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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Healthy Days

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?

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Respond.#		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 261120 168126 64.4 64.0-64.7 27,928 11.3 11.1-11.6 27,366 10.9 10.7-11.1 19,290 7.3 7.1- 7.5 18,410 6.1 5.9- 6.2
Alabama 3,282 1,998 62.4 60.4-64.3 332 10.9 9.7-12.3 338 10.2 9.1-11.5 300 8.3 7.3- 9.5 314 8.1 7.2- 9.2
Alaska 2,626 1,743 68.2 65.7-70.6 298 11.4 9.8-13.2 296 10.2 8.8-11.9 152 5.2 4.2- 6.4 137 5.0 4.0- 6.3
Arizona 3,177 1,999 64.9 62.3-67.4 316 10.4 8.9-12.2 347 11.3 9.6-13.2 247 6.9 5.6- 8.3 268 6.5 5.4- 7.7
Arkansas 4,100 2,519 62.0 60.3-63.8 457 11.6 10.5-12.9 439 10.5 9.5-11.7 382 9.0 8.1-10.1 303 6.7 5.9- 7.7
California 4,462 2,783 62.3 60.6-64.0 506 11.5 10.4-12.7 523 11.9 10.8-13.1 380 8.6 7.6- 9.6 270 5.7 5.0- 6.6
Colorado 4,013 2,605 65.8 64.1-67.4 495 12.6 11.4-13.8 424 10.7 9.7-11.9 277 6.2 5.4- 7.0 212 4.7 4.1- 5.5
Connecticut 5,237 3,384 65.1 63.6-66.6 646 12.2 11.3-13.3 562 10.6 9.6-11.5 342 6.5 5.7- 7.3 303 5.6 4.9- 6.3
Delaware 4,000 2,561 64.4 62.4-66.4 498 13.4 11.9-15.0 411 10.3 9.1-11.7 259 5.8 4.9- 6.8 271 6.1 5.2- 7.1
District of Columbia 2,016 1,294 64.8 62.1-67.4 287 13.5 11.7-15.5 215 10.8 9.2-12.6 111 5.6 4.4- 7.1 109 5.4 4.3- 6.7
Florida 4,903 3,185 66.9 64.8-68.9 405 8.5 7.3- 9.8 450 9.1 8.0-10.4 398 7.1 6.1- 8.3 465 8.4 7.3- 9.7
Georgia 7,408 4,807 67.8 66.3-69.3 766 10.5 9.5-11.5 731 9.7 8.8-10.7 516 5.8 5.2- 6.5 588 6.2 5.5- 6.9
Hawaii 5,958 4,139 70.9 69.4-72.3 481 7.6 6.8- 8.4 766 12.8 11.8-13.9 356 5.5 4.9- 6.3 216 3.2 2.7- 3.8
Idaho 4,901 2,987 62.6 60.9-64.2 565 12.3 11.2-13.5 585 12.1 11.0-13.2 443 7.8 7.0- 8.7 321 5.3 4.6- 6.0
Illinois 5,204 3,389 65.8 64.0-67.5 611 11.5 10.4-12.7 507 10.3 9.2-11.5 398 7.1 6.2- 8.1 299 5.3 4.6- 6.2
Indiana 5,377 3,327 62.2 60.8-63.7 659 12.7 11.7-13.8 572 11.0 10.1-12.1 473 8.3 7.6- 9.2 346 5.7 5.1- 6.4
Iowa 4,907 3,372 69.5 67.9-71.0 555 11.6 10.6-12.8 414 8.8 7.8- 9.8 276 5.1 4.4- 5.8 290 5.0 4.4- 5.7
