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-WHITE MALES

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	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
AGE
18-24	135	113	87.9	78.2-93.6	9	6.5	2.8-14.7	7	2.5	0.9- 6.7	4	0.5	0.2- 1.3	2	2.7	0.5-14.2
25-34	356	318	89.1	83.9-92.8	16	3.6	2.0- 6.7	12	4.4	2.1- 8.7	6	2.3	0.8- 6.2	4	0.6	0.2- 1.5
35-44	505	434	89.2	85.2-92.1	23	3.8	2.2- 6.5	14	2.2	1.1- 4.6	15	2.3	1.0- 4.9	19	2.5	1.3- 4.7
45-54	483	397	82.8	77.1-87.3	17	3.7	1.9- 7.1	19	1.9	1.0- 3.9	22	4.4	2.4- 7.9	28	7.2	4.2-12.1
55-64	454	370	82.2	76.8-86.6	14	2.0	1.0- 3.7	21	4.4	2.5- 7.6	16	5.7	3.2- 9.9	33	5.7	3.3- 9.5
65-74	385	334	87.8	82.6-91.6	9	1.6	0.5- 4.8	11	3.7	1.7- 7.7	11	3.0	1.4- 6.3	20	3.9	2.1- 7.1
75+	231	199	83.0	74.1-89.2	3	1.5	0.4- 5.6	6	7.3	3.1-16.0	9	3.1	1.2- 8.1	14	5.1	2.3-11.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	332	258	80.3	72.9-86.1	5	1.7	0.4- 6.9	9	3.2	1.2- 8.2	16	5.4	2.6-10.9	44	9.4	5.9-14.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	721	616	87.3	83.5-90.3	22	2.7	1.6- 4.6	23	3.3	1.9- 5.6	16	2.1	1.1- 4.0	44	4.6	2.8- 7.4
Some Post-H.S.	635	533	84.2	79.3-88.1	25	4.4	2.4- 7.8	27	3.8	2.2- 6.4	29	3.8	2.3- 6.2	21	3.9	1.9- 7.6
College Graduate	866	765	89.5	86.3-92.0	39	4.1	2.6- 6.3	31	3.1	1.9- 5.0	21	2.5	1.3- 4.7	10	0.8	0.3- 2.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	179	112	67.7	56.4-77.3	5	3.0	0.7-11.4	8	6.2	2.5-14.4	12	5.9	2.0-16.2	42	17.3	11.2-25.6
$15,000- 24,999	361	285	75.8	67.7-82.5	9	2.3	1.1- 4.7	17	4.5	2.3- 8.7	23	6.2	3.6-10.4	27	11.2	6.2-19.5
$25,000- 34,999	271	235	87.5	80.5-92.3	10	2.9	1.3- 6.4	15	6.7	3.3-13.2	5	2.3	0.6- 7.8	6	0.6	0.2- 1.7
$35,000- 49,999	418	362	84.9	79.3-89.2	18	4.5	2.2- 8.8	19	5.5	3.0- 9.9	11	3.1	1.5- 6.0	8	2.0	0.9- 4.8
$50,000-74,999	359	322	91.6	87.1-94.6	16	3.3	1.7- 6.3	9	1.7	0.7- 4.0	8	2.4	0.9- 6.2	4	1.0	0.3- 3.7
$75,000+	445	403	91.9	88.1-94.5	20	3.9	2.2- 6.8	12	2.0	0.9- 4.4	6	0.7	0.3- 1.7	4	1.5	0.5- 4.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	156	130	83.7	75.0-89.8	8	8.1	3.5-17.7	3	1.1	0.4- 3.6	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7	13	6.2	3.4-10.8
Guilford	111	101	89.6	79.9-94.9	1	1.3	0.2- 8.6	4	2.5	0.9- 6.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.2	4	5.3	1.6-15.7
Mecklenburg	109	101	91.0	78.3-96.6	3	5.9	1.4-21.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	1.8	0.5- 5.8	2	1.3	0.3- 5.5
Orange	135	106	77.1	67.5-84.5	13	10.6	5.6-19.1	8	6.6	2.9-14.4	6	4.6	2.0-10.2	2	1.1	0.3- 4.7
Wake	128	106	81.8	72.8-88.3	13	9.2	5.0-16.5	4	3.9	1.4-10.6	3	3.5	1.0-10.9	2	1.6	0.4- 6.3
Chatham/Lee	117	108	95.9	91.9-97.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	3	1.5	0.5- 4.8	3	1.5	0.5- 4.6
Nash/Wilson	84	76	89.4	79.7-94.8	3	4.9	1.5-14.4	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7	2	2.4	0.6- 9.0	2	2.0	0.5- 7.9
Craven/Pamlico	129	112	86.5	76.9-92.5	6	6.2	2.0-17.3	3	2.0	0.6- 6.5	4	2.6	0.9- 6.9	4	2.8	1.0- 7.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	148	127	85.6	78.0-90.9	3	2.3	0.7- 7.1	5	3.1	1.2- 7.7	3	2.8	0.9- 8.4	10	6.2	3.1-12.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	160	137	85.6	77.8-91.0	4	2.3	0.8- 6.4	5	4.0	1.4-10.8	7	5.2	2.3-11.3	7	2.8	1.2- 6.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	86	78.9	65.4-88.2	8	11.6	4.6-26.4	2	2.0	0.5- 8.2	3	2.2	0.7- 6.9	6	5.2	1.9-13.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	115	83.8	75.8-89.5	4	2.4	0.8- 7.2	9	6.7	3.3-13.0	6	5.1	2.2-11.5	4	2.0	0.7- 5.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	61	74.7	61.4-84.5	0	0.0	. - .	5	8.9	3.0-23.9	3	3.0	0.9- 9.4	11	13.4	7.1-23.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	82	65	79.0	66.9-87.5	2	3.1	0.8-11.5	3	6.9	2.0-21.1	4	4.6	1.7-11.8	8	6.4	2.9-13.5
Northeast NC I	73	62	78.9	63.9-88.8	1	1.5	0.2-10.0	2	4.3	1.0-16.5	2	6.5	1.6-23.4	6	8.7	3.2-21.2
Northeast NC II	128	108	83.3	73.5-90.0	4	5.8	1.9-16.5	5	2.6	1.0- 6.5	4	2.8	0.9- 7.9	7	5.5	2.4-12.5
Northeastern Partnership	201	170	82.3	74.3-88.2	5	4.8	1.7-12.9	7	3.0	1.3- 6.5	6	3.7	1.5- 8.5	13	6.3	3.3-11.8
Mountain AHEC	429	352	83.1	77.7-87.4	16	4.0	2.1- 7.6	19	3.9	2.1- 7.1	16	4.1	2.2- 7.5	26	4.9	3.0- 8.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	735	620	85.5	81.5-88.8	18	2.2	1.2- 4.1	25	3.1	1.8- 5.3	27	3.9	2.3- 6.6	45	5.2	3.3- 8.1
Piedmont	1,132	974	87.2	84.2-89.7	52	4.2	2.9- 6.2	40	3.5	2.3- 5.3	31	2.5	1.6- 4.1	35	2.5	1.5- 4.3
Western NC	694	583	84.5	79.8-88.3	21	2.9	1.6- 5.0	25	3.1	1.8- 5.1	25	3.5	2.1- 5.6	40	6.1	3.4-10.6

