BRFSS 2003 - Western 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?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Healthy Days

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
North Carolina	4,278	2,524	61.8	59.5-64.1	421	10.2	8.8-11.8	458	10.3	9.0-11.8	408	8.8	7.6-10.1	467	8.9	7.7-10.2
-Western NC	998	573	58.6	53.3-63.6	98	9.4	7.1-12.2	107	9.5	7.0-12.8	97	9.3	7.1-12.0	123	13.3	9.9-17.8
GENDER
Male	312	185	62.2	52.4-71.1	25	6.7	3.9-11.3	27	6.6	3.9-10.9	27	7.5	4.6-12.1	48	16.9	10.3-26.6
Female	686	388	55.9	50.3-61.4	73	11.3	8.3-15.1	80	11.6	8.0-16.5	70	10.5	7.7-14.3	75	10.7	7.9-14.4
RACE
White	903	519	57.5	52.1-62.8	90	10.0	7.5-13.0	95	9.9	7.1-13.5	91	10.1	7.7-13.1	108	12.6	9.2-16.9
African American	38	20	51.7	25.7-76.9	3	3.3	0.6-15.4	7	10.1	3.8-24.3	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	7	33.7	11.6-66.3
Other Minorities	52	30	84.8	70.3-92.9	5	5.6	1.9-15.8	5	2.4	0.8- 7.1	5	3.1	1.0- 9.5	7	4.1	1.5-10.5
AGE
18-24	68	46	67.2	50.2-80.6	8	12.6	5.6-25.8	9	15.0	5.9-33.5	3	1.6	0.5- 5.3	2	3.6	0.8-13.8
25-34	140	95	74.2	60.2-84.6	17	9.2	4.7-17.4	10	6.0	2.2-15.6	11	6.0	2.4-14.1	7	4.5	1.6-11.8
35-44	171	100	59.4	48.4-69.5	24	12.5	7.4-20.3	25	12.1	7.0-20.1	12	9.9	5.0-18.9	10	6.1	2.8-12.7
45-54	193	99	46.5	34.8-58.5	23	11.6	6.3-20.4	20	7.2	4.0-12.6	21	10.1	5.7-17.4	30	24.7	12.8-42.2
55-64	178	88	49.3	38.9-59.7	17	8.5	4.7-15.0	22	10.5	5.6-19.0	22	10.4	5.9-17.6	29	21.3	13.1-32.8
65-74	137	80	60.6	50.0-70.3	6	3.7	1.5- 8.9	16	8.3	4.5-15.0	13	11.3	6.1-19.9	22	16.1	9.6-25.8
75+	104	60	54.4	41.2-67.0	3	2.1	0.5- 7.9	5	6.3	2.3-15.8	14	19.5	9.9-34.9	22	17.7	10.2-28.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	185	103	63.6	49.5-75.8	3	0.8	0.3- 2.6	16	4.4	2.3- 8.3	16	7.6	3.3-16.5	47	23.5	14.4-35.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	294	169	58.8	49.4-67.5	27	8.8	5.1-14.9	27	7.0	4.0-11.9	37	12.0	7.9-17.8	34	13.4	7.0-24.3
Some Post-H.S.	286	154	53.8	44.4-63.0	39	12.9	8.4-19.1	36	14.1	8.3-23.0	28	7.6	4.7-12.1	29	11.5	6.1-20.6
College Graduate	230	147	61.5	52.8-69.5	28	12.1	7.8-18.5	27	11.1	6.6-18.0	15	9.7	5.4-16.9	13	5.6	2.7-11.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	184	79	45.0	35.2-55.2	6	1.6	0.6- 3.8	19	7.9	4.3-14.2	29	15.1	9.7-22.8	51	30.4	21.8-40.6
$15,000- 24,999	204	120	60.8	48.4-72.0	13	6.2	3.0-12.3	26	8.0	4.4-14.1	27	10.8	6.0-18.6	18	14.2	6.2-29.1
$25,000- 34,999	124	83	65.1	53.4-75.2	14	9.9	5.4-17.7	16	12.0	6.2-21.7	7	8.8	3.7-19.5	4	4.2	1.1-14.5
$35,000- 49,999	111	74	65.3	49.2-78.6	17	10.9	5.5-20.4	8	7.5	2.6-20.0	3	3.4	0.9-12.5	9	12.8	3.8-35.2
