BRFSS 2003 - Western 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?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Healthy Days

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	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	30 days
North Carolina	9,264	6,973	74.8	73.3-76.3	560	6.9	6.0- 7.9	628	6.8	5.9- 7.7	541	5.6	4.9- 6.4	562	5.9	5.2- 6.7
-Western NC	2,034	1,508	74.3	70.7-77.6	107	4.2	3.3- 5.4	152	8.0	5.5-11.3	125	6.2	4.7- 8.2	142	7.3	5.6- 9.5
GENDER
Male	766	627	78.5	71.8-84.0	25	2.7	1.6- 4.5	41	8.3	4.2-15.5	31	4.3	2.3- 8.1	42	6.2	3.6-10.2
Female	1,268	881	70.1	66.5-73.6	82	5.7	4.3- 7.4	111	7.7	5.9- 9.9	94	8.1	6.2-10.5	100	8.5	6.5-10.9
RACE
White	1,852	1,376	75.1	71.5-78.5	96	4.1	3.1- 5.3	136	7.7	5.2-11.3	114	6.4	4.8- 8.6	130	6.6	5.2- 8.5
African American	71	49	58.8	37.1-77.6	6	7.2	2.7-17.8	5	7.9	2.7-20.8	6	5.7	2.1-14.6	5	20.4	5.9-51.4
Other Minorities	102	75	69.6	48.2-84.9	5	4.8	1.6-13.3	11	12.7	3.1-39.8	5	3.8	1.1-12.2	6	9.0	2.2-30.4
AGE
18-24	134	91	71.8	60.7-80.8	12	5.9	2.9-11.6	19	13.4	7.6-22.6	8	4.8	1.9-11.6	4	4.1	1.0-15.3
25-34	282	182	66.9	53.7-77.8	22	6.4	3.7-10.8	32	14.6	5.4-33.7	26	5.1	3.0- 8.4	20	7.0	3.9-12.4
35-44	338	235	71.1	63.3-77.9	24	4.4	2.6- 7.4	32	11.2	6.3-19.1	26	8.4	5.3-13.2	21	4.9	2.8- 8.5
45-54	374	264	71.5	62.3-79.1	23	4.4	2.6- 7.3	30	4.5	2.7- 7.2	25	8.2	3.5-18.0	32	11.5	6.3-19.9
55-64	347	256	72.7	65.0-79.3	13	3.8	1.8- 7.9	21	4.0	2.3- 6.6	24	8.2	4.7-13.7	33	11.4	6.7-18.6
65-74	332	288	88.7	84.0-92.1	8	1.7	0.7- 3.7	11	2.9	1.5- 5.6	7	1.6	0.7- 3.8	18	5.2	2.9- 9.2
75+	210	180	88.5	82.6-92.6	5	1.3	0.5- 3.2	5	2.1	0.8- 5.4	8	4.4	1.9-10.1	12	3.7	1.9- 7.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	337	254	69.7	56.0-80.6	8	2.1	0.8- 5.4	22	13.9	5.0-33.4	17	4.3	2.2- 8.3	36	9.9	5.7-16.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	632	473	74.9	69.2-80.0	26	3.8	2.3- 6.3	44	5.3	3.6- 8.0	36	7.0	3.9-12.3	53	8.9	5.9-13.1
Some Post-H.S.	534	378	73.4	67.3-78.8	34	5.0	3.2- 7.6	44	7.7	5.1-11.5	41	6.6	4.2-10.3	37	7.2	4.1-12.6
College Graduate	524	397	77.7	72.7-82.0	39	5.6	3.8- 8.2	41	7.3	4.7-11.1	31	6.2	3.9- 9.6	16	3.2	1.7- 5.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	258	155	61.1	52.4-69.2	5	1.4	0.4- 4.3	26	8.8	5.0-15.0	25	9.9	5.9-16.3	47	18.7	13.1-25.9
$15,000- 24,999	401	293	69.4	60.3-77.1	15	3.0	1.4- 6.1	38	9.5	5.3-16.3	26	9.7	5.0-18.0	29	8.5	4.5-15.4
$25,000- 34,999	253	179	75.0	67.3-81.4	17	6.1	3.4-10.8	22	6.0	3.6- 9.8	23	8.5	4.8-14.8	12	4.3	2.1- 8.7
$35,000- 49,999	267	206	75.6	66.0-83.1	13	2.9	1.4- 5.8	22	7.7	4.4-13.2	14	5.8	2.9-11.4	12	8.0	3.1-19.4
