BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

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	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	30 days
TOTAL	14,755	10,857	74.7	73.8-75.5	918	6.0	5.6- 6.5	1,043	7.1	6.6- 7.7	920	6.1	5.6- 6.6	1,017	6.1	5.7- 6.6
GENDER
Male	5,461	4,362	79.9	78.5-81.2	280	5.1	4.4- 5.8	287	5.8	5.0- 6.6	257	4.7	4.0- 5.5	275	4.6	4.0- 5.2
Female	9,294	6,495	69.8	68.6-70.9	638	6.9	6.3- 7.5	756	8.4	7.7- 9.1	663	7.4	6.7- 8.1	742	7.6	6.9- 8.3
RACE
White	11,032	8,099	74.2	73.2-75.2	703	6.3	5.8- 6.9	787	7.2	6.7- 7.9	669	5.8	5.3- 6.4	774	6.3	5.8- 6.9
African American	2,641	1,932	74.0	71.9-76.0	152	5.6	4.6- 6.8	192	7.0	5.9- 8.3	189	6.9	5.8- 8.1	176	6.5	5.5- 7.8
Asian	85	65	76.9	63.0-86.7	7	5.4	2.2-12.7	6	8.3	2.9-21.5	3	3.5	1.1-10.6	4	5.9	1.4-21.8
Native American	291	180	61.7	54.0-68.9	23	8.3	5.0-13.5	19	6.2	3.7-10.2	27	12.2	7.5-19.4	42	11.6	8.0-16.3
Other Minorities	618	512	83.4	78.6-87.3	27	3.1	1.9- 5.0	33	6.1	3.7- 9.7	28	5.9	3.4-10.0	18	1.6	0.9- 2.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	664	536	83.9	79.5-87.5	36	4.1	2.7- 6.2	36	4.8	2.9- 7.8	32	5.3	3.0- 9.2	24	1.8	1.1- 3.0
-English Speaking	277	191	75.1	68.7-80.6	27	8.5	5.5-12.8	21	6.0	3.3-10.7	21	6.3	3.8-10.2	17	4.1	2.3- 7.3
-Spanish Speaking	387	345	87.9	81.8-92.2	9	2.1	0.9- 4.8	15	4.3	2.1- 8.6	11	4.9	2.1-11.0	7	0.8	0.3- 2.1
Non-Hispanic	14,071	10,306	74.0	73.1-74.9	881	6.1	5.7- 6.7	1,004	7.3	6.7- 7.8	887	6.2	5.7- 6.7	993	6.4	6.0- 6.9
AGE
18-24	824	536	66.6	62.3-70.6	72	8.0	6.0-10.4	98	11.0	8.6-13.9	77	10.1	7.5-13.5	41	4.4	3.0- 6.4
25-34	2,373	1,629	70.0	67.7-72.3	201	8.2	6.9- 9.6	239	10.5	8.9-12.2	179	6.9	5.8- 8.2	125	4.4	3.6- 5.5
35-44	2,791	1,946	71.7	69.6-73.7	225	7.6	6.5- 8.9	245	8.5	7.2- 9.9	197	6.4	5.4- 7.5	178	5.9	4.9- 7.1
45-54	2,762	1,922	71.9	69.7-73.9	195	6.5	5.4- 7.8	204	6.9	5.9- 8.1	192	7.1	5.9- 8.5	249	7.6	6.5- 8.8
55-64	2,509	1,874	77.7	75.7-79.6	127	4.6	3.8- 5.7	150	5.1	4.2- 6.2	152	5.1	4.2- 6.2	206	7.5	6.3- 8.9
