BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	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
-Mountain AHEC	937	742	79.6	76.2-82.7	56	6.4	4.6- 8.8	36	3.7	2.6- 5.4	38	4.2	2.8- 6.2	65	6.1	4.5- 8.3
GENDER
Male	342	283	82.1	76.5-86.7	19	7.0	4.1-11.6	12	2.7	1.5- 4.9	11	3.3	1.5- 6.9	17	5.0	2.8- 8.8
Female	595	459	77.4	73.1-81.2	37	5.8	4.0- 8.5	24	4.6	2.9- 7.3	27	5.0	3.2- 7.7	48	7.2	5.1-10.0
RACE
White	803	631	79.0	75.5-82.2	51	6.4	4.6- 8.7	34	4.1	2.8- 6.0	33	4.2	2.7- 6.3	54	6.3	4.6- 8.7
African American	50	39	78.8	63.1-88.9	3	4.0	1.2-12.0	1	1.5	0.2-10.0	3	7.7	2.2-23.3	4	8.1	2.6-22.4
Other Minorities	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	49	41	84.7	69.1-93.2	6	12.7	5.0-28.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.6	0.6-10.3	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	126	102	78.6	67.1-86.9	12	11.5	5.3-23.0	8	5.3	2.6-10.7	2	2.4	0.4-12.8	2	2.2	0.5- 8.9
35-44	153	113	77.7	69.5-84.1	13	7.5	4.0-13.7	8	4.7	2.2- 9.9	8	4.8	2.2-10.1	11	5.3	2.6-10.3
45-54	178	130	73.4	64.8-80.6	13	7.3	4.0-13.0	11	7.0	3.5-13.6	7	3.9	1.4-10.5	17	8.3	4.7-14.3
55-64	162	130	79.8	70.5-86.7	6	3.9	1.4-10.6	3	1.0	0.3- 3.9	9	4.4	2.1- 9.3	14	10.8	5.6-19.8
65-74	140	116	81.4	72.0-88.1	5	3.0	1.1- 7.6	3	3.0	0.9- 9.7	6	7.1	2.9-16.4	10	5.5	2.7-11.0
75+	124	105	87.7	79.2-93.0	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7	3	2.1	0.5- 7.7	4	3.0	0.7-12.4	11	6.5	3.2-12.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	142	102	71.0	59.6-80.2	7	7.4	2.7-18.8	6	4.1	1.6- 9.9	10	5.5	2.3-12.6	17	12.0	6.4-21.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	262	215	85.0	79.2-89.4	8	2.5	1.0- 5.8	6	1.3	0.5- 3.4	9	4.2	1.9- 9.1	24	7.0	4.3-11.2
Some Post-H.S.	253	202	80.0	73.3-85.4	17	6.9	3.9-11.9	9	3.9	1.8- 8.4	8	3.5	1.4- 8.4	17	5.7	3.2- 9.8
College Graduate	277	222	79.4	73.3-84.4	23	9.2	5.8-14.2	15	5.7	3.3- 9.5	10	3.3	1.7- 6.3	7	2.5	1.0- 5.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	119	73	59.5	46.6-71.2	6	6.6	1.6-23.6	8	5.7	2.4-12.9	8	5.1	1.7-14.7	24	23.0	14.1-35.3
$15,000- 24,999	163	132	80.6	71.9-87.0	7	4.1	1.7- 9.6	7	3.6	1.6- 7.7	7	6.3	2.7-14.1	10	5.5	2.5-11.5
$25,000- 34,999	126	100	79.6	69.6-87.0	5	3.3	1.3- 8.5	5	5.8	2.2-14.9	5	5.9	2.2-15.2	11	5.3	2.7-10.3
$35,000- 49,999	128	103	82.3	73.2-88.7	11	8.3	4.2-15.8	3	1.5	0.4- 5.2	8	5.2	2.2-11.8	3	2.7	0.7-10.1
$50,000-74,999	114	94	82.8	73.5-89.3	12	10.7	5.6-19.4	4	3.7	1.3- 9.7	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5	3	2.0	0.6- 6.6
$75,000+	94	85	88.4	78.7-94.0	5	6.4	2.5-15.2	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0	1	1.4	0.2- 9.2	2	2.8	0.7-10.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	315	189	60.5	53.5-67.1	15	4.1	2.2- 7.5	23	7.4	4.5-11.9	31	10.8	7.0-16.4	57	17.2	12.5-23.2
No	594	530	88.4	84.7-91.3	39	7.2	4.9-10.5	11	1.9	1.0- 3.5	7	1.3	0.5- 3.2	7	1.2	0.5- 2.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	141	117	87.0	79.4-92.1	4	1.9	0.5- 6.8	4	3.3	1.2- 8.8	7	3.5	1.1-10.1	9	4.4	2.1- 9.1
Non-Veteran	791	622	78.3	74.4-81.7	50	7.0	5.0- 9.9	32	3.8	2.6- 5.7	31	4.3	2.8- 6.6	56	6.5	4.7- 9.0
Currently Serving	4	2	28.2	3.6-80.3	2	71.8	19.7-96.4	0	0.0	. - .	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