Kansas 4,553 3,174 70.3 68.7-71.9 473 11.4 10.3-12.6 385 8.2 7.3- 9.2 283 5.6 4.9- 6.4 238 4.5 3.9- 5.1
Kentucky 7,378 4,743 66.2 64.5-67.9 414 6.4 5.5- 7.4 668 9.7 8.7-10.8 558 7.2 6.3- 8.2 995 10.5 9.6-11.6
Louisiana 4,835 3,237 67.3 65.7-68.8 455 9.7 8.7-10.7 449 9.8 8.8-10.9 305 6.2 5.5- 7.1 389 7.0 6.3- 7.9
Maine 2,359 1,537 66.3 64.1-68.4 240 10.5 9.1-12.0 218 9.1 7.9-10.6 176 7.1 6.1- 8.4 188 7.0 6.0- 8.1
Maryland 4,360 2,854 65.3 63.4-67.1 535 12.4 11.3-13.7 438 11.0 9.8-12.4 294 6.2 5.4- 7.2 239 5.0 4.3- 5.9
Massachusetts 7,466 4,748 64.6 63.1-65.9 865 12.1 11.1-13.1 822 10.9 10.0-11.9 538 7.0 6.3- 7.8 493 5.5 4.9- 6.1
Michigan 3,506 2,116 61.5 59.6-63.4 413 12.2 11.0-13.5 429 12.6 11.4-14.0 301 7.7 6.8- 8.7 247 6.0 5.2- 6.9
Minnesota 3,738 2,325 61.0 59.2-62.8 565 16.6 15.2-18.1 402 11.1 10.0-12.4 225 6.1 5.2- 7.1 221 5.2 4.5- 6.0
Mississippi 4,232 2,692 66.1 64.4-67.7 372 8.7 7.7- 9.7 426 9.9 8.9-11.0 358 7.7 6.8- 8.7 384 7.7 6.9- 8.6
Missouri 4,183 2,641 63.3 61.2-65.3 464 12.0 10.8-13.4 407 10.4 9.1-11.9 308 7.4 6.3- 8.8 363 6.9 6.0- 7.9
Montana 3,972 2,590 66.2 64.2-68.2 404 11.1 9.7-12.6 391 10.2 8.9-11.5 308 6.8 5.9- 7.9 279 5.7 4.9- 6.7
Nebraska 4,865 3,318 68.9 67.4-70.4 576 12.5 11.4-13.6 413 8.4 7.6- 9.4 264 4.9 4.2- 5.7 294 5.3 4.7- 6.0
Nevada 2,926 1,856 63.4 60.9-65.9 331 11.8 10.2-13.6 336 12.0 10.4-13.8 236 7.8 6.5- 9.3 167 5.0 4.0- 6.2
New Hampshire 4,983 3,322 67.0 65.5-68.5 575 11.9 10.9-13.0 443 8.8 7.9- 9.8 338 6.8 6.0- 7.6 305 5.6 4.9- 6.3
New Jersey 11,112 7,250 65.5 64.4-66.6 1,263 11.6 10.9-12.4 1,145 10.4 9.8-11.2 763 6.6 6.1- 7.2 691 5.8 5.3- 6.3
New Mexico 5,446 3,447 64.4 62.9-66.0 573 11.6 10.5-12.7 574 10.2 9.3-11.2 411 7.0 6.2- 7.8 441 6.8 6.1- 7.5
New York 5,396 3,357 62.1 60.6-63.7 626 12.6 11.5-13.7 654 12.1 11.1-13.2 420 7.3 6.5- 8.2 339 5.9 5.2- 6.7
North Carolina 9,238 6,127 67.9 66.3-69.4 801 9.6 8.6-10.7 850 9.5 8.6-10.6 656 6.4 5.7- 7.1 804 6.6 5.9- 7.3
North Dakota 2,959 1,981 66.9 64.9-68.8 355 13.0 11.6-14.5 263 9.1 7.9-10.4 214 6.8 5.9- 7.8 146 4.3 3.6- 5.1
Ohio 3,763 2,366 64.1 62.1-66.0 443 12.2 10.9-13.6 421 11.0 9.8-12.3 289 7.1 6.2- 8.3 244 5.6 4.8- 6.6