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

135

113

87.9

78.2-93.6

6.5

2.8-14.7

2.5

0.9- 6.7

0.5

0.2- 1.3

2.7

0.5-14.2

25-34

356

318

89.1

83.9-92.8

3.6

2.0- 6.7

4.4

2.1- 8.7

2.3

0.8- 6.2

0.6

0.2- 1.5

35-44

505

434

89.2

85.2-92.1

3.8

2.2- 6.5

2.2

1.1- 4.6

2.3

1.0- 4.9

2.5

1.3- 4.7

45-54

483

397

82.8

77.1-87.3

3.7

1.9- 7.1

1.9

1.0- 3.9

4.4

2.4- 7.9

7.2

4.2-12.1

55-64

454

370

82.2

76.8-86.6

2.0

1.0- 3.7

4.4

2.5- 7.6

5.7

3.2- 9.9

5.7

3.3- 9.5

65-74

385

334

87.8

82.6-91.6

1.6

0.5- 4.8

3.7

1.7- 7.7

3.0

1.4- 6.3

3.9

2.1- 7.1

75+

231

199

83.0

74.1-89.2

1.5

0.4- 5.6

7.3

3.1-16.0

3.1

1.2- 8.1

5.1

2.3-11.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

332

258

80.3

72.9-86.1

1.7

0.4- 6.9

3.2

1.2- 8.2

5.4

2.6-10.9

9.4

5.9-14.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

721

616

87.3

83.5-90.3

2.7

1.6- 4.6

3.3

1.9- 5.6

2.1

1.1- 4.0

4.6

2.8- 7.4

Some Post-H.S.