14,885

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

-Mountain AHEC

937

742

79.6

76.2-82.7

6.4

4.6- 8.8

3.7

2.6- 5.4

4.2

2.8- 6.2

6.1

4.5- 8.3

GENDER

Male

342

283

82.1

76.5-86.7

7.0

4.1-11.6

2.7

1.5- 4.9

3.3

1.5- 6.9

5.0

2.8- 8.8

Female

595

459

77.4

73.1-81.2

5.8

4.0- 8.5

4.6

2.9- 7.3

5.0

3.2- 7.7

7.2

5.1-10.0

RACE

White

803

631

79.0

75.5-82.2

6.4

4.6- 8.7

4.1

2.8- 6.0

4.2

2.7- 6.3

6.3

4.6- 8.7

African American

78.8

63.1-88.9

4.0

1.2-12.0

1.5

0.2-10.0

7.7

2.2-23.3

8.1

2.6-22.4

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

84.7

69.1-93.2

12.7

5.0-28.7

0.0

. - .

2.6

0.6-10.3

0.0

. - .

25-34

126

102

78.6

67.1-86.9

11.5

5.3-23.0

5.3

2.6-10.7

2.4

0.4-12.8

2.2

0.5- 8.9

35-44

153

113

77.7

69.5-84.1

7.5

4.0-13.7

4.7

2.2- 9.9

4.8

2.2-10.1

5.3

2.6-10.3

45-54

178

130

73.4

64.8-80.6

7.3

4.0-13.0

7.0

3.5-13.6

3.9

1.4-10.5

8.3

4.7-14.3

55-64

162

130

79.8

70.5-86.7

3.9

1.4-10.6

1.0

0.3- 3.9

4.4

2.1- 9.3

10.8

5.6-19.8

65-74

140

116

81.4

72.0-88.1

3.0

1.1- 7.6

3.0

0.9- 9.7

7.1

2.9-16.4

5.5

2.7-11.0

75+

124

105

87.7

79.2-93.0

0.7

0.1- 4.7

2.1

0.5- 7.7

3.0

0.7-12.4

6.5

3.2-12.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

142

102

71.0

59.6-80.2

7.4

2.7-18.8

4.1

1.6- 9.9

5.5

2.3-12.6

12.0

6.4-21.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

262

215

85.0

79.2-89.4

2.5

1.0- 5.8

1.3

0.5- 3.4

4.2

1.9- 9.1

7.0

4.3-11.2

Some Post-H.S.

253

202

80.0

73.3-85.4

6.9

3.9-11.9

3.9

1.8- 8.4

3.5

1.4- 8.4

5.7

3.2- 9.8

College Graduate

277

222

79.4

73.3-84.4

9.2

5.8-14.2

5.7

3.3- 9.5

3.3

1.7- 6.3

2.5

1.0- 5.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

119

59.5

46.6-71.2

6.6

1.6-23.6

5.7

2.4-12.9

5.1

1.7-14.7

23.0

14.1-35.3

$15,000- 24,999

163

132

80.6

71.9-87.0

4.1

1.7- 9.6

3.6

1.6- 7.7

6.3

2.7-14.1

5.5

2.5-11.5

$25,000- 34,999

126

100

79.6

69.6-87.0

3.3

1.3- 8.5

5.8

2.2-14.9

5.9

2.2-15.2

5.3

2.7-10.3

$35,000- 49,999

128

103

82.3

73.2-88.7

8.3

4.2-15.8

1.5

0.4- 5.2

5.2

2.2-11.8

2.7

0.7-10.1

$50,000-74,999

114

82.8

73.5-89.3

10.7

5.6-19.4

3.7

1.3- 9.7

0.8

0.1- 5.5

2.0

0.6- 6.6

$75,000+

88.4

78.7-94.0

6.4

2.5-15.2

1.0

0.1- 7.0

1.4

0.2- 9.2

2.8

0.7-10.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

315

189

60.5

53.5-67.1

4.1

2.2- 7.5

7.4

4.5-11.9

10.8

7.0-16.4

17.2

12.5-23.2

594

530

88.4

84.7-91.3

7.2

4.9-10.5

1.9

1.0- 3.5

1.3

0.5- 3.2

1.2

0.5- 2.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

141

117

87.0

79.4-92.1

1.9

0.5- 6.8

3.3

1.2- 8.8

3.5

1.1-10.1

4.4

2.1- 9.1

Non-Veteran

791

622

78.3

74.4-81.7

7.0

5.0- 9.9

3.8

2.6- 5.7

4.3

2.8- 6.6

6.5

4.7- 9.0

Currently Serving

28.2

3.6-80.3

71.8

19.7-96.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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