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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Health Status

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 263741 208351 79.1 78.8-79.4 16,219 6.6 6.5- 6.8 15,759 6.0 5.8- 6.2 13,246 4.8 4.7- 5.0 10,166 3.4 3.3- 3.6
Alabama 3,314 2,515 76.8 75.0-78.5 188 6.0 5.1- 7.2 201 6.0 5.1- 7.1 226 6.3 5.4- 7.4 184 4.8 4.1- 5.7
Alaska 2,645 2,076 80.1 77.9-82.1 196 6.6 5.5- 7.9 188 6.6 5.4- 8.0 121 4.5 3.5- 5.7 64 2.3 1.6- 3.2
Arizona 3,204 2,476 78.8 76.6-80.9 207 6.7 5.5- 8.2 207 6.1 5.0- 7.5 189 4.7 3.7- 6.0 125 3.6 2.8- 4.6
Arkansas 4,142 3,245 78.2 76.7-79.7 257 6.5 5.7- 7.5 232 5.9 5.1- 6.9 241 5.4 4.7- 6.2 167 4.0 3.3- 4.7
California 4,451 3,304 74.2 72.6-75.7 401 9.4 8.4-10.5 327 7.1 6.3- 8.1 261 5.7 4.9- 6.6 158 3.6 3.0- 4.4
Colorado 4,052 3,193 79.9 78.5-81.3 299 7.4 6.5- 8.3 264 6.3 5.5- 7.1 191 4.3 3.6- 5.0 105 2.2 1.7- 2.7
Connecticut 5,275 4,213 81.3 80.0-82.4 377 6.9 6.1- 7.7 286 5.0 4.3- 5.6 229 4.1 3.5- 4.7 170 2.9 2.4- 3.4
Delaware 4,011 3,213 80.1 78.3-81.7 267 7.2 6.2- 8.4 210 5.4 4.4- 6.5 180 3.8 3.1- 4.5 141 3.6 2.9- 4.5
District of Columbia 2,033 1,585 78.1 75.7-80.3 179 8.9 7.4-10.6 141 6.6 5.4- 8.1 77 3.9 2.9- 5.1 51 2.6 1.8- 3.6
Florida 4,954 3,974 80.9 79.2-82.6 218 5.1 4.2- 6.2 250 5.3 4.4- 6.3 256 4.8 3.9- 5.9 256 3.9 3.2- 4.8
Georgia 7,528 5,962 81.1 79.9-82.3 439 5.7 5.0- 6.5 408 5.3 4.7- 6.0 386 4.2 3.7- 4.8 333 3.7 3.1- 4.3
Hawaii 5,979 4,525 76.7 75.4-78.0 368 6.0 5.3- 6.8 627 10.4 9.5-11.4 334 5.2 4.5- 6.0 125 1.7 1.3- 2.1
Idaho 4,961 3,799 77.4 76.0-78.8 366 7.9 7.0- 8.9 331 6.6 5.8- 7.5 280 5.2 4.5- 6.0 185 2.9 2.4- 3.4
Illinois 5,246 4,255 81.4 79.9-82.8 320 6.1 5.3- 7.0 284 5.2 4.5- 6.1 229 4.3 3.5- 5.2 158 3.0 2.5- 3.7
Indiana 5,429 4,255 78.9 77.7-80.1 363 7.1 6.3- 7.9 308 5.5 4.8- 6.2 302 5.2 4.6- 5.9 201 3.3 2.8- 3.8
Iowa 4,971 4,186 84.3 83.0-85.5 261 5.8 5.0- 6.8 227 4.5 3.8- 5.2 163 3.3 2.7- 4.0 134 2.2 1.8- 2.7
Kansas 4,598 3,823 84.0 82.7-85.2 285 6.3 5.5- 7.2 216 4.4 3.8- 5.2 160 3.1 2.6- 3.7 114 2.2 1.8- 2.7