635

533

84.2

79.3-88.1

4.4

2.4- 7.8

3.8

2.2- 6.4

3.8

2.3- 6.2

3.9

1.9- 7.6

College Graduate

866

765

89.5

86.3-92.0

4.1

2.6- 6.3

3.1

1.9- 5.0

2.5

1.3- 4.7

0.8

0.3- 2.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

179

112

67.7

56.4-77.3

3.0

0.7-11.4

6.2

2.5-14.4

5.9

2.0-16.2

17.3

11.2-25.6

$15,000- 24,999

361

285

75.8

67.7-82.5

2.3

1.1- 4.7

4.5

2.3- 8.7

6.2

3.6-10.4

11.2

6.2-19.5

$25,000- 34,999

271

235

87.5

80.5-92.3

2.9

1.3- 6.4

6.7

3.3-13.2

2.3

0.6- 7.8

0.6

0.2- 1.7

$35,000- 49,999

418

362

84.9

79.3-89.2

4.5

2.2- 8.8

5.5

3.0- 9.9

3.1

1.5- 6.0

2.0

0.9- 4.8

$50,000-74,999

359

322

91.6

87.1-94.6

3.3

1.7- 6.3

1.7

0.7- 4.0

2.4

0.9- 6.2

1.0

0.3- 3.7

$75,000+

445

403

91.9

88.1-94.5

3.9

2.2- 6.8

2.0

0.9- 4.4

0.7

0.3- 1.7

1.5

0.5- 4.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

156

130

83.7

75.0-89.8

8.1

3.5-17.7

1.1

0.4- 3.6

0.9

0.2- 3.7

6.2

3.4-10.8

Guilford

111

101

89.6

79.9-94.9

1.3

0.2- 8.6

2.5

0.9- 6.6

1.4

0.2- 9.2

5.3

1.6-15.7

Mecklenburg

109

101

91.0

78.3-96.6

5.9

1.4-21.4

0.0

. - .

1.8

0.5- 5.8

1.3

0.3- 5.5

Orange

135

106

77.1

67.5-84.5

10.6

5.6-19.1

6.6

2.9-14.4

4.6

2.0-10.2

1.1

0.3- 4.7

Wake

128

106

81.8

72.8-88.3

9.2

5.0-16.5

3.9

1.4-10.6

3.5

1.0-10.9

1.6

0.4- 6.3

Chatham/Lee

117

108

95.9

91.9-97.9

0.3

0.0- 2.4

0.8

0.2- 3.3

1.5

0.5- 4.8

1.5

0.5- 4.6

Nash/Wilson

89.4

79.7-94.8

4.9

1.5-14.4

1.3

0.2- 8.7

2.4

0.6- 9.0

2.0

0.5- 7.9

Craven/Pamlico

129

112

86.5

76.9-92.5

6.2

2.0-17.3

2.0

0.6- 6.5

2.6

0.9- 6.9

2.8

1.0- 7.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

148

127

85.6

78.0-90.9

2.3

0.7- 7.1

3.1

1.2- 7.7

2.8

0.9- 8.4

6.2

3.1-12.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

160

137

85.6

77.8-91.0

2.3

0.8- 6.4

4.0

1.4-10.8

5.2

2.3-11.3

2.8

1.2- 6.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

78.9

65.4-88.2

11.6

4.6-26.4

2.0

0.5- 8.2

2.2

0.7- 6.9

5.2

1.9-13.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

115

83.8

75.8-89.5

2.4

0.8- 7.2

6.7

3.3-13.0

5.1

2.2-11.5

2.0

0.7- 5.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

74.7

61.4-84.5

0.0

. - .

8.9

3.0-23.9

3.0

0.9- 9.4

13.4

7.1-23.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

79.0

66.9-87.5

3.1

0.8-11.5

6.9

2.0-21.1

4.6

1.7-11.8

6.4

2.9-13.5

Northeast NC I

78.9

63.9-88.8

1.5

0.2-10.0

4.3

1.0-16.5

6.5

1.6-23.4

8.7

3.2-21.2

Northeast NC II

128

108

83.3

73.5-90.0

5.8

1.9-16.5

2.6

1.0- 6.5

2.8

0.9- 7.9

5.5

2.4-12.5

Northeastern Partnership

201

170

82.3

74.3-88.2

4.8

1.7-12.9

3.0

1.3- 6.5

3.7

1.5- 8.5

6.3

3.3-11.8

Mountain AHEC

429

352

83.1

77.7-87.4

4.0

2.1- 7.6

3.9

2.1- 7.1

4.1

2.2- 7.5

4.9

3.0- 8.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

735

620

85.5

81.5-88.8

2.2

1.2- 4.1

3.1

1.8- 5.3

3.9

2.3- 6.6

5.2

3.3- 8.1

Piedmont

1,132

974

87.2

84.2-89.7

4.2

2.9- 6.2

3.5

2.3- 5.3

2.5

1.6- 4.1

2.5

1.5- 4.3

Western NC

694

583

84.5

79.8-88.3

2.9

1.6- 5.0

3.1

1.8- 5.1

3.5

2.1- 5.6

6.1

3.4-10.6

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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