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-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	30 days
TOTAL	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
AGE
18-24	134	91	64.2	50.7-75.7	12	14.7	6.6-29.3	13	8.6	4.4-16.0	13	8.5	3.4-19.5	5	4.1	1.2-13.4
25-34	358	275	77.5	69.6-83.9	32	9.9	6.3-15.3	25	6.5	2.7-14.9	16	2.6	1.3- 5.3	10	3.4	1.3- 8.7
35-44	503	393	82.0	77.0-86.1	38	7.3	4.6-11.4	29	4.2	2.6- 6.7	19	2.7	1.4- 5.1	24	3.9	2.1- 7.1
45-54	482	368	77.6	71.3-82.9	27	4.0	2.3- 6.8	36	8.3	4.9-13.8	27	5.9	3.2-10.5	24	4.2	2.3- 7.4
55-64	447	387	85.5	79.8-89.7	9	2.6	1.1- 6.1	8	1.4	0.6- 3.2	20	4.7	2.4- 9.1	23	5.8	3.2-10.3
65-74	384	355	93.7	89.6-96.3	7	2.4	0.9- 6.5	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7	3	1.1	0.2- 5.1	15	2.2	1.2- 4.1
75+	227	210	94.1	88.9-97.0	2	0.7	0.1- 2.9	4	0.9	0.2- 3.2	5	2.7	0.8- 8.3	6	1.7	0.6- 4.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	328	265	74.5	63.4-83.1	7	3.2	1.2- 8.2	16	8.0	2.6-22.5	14	2.5	1.3- 4.7	26	11.8	6.6-20.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	719	590	83.3	78.9-86.9	31	5.0	3.1- 8.1	24	2.9	1.8- 4.9	32	4.9	2.9- 8.2	42	3.9	2.5- 6.1
Some Post-H.S.	629	512	77.1	70.0-82.9	40	10.1	5.9-17.0	33	4.9	2.9- 8.2	26	5.1	2.6- 9.9	18	2.7	1.1- 6.5
College Graduate	864	718	83.3	79.3-86.7	49	5.8	4.1- 8.3	46	5.8	3.7- 9.1	30	3.0	1.7- 5.1	21	2.1	1.1- 3.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	178	116	67.8	56.2-77.5	6	7.6	2.7-19.6	10	4.2	1.8- 9.6	14	5.8	2.8-11.5	32	14.5	8.4-24.0
$15,000- 24,999	358	273	72.7	63.5-80.3	13	4.5	1.9-10.2	26	4.7	2.6- 8.3	26	10.2	5.5-18.4	20	7.9	3.7-16.3
$25,000- 34,999	272	221	80.9	72.2-87.3	15	7.4	3.3-15.8	11	3.3	1.3- 8.3	15	3.5	1.8- 6.6	10	4.9	2.0-11.4
$35,000- 49,999	417	347	81.7	75.6-86.5	21	5.0	2.8- 8.9	25	7.0	4.1-11.8	16	3.9	2.0- 7.6	8	2.4	0.9- 5.8
$50,000-74,999	353	295	81.0	73.3-86.8	29	11.5	6.6-19.2	12	3.1	1.5- 6.4	9	2.0	0.8- 4.8	8	2.4	0.9- 6.3
$75,000+	446	380	84.7	78.2-89.6	24	3.8	2.3- 6.1	22	7.0	3.8-12.6	15	4.1	1.6-10.3	5	0.3	0.1- 1.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	155	135	85.3	76.4-91.3	6	4.6	2.1-10.1	5	6.3	2.2-16.5	6	2.3	1.0- 5.1	3	1.5	0.4- 4.9
Guilford	110	87	78.2	67.1-86.3	8	7.3	3.5-14.6	7	8.4	3.1-20.6	3	1.8	0.5- 6.0	5	4.3	1.7-10.6
Mecklenburg	109	89	79.4	64.2-89.2	5	7.4	2.0-24.3	6	3.7	1.6- 8.6	4	7.1	1.8-24.4	5	2.3	0.9- 5.7
Orange	134	93	67.6	57.7-76.2	14	12.4	6.9-21.1	13	9.1	5.0-16.1	13	10.5	5.6-18.7	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8
Wake	128	104	80.9	71.7-87.6	10	7.3	3.6-14.4	9	7.5	3.6-15.0	4	3.9	1.3-11.0	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9
Chatham/Lee	117	99	86.2	77.8-91.7	7	5.5	2.5-11.9	3	3.1	0.9- 9.9	3	2.1	0.6- 7.4	5	3.1	1.2- 8.2
Nash/Wilson	84	72	88.0	79.1-93.5	3	3.5	1.0-11.4	4	3.9	1.4-10.4	3	2.8	0.8- 9.0	2	1.8	0.4- 7.1
Craven/Pamlico	127	113	92.2	86.7-95.5	3	1.6	0.5- 5.2	3	1.9	0.6- 6.1	2	1.1	0.3- 4.8	6	3.2	1.4- 7.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	147	120	81.1	72.9-87.3	2	1.4	0.3- 6.2	9	6.6	3.3-12.9	8	5.9	2.9-11.8	8	4.9	2.3-10.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	158	137	86.9	79.1-92.1	3	3.1	0.9-10.5	8	5.7	2.6-12.3	4	2.2	0.8- 5.8	6	2.1	0.9- 4.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	104	81	70.2	55.8-81.5	4	6.9	1.7-23.6	7	6.8	3.0-14.6	4	4.5	1.4-13.4	8	11.6	4.8-25.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	136	105	78.6	69.9-85.3	9	5.0	2.4-10.1	7	5.4	2.4-11.6	5	4.1	1.6-10.2	10	6.9	3.5-13.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	64	80.1	68.0-88.4	4	4.3	1.5-11.3	3	2.1	0.7- 6.6	5	8.1	2.9-20.6	4	5.5	2.0-14.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	85	63	74.1	62.1-83.3	7	7.3	3.3-15.2	2	3.2	0.7-13.4	7	9.7	4.1-21.4	6	5.7	2.4-13.1
Northeast NC I	72	59	72.4	56.2-84.3	6	14.8	6.3-31.1	2	1.9	0.5- 7.7	1	1.5	0.2-10.1	4	9.3	2.8-26.6
Northeast NC II	127	111	88.7	81.7-93.3	4	3.6	1.3- 9.4	5	4.0	1.6- 9.6	3	1.3	0.4- 4.2	4	2.4	0.8- 6.6
Northeastern Partnership	199	170	84.8	78.1-89.8	10	6.3	3.2-11.8	7	3.5	1.5- 7.7	4	1.4	0.5- 3.7	8	4.0	1.8- 8.9
Mountain AHEC	422	349	79.4	68.9-86.9	17	3.1	1.6- 6.0	18	10.1	3.9-23.9	17	4.0	2.1- 7.5	21	3.5	1.9- 6.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	735	607	77.9	71.2-83.4	40	9.9	5.8-16.5	29	5.0	2.7- 9.1	29	4.3	2.2- 8.1	30	2.9	1.7- 5.0
Piedmont	1,127	913	81.8	78.1-84.9	66	6.1	4.3- 8.6	59	4.2	2.9- 6.0	47	3.8	2.4- 6.1	42	4.1	2.6- 6.4
Western NC	685	571	80.7	73.4-86.3	21	2.6	1.5- 4.6	31	7.4	3.3-15.8	27	4.7	2.4- 9.1	35	4.5	2.6- 7.8

