BRFSS 2003 - Western 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?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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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	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	30 days
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
-Western NC	2,032	1,310	63.7	60.2-67.0	164	8.2	6.6-10.3	188	10.1	8.0-12.6	153	7.5	6.1- 9.3	217	10.5	8.4-13.0
GENDER
Male	764	523	68.9	63.3-74.1	58	7.6	5.1-11.2	54	7.3	4.8-10.9	48	5.5	3.8- 8.0	81	10.7	7.4-15.3
Female	1,268	787	58.6	54.4-62.6	106	8.9	6.9-11.4	134	12.8	9.7-16.6	105	9.5	7.4-12.1	136	10.3	8.2-12.8
RACE
White	1,847	1,198	64.2	60.7-67.6	146	7.4	6.0- 9.2	172	10.2	8.1-12.9	137	7.8	6.2- 9.7	194	10.4	8.3-12.9
African American	74	45	51.4	31.7-70.7	3	3.5	0.9-12.6	9	16.6	5.1-42.6	6	6.1	2.3-15.2	11	22.3	7.6-50.1
Other Minorities	102	63	64.7	44.0-81.1	15	26.1	11.3-49.4	5	1.8	0.6- 4.9	9	4.2	1.4-12.2	10	3.1	1.3- 7.4
AGE
18-24	136	92	57.0	44.4-68.7	15	11.0	5.7-20.4	18	24.2	14.0-38.6	7	5.2	2.1-12.3	4	2.6	0.8- 8.3
25-34	280	195	73.2	64.0-80.8	32	10.1	6.2-16.1	29	10.2	5.6-17.9	16	4.2	2.1- 8.2	8	2.3	0.9- 5.6
35-44	340	222	67.2	59.2-74.3	30	10.4	5.5-18.8	37	7.8	5.0-11.8	26	8.4	5.4-12.9	25	6.2	3.7-10.4
45-54	376	234	61.9	53.1-69.9	37	7.3	4.9-10.7	35	9.1	5.5-14.5	30	5.7	3.5- 9.1	40	16.1	9.3-26.5
55-64	347	216	56.9	48.9-64.4	27	7.7	4.8-12.2	27	6.8	4.1-11.2	32	12.5	7.9-19.1	45	16.1	10.6-23.8
65-74	330	220	69.8	63.0-75.8	13	4.1	2.1- 7.8	26	5.0	3.0- 8.2	18	5.4	3.2- 9.2	53	15.6	11.2-21.4
75+	206	121	53.9	44.7-62.9	7	3.0	1.2- 7.1	16	11.0	5.9-19.6	23	13.9	7.8-23.6	39	18.2	12.5-25.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	337	187	59.2	48.8-68.8	19	6.4	2.4-15.6	26	5.7	3.3- 9.7	26	8.2	4.6-14.0	79	20.6	14.4-28.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	632	421	68.0	62.0-73.5	40	6.0	3.8- 9.5	50	7.9	5.0-12.1	54	7.6	5.4-10.7	67	10.5	6.9-15.7
Some Post-H.S.	533	328	57.2	50.2-63.9	51	10.7	7.5-15.0	58	14.8	9.6-22.0	51	8.9	6.2-12.8	45	8.4	5.1-13.7
College Graduate	523	371	69.3	63.7-74.4	53	9.3	6.7-12.8	53	11.0	7.8-15.3	22	5.3	3.1- 8.9	24	5.1	2.9- 8.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	262	115	46.9	38.0-56.0	12	3.6	1.7- 7.5	24	7.5	4.2-13.0	34	12.8	7.8-20.3	77	29.2	22.2-37.5
$15,000- 24,999	400	244	51.9	43.1-60.5	30	11.3	6.3-19.3	44	15.0	9.2-23.4	41	8.9	5.8-13.5	41	13.0	7.4-21.8
$25,000- 34,999	252	174	71.0	62.8-78.0	22	8.2	4.9-13.3	25	7.5	4.6-11.9	15	5.2	2.8- 9.5	16	8.0	4.2-14.9
$35,000- 49,999	266	193	69.0	59.2-77.4	28	10.0	5.8-16.8	21	9.3	5.1-16.3	14	6.2	3.1-12.1	10	5.5	1.6-17.4