$50,000-74,999	204	160	80.0	71.6-86.4	20	8.1	4.7-13.8	10	5.3	2.4-11.6	7	1.7	0.8- 3.8	7	4.8	1.7-12.5
$75,000+	204	158	81.3	73.1-87.4	16	4.8	2.7- 8.5	12	7.9	3.5-16.8	12	4.5	2.3- 8.6	6	1.5	0.5- 3.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	448	341	76.5	71.4-81.0	33	6.7	4.6- 9.7	32	8.8	5.6-13.6	26	4.5	3.0- 6.7	16	3.5	2.0- 5.9
Guilford	443	328	72.0	66.4-76.9	37	9.2	6.4-13.0	30	9.3	6.0-14.2	20	4.1	2.4- 6.9	28	5.4	3.5- 8.1
Mecklenburg	443	326	73.0	67.0-78.3	29	7.2	4.2-12.1	40	9.3	6.5-13.3	25	6.6	3.8-11.4	23	3.9	2.4- 6.1
Orange	446	325	69.7	61.5-76.9	43	10.1	7.1-14.2	37	6.9	4.7- 9.9	31	9.5	4.6-18.7	10	3.7	0.9-13.8
Wake	451	340	75.6	70.7-80.0	33	7.4	5.0-10.9	39	8.7	6.2-12.2	25	5.8	3.7- 9.0	14	2.4	1.3- 4.3
Chatham/Lee	394	311	80.4	75.4-84.5	23	6.1	3.9- 9.3	23	5.4	3.3- 8.8	21	4.4	2.8- 7.0	16	3.7	2.0- 6.7
Nash/Wilson	372	287	78.7	73.7-82.9	17	4.8	2.9- 7.9	25	6.4	4.2- 9.6	23	5.5	3.4- 8.6	20	4.7	2.9- 7.4
Craven/Pamlico	443	338	78.4	73.8-82.4	23	4.4	2.8- 6.9	29	6.1	4.0- 9.2	26	5.1	3.4- 7.7	27	5.9	3.9- 8.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	426	305	73.1	68.0-77.7	22	5.3	3.3- 8.4	33	7.6	5.2-11.0	37	7.7	5.4-10.8	29	6.3	4.2- 9.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	443	322	75.3	70.1-79.9	22	5.1	3.1- 8.4	43	9.2	6.5-12.8	21	4.8	2.9- 7.8	35	5.6	3.9- 8.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	465	341	72.7	65.7-78.7	27	7.0	4.1-11.9	37	7.5	4.8-11.6	25	4.7	2.9- 7.7	35	8.0	4.8-13.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	421	316	72.2	58.4-82.8	22	3.6	2.2- 5.9	36	15.0	5.7-33.9	22	4.4	2.7- 7.2	25	4.7	2.9- 7.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	459	362	79.6	74.9-83.6	17	4.5	2.7- 7.6	24	3.9	2.5- 6.1	27	6.9	4.4-10.6	29	5.1	3.4- 7.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	410	302	74.9	69.5-79.6	23	6.2	3.9- 9.9	27	6.2	4.0- 9.4	33	7.4	4.9-11.0	25	5.3	3.4- 8.2
Northeast NC I	453	354	78.3	73.1-82.7	28	7.6	4.9-11.7	25	4.7	3.1- 7.2	19	3.1	1.9- 5.1	27	6.2	3.9- 9.8
Northeast NC II	503	396	79.4	74.9-83.2	18	3.8	2.3- 6.3	23	4.3	2.7- 6.7	29	5.8	3.8- 8.9	37	6.8	4.7- 9.7
Northeastern Partnership	956	750	79.0	75.6-82.0	46	5.2	3.7- 7.2	48	4.4	3.2- 6.1	48	4.9	3.4- 6.9	64	6.6	4.9- 8.7
Mountain AHEC	1,284	969	73.6	68.8-77.9	71	4.4	3.3- 6.0	91	9.4	5.8-15.0	72	5.5	4.0- 7.6	81	7.0	5.2- 9.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,243	2,491	74.7	71.8-77.4	174	8.2	6.3-10.7	188	6.0	4.6- 7.8	193	5.7	4.5- 7.1	197	5.4	4.3- 6.7
Piedmont	3,987	2,974	75.0	73.0-77.0	279	6.9	5.8- 8.1	288	6.9	5.8- 8.0	223	5.4	4.5- 6.6	223	5.8	4.8- 7.0