$50,000-74,999	88	52	50.2	35.2-65.2	21	25.9	15.2-40.5	8	14.7	4.3-39.7	4	7.0	2.3-19.4	3	2.1	0.6- 6.8
$75,000+	75	44	56.0	40.5-70.5	10	14.0	5.8-30.1	8	12.2	4.7-28.2	9	14.4	6.6-28.3	4	3.4	1.1- 9.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	218	134	65.5	57.6-72.7	23	12.1	7.2-19.8	25	8.7	5.7-13.2	13	4.7	2.6- 8.3	23	8.9	5.7-13.6
Guilford	199	121	60.9	52.4-68.8	23	11.9	7.3-18.7	22	11.1	6.8-17.5	12	5.4	2.9- 9.8	21	10.6	6.2-17.7
Mecklenburg	195	129	72.2	63.5-79.5	19	10.1	5.2-18.7	15	4.7	2.7- 8.1	18	7.9	4.7-13.0	14	5.0	2.7- 9.1
Orange	220	117	47.7	37.0-58.6	43	18.3	12.5-25.9	33	12.0	7.7-18.2	17	18.9	8.1-38.1	10	3.0	1.6- 5.9
Wake	184	113	60.6	51.9-68.7	29	14.7	9.7-21.6	18	12.4	7.3-20.4	14	7.5	4.2-13.2	10	4.7	2.5- 9.0
Chatham/Lee	167	112	72.6	64.7-79.3	12	6.1	3.3-10.9	14	7.0	4.0-12.1	18	9.9	5.8-16.5	11	4.4	2.4- 8.1
Nash/Wilson	174	104	58.1	49.1-66.6	11	8.8	4.6-16.1	21	12.5	7.8-19.4	18	10.1	6.2-16.3	20	10.5	6.6-16.2
Craven/Pamlico	190	106	54.3	45.9-62.4	24	13.7	8.1-22.2	26	13.6	9.0-20.0	22	11.4	7.3-17.5	12	7.0	3.8-12.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	219	136	61.3	53.6-68.5	20	8.4	5.2-13.2	17	10.6	6.2-17.5	19	7.4	4.4-12.0	27	12.3	8.2-18.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	221	126	60.1	50.6-68.9	21	12.0	7.1-19.5	24	9.2	5.3-15.5	22	9.8	6.0-15.5	28	9.0	5.8-13.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	205	125	62.3	52.3-71.4	18	11.6	6.1-20.8	18	5.3	3.1- 9.1	14	7.3	3.4-14.8	30	13.5	7.9-22.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	197	107	64.0	49.3-76.5	20	8.1	4.5-14.2	30	12.6	7.4-20.5	17	6.9	3.6-12.8	23	8.4	4.8-14.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	211	113	57.0	48.9-64.7	15	5.3	3.0- 9.1	24	11.1	6.5-18.3	24	10.4	6.8-15.6	35	16.2	11.2-22.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	212	119	58.3	49.4-66.7	18	9.2	5.4-15.1	15	9.9	5.4-17.3	28	11.0	7.2-16.3	32	11.7	7.6-17.5
Northeast NC I	207	125	61.6	51.6-70.7	13	7.1	3.3-14.6	18	8.2	4.8-13.7	19	10.2	6.0-17.0	32	12.8	8.3-19.2
Northeast NC II	224	129	57.8	49.8-65.5	18	9.0	4.9-15.8	21	8.1	5.1-12.7	25	12.5	8.0-19.1	31	12.6	8.4-18.5
Northeastern Partnership	431	254	59.2	52.9-65.2	31	8.3	5.1-13.1	39	8.1	5.7-11.5	44	11.7	8.2-16.3	63	12.7	9.4-16.9
Mountain AHEC	628	355	59.4	53.1-65.4	66	10.2	7.3-14.1	77	10.0	7.2-13.6	58	10.0	7.1-14.0	72	10.4	7.6-14.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,488	857	59.5	55.1-63.8	123	9.0	6.6-12.1	157	10.9	8.5-13.9	163	10.5	8.3-13.2	188	10.1	8.1-12.5
Piedmont	1,792	1,094	64.0	60.7-67.2	200	11.1	9.1-13.5	194	10.2	8.4-12.4	148	7.7	6.2- 9.6	156	6.9	5.5- 8.7

