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 MALES

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?

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	30 days
TOTAL	2,534	1,809	71.6	68.7-74.3	214	9.3	7.5-11.5	174	8.3	6.6-10.3	151	5.3	4.2- 6.8	186	5.5	4.4- 6.8
AGE
18-24	134	96	68.6	55.1-79.6	21	17.1	9.0-30.0	10	10.6	4.3-23.9	5	3.2	1.2- 8.5	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2
25-34	357	260	72.1	64.9-78.4	47	13.0	8.7-19.0	32	10.4	6.7-15.8	13	3.3	1.4- 7.3	5	1.2	0.4- 3.6
35-44	505	374	76.6	71.1-81.3	56	9.4	6.5-13.4	23	6.4	3.7-10.6	29	3.9	2.3- 6.4	23	3.8	2.1- 6.7
45-54	477	340	71.0	64.2-76.9	32	5.6	3.4- 8.9	40	8.1	5.1-12.5	28	7.0	3.7-12.7	37	8.4	5.2-13.3
55-64	446	307	70.1	63.8-75.7	35	7.4	4.6-11.8	26	6.3	3.8-10.3	33	8.6	5.6-13.0	45	7.5	4.8-11.6
65-74	379	269	70.7	63.8-76.7	15	5.4	2.9-10.0	25	6.0	3.4-10.3	23	5.3	3.1- 9.1	47	12.6	8.6-18.1
75+	224	153	65.5	56.2-73.8	7	3.8	1.6- 9.0	18	12.6	7.2-21.1	20	8.2	4.6-14.4	26	9.8	5.6-16.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	327	206	63.8	54.7-72.0	12	4.3	1.4-12.2	19	8.3	4.4-15.3	26	8.1	4.4-14.4	64	15.4	10.5-22.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	712	515	74.1	68.9-78.7	47	7.9	5.0-12.1	46	6.6	4.5- 9.7	42	4.9	3.1- 7.5	62	6.5	4.4- 9.5
Some Post-H.S.	627	439	69.3	62.7-75.2	59	10.0	6.3-15.7	46	10.8	6.8-16.6	49	6.1	4.1- 8.9	34	3.8	2.4- 6.2
College Graduate	861	645	74.3	69.9-78.3	96	11.8	9.1-15.1	63	7.6	5.4-10.6	34	4.2	2.4- 7.4	23	2.1	1.2- 3.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	177	78	52.8	40.9-64.4	10	6.0	2.5-13.4	12	7.7	3.3-16.5	22	13.2	6.8-23.8	55	20.4	13.9-29.1
$15,000- 24,999	351	227	59.1	50.2-67.3	20	7.8	4.0-14.6	30	12.7	7.5-20.6	36	8.4	5.1-13.5	38	12.1	7.6-18.8
$25,000- 34,999	265	192	74.3	65.7-81.4	23	7.5	3.8-14.1	19	7.8	4.2-14.1	14	3.1	1.6- 5.9	17	7.4	3.7-14.3
$35,000- 49,999	415	309	74.6	68.2-80.2	38	7.5	4.6-12.2	35	9.8	6.4-14.9	21	5.6	3.2- 9.8	12	2.3	1.1- 4.8
$50,000-74,999	358	273	76.9	69.5-83.0	36	11.7	6.9-19.2	24	6.7	4.0-11.1	16	2.9	1.4- 5.9	9	1.7	0.7- 4.1
$75,000+	445	351	79.2	73.1-84.2	46	9.6	6.7-13.7	26	5.1	2.9- 8.9	10	3.3	1.2- 9.3	12	2.8	1.3- 5.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	154	100	61.5	51.9-70.3	14	12.1	6.8-20.8	10	8.7	4.4-16.4	11	7.0	3.1-15.1	19	10.6	6.5-17.0
Guilford	111	82	71.2	60.5-80.0	8	8.5	4.1-16.8	9	8.3	4.2-15.8	5	4.7	1.9-11.6	7	7.2	2.9-16.7
Mecklenburg	108	83	68.3	53.4-80.3	14	23.0	11.9-39.6	5	4.0	1.5-10.0	4	3.5	1.1-10.6	2	1.3	0.3- 5.6
Orange	135	96	67.0	56.8-75.8	23	22.6	14.7-33.1	7	5.6	2.7-11.5	7	4.1	1.9- 8.6	2	0.7	0.2- 2.8
Wake	127	99	80.1	71.5-86.6	14	7.8	4.3-13.7	7	5.6	2.4-12.4	4	3.8	1.4-10.0	3	2.6	0.8- 8.6
Chatham/Lee	114	93	88.0	80.9-92.6	6	3.8	1.4- 9.4	6	2.8	1.2- 6.4	6	3.8	1.6- 8.8	3	1.7	0.5- 5.6
Nash/Wilson	82	58	69.8	54.9-81.5	8	8.6	4.0-17.2	6	5.8	2.1-15.1	4	9.9	2.5-32.3	6	5.9	2.6-12.9
Craven/Pamlico	124	93	76.2	66.0-84.1	8	7.6	2.9-18.5	9	7.6	3.8-14.6	5	3.1	1.2- 7.5	9	5.5	2.8-10.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	148	103	71.4	62.4-79.0	13	8.6	4.9-14.8	10	5.9	3.0-11.3	7	5.3	2.4-11.2	15	8.7	5.0-14.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	158	118	77.2	68.7-84.0	10	7.4	3.7-14.3	6	2.5	1.0- 6.0	9	5.6	2.7-11.5	15	7.3	4.2-12.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	104	71	62.7	48.7-74.9	10	12.6	5.5-26.6	8	14.4	6.4-29.0	7	5.3	2.3-11.6	8	5.0	2.4-10.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	135	90	68.2	58.6-76.4	13	10.5	5.8-18.3	16	10.8	6.4-17.7	8	6.0	2.8-12.2	8	4.5	2.2- 9.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	82	56	65.7	52.3-76.9	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9	4	6.4	1.6-22.8	9	11.4	5.2-23.1	12	15.2	8.5-25.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	83	53	67.4	55.8-77.3	8	8.9	4.3-17.5	3	5.4	1.7-15.9	7	7.6	3.6-15.3	12	10.7	5.7-19.2
Northeast NC I	72	51	64.4	49.9-76.8	4	6.6	2.4-16.6	5	14.0	5.6-30.7	4	4.9	1.7-12.9	8	10.1	4.2-22.4
Northeast NC II	126	89	70.6	60.5-79.1	12	13.4	7.3-23.4	6	3.2	1.4- 7.4	11	5.7	3.0-10.5	8	7.0	3.3-14.5
Northeastern Partnership	198	140	69.2	60.8-76.4	16	11.8	6.8-19.5	11	5.8	3.0-10.9	15	5.5	3.2- 9.3	16	7.8	4.3-13.6
Mountain AHEC	420	277	67.9	60.9-74.2	33	6.7	4.3-10.3	37	9.5	6.0-14.8	28	6.1	3.7- 9.8	45	9.8	6.7-14.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	728	510	67.7	61.3-73.5	54	9.4	6.0-14.5	46	8.4	4.9-14.1	52	7.5	4.7-11.8	66	6.9	4.8- 9.9
Piedmont	1,123	829	73.8	69.9-77.4	112	10.4	7.9-13.5	79	8.3	6.2-10.9	54	4.1	2.9- 5.9	49	3.4	2.3- 5.0
Western NC	683	470	70.0	64.3-75.1	48	5.6	3.9- 8.0	49	8.0	5.1-12.1	45	6.1	4.1- 8.9	71	10.4	7.0-15.0