$50,000-74,999	203	143	70.5	60.3-79.0	26	10.1	6.4-15.6	19	12.1	5.8-23.4	8	3.7	1.6- 8.3	7	3.6	1.1-11.1
$75,000+	204	158	75.2	66.2-82.4	14	5.7	3.0-10.3	15	8.4	4.3-15.8	9	7.9	3.7-16.0	8	2.8	1.3- 6.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	442	292	64.0	58.4-69.3	40	11.3	7.8-16.2	42	9.9	7.1-13.8	25	5.8	3.5- 9.5	43	8.9	6.4-12.3
Guilford	439	301	68.1	62.7-73.1	37	8.3	5.8-11.8	45	10.9	7.9-14.8	28	6.8	4.5-10.3	28	5.9	3.6- 9.3
Mecklenburg	442	307	68.2	62.0-73.8	45	13.0	8.5-19.3	38	9.4	6.5-13.3	29	5.7	3.8- 8.6	23	3.7	2.3- 5.8
Orange	447	291	63.4	55.5-70.6	65	15.6	11.7-20.6	51	14.8	8.5-24.5	24	4.2	2.7- 6.4	16	2.0	1.1- 3.5
Wake	448	327	74.1	68.9-78.7	49	9.6	7.0-13.1	38	8.3	5.5-12.4	14	3.4	2.0- 5.9	20	4.5	2.7- 7.4
Chatham/Lee	391	265	72.4	67.0-77.3	35	9.2	6.4-13.1	31	7.1	4.7-10.7	34	6.5	4.4- 9.6	26	4.7	3.0- 7.2
Nash/Wilson	373	239	65.2	59.1-70.8	28	7.5	5.0-11.1	37	9.8	6.7-13.9	22	7.0	3.7-12.7	47	10.6	7.8-14.3
Craven/Pamlico	440	293	68.4	63.1-73.3	33	7.5	4.8-11.6	44	10.4	7.6-14.2	34	7.0	4.9-10.0	36	6.5	4.5- 9.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	431	281	65.0	59.3-70.3	37	9.4	6.5-13.2	42	11.5	8.2-15.9	26	5.7	3.7- 8.6	45	8.5	6.1-11.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	442	293	66.0	58.8-72.4	34	9.3	6.2-13.8	38	10.2	5.3-18.7	29	6.2	4.1- 9.4	48	8.3	6.0-11.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	469	322	70.6	63.6-76.7	37	8.8	5.6-13.6	38	9.7	6.1-15.0	22	3.5	2.1- 5.6	50	7.5	5.1-11.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	419	270	63.5	51.2-74.2	40	16.3	6.8-34.4	47	9.9	6.8-14.3	28	4.9	3.1- 7.7	34	5.3	3.5- 8.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	460	294	66.5	61.3-71.3	32	5.8	3.9- 8.3	43	8.7	6.0-12.5	41	8.3	5.8-11.7	50	10.7	7.9-14.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	404	242	60.6	54.1-66.7	38	12.2	7.4-19.3	37	9.0	6.3-12.9	42	8.9	6.4-12.3	45	9.3	6.6-13.0
Northeast NC I	447	293	62.9	55.8-69.5	30	11.2	5.7-20.8	34	8.1	5.4-12.1	39	7.8	5.5-10.9	51	9.9	7.2-13.6
Northeast NC II	499	329	66.8	61.6-71.7	41	10.0	6.9-14.3	42	6.3	4.4- 9.0	38	7.7	5.3-11.0	49	9.2	6.7-12.6
Northeastern Partnership	946	622	65.5	61.2-69.5	71	10.4	7.4-14.5	76	6.9	5.3- 9.1	77	7.7	5.9-10.1	100	9.5	7.5-11.9
Mountain AHEC	1,277	814	62.5	58.3-66.5	109	9.3	7.0-12.3	128	10.2	8.0-12.9	97	8.4	6.4-10.8	129	9.7	7.7-12.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,228	2,099	65.3	62.4-68.2	261	10.4	8.4-12.7	292	9.5	7.6-11.7	258	7.6	6.2- 9.3	318	7.2	6.1- 8.5
Piedmont	3,978	2,718	70.3	68.2-72.3	376	9.6	8.3-11.0	370	9.4	8.2-10.9	245	5.4	4.5- 6.4	269	5.3	4.5- 6.3