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,278

2,524

61.8

59.5-64.1

421

10.2

8.8-11.8

458

10.3

9.0-11.8

408

8.8

7.6-10.1

467

8.9

7.7-10.2

-Western NC

998

573

58.6

53.3-63.6

9.4

7.1-12.2

107

9.5

7.0-12.8

9.3

7.1-12.0

123

13.3

9.9-17.8

GENDER

Male

312

185

62.2

52.4-71.1

6.7

3.9-11.3

6.6

3.9-10.9

7.5

4.6-12.1

16.9

10.3-26.6

Female

686

388

55.9

50.3-61.4

11.3

8.3-15.1

11.6

8.0-16.5

10.5

7.7-14.3

10.7

7.9-14.4

RACE

White

903

519

57.5

52.1-62.8

10.0

7.5-13.0

9.9

7.1-13.5

10.1

7.7-13.1

108

12.6

9.2-16.9

African American

51.7

25.7-76.9

3.3

0.6-15.4

10.1

3.8-24.3

1.2

0.2- 8.2

33.7

11.6-66.3

Other Minorities

84.8

70.3-92.9

5.6

1.9-15.8

2.4

0.8- 7.1

3.1

1.0- 9.5

4.1

1.5-10.5

AGE

18-24

67.2

50.2-80.6

12.6

5.6-25.8

15.0

5.9-33.5

1.6

0.5- 5.3

3.6

0.8-13.8

25-34

140

74.2

60.2-84.6

9.2

4.7-17.4

6.0

2.2-15.6

6.0

2.4-14.1

4.5

1.6-11.8

35-44

171

100

59.4

48.4-69.5

12.5

7.4-20.3

12.1

7.0-20.1

9.9

5.0-18.9

6.1

2.8-12.7

45-54

193

46.5

34.8-58.5

11.6

6.3-20.4

7.2

4.0-12.6

10.1

5.7-17.4

24.7

12.8-42.2

55-64

178

49.3

38.9-59.7

8.5

4.7-15.0

10.5

5.6-19.0

10.4

5.9-17.6

21.3

13.1-32.8

65-74

137

60.6

50.0-70.3

3.7

1.5- 8.9

8.3

4.5-15.0

11.3

6.1-19.9

16.1

9.6-25.8

75+

104

54.4

41.2-67.0

2.1

0.5- 7.9

6.3

2.3-15.8

19.5

9.9-34.9

17.7

10.2-28.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

185

103

63.6

49.5-75.8

0.8

0.3- 2.6

4.4

2.3- 8.3

7.6

3.3-16.5

23.5

14.4-35.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

294

169

58.8

49.4-67.5

8.8

5.1-14.9

7.0

4.0-11.9

12.0

7.9-17.8

13.4

7.0-24.3

Some Post-H.S.