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,264

6,973

74.8

73.3-76.3

560

6.9

6.0- 7.9

628

6.8

5.9- 7.7

541

5.6

4.9- 6.4

562

5.9

5.2- 6.7

-Western NC

2,034

1,508

74.3

70.7-77.6

107

4.2

3.3- 5.4

152

8.0

5.5-11.3

125

6.2

4.7- 8.2

142

7.3

5.6- 9.5

GENDER

Male

766

627

78.5

71.8-84.0

2.7

1.6- 4.5

8.3

4.2-15.5

4.3

2.3- 8.1

6.2

3.6-10.2

Female

1,268

881

70.1

66.5-73.6

5.7

4.3- 7.4

111

7.7

5.9- 9.9

8.1

6.2-10.5

100

8.5

6.5-10.9

RACE

White

1,852

1,376

75.1

71.5-78.5

4.1

3.1- 5.3

136

7.7

5.2-11.3

114

6.4

4.8- 8.6

130

6.6

5.2- 8.5

African American

58.8

37.1-77.6

7.2

2.7-17.8

7.9

2.7-20.8

5.7

2.1-14.6

20.4

5.9-51.4

Other Minorities

102

69.6

48.2-84.9

4.8

1.6-13.3

12.7

3.1-39.8

3.8

1.1-12.2

9.0

2.2-30.4

AGE

18-24

134

71.8

60.7-80.8

5.9

2.9-11.6

13.4

7.6-22.6

4.8

1.9-11.6

4.1

1.0-15.3

25-34

282

182

66.9

53.7-77.8

6.4

3.7-10.8

14.6

5.4-33.7

5.1

3.0- 8.4

7.0

3.9-12.4

35-44

338

235

71.1

63.3-77.9

4.4

2.6- 7.4

11.2

6.3-19.1

8.4

5.3-13.2

4.9

2.8- 8.5

45-54

374

264

71.5

62.3-79.1

4.4

2.6- 7.3

4.5

2.7- 7.2

8.2

3.5-18.0

11.5

6.3-19.9

55-64

347

256

72.7

65.0-79.3

3.8

1.8- 7.9

4.0

2.3- 6.6

8.2

4.7-13.7

11.4

6.7-18.6

65-74

332

288

88.7

84.0-92.1

1.7

0.7- 3.7

2.9

1.5- 5.6

1.6

0.7- 3.8

5.2

2.9- 9.2

75+

210

180

88.5

82.6-92.6

1.3

0.5- 3.2

2.1

0.8- 5.4

4.4

1.9-10.1

3.7

1.9- 7.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

337

254

69.7

56.0-80.6

2.1

0.8- 5.4

13.9

5.0-33.4

4.3

2.2- 8.3

9.9

5.7-16.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

632

473

74.9

69.2-80.0

3.8

2.3- 6.3

5.3

3.6- 8.0

7.0

3.9-12.3

8.9

5.9-13.1

Some Post-H.S.

