BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	14,735	9,890	68.4	67.5-69.4	1,281	9.0	8.5- 9.6	1,293	8.7	8.1- 9.3	953	6.0	5.6- 6.5	1,318	7.9	7.4- 8.4
-Mountain AHEC	928	601	64.8	60.8-68.5	74	7.6	5.8- 9.9	79	8.7	6.7-11.3	73	7.7	5.6-10.4	101	11.2	8.9-14.1
GENDER
Male	339	239	67.5	61.0-73.4	26	7.5	4.9-11.4	24	7.8	5.0-12.2	16	6.9	3.8-12.3	34	10.2	6.8-15.0
Female	589	362	62.3	57.4-67.0	48	7.7	5.5-10.6	55	9.5	6.9-12.9	57	8.4	6.1-11.4	67	12.2	9.1-16.0
RACE
White	794	512	64.3	60.1-68.3	69	8.4	6.4-10.9	66	8.8	6.7-11.6	58	6.5	4.7- 8.9	89	12.0	9.4-15.2
African American	50	35	67.6	50.1-81.2	2	1.8	0.4- 8.5	2	7.8	1.6-30.8	5	11.4	4.4-26.3	6	11.4	4.5-25.9
Other Minorities	2	1	65.3	10.5-96.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	34.7	3.2-89.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	49	32	72.9	57.5-84.3	5	9.1	3.2-23.3	8	7.4	3.4-15.5	3	8.5	2.7-23.3	1	2.1	0.3-13.4
25-34	125	83	59.6	47.3-70.8	15	11.3	6.0-20.3	15	12.8	6.9-22.4	10	13.3	5.9-27.2	2	3.0	0.7-11.1
35-44	154	96	64.7	55.2-73.2	17	9.9	5.8-16.3	15	9.9	5.5-17.2	13	5.3	2.8- 9.7	13	10.2	5.2-19.3
45-54	178	112	65.0	55.9-73.1	16	6.6	3.7-11.7	18	10.8	6.4-17.6	15	6.1	2.9-12.5	17	11.5	6.7-19.1
55-64	160	99	59.1	49.3-68.3	13	8.4	4.4-15.4	8	6.3	2.4-15.4	15	7.6	3.9-14.3	25	18.7	11.9-28.0
65-74	137	94	70.8	61.0-79.0	6	5.4	2.3-12.3	7	3.9	1.7- 8.9	12	10.4	5.4-19.1	18	9.4	5.3-16.2
75+	120	80	65.2	53.7-75.2	2	1.2	0.2- 6.5	8	9.4	4.4-18.9	5	3.3	1.2- 8.5	25	20.9	12.8-32.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	137	79	55.2	43.8-66.1	3	2.7	0.8- 8.9	8	4.5	2.0- 9.5	17	16.9	9.0-29.5	30	20.8	13.0-31.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	260	169	65.8	58.2-72.7	18	7.9	4.5-13.5	20	8.9	5.2-14.9	22	7.6	4.4-12.9	31	9.8	6.4-14.7
Some Post-H.S.	253	175	67.7	60.1-74.5	21	6.9	4.1-11.5	16	7.1	3.9-12.5	17	5.7	3.1-10.4	24	12.5	7.9-19.3
College Graduate	275	177	66.4	59.6-72.6	32	10.8	7.3-15.6	34	12.5	8.5-18.1	17	4.8	2.8- 8.1	15	5.5	3.2- 9.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	119	57	45.8	34.1-57.9	3	1.3	0.4- 4.2	11	7.6	3.1-17.5	16	17.2	8.7-31.4	32	28.1	18.4-40.4
$15,000- 24,999	162	104	63.1	53.0-72.2	12	6.7	3.5-12.4	13	7.8	4.1-14.2	17	8.7	4.2-17.5	16	13.7	7.7-23.1
$25,000- 34,999	124	88	73.2	62.6-81.6	5	2.9	1.1- 7.2	9	5.0	2.4-10.2	9	10.7	5.0-21.2	13	8.3	4.0-16.2
$35,000- 49,999	128	86	65.2	54.4-74.6	12	10.4	5.5-18.9	7	6.7	2.4-17.4	14	8.1	4.4-14.4	9	9.6	4.7-18.6
$50,000-74,999	114	70	60.4	49.3-70.5	21	14.0	8.4-22.5	14	16.1	9.4-26.2	4	3.0	0.9- 9.5	5	6.6	2.3-17.6
$75,000+	94	72	75.4	64.3-83.9	10	10.7	5.7-19.4	8	8.7	3.9-18.4	2	2.8	0.7-10.4	2	2.4	0.6- 9.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	308	130	40.5	33.9-47.5	16	4.2	2.2- 7.8	34	11.1	7.6-15.9	47	14.8	10.1-21.2	81	29.3	23.1-36.5
No	593	453	75.5	70.8-79.6	55	8.7	6.4-11.7	44	7.9	5.5-11.3	25	4.7	2.8- 7.8	16	3.3	1.8- 5.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	139	94	65.9	55.2-75.2	6	4.9	1.9-11.9	10	8.1	3.7-16.9	11	10.1	4.6-20.5	18	11.0	6.3-18.5
Non-Veteran	784	505	64.7	60.4-68.8	66	8.1	6.1-10.7	68	8.6	6.5-11.3	62	7.2	5.2-10.0	83	11.3	8.7-14.6
Currently Serving	4	1	22.9	2.4-78.5	2	16.9	2.4-62.9	1	60.2	12.6-94.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,735