286

154

53.8

44.4-63.0

12.9

8.4-19.1

14.1

8.3-23.0

7.6

4.7-12.1

11.5

6.1-20.6

College Graduate

230

147

61.5

52.8-69.5

12.1

7.8-18.5

11.1

6.6-18.0

9.7

5.4-16.9

5.6

2.7-11.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

184

45.0

35.2-55.2

1.6

0.6- 3.8

7.9

4.3-14.2

15.1

9.7-22.8

30.4

21.8-40.6

$15,000- 24,999

204

120

60.8

48.4-72.0

6.2

3.0-12.3

8.0

4.4-14.1

10.8

6.0-18.6

14.2

6.2-29.1

$25,000- 34,999

124

65.1

53.4-75.2

9.9

5.4-17.7

12.0

6.2-21.7

8.8

3.7-19.5

4.2

1.1-14.5

$35,000- 49,999

111

65.3

49.2-78.6

10.9

5.5-20.4

7.5

2.6-20.0

3.4

0.9-12.5

12.8

3.8-35.2

$50,000-74,999

50.2

35.2-65.2

25.9

15.2-40.5

14.7

4.3-39.7

7.0

2.3-19.4

2.1

0.6- 6.8

$75,000+

56.0

40.5-70.5

14.0

5.8-30.1

12.2

4.7-28.2

14.4

6.6-28.3

3.4

1.1- 9.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

218

134

65.5

57.6-72.7

12.1

7.2-19.8

8.7

5.7-13.2

4.7

2.6- 8.3

8.9

5.7-13.6

Guilford

199

121

60.9

52.4-68.8

11.9

7.3-18.7

11.1

6.8-17.5

5.4

2.9- 9.8

10.6

6.2-17.7

Mecklenburg

195

129

72.2

63.5-79.5

10.1

5.2-18.7

4.7

2.7- 8.1

7.9

4.7-13.0

5.0

2.7- 9.1

Orange

220

117

47.7

37.0-58.6

18.3

12.5-25.9

12.0

7.7-18.2

18.9

8.1-38.1

3.0

1.6- 5.9

Wake

184

113

60.6

51.9-68.7

14.7

9.7-21.6

12.4

7.3-20.4

7.5

4.2-13.2

4.7

2.5- 9.0

Chatham/Lee

167

112

72.6

64.7-79.3

6.1

3.3-10.9

7.0

4.0-12.1

9.9

5.8-16.5

4.4

2.4- 8.1

Nash/Wilson

174

104

58.1

49.1-66.6

8.8

4.6-16.1

12.5

7.8-19.4

10.1

6.2-16.3

10.5

6.6-16.2

Craven/Pamlico

190

106

54.3

45.9-62.4

13.7

8.1-22.2

13.6

9.0-20.0

11.4

7.3-17.5

7.0

3.8-12.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

219

136

61.3

53.6-68.5

8.4

5.2-13.2

10.6

6.2-17.5

7.4

4.4-12.0

12.3

8.2-18.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

221

126

60.1

50.6-68.9

12.0

7.1-19.5

9.2

5.3-15.5

9.8

6.0-15.5

9.0

5.8-13.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

205

125

62.3

52.3-71.4

11.6

6.1-20.8

5.3

3.1- 9.1

7.3

3.4-14.8

13.5

7.9-22.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

197

107

64.0

49.3-76.5

8.1

4.5-14.2

12.6

7.4-20.5

6.9

3.6-12.8

8.4

4.8-14.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

211

113

57.0

48.9-64.7

5.3

3.0- 9.1

11.1

6.5-18.3

10.4

6.8-15.6

16.2

11.2-22.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

212

119

58.3

49.4-66.7

9.2

5.4-15.1

9.9

5.4-17.3

11.0

7.2-16.3

11.7

7.6-17.5

Northeast NC I

207

125

61.6

51.6-70.7

7.1

3.3-14.6

8.2

4.8-13.7

10.2

6.0-17.0

12.8

8.3-19.2

Northeast NC II

224

129

57.8

49.8-65.5

9.0

4.9-15.8

8.1

5.1-12.7

12.5

8.0-19.1

12.6

8.4-18.5

Northeastern Partnership

431

254

59.2

52.9-65.2

8.3

5.1-13.1

8.1

5.7-11.5

11.7

8.2-16.3

12.7

9.4-16.9

Mountain AHEC

628

355

59.4

53.1-65.4

10.2

7.3-14.1

10.0

7.2-13.6

10.0

7.1-14.0

10.4

7.6-14.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,488

857

59.5

55.1-63.8

123

9.0

6.6-12.1

157

10.9

8.5-13.9

163

10.5

8.3-13.2

188

10.1

8.1-12.5

Piedmont

1,792

1,094

64.0

60.7-67.2

200

11.1

9.1-13.5

194

10.2

8.4-12.4

148

7.7

6.2- 9.6

156

6.9

5.5- 8.7

Back to Healthy Days.

* 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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