65-74	1,946	1,631	85.1	83.1-86.9	51	2.2	1.6- 3.0	60	3.4	2.5- 4.6	76	3.5	2.6- 4.6	128	5.9	4.7- 7.3
75+	1,476	1,259	85.9	83.5-87.9	40	2.1	1.5- 3.0	46	2.6	1.8- 3.7	44	3.2	2.2- 4.6	87	6.2	4.8- 8.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,382	1,746	74.8	72.4-77.0	93	3.8	2.9- 4.9	131	5.9	4.7- 7.4	168	6.8	5.5- 8.3	244	8.8	7.6-10.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,339	3,241	75.3	73.7-76.9	224	4.9	4.2- 5.7	301	6.9	6.0- 7.9	251	5.9	5.0- 6.9	322	6.9	6.0- 8.0
Some Post-H.S.	3,711	2,666	72.7	70.8-74.5	251	6.8	5.8- 7.9	253	6.8	5.9- 7.9	262	7.2	6.1- 8.3	279	6.6	5.7- 7.6
College Graduate	4,299	3,188	75.6	74.0-77.2	346	7.7	6.7- 8.7	357	8.2	7.3- 9.3	238	5.0	4.3- 5.9	170	3.4	2.8- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,676	1,059	64.7	61.4-67.8	73	3.7	2.7- 5.1	108	6.2	4.9- 7.8	178	11.6	9.2-14.4	258	13.9	12.0-16.0
$15,000- 24,999	2,485	1,785	72.9	70.5-75.1	135	5.6	4.5- 6.9	195	7.7	6.3- 9.3	175	6.9	5.8- 8.3	195	7.0	5.8- 8.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,704	1,214	71.8	69.0-74.3	120	6.5	5.3- 8.1	135	7.8	6.4- 9.5	113	6.7	5.4- 8.4	122	7.2	5.8- 8.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,962	1,439	74.3	71.9-76.6	136	6.0	4.9- 7.2	161	8.1	6.8- 9.7	129	6.8	5.6- 8.3	97	4.8	3.8- 6.2
$50,000-74,999	1,786	1,327	75.2	72.7-77.5	140	7.3	5.9- 8.9	141	8.0	6.6- 9.7	110	5.7	4.5- 7.1	68	3.9	2.9- 5.2
$75,000+	2,009	1,557	77.7	75.4-79.9	171	8.1	6.8- 9.6	140	7.7	6.3- 9.4	80	3.7	2.8- 4.8	61	2.8	2.0- 3.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,623	2,877	63.0	61.2-64.8	224	4.6	3.9- 5.4	339	7.7	6.8- 8.8	491	10.6	9.5-11.8	692	14.1	12.9-15.3
No	9,699	7,637	79.2	78.1-80.2	670	6.6	6.0- 7.3	680	7.0	6.4- 7.7	412	4.3	3.8- 4.9	300	2.9	2.5- 3.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,915	1,556	81.8	79.5-83.8	73	3.8	2.9- 4.9	85	4.1	3.2- 5.4	83	4.5	3.3- 5.9	118	5.9	4.7- 7.3
Non-Veteran	12,648	9,150	73.3	72.3-74.3	835	6.4	5.9- 7.0	946	7.7	7.1- 8.3	827	6.4	5.9- 7.0	890	6.2	5.7- 6.7
Currently Serving	167	131	79.5	71.5-85.8	8	4.5	2.1- 9.4	11	6.6	3.3-12.9	9	5.1	2.3-11.0	8	4.3	1.9- 9.5