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

134

64.2

50.7-75.7

14.7

6.6-29.3

8.6

4.4-16.0

8.5

3.4-19.5

4.1

1.2-13.4

25-34

358

275

77.5

69.6-83.9

9.9

6.3-15.3

6.5

2.7-14.9

2.6

1.3- 5.3

3.4

1.3- 8.7

35-44

503

393

82.0

77.0-86.1

7.3

4.6-11.4

4.2

2.6- 6.7

2.7

1.4- 5.1

3.9

2.1- 7.1

45-54

482

368

77.6

71.3-82.9

4.0

2.3- 6.8

8.3

4.9-13.8

5.9

3.2-10.5

4.2

2.3- 7.4

55-64

447

387

85.5

79.8-89.7

2.6

1.1- 6.1

1.4

0.6- 3.2

4.7

2.4- 9.1

5.8

3.2-10.3

65-74

384

355

93.7

89.6-96.3

2.4

0.9- 6.5

0.6

0.2- 1.7

1.1

0.2- 5.1

2.2

1.2- 4.1

75+

227

210

94.1

88.9-97.0

0.7

0.1- 2.9

0.9

0.2- 3.2

2.7

0.8- 8.3

1.7

0.6- 4.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

328

265

74.5

63.4-83.1

3.2

1.2- 8.2

8.0

2.6-22.5

2.5

1.3- 4.7

11.8

6.6-20.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

719

590

83.3

78.9-86.9

5.0

3.1- 8.1

2.9

1.8- 4.9

4.9

2.9- 8.2

3.9

2.5- 6.1

Some Post-H.S.