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

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

-Western NC

2,032

1,310

63.7

60.2-67.0

164

8.2

6.6-10.3

188

10.1

8.0-12.6

153

7.5

6.1- 9.3

217

10.5

8.4-13.0

GENDER

Male

764

523

68.9

63.3-74.1

7.6

5.1-11.2

7.3

4.8-10.9

5.5

3.8- 8.0

10.7

7.4-15.3

Female

1,268

787

58.6

54.4-62.6

106

8.9

6.9-11.4

134

12.8

9.7-16.6

105

9.5

7.4-12.1

136

10.3

8.2-12.8

RACE

White

1,847

1,198

64.2

60.7-67.6

146

7.4

6.0- 9.2

172

10.2

8.1-12.9

137

7.8

6.2- 9.7

194

10.4

8.3-12.9

African American

51.4

31.7-70.7

3.5

0.9-12.6

16.6

5.1-42.6

6.1

2.3-15.2

22.3

7.6-50.1

Other Minorities

102

64.7

44.0-81.1

26.1

11.3-49.4

1.8

0.6- 4.9

4.2

1.4-12.2

3.1

1.3- 7.4

AGE

18-24

136

57.0

44.4-68.7

11.0

5.7-20.4

24.2

14.0-38.6

5.2

2.1-12.3

2.6

0.8- 8.3

25-34

280

195

73.2

64.0-80.8

10.1

6.2-16.1

10.2

5.6-17.9

4.2

2.1- 8.2

2.3

0.9- 5.6

35-44

340

222

67.2

59.2-74.3

10.4

5.5-18.8

7.8

5.0-11.8

8.4

5.4-12.9

6.2

3.7-10.4

45-54

376

234

61.9

53.1-69.9

7.3

4.9-10.7

9.1

5.5-14.5

5.7

3.5- 9.1

16.1

9.3-26.5

55-64

347

216

56.9

48.9-64.4

7.7

4.8-12.2

6.8

4.1-11.2

12.5

7.9-19.1

16.1

10.6-23.8

65-74

330

220

69.8

63.0-75.8

4.1

2.1- 7.8

5.0

3.0- 8.2

5.4

3.2- 9.2

15.6

11.2-21.4

75+

206

121

53.9

44.7-62.9

3.0

1.2- 7.1

11.0

5.9-19.6

13.9

7.8-23.6

18.2

12.5-25.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

337

187

59.2

48.8-68.8

6.4

2.4-15.6

5.7

3.3- 9.7

8.2

4.6-14.0

20.6

14.4-28.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

632

421

68.0

62.0-73.5

6.0

3.8- 9.5

7.9

5.0-12.1

7.6

5.4-10.7

10.5

6.9-15.7

Some Post-H.S.