Oklahoma 7,518 5,026 68.7 67.5-69.9 638 8.8 8.1- 9.6 660 8.5 7.8- 9.3 515 6.2 5.7- 6.9 679 7.7 7.1- 8.4
Oregon 3,948 2,353 60.9 59.2-62.6 467 12.1 11.0-13.3 497 12.2 11.1-13.3 354 8.5 7.6- 9.6 277 6.3 5.5- 7.2
Pennsylvania 3,588 2,315 64.2 62.4-66.0 396 11.4 10.2-12.6 401 11.2 10.0-12.4 291 8.2 7.2- 9.2 185 5.0 4.3- 5.9
Rhode Island 3,992 2,585 64.9 63.1-66.7 417 10.6 9.5-11.8 409 11.0 9.8-12.3 314 7.6 6.7- 8.7 267 5.9 5.1- 6.7
South Carolina 5,795 3,674 63.6 62.1-65.1 584 10.6 9.7-11.7 689 12.3 11.3-13.4 473 7.5 6.8- 8.3 375 6.0 5.3- 6.7
South Dakota 5,201 3,675 71.2 69.7-72.7 475 10.0 9.0-11.1 431 8.3 7.4- 9.2 285 5.2 4.5- 5.9 335 5.4 4.7- 6.1
Tennessee 2,538 1,687 68.1 65.9-70.2 253 10.2 8.9-11.7 217 8.4 7.2- 9.7 154 5.7 4.7- 6.8 227 7.7 6.6- 9.0
Texas 5,886 3,681 62.3 60.8-63.7 682 12.1 11.2-13.2 711 12.5 11.5-13.5 470 7.9 7.1- 8.8 342 5.2 4.6- 5.9
Utah 3,994 2,501 62.7 60.7-64.8 540 15.2 13.7-16.9 456 11.4 10.1-12.8 295 6.2 5.3- 7.2 202 4.5 3.7- 5.4
Vermont 4,174 2,732 64.7 62.9-66.4 481 12.5 11.3-13.8 437 10.9 9.8-12.2 299 6.9 6.1- 7.8 225 5.0 4.3- 5.8
Virginia 5,302 3,392 65.7 63.9-67.4 616 12.6 11.4-14.0 568 10.0 9.0-11.1 395 6.4 5.6- 7.3 331 5.3 4.6- 6.2
Washington 18,241 11,239 62.3 61.4-63.2 2,124 12.7 12.0-13.3 2,134 11.9 11.4-12.5 1,381 7.1 6.7- 7.6 1,363 6.0 5.6- 6.4
West Virginia 3,289 1,899 59.5 57.6-61.4 286 9.5 8.4-10.7 332 9.9 8.8-11.1 310 8.9 7.9-10.1 462 12.2 11.1-13.5
Wisconsin 4,010 2,537 63.9 62.1-65.7 497 13.4 12.1-14.8 451 10.7 9.6-11.9 315 7.6 6.7- 8.7 210 4.3 3.6- 5.1
Wyoming 3,943 2,598 65.6 63.9-67.3 433 11.8 10.7-13.1 400 10.6 9.5-11.8 283 6.8 6.0- 7.7 229 5.1 4.4- 5.9
Guam 786 528 67.6 63.8-71.2 87 10.4 8.3-12.9 107 13.4 10.9-16.4 46 5.7 4.2- 7.7 18 2.9 1.7- 4.8
Puerto Rico 4,113 2,619 67.3 65.4-69.1 108 2.6 2.1- 3.2 523 12.1 10.9-13.4 426 9.7 8.6-11.0 437 8.3 7.4- 9.4
Virgin Islands 1,961 1,312 66.8 63.9-69.6 224 11.9 10.0-14.0 229 11.6 9.8-13.6 129 6.3 5.0- 7.8 67 3.5 2.6- 4.7

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = 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.

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