Kentucky 7,472 5,658 77.9 76.4-79.3 244 3.2 2.7- 3.8 352 5.2 4.3- 6.2 475 5.9 5.1- 6.8 743 7.8 7.1- 8.7
Louisiana 4,973 4,013 81.2 79.9-82.4 242 5.1 4.4- 5.9 276 5.5 4.8- 6.3 213 3.8 3.3- 4.4 229 4.4 3.8- 5.1
Maine 2,369 1,874 79.7 77.7-81.4 120 5.1 4.2- 6.3 143 6.0 5.0- 7.2 145 5.7 4.7- 6.8 87 3.5 2.8- 4.4
Maryland 4,408 3,531 80.5 78.9-82.0 278 6.1 5.2- 7.0 254 6.0 5.1- 7.1 210 4.3 3.6- 5.1 135 3.1 2.5- 3.9
Massachusetts 7,516 5,827 79.0 77.8-80.2 532 7.4 6.6- 8.2 477 6.2 5.5- 7.0 380 4.1 3.6- 4.7 300 3.2 2.8- 3.8
Michigan 3,527 2,751 78.4 76.7-79.9 232 7.1 6.1- 8.1 218 6.2 5.3- 7.2 200 5.1 4.4- 6.0 126 3.2 2.6- 3.9
Minnesota 3,827 2,963 77.1 75.5-78.6 346 10.0 8.9-11.3 236 6.0 5.2- 6.9 152 3.8 3.2- 4.6 130 3.1 2.6- 3.8
Mississippi 4,332 3,363 78.7 77.3-80.1 207 5.0 4.3- 5.9 280 6.2 5.4- 7.0 264 5.6 4.8- 6.4 218 4.5 3.9- 5.2
Missouri 4,222 3,379 79.5 77.7-81.1 202 5.3 4.5- 6.3 223 6.1 5.2- 7.3 228 5.2 4.3- 6.2 190 3.9 3.1- 4.7
Montana 3,991 3,192 80.5 78.8-82.1 241 6.8 5.8- 8.0 226 5.5 4.6- 6.6 204 4.6 3.8- 5.5 128 2.6 2.1- 3.2
Nebraska 4,940 4,060 82.8 81.5-84.0 324 6.9 6.1- 7.7 236 4.7 4.1- 5.4 171 3.0 2.5- 3.7 149 2.6 2.2- 3.2
Nevada 2,946 2,276 76.9 74.6-79.0 231 8.4 7.0-10.1 210 7.0 5.7- 8.4 142 5.0 4.0- 6.2 87 2.8 2.0- 3.8
New Hampshire 5,010 4,030 81.1 79.8-82.3 325 6.3 5.6- 7.1 252 4.9 4.2- 5.6 221 4.4 3.7- 5.1 182 3.3 2.8- 3.9
New Jersey 11,195 8,981 80.1 79.2-81.0 674 6.1 5.6- 6.7 652 5.9 5.4- 6.5 510 4.6 4.1- 5.1 378 3.3 2.9- 3.7
New Mexico 5,454 4,227 78.3 77.0-79.6 354 7.0 6.2- 8.0 340 5.9 5.2- 6.7 334 5.5 4.9- 6.2 199 3.2 2.7- 3.8
New York 5,470 4,266 78.2 76.9-79.5 359 6.9 6.1- 7.8 398 7.2 6.4- 8.1 269 4.5 3.9- 5.2 178 3.2 2.7- 3.8
North Carolina 9,355 7,601 83.0 81.8-84.2 421 4.5 3.9- 5.3 458 4.6 4.0- 5.3 408 3.9 3.4- 4.5 467 3.9 3.4- 4.6
North Dakota 2,999 2,473 82.5 80.8-84.0 176 6.7 5.6- 7.9 149 5.2 4.3- 6.2 130 3.8 3.1- 4.6 71 1.9 1.5- 2.4
Ohio 3,797 3,050 81.7 80.1-83.2 210 5.3 4.5- 6.3 212 5.2 4.4- 6.1 182 4.3 3.6- 5.2 143 3.5 2.8- 4.3
Oklahoma 7,567 5,980 80.3 79.2-81.3 403 5.3 4.7- 5.9 385 4.9 4.3- 5.4 421 5.1 4.6- 5.7 378 4.4 4.0- 5.0