534

378

73.4

67.3-78.8

5.0

3.2- 7.6

7.7

5.1-11.5

6.6

4.2-10.3

7.2

4.1-12.6

College Graduate

524

397

77.7

72.7-82.0

5.6

3.8- 8.2

7.3

4.7-11.1

6.2

3.9- 9.6

3.2

1.7- 5.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

258

155

61.1

52.4-69.2

1.4

0.4- 4.3

8.8

5.0-15.0

9.9

5.9-16.3

18.7

13.1-25.9

$15,000- 24,999

401

293

69.4

60.3-77.1

3.0

1.4- 6.1

9.5

5.3-16.3

9.7

5.0-18.0

8.5

4.5-15.4

$25,000- 34,999

253

179

75.0

67.3-81.4

6.1

3.4-10.8

6.0

3.6- 9.8

8.5

4.8-14.8

4.3

2.1- 8.7

$35,000- 49,999

267

206

75.6

66.0-83.1

2.9

1.4- 5.8

7.7

4.4-13.2

5.8

2.9-11.4

8.0

3.1-19.4

$50,000-74,999

204

160

80.0

71.6-86.4

8.1

4.7-13.8

5.3

2.4-11.6

1.7

0.8- 3.8

4.8

1.7-12.5

$75,000+

204

158

81.3

73.1-87.4

4.8

2.7- 8.5

7.9

3.5-16.8

4.5

2.3- 8.6

1.5

0.5- 3.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

448

341

76.5

71.4-81.0

6.7

4.6- 9.7

8.8

5.6-13.6

4.5

3.0- 6.7

3.5

2.0- 5.9

Guilford

443

328

72.0

66.4-76.9

9.2

6.4-13.0

9.3

6.0-14.2

4.1

2.4- 6.9

5.4

3.5- 8.1

Mecklenburg

443

326

73.0

67.0-78.3

7.2

4.2-12.1

9.3

6.5-13.3

6.6

3.8-11.4

3.9

2.4- 6.1

Orange

446

325

69.7

61.5-76.9

10.1

7.1-14.2

6.9

4.7- 9.9

9.5

4.6-18.7

3.7

0.9-13.8

Wake

451

340

75.6

70.7-80.0

7.4

5.0-10.9

8.7

6.2-12.2

5.8

3.7- 9.0

2.4

1.3- 4.3

Chatham/Lee

394

311

80.4

75.4-84.5

6.1

3.9- 9.3

5.4

3.3- 8.8

4.4

2.8- 7.0

3.7

2.0- 6.7

Nash/Wilson

372

287

78.7

73.7-82.9

4.8

2.9- 7.9

6.4

4.2- 9.6

5.5

3.4- 8.6

4.7

2.9- 7.4

Craven/Pamlico

443

338

78.4

73.8-82.4

4.4

2.8- 6.9

6.1

4.0- 9.2

5.1

3.4- 7.7

5.9

3.9- 8.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

426

305

73.1

68.0-77.7

5.3

3.3- 8.4

7.6

5.2-11.0

7.7

5.4-10.8

6.3

4.2- 9.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

443

322

75.3

70.1-79.9

5.1

3.1- 8.4

9.2

6.5-12.8

4.8

2.9- 7.8

5.6

3.9- 8.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

465

341

72.7

65.7-78.7

7.0

4.1-11.9

7.5

4.8-11.6

4.7

2.9- 7.7

8.0

4.8-13.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

421

316

72.2

58.4-82.8

3.6

2.2- 5.9

15.0

5.7-33.9

4.4

2.7- 7.2

4.7

2.9- 7.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

459

362

79.6

74.9-83.6

4.5

2.7- 7.6

3.9

2.5- 6.1

6.9

4.4-10.6

5.1

3.4- 7.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

410

302

74.9

69.5-79.6

6.2

3.9- 9.9

6.2

4.0- 9.4

7.4

4.9-11.0

5.3

3.4- 8.2

Northeast NC I

453

354

78.3

73.1-82.7

7.6

4.9-11.7

4.7

3.1- 7.2

3.1

1.9- 5.1

6.2

3.9- 9.8

Northeast NC II

503

396

79.4

74.9-83.2

3.8

2.3- 6.3

4.3

2.7- 6.7

5.8

3.8- 8.9

6.8

4.7- 9.7

Northeastern Partnership

956

750

79.0

75.6-82.0

5.2

3.7- 7.2

4.4

3.2- 6.1

4.9

3.4- 6.9

6.6

4.9- 8.7

Mountain AHEC

1,284

969

73.6

68.8-77.9

4.4

3.3- 6.0

9.4

5.8-15.0

5.5

4.0- 7.6

7.0

5.2- 9.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,243

2,491

74.7

71.8-77.4

174

8.2

6.3-10.7

188

6.0

4.6- 7.8

193

5.7

4.5- 7.1

197

5.4

4.3- 6.7

Piedmont

3,987

2,974

75.0

73.0-77.0

279

6.9

5.8- 8.1

288

6.9

5.8- 8.0

223

5.4

4.5- 6.6

223

5.8

4.8- 7.0

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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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