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,534

1,809

71.6

68.7-74.3

214

9.3

7.5-11.5

174

8.3

6.6-10.3

151

5.3

4.2- 6.8

186

5.5

4.4- 6.8

AGE

18-24

134

68.6

55.1-79.6

17.1

9.0-30.0

10.6

4.3-23.9

3.2

1.2- 8.5

0.5

0.1- 2.2

25-34

357

260

72.1

64.9-78.4

13.0

8.7-19.0

10.4

6.7-15.8

3.3

1.4- 7.3

1.2

0.4- 3.6

35-44

505

374

76.6

71.1-81.3

9.4

6.5-13.4

6.4

3.7-10.6

3.9

2.3- 6.4

3.8

2.1- 6.7

45-54

477

340

71.0

64.2-76.9

5.6

3.4- 8.9

8.1

5.1-12.5

7.0

3.7-12.7

8.4

5.2-13.3

55-64

446

307

70.1

63.8-75.7

7.4

4.6-11.8

6.3

3.8-10.3

8.6

5.6-13.0

7.5

4.8-11.6

65-74

379

269

70.7

63.8-76.7

5.4

2.9-10.0

6.0

3.4-10.3

5.3

3.1- 9.1

12.6

8.6-18.1

75+

224

153

65.5

56.2-73.8

3.8

1.6- 9.0

12.6

7.2-21.1

8.2

4.6-14.4

9.8

5.6-16.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

327

206

63.8

54.7-72.0

4.3

1.4-12.2

8.3

4.4-15.3

8.1

4.4-14.4

15.4

10.5-22.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

712

515

74.1

68.9-78.7

7.9

5.0-12.1

6.6

4.5- 9.7

4.9

3.1- 7.5

6.5

4.4- 9.5

Some Post-H.S.

