8.2

5.2

3.5- 7.7

3.0

1.8- 5.2

1.3

0.6- 2.7

35-44

1,267

1,020

84.8

82.0-87.2

5.5

4.1- 7.3

4.1

2.9- 5.7

3.2

2.1- 4.9

2.5

1.6- 3.7

45-54

1,318

1,039

79.8

76.2-83.0

5.2

3.6- 7.4

4.4

3.1- 6.3

4.4

3.0- 6.4

6.2

4.4- 8.7

55-64

1,175

940

80.8

77.4-83.8

3.1

2.0- 4.6

4.6

3.2- 6.6

5.4

3.8- 7.8

6.0

4.4- 8.2

65-74

1,009

841

84.2

80.6-87.2

1.3

0.7- 2.6

5.3

3.4- 8.2

4.5

3.0- 6.7

4.7

3.3- 6.6

75+

754

615

80.3

75.6-84.3

1.8

0.9- 3.4

5.0

3.0- 8.4

5.3

3.5- 8.1

7.5

5.0-11.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

897

676

77.1

72.6-81.0

1.6

0.7- 3.6

3.9

2.5- 6.2

7.3

5.0-10.5

110

10.2

7.7-13.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,999

1,633

82.7

80.0-85.0

4.0

2.8- 5.6

5.0

3.8- 6.7

3.8

2.8- 5.2

117

4.5

3.4- 6.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,789

1,446

82.1

79.1-84.7

101

5.4

4.0- 7.2

5.5

4.0- 7.4

3.7

2.7- 5.1

3.3

2.1- 5.1

College Graduate

2,174

1,819

86.1

84.0-88.0

140

5.3

4.2- 6.7

105

4.1

3.1- 5.4

2.8

2.0- 4.1

1.7

1.1- 2.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

627

417

68.1

62.2-73.5

2.0

0.9- 4.6

6.9

4.3-11.0

9.2

6.1-13.4

13.8

10.5-17.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,092

843

75.7

71.1-79.7

3.1

2.1- 4.6

6.7

4.7- 9.6

6.6

4.8- 9.2

7.9

5.2-11.8

$25,000- 34,999

748

624

84.5

80.0-88.1

4.0

2.5- 6.3

5.3

3.2- 8.6

3.6

1.9- 6.9

2.6

1.4- 4.9

$35,000- 49,999

991

827

85.1

81.7-88.0

4.2

2.8- 6.4

5.8

4.1- 8.3

2.8

1.7- 4.6

2.0

1.1- 3.6

$50,000-74,999

846

707

84.7

80.9-87.8

6.8

4.9- 9.4

4.1

2.5- 6.7

3.0

1.7- 5.2

1.4

0.6- 2.9

$75,000+

1,025

896

89.9

87.4-92.0

4.6

3.3- 6.4

3.4

2.2- 5.1

1.0

0.6- 1.8

1.1

0.5- 2.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

397

323

81.9

76.9-86.0

6.9

4.0-11.7

3.7

2.2- 5.9

2.7

1.5- 4.8

4.8

3.0- 7.5

Guilford

311

255

80.4

74.4-85.3

5.2

3.1- 8.7

6.0

3.4-10.4

2.7

1.3- 5.5

5.7

3.0-10.6

Mecklenburg

292

250

86.7

80.5-91.1

6.4

3.1-12.9

2.0

1.0- 4.2

3.3

1.8- 6.1

1.5

0.6- 3.7

Orange

372

290

77.4

69.5-83.7

9.6

6.5-14.0

5.6

3.5- 9.1

6.0

2.0-16.6

1.4

0.7- 2.9

Wake

324

271

83.8

78.6-87.9

6.6

4.1-10.3

4.6

2.5- 8.3

3.2

1.6- 6.5

1.9

0.9- 4.1

Chatham/Lee

290

247

89.4

85.6-92.3

2.5

1.3- 4.9

2.8

1.5- 5.2

2.7

1.5- 4.9

2.6

1.4- 4.7

Nash/Wilson

233

188

80.3

73.8-85.5

3.5

1.5- 8.1

4.9

2.4- 9.7

4.7

2.5- 8.9

6.5

4.0-10.6

Craven/Pamlico

345

280

81.3

75.8-85.8

7.0

4.0-11.8

4.9

2.9- 8.1

3.8

2.2- 6.5

3.0

1.5- 5.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

402

326

81.0

76.0-85.1

3.9

2.4- 6.3

5.2

2.9- 9.1

3.7

2.1- 6.2

6.3

4.1- 9.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

430

339

80.7

75.5-85.0

5.8

3.4- 9.8

4.6

2.6- 7.9

4.6

2.8- 7.5

4.4

2.9- 6.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

288

231

79.2

71.4-85.3

7.6

3.7-15.1

2.9

1.4- 5.6

4.4

1.8-10.3

5.9

3.4- 9.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

365

292

82.0

77.1-86.0

3.9

2.3- 6.5

6.9

4.5-10.5

3.7

2.0- 6.7

3.6

2.1- 6.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

199

157

79.4

71.8-85.3

2.0

0.8- 4.8

7.0

3.4-14.1

3.6

1.7- 7.5

7.9

4.6-13.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

258

202

78.1

71.4-83.6

4.1

2.2- 7.7

6.3

3.0-12.7

5.4

3.1- 9.1

6.1

3.6-10.2

Northeast NC I

210

175

82.1

74.6-87.8

2.2

0.9- 5.3

4.3

2.0- 9.2

4.9

1.9-11.7

6.6

3.5-12.1

Northeast NC II

345

287

82.2

76.6-86.7

4.3

1.9- 9.2

3.5

1.9- 6.3

4.7

2.6- 8.3

5.3

3.1- 8.7

Northeastern Partnership

555

462

82.2

77.7-85.9

3.7

1.9- 7.3

3.7

2.3- 5.9

4.8

2.9- 7.7

5.6

3.7- 8.3

Mountain AHEC

1,159

917

78.5

74.9-81.7

5.6

4.0- 7.9

5.1

3.6- 7.1

5.6

4.0- 7.9

5.1

3.7- 7.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,045

1,663

82.0

79.3-84.5

3.3

2.3- 4.6

5.1

3.8- 6.9

4.7

3.4- 6.4

115

4.9

3.7- 6.5

Piedmont

2,953

2,430

84.2

82.3-86.0

161

5.0

4.0- 6.3

145

4.5

3.6- 5.7

102

3.2

2.5- 4.2

115

3.0

2.2- 4.0

Western NC

1,877

1,493

79.7

76.8-82.4

4.7

3.6- 6.3

4.7

3.4- 6.5

4.8

3.7- 6.3

108

6.0

4.4- 8.2

Back to Health Status.

* Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.

^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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