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,755

10,857

74.7

73.8-75.5

918

6.0

5.6- 6.5

1,043

7.1

6.6- 7.7

920

6.1

5.6- 6.6

1,017

6.1

5.7- 6.6

GENDER

Male

5,461

4,362

79.9

78.5-81.2

280

5.1

4.4- 5.8

287

5.8

5.0- 6.6

257

4.7

4.0- 5.5

275

4.6

4.0- 5.2

Female

9,294

6,495

69.8

68.6-70.9

638

6.9

6.3- 7.5

756

8.4

7.7- 9.1

663

7.4

6.7- 8.1

742

7.6

6.9- 8.3

RACE

White

11,032

8,099

74.2

73.2-75.2

703

6.3

5.8- 6.9

787

7.2

6.7- 7.9

669

5.8

5.3- 6.4

774

6.3

5.8- 6.9

African American

2,641

1,932

74.0

71.9-76.0

152

5.6

4.6- 6.8

192

7.0

5.9- 8.3

189

6.9

5.8- 8.1

176

6.5

5.5- 7.8

Asian

76.9

63.0-86.7

5.4

2.2-12.7

8.3

2.9-21.5

3.5

1.1-10.6

5.9

1.4-21.8

Native American

291

180

61.7

54.0-68.9

8.3

5.0-13.5

6.2

3.7-10.2

12.2

7.5-19.4

11.6

8.0-16.3

Other Minorities

618

512

83.4

78.6-87.3

3.1

1.9- 5.0

6.1

3.7- 9.7

5.9

3.4-10.0

1.6

0.9- 2.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

664

536

83.9

79.5-87.5

4.1

2.7- 6.2

4.8

2.9- 7.8

5.3

3.0- 9.2

1.8

1.1- 3.0

-English Speaking

277

191

75.1

68.7-80.6

8.5

5.5-12.8

6.0

3.3-10.7

6.3

3.8-10.2

4.1

2.3- 7.3

-Spanish Speaking

387

345

87.9

81.8-92.2

2.1

0.9- 4.8

4.3

2.1- 8.6

4.9

2.1-11.0

0.8

0.3- 2.1

Non-Hispanic

14,071

10,306

74.0

73.1-74.9

881

6.1

5.7- 6.7

1,004

7.3

6.7- 7.8

887

6.2

5.7- 6.7

993

6.4

6.0- 6.9

AGE

18-24

824

536

66.6

62.3-70.6

8.0

6.0-10.4

11.0

8.6-13.9

10.1

7.5-13.5

4.4

3.0- 6.4

25-34

2,373

1,629

70.0

67.7-72.3

201

8.2

6.9- 9.6

239

10.5

8.9-12.2

179

6.9

5.8- 8.2

125

4.4

3.6- 5.5

35-44

2,791

1,946

71.7

69.6-73.7

225

7.6

6.5- 8.9

245

8.5

7.2- 9.9

197

6.4

5.4- 7.5

178

5.9

4.9- 7.1

45-54

2,762

1,922

71.9

69.7-73.9

195

6.5

5.4- 7.8

204

6.9

5.9- 8.1

192

7.1

5.9- 8.5

249

7.6

6.5- 8.8

55-64

2,509

1,874

77.7

75.7-79.6

127

4.6

3.8- 5.7

150

5.1

4.2- 6.2

152

5.1

4.2- 6.2

206

7.5

6.3- 8.9

65-74

1,946

1,631

85.1

83.1-86.9

2.2

1.6- 3.0

3.4

2.5- 4.6

3.5

2.6- 4.6

128

5.9

4.7- 7.3

75+

1,476

1,259

85.9

83.5-87.9

2.1

1.5- 3.0

2.6

1.8- 3.7

3.2

2.2- 4.6

6.2

4.8- 8.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,382

1,746

74.8

72.4-77.0

3.8

2.9- 4.9

131

5.9

4.7- 7.4

168

6.8

5.5- 8.3

244

8.8

7.6-10.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,339

3,241

75.3

73.7-76.9

224

4.9

4.2- 5.7

301

6.9

6.0- 7.9

251

5.9

5.0- 6.9

322

6.9

6.0- 8.0

Some Post-H.S.

3,711

2,666

72.7

70.8-74.5

251

6.8

5.8- 7.9

253

6.8

5.9- 7.9

262

7.2

6.1- 8.3

279

6.6

5.7- 7.6

College Graduate

4,299

3,188

75.6

74.0-77.2

346

7.7

6.7- 8.7

357

8.2

7.3- 9.3

238

5.0

4.3- 5.9

170

3.4

2.8- 4.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,676

1,059

64.7

61.4-67.8

3.7

2.7- 5.1

108

6.2

4.9- 7.8

178

11.6

9.2-14.4

258

13.9

12.0-16.0

$15,000- 24,999

2,485

1,785

72.9

70.5-75.1

135

5.6

4.5- 6.9

195

7.7

6.3- 9.3

175

6.9

5.8- 8.3

195

7.0

5.8- 8.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,704

1,214

71.8

69.0-74.3

120

6.5

5.3- 8.1

135

7.8

6.4- 9.5

113

6.7

5.4- 8.4

122

7.2

5.8- 8.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,962

1,439

74.3

71.9-76.6

136

6.0

4.9- 7.2

161

8.1

6.8- 9.7

129

6.8

5.6- 8.3

4.8

3.8- 6.2

$50,000-74,999

1,786

1,327

75.2

72.7-77.5

140

7.3

5.9- 8.9

141

8.0

6.6- 9.7

110

5.7

4.5- 7.1

3.9

2.9- 5.2

$75,000+

2,009

1,557

77.7

75.4-79.9

171

8.1

6.8- 9.6

140

7.7

6.3- 9.4

3.7

2.8- 4.8

2.8

2.0- 3.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,623

2,877

63.0

61.2-64.8

224

4.6

3.9- 5.4

339

7.7

6.8- 8.8

491

10.6

9.5-11.8

692

14.1

12.9-15.3

9,699

7,637

79.2

78.1-80.2

670

6.6

6.0- 7.3

680

7.0

6.4- 7.7

412

4.3

3.8- 4.9

300

2.9

2.5- 3.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,915

1,556

81.8

79.5-83.8

3.8

2.9- 4.9

4.1

3.2- 5.4

4.5

3.3- 5.9

118

5.9

4.7- 7.3

Non-Veteran

12,648

9,150

73.3

72.3-74.3

835

6.4

5.9- 7.0

946

7.7

7.1- 8.3

827

6.4

5.9- 7.0

890

6.2

5.7- 6.7

Currently Serving

167

131

79.5

71.5-85.8

4.5

2.1- 9.4

6.6

3.3-12.9

5.1

2.3-11.0

4.3

1.9- 9.5

Back to Healthy Days.

^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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