627

439

69.3

62.7-75.2

10.0

6.3-15.7

10.8

6.8-16.6

6.1

4.1- 8.9

3.8

2.4- 6.2

College Graduate

861

645

74.3

69.9-78.3

11.8

9.1-15.1

7.6

5.4-10.6

4.2

2.4- 7.4

2.1

1.2- 3.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

177

52.8

40.9-64.4

6.0

2.5-13.4

7.7

3.3-16.5

13.2

6.8-23.8

20.4

13.9-29.1

$15,000- 24,999

351

227

59.1

50.2-67.3

7.8

4.0-14.6

12.7

7.5-20.6

8.4

5.1-13.5

12.1

7.6-18.8

$25,000- 34,999

265

192

74.3

65.7-81.4

7.5

3.8-14.1

7.8

4.2-14.1

3.1

1.6- 5.9

7.4

3.7-14.3

$35,000- 49,999

415

309

74.6

68.2-80.2

7.5

4.6-12.2

9.8

6.4-14.9

5.6

3.2- 9.8

2.3

1.1- 4.8

$50,000-74,999

358

273

76.9

69.5-83.0

11.7

6.9-19.2

6.7

4.0-11.1

2.9

1.4- 5.9

1.7

0.7- 4.1

$75,000+

445

351

79.2

73.1-84.2

9.6

6.7-13.7

5.1

2.9- 8.9

3.3

1.2- 9.3

2.8

1.3- 5.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

154

100

61.5

51.9-70.3

12.1

6.8-20.8

8.7

4.4-16.4

7.0

3.1-15.1

10.6

6.5-17.0

Guilford

111

71.2

60.5-80.0

8.5

4.1-16.8

8.3

4.2-15.8

4.7

1.9-11.6

7.2

2.9-16.7

Mecklenburg

108

68.3

53.4-80.3

23.0

11.9-39.6

4.0

1.5-10.0

3.5

1.1-10.6

1.3

0.3- 5.6

Orange

135

67.0

56.8-75.8

22.6

14.7-33.1

5.6

2.7-11.5

4.1

1.9- 8.6

0.7

0.2- 2.8

Wake

127

80.1

71.5-86.6

7.8

4.3-13.7

5.6

2.4-12.4

3.8

1.4-10.0

2.6

0.8- 8.6

Chatham/Lee

114

88.0

80.9-92.6

3.8

1.4- 9.4

2.8

1.2- 6.4

3.8

1.6- 8.8

1.7

0.5- 5.6

Nash/Wilson

69.8

54.9-81.5

8.6

4.0-17.2

5.8

2.1-15.1

9.9

2.5-32.3

5.9

2.6-12.9

Craven/Pamlico

124

76.2

66.0-84.1

7.6

2.9-18.5

7.6

3.8-14.6

3.1

1.2- 7.5

5.5

2.8-10.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

148

103

71.4

62.4-79.0

8.6

4.9-14.8

5.9

3.0-11.3

5.3

2.4-11.2

8.7

5.0-14.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

158

118

77.2

68.7-84.0

7.4

3.7-14.3

2.5

1.0- 6.0

5.6

2.7-11.5

7.3

4.2-12.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

104

62.7

48.7-74.9

12.6

5.5-26.6

14.4

6.4-29.0

5.3

2.3-11.6

5.0

2.4-10.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

135

68.2

58.6-76.4

10.5

5.8-18.3

10.8

6.4-17.7

6.0

2.8-12.2

4.5

2.2- 9.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

65.7

52.3-76.9

1.3

0.2- 8.9

6.4

1.6-22.8

11.4

5.2-23.1

15.2

8.5-25.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

67.4

55.8-77.3

8.9

4.3-17.5

5.4

1.7-15.9

7.6

3.6-15.3

10.7

5.7-19.2

Northeast NC I

64.4

49.9-76.8

6.6

2.4-16.6

14.0

5.6-30.7

4.9

1.7-12.9

10.1

4.2-22.4

Northeast NC II

126

70.6

60.5-79.1

13.4

7.3-23.4

3.2

1.4- 7.4

5.7

3.0-10.5

7.0

3.3-14.5

Northeastern Partnership

198

140

69.2

60.8-76.4

11.8

6.8-19.5

5.8

3.0-10.9

5.5

3.2- 9.3

7.8

4.3-13.6

Mountain AHEC

420

277

67.9

60.9-74.2

6.7

4.3-10.3

9.5

6.0-14.8

6.1

3.7- 9.8

9.8

6.7-14.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

728

510

67.7

61.3-73.5

9.4

6.0-14.5

8.4

4.9-14.1

7.5

4.7-11.8

6.9

4.8- 9.9

Piedmont

1,123

829

73.8

69.9-77.4

112

10.4

7.9-13.5

8.3

6.2-10.9

4.1

2.9- 5.9

3.4

2.3- 5.0

Western NC

683

470

70.0

64.3-75.1

5.6

3.9- 8.0

8.0

5.1-12.1

6.1

4.1- 8.9

10.4

7.0-15.0

Back to Healthy Days.

^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.

This page was generated on 16JUN04.