9,890

68.4

67.5-69.4

1,281

9.0

8.5- 9.6

1,293

8.7

8.1- 9.3

953

6.0

5.6- 6.5

1,318

7.9

7.4- 8.4

-Mountain AHEC

928

601

64.8

60.8-68.5

7.6

5.8- 9.9

8.7

6.7-11.3

7.7

5.6-10.4

101

11.2

8.9-14.1

GENDER

Male

339

239

67.5

61.0-73.4

7.5

4.9-11.4

7.8

5.0-12.2

6.9

3.8-12.3

10.2

6.8-15.0

Female

589

362

62.3

57.4-67.0

7.7

5.5-10.6

9.5

6.9-12.9

8.4

6.1-11.4

12.2

9.1-16.0

RACE

White

794

512

64.3

60.1-68.3

8.4

6.4-10.9

8.8

6.7-11.6

6.5

4.7- 8.9

12.0

9.4-15.2

African American

67.6

50.1-81.2

1.8

0.4- 8.5

7.8

1.6-30.8

11.4

4.4-26.3

11.4

4.5-25.9

Other Minorities

65.3

10.5-96.8

0.0

. - .

34.7

3.2-89.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

72.9

57.5-84.3

9.1

3.2-23.3

7.4

3.4-15.5

8.5

2.7-23.3

2.1

0.3-13.4

25-34

125

59.6

47.3-70.8

11.3

6.0-20.3

12.8

6.9-22.4

13.3

5.9-27.2

3.0

0.7-11.1

35-44

154

64.7

55.2-73.2

9.9

5.8-16.3

9.9

5.5-17.2

5.3

2.8- 9.7

10.2

5.2-19.3

45-54

178

112

65.0

55.9-73.1

6.6

3.7-11.7

10.8

6.4-17.6

6.1

2.9-12.5

11.5

6.7-19.1

55-64

160

59.1

49.3-68.3

8.4

4.4-15.4

6.3

2.4-15.4

7.6

3.9-14.3

18.7

11.9-28.0

65-74

137

70.8

61.0-79.0

5.4

2.3-12.3

3.9

1.7- 8.9

10.4

5.4-19.1

9.4

5.3-16.2

75+

120

65.2

53.7-75.2

1.2

0.2- 6.5

9.4

4.4-18.9

3.3

1.2- 8.5

20.9

12.8-32.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

137

55.2

43.8-66.1

2.7

0.8- 8.9

4.5

2.0- 9.5

16.9

9.0-29.5

20.8

13.0-31.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

260

169

65.8

58.2-72.7

7.9

4.5-13.5

8.9

5.2-14.9

7.6

4.4-12.9

9.8

6.4-14.7

Some Post-H.S.

253

175

67.7

60.1-74.5

6.9

4.1-11.5

7.1

3.9-12.5

5.7

3.1-10.4

12.5

7.9-19.3

College Graduate

275

177

66.4

59.6-72.6

10.8

7.3-15.6

12.5

8.5-18.1

4.8

2.8- 8.1

5.5

3.2- 9.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

119

45.8

34.1-57.9

1.3

0.4- 4.2

7.6

3.1-17.5

17.2

8.7-31.4

28.1

18.4-40.4

$15,000- 24,999

162

104

63.1

53.0-72.2

6.7

3.5-12.4

7.8

4.1-14.2

8.7

4.2-17.5

13.7

7.7-23.1

$25,000- 34,999

124

73.2

62.6-81.6

2.9

1.1- 7.2

5.0

2.4-10.2

10.7

5.0-21.2

8.3

4.0-16.2

$35,000- 49,999

128

65.2

54.4-74.6

10.4

5.5-18.9

6.7

2.4-17.4

8.1

4.4-14.4

9.6

4.7-18.6

$50,000-74,999

114

60.4

49.3-70.5

14.0

8.4-22.5

16.1

9.4-26.2

3.0

0.9- 9.5

6.6

2.3-17.6

$75,000+

75.4

64.3-83.9

10.7

5.7-19.4

8.7

3.9-18.4

2.8

0.7-10.4

2.4

0.6- 9.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

308

130

40.5

33.9-47.5

4.2

2.2- 7.8

11.1

7.6-15.9

14.8

10.1-21.2

29.3

23.1-36.5

593

453

75.5

70.8-79.6

8.7

6.4-11.7

7.9

5.5-11.3

4.7

2.8- 7.8

3.3

1.8- 5.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

139

65.9

55.2-75.2

4.9

1.9-11.9

8.1

3.7-16.9

10.1

4.6-20.5

11.0

6.3-18.5

Non-Veteran

784

505

64.7

60.4-68.8

8.1

6.1-10.7

8.6

6.5-11.3

7.2

5.2-10.0

11.3

8.7-14.6

Currently Serving

22.9

2.4-78.5

16.9

2.4-62.9

60.2

12.6-94.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

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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 (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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