533

328

57.2

50.2-63.9

10.7

7.5-15.0

14.8

9.6-22.0

8.9

6.2-12.8

8.4

5.1-13.7

College Graduate

523

371

69.3

63.7-74.4

9.3

6.7-12.8

11.0

7.8-15.3

5.3

3.1- 8.9

5.1

2.9- 8.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

262

115

46.9

38.0-56.0

3.6

1.7- 7.5

7.5

4.2-13.0

12.8

7.8-20.3

29.2

22.2-37.5

$15,000- 24,999

400

244

51.9

43.1-60.5

11.3

6.3-19.3

15.0

9.2-23.4

8.9

5.8-13.5

13.0

7.4-21.8

$25,000- 34,999

252

174

71.0

62.8-78.0

8.2

4.9-13.3

7.5

4.6-11.9

5.2

2.8- 9.5

8.0

4.2-14.9

$35,000- 49,999

266

193

69.0

59.2-77.4

10.0

5.8-16.8

9.3

5.1-16.3

6.2

3.1-12.1

5.5

1.6-17.4

$50,000-74,999

203

143

70.5

60.3-79.0

10.1

6.4-15.6

12.1

5.8-23.4

3.7

1.6- 8.3

3.6

1.1-11.1

$75,000+

204

158

75.2

66.2-82.4

5.7

3.0-10.3

8.4

4.3-15.8

7.9

3.7-16.0

2.8

1.3- 6.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

442

292

64.0

58.4-69.3

11.3

7.8-16.2

9.9

7.1-13.8

5.8

3.5- 9.5

8.9

6.4-12.3

Guilford

439

301

68.1

62.7-73.1

8.3

5.8-11.8

10.9

7.9-14.8

6.8

4.5-10.3

5.9

3.6- 9.3

Mecklenburg

442

307

68.2

62.0-73.8

13.0

8.5-19.3

9.4

6.5-13.3

5.7

3.8- 8.6

3.7

2.3- 5.8

Orange

447

291

63.4

55.5-70.6

15.6

11.7-20.6

14.8

8.5-24.5

4.2

2.7- 6.4

2.0

1.1- 3.5

Wake

448

327

74.1

68.9-78.7

9.6

7.0-13.1

8.3

5.5-12.4

3.4

2.0- 5.9

4.5

2.7- 7.4

Chatham/Lee

391

265

72.4

67.0-77.3

9.2

6.4-13.1

7.1

4.7-10.7

6.5

4.4- 9.6

4.7

3.0- 7.2

Nash/Wilson

373

239

65.2

59.1-70.8

7.5

5.0-11.1

9.8

6.7-13.9

7.0

3.7-12.7

10.6

7.8-14.3

Craven/Pamlico

440

293

68.4

63.1-73.3

7.5

4.8-11.6

10.4

7.6-14.2

7.0

4.9-10.0

6.5

4.5- 9.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

431

281

65.0

59.3-70.3

9.4

6.5-13.2

11.5

8.2-15.9

5.7

3.7- 8.6

8.5

6.1-11.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

442

293

66.0

58.8-72.4

9.3

6.2-13.8

10.2

5.3-18.7

6.2

4.1- 9.4

8.3

6.0-11.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

469

322

70.6

63.6-76.7

8.8

5.6-13.6

9.7

6.1-15.0

3.5

2.1- 5.6

7.5

5.1-11.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

419

270

63.5

51.2-74.2

16.3

6.8-34.4

9.9

6.8-14.3

4.9

3.1- 7.7

5.3

3.5- 8.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

460

294

66.5

61.3-71.3

5.8

3.9- 8.3

8.7

6.0-12.5

8.3

5.8-11.7

10.7

7.9-14.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

404

242

60.6

54.1-66.7

12.2

7.4-19.3

9.0

6.3-12.9

8.9

6.4-12.3

9.3

6.6-13.0

Northeast NC I

447

293

62.9

55.8-69.5

11.2

5.7-20.8

8.1

5.4-12.1

7.8

5.5-10.9

9.9

7.2-13.6

Northeast NC II

499

329

66.8

61.6-71.7

10.0

6.9-14.3

6.3

4.4- 9.0

7.7

5.3-11.0

9.2

6.7-12.6

Northeastern Partnership

946

622

65.5

61.2-69.5

10.4

7.4-14.5

6.9

5.3- 9.1

7.7

5.9-10.1

100

9.5

7.5-11.9

Mountain AHEC

1,277

814

62.5

58.3-66.5

109

9.3

7.0-12.3

128

10.2

8.0-12.9

8.4

6.4-10.8

129

9.7

7.7-12.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,228

2,099

65.3

62.4-68.2

261

10.4

8.4-12.7

292

9.5

7.6-11.7

258

7.6

6.2- 9.3

318

7.2

6.1- 8.5

Piedmont

3,978

2,718

70.3

68.2-72.3

376

9.6

8.3-11.0

370

9.4

8.2-10.9

245

5.4

4.5- 6.4

269

5.3

4.5- 6.3

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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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