BRFSS 2004 - Buncombe County: (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?*)

	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	30 days
North Carolina	14,885	12,107	82.5	81.7-83.2	635	4.3	3.9- 4.7	705	4.8	4.4- 5.2	637	3.9	3.5- 4.3	801	4.6	4.2- 5.0
-Buncombe County	364	281	75.7	70.2-80.4	29	9.0	6.0-13.2	15	5.2	3.1- 8.6	15	3.9	2.2- 6.7	24	6.3	4.0- 9.7
GENDER
Male	140	113	79.4	70.9-85.9	11	9.8	5.2-17.7	8	5.9	2.9-11.7	3	1.5	0.4- 5.1	5	3.3	1.3- 8.2
Female	224	168	72.1	64.8-78.3	18	8.1	5.0-13.1	7	4.5	2.1- 9.5	12	6.2	3.3-11.3	19	9.1	5.5-14.7
RACE
White	323	250	74.8	68.9-80.0	27	9.8	6.4-14.6	14	5.7	3.3- 9.5	12	3.5	1.8- 6.6	20	6.2	3.8-10.0
Other	39	30	81.6	66.4-90.9	2	3.8	0.9-14.5	1	2.2	0.3-14.4	2	5.2	1.3-19.4	4	7.1	2.4-19.5
AGE
18-44	134	96	72.2	63.0-79.8	16	12.9	7.5-21.3	6	4.7	2.1-10.3	8	5.3	2.5-10.8	8	4.9	2.3-10.1
45+	230	185	78.1	71.1-83.7	13	6.2	3.4-11.2	9	5.5	2.8-10.6	7	2.9	1.2- 6.8	16	7.3	4.2-12.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	130	102	78.6	69.8-85.4	4	3.4	1.1- 9.7	3	2.8	0.9- 8.3	4	3.5	1.2- 9.4	17	11.8	7.1-19.0
Some College +	234	179	73.9	66.9-80.0	25	12.2	7.9-18.4	12	6.6	3.7-11.5	11	4.1	2.1- 8.0	7	3.1	1.3- 7.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	208	152	72.9	65.5-79.1	14	6.6	3.7-11.6	11	6.4	3.5-11.4	11	4.4	2.2- 8.6	20	9.7	6.0-15.4
$50,000+	88	77	83.5	72.3-90.7	9	13.6	7.1-24.5	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	1	1.5	0.2- 9.7	0	0.0	. - .

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* 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 (MAHEC): 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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	Total Respond.^	None			1-2 days			3-7 days			8-29 days			30 days
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,885	12,107	82.5	81.7-83.2	635	4.3	3.9- 4.7	705	4.8	4.4- 5.2	637	3.9	3.5- 4.3	801	4.6	4.2- 5.0
-Buncombe County	364	281	75.7	70.2-80.4	29	9.0	6.0-13.2	15	5.2	3.1- 8.6	15	3.9	2.2- 6.7	24	6.3	4.0- 9.7
GENDER
Male	140	113	79.4	70.9-85.9	11	9.8	5.2-17.7	8	5.9	2.9-11.7	3	1.5	0.4- 5.1	5	3.3	1.3- 8.2
Female	224	168	72.1	64.8-78.3	18	8.1	5.0-13.1	7	4.5	2.1- 9.5	12	6.2	3.3-11.3	19	9.1	5.5-14.7
RACE
White	323	250	74.8	68.9-80.0	27	9.8	6.4-14.6	14	5.7	3.3- 9.5	12	3.5	1.8- 6.6	20	6.2	3.8-10.0
Other	39	30	81.6	66.4-90.9	2	3.8	0.9-14.5	1	2.2	0.3-14.4	2	5.2	1.3-19.4	4	7.1	2.4-19.5
AGE
18-44	134	96	72.2	63.0-79.8	16	12.9	7.5-21.3	6	4.7	2.1-10.3	8	5.3	2.5-10.8	8	4.9	2.3-10.1
45+	230	185	78.1	71.1-83.7	13	6.2	3.4-11.2	9	5.5	2.8-10.6	7	2.9	1.2- 6.8	16	7.3	4.2-12.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	130	102	78.6	69.8-85.4	4	3.4	1.1- 9.7	3	2.8	0.9- 8.3	4	3.5	1.2- 9.4	17	11.8	7.1-19.0
Some College +	234	179	73.9	66.9-80.0	25	12.2	7.9-18.4	12	6.6	3.7-11.5	11	4.1	2.1- 8.0	7	3.1	1.3- 7.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	208	152	72.9	65.5-79.1	14	6.6	3.7-11.6	11	6.4	3.5-11.4	11	4.4	2.2- 8.6	20	9.7	6.0-15.4
$50,000+	88	77	83.5	72.3-90.7	9	13.6	7.1-24.5	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	1	1.5	0.2- 9.7	0	0.0	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

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?*