Oregon 3,987 3,002 76.3 74.7-77.8 288 7.3 6.4- 8.3 286 6.8 6.0- 7.8 254 6.2 5.4- 7.1 157 3.5 2.9- 4.1
Pennsylvania 3,637 2,946 80.9 79.4-82.3 199 5.8 5.0- 6.8 203 5.4 4.6- 6.3 188 4.9 4.1- 5.7 101 3.0 2.4- 3.7
Rhode Island 4,019 3,173 79.4 77.8-80.9 259 6.9 5.9- 8.1 213 5.0 4.2- 5.9 210 4.8 4.1- 5.6 164 3.9 3.3- 4.7
South Carolina 5,849 4,613 78.7 77.4-79.9 319 5.7 5.0- 6.6 357 6.4 5.6- 7.2 325 5.3 4.7- 6.1 235 3.9 3.3- 4.5
South Dakota 5,225 4,335 83.3 82.1-84.5 293 6.2 5.4- 7.0 267 4.7 4.1- 5.4 181 3.4 2.8- 4.0 149 2.4 2.0- 2.9
Tennessee 2,563 2,074 81.4 79.6-83.1 140 5.3 4.4- 6.4 118 4.5 3.7- 5.6 109 4.4 3.5- 5.5 122 4.4 3.6- 5.4
Texas 5,973 4,635 77.7 76.4-78.9 402 7.3 6.5- 8.1 404 6.5 5.8- 7.3 326 5.5 4.8- 6.2 206 3.1 2.6- 3.6
Utah 4,026 3,171 78.2 76.4-79.9 304 8.6 7.5- 9.9 275 7.2 6.2- 8.5 186 4.0 3.3- 4.9 90 1.9 1.5- 2.5
Vermont 4,227 3,375 79.7 78.2-81.2 288 7.3 6.4- 8.4 231 5.6 4.8- 6.6 201 4.4 3.8- 5.1 132 2.9 2.4- 3.5
Virginia 5,369 4,295 80.6 79.1-82.1 325 6.8 5.9- 7.9 305 5.4 4.6- 6.2 265 4.3 3.7- 5.1 179 2.8 2.3- 3.5
Washington 18,444 14,126 76.6 75.8-77.4 1,329 7.9 7.4- 8.5 1,300 7.3 6.8- 7.8 996 5.1 4.7- 5.5 693 3.1 2.8- 3.4
West Virginia 3,314 2,503 76.5 74.9-78.1 142 4.7 3.9- 5.6 205 5.9 5.1- 6.9 205 5.8 5.0- 6.8 259 7.0 6.1- 8.0
Wisconsin 4,027 3,197 81.0 79.5-82.4 287 6.8 5.9- 7.8 214 5.1 4.3- 6.0 207 4.6 3.9- 5.4 122 2.5 2.0- 3.1
Wyoming 3,981 3,220 81.1 79.7-82.5 243 6.8 5.9- 7.8 206 5.1 4.4- 6.0 192 4.1 3.5- 4.8 120 2.9 2.3- 3.5
Guam 792 615 79.1 75.7-82.1 61 6.9 5.3- 9.1 65 7.1 5.4- 9.2 36 4.9 3.3- 7.1 15 2.0 1.1- 3.6
Puerto Rico 4,127 3,319 82.6 81.1-84.0 107 2.6 2.0- 3.2 293 6.6 5.7- 7.7 210 4.2 3.5- 5.0 198 4.0 3.3- 4.8
Virgin Islands 2,018 1,658 81.1 78.6-83.3 121 7.4 5.8- 9.4 133 6.6 5.3- 8.1 71 3.1 2.3- 4.0 35 1.9 1.3- 2.8

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* 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 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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