629

512

77.1

70.0-82.9

10.1

5.9-17.0

4.9

2.9- 8.2

5.1

2.6- 9.9

2.7

1.1- 6.5

College Graduate

864

718

83.3

79.3-86.7

5.8

4.1- 8.3

5.8

3.7- 9.1

3.0

1.7- 5.1

2.1

1.1- 3.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

178

116

67.8

56.2-77.5

7.6

2.7-19.6

4.2

1.8- 9.6

5.8

2.8-11.5

14.5

8.4-24.0

$15,000- 24,999

358

273

72.7

63.5-80.3

4.5

1.9-10.2

4.7

2.6- 8.3

10.2

5.5-18.4

7.9

3.7-16.3

$25,000- 34,999

272

221

80.9

72.2-87.3

7.4

3.3-15.8

3.3

1.3- 8.3

3.5

1.8- 6.6

4.9

2.0-11.4

$35,000- 49,999

417

347

81.7

75.6-86.5

5.0

2.8- 8.9

7.0

4.1-11.8

3.9

2.0- 7.6

2.4

0.9- 5.8

$50,000-74,999

353

295

81.0

73.3-86.8

11.5

6.6-19.2

3.1

1.5- 6.4

2.0

0.8- 4.8

2.4

0.9- 6.3

$75,000+

446

380

84.7

78.2-89.6

3.8

2.3- 6.1

7.0

3.8-12.6

4.1

1.6-10.3

0.3

0.1- 1.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

155

135

85.3

76.4-91.3

4.6

2.1-10.1

6.3

2.2-16.5

2.3

1.0- 5.1

1.5

0.4- 4.9

Guilford

110

78.2

67.1-86.3

7.3

3.5-14.6

8.4

3.1-20.6

1.8

0.5- 6.0

4.3

1.7-10.6

Mecklenburg

109

79.4

64.2-89.2

7.4

2.0-24.3

3.7

1.6- 8.6

7.1

1.8-24.4

2.3

0.9- 5.7

Orange

134

67.6

57.7-76.2

12.4

6.9-21.1

9.1

5.0-16.1

10.5

5.6-18.7

0.4

0.1- 2.8

Wake

128

104

80.9

71.7-87.6

7.3

3.6-14.4

7.5

3.6-15.0

3.9

1.3-11.0

0.4

0.1- 2.9

Chatham/Lee

117

86.2

77.8-91.7

5.5

2.5-11.9

3.1

0.9- 9.9

2.1

0.6- 7.4

3.1

1.2- 8.2

Nash/Wilson

88.0

79.1-93.5

3.5

1.0-11.4

3.9

1.4-10.4

2.8

0.8- 9.0

1.8

0.4- 7.1

Craven/Pamlico

127

113

92.2

86.7-95.5

1.6

0.5- 5.2

1.9

0.6- 6.1

1.1

0.3- 4.8

3.2

1.4- 7.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

147

120

81.1

72.9-87.3

1.4

0.3- 6.2

6.6

3.3-12.9

5.9

2.9-11.8

4.9

2.3-10.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

158

137

86.9

79.1-92.1

3.1

0.9-10.5

5.7

2.6-12.3

2.2

0.8- 5.8

2.1

0.9- 4.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

104

70.2

55.8-81.5

6.9

1.7-23.6

6.8

3.0-14.6

4.5

1.4-13.4

11.6

4.8-25.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

136

105

78.6

69.9-85.3

5.0

2.4-10.1

5.4

2.4-11.6

4.1

1.6-10.2

6.9

3.5-13.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

80.1

68.0-88.4

4.3

1.5-11.3

2.1

0.7- 6.6

8.1

2.9-20.6

5.5

2.0-14.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

74.1

62.1-83.3

7.3

3.3-15.2

3.2

0.7-13.4

9.7

4.1-21.4

5.7

2.4-13.1

Northeast NC I

72.4

56.2-84.3

14.8

6.3-31.1

1.9

0.5- 7.7

1.5

0.2-10.1

9.3

2.8-26.6

Northeast NC II

127

111

88.7

81.7-93.3

3.6

1.3- 9.4

4.0

1.6- 9.6

1.3

0.4- 4.2

2.4

0.8- 6.6

Northeastern Partnership

199

170

84.8

78.1-89.8

6.3

3.2-11.8

3.5

1.5- 7.7

1.4

0.5- 3.7

4.0

1.8- 8.9

Mountain AHEC

422

349

79.4

68.9-86.9

3.1

1.6- 6.0

10.1

3.9-23.9

4.0

2.1- 7.5

3.5

1.9- 6.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

735

607

77.9

71.2-83.4

9.9

5.8-16.5

5.0

2.7- 9.1

4.3

2.2- 8.1

2.9

1.7- 5.0

Piedmont

1,127

913

81.8

78.1-84.9

6.1

4.3- 8.6

4.2

2.9- 6.0

3.8

2.4- 6.1

4.1

2.6- 6.4

Western NC

685

571

80.7

73.4-86.3

2.6

1.5- 4.6

7.4

3.3-15.8

4.7

2.4- 9.1

4.5

2.6- 7.8

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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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