BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	5,463	3,951	72.9	71.4-74.3	445	8.4	7.6- 9.3	388	7.1	6.3- 8.0	242	4.5	3.8- 5.3	437	7.1	6.3- 8.0
Female	9,272	5,939	64.2	63.0-65.4	836	9.6	8.9-10.4	905	10.1	9.4-11.0	711	7.4	6.8- 8.1	881	8.6	7.9- 9.3
RACE
White	11,040	7,412	68.1	67.0-69.2	998	9.5	8.8-10.2	940	8.4	7.8- 9.1	695	5.9	5.3- 6.4	995	8.2	7.6- 8.8
African American	2,617	1,712	67.4	65.2-69.6	218	8.8	7.5-10.3	236	8.8	7.6-10.3	196	6.7	5.7- 8.0	255	8.2	7.1- 9.4
Asian	87	67	75.2	61.5-85.2	5	8.0	2.8-20.8	11	9.5	4.8-18.0	2	2.2	0.5- 9.4	2	5.1	1.0-22.3
Native American	290	173	62.8	55.3-69.8	19	7.6	4.1-13.5	36	12.2	8.3-17.5	28	7.9	5.1-12.0	34	9.5	6.1-14.4
Other Minorities	613	464	75.0	69.8-79.6	33	4.5	2.9- 6.9	61	10.2	7.4-14.0	28	6.2	3.6-10.6	27	4.0	2.3- 7.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	660	502	76.1	71.1-80.5	38	4.9	3.2- 7.4	54	9.1	6.4-12.8	30	5.9	3.5- 9.7	36	4.0	2.4- 6.8
-English Speaking	275	203	76.6	69.8-82.3	23	7.9	4.8-12.7	18	6.8	3.5-12.5	12	4.5	2.4- 8.4	19	4.2	2.4- 7.3
-Spanish Speaking	385	299	75.9	69.2-81.5	15	3.5	1.8- 6.8	36	10.1	6.7-15.1	18	6.5	3.4-12.2	17	4.0	1.9- 8.2
Non-Hispanic	14,056	9,374	67.9	66.9-68.8	1,243	9.3	8.7-10.0	1,235	8.6	8.0- 9.2	923	6.0	5.6- 6.5	1,281	8.1	7.6- 8.7
AGE
18-24	839	592	72.2	68.1-75.9	103	10.5	8.3-13.2	84	9.1	6.9-11.8	41	6.3	4.1- 9.4	19	2.0	1.2- 3.3
25-34	2,377	1,686	71.0	68.6-73.3	276	12.3	10.7-14.1	242	9.6	8.2-11.2	106	4.5	3.5- 5.8	67	2.6	1.9- 3.5
35-44	2,810	1,927	69.4	67.2-71.5	326	11.1	9.8-12.5	281	10.6	9.2-12.1	147	4.5	3.7- 5.5	129	4.5	3.6- 5.6
45-54	2,760	1,796	66.2	63.9-68.4	269	10.0	8.6-11.5	242	8.6	7.4- 9.9	198	6.5	5.5- 7.7	255	8.7	7.5-10.2
55-64	2,508	1,653	67.3	64.9-69.6	163	6.6	5.5- 7.9	180	6.7	5.6- 8.1	217	8.2	7.0- 9.7	295	11.2	9.7-12.8
65-74	1,916	1,266	68.1	65.5-70.6	91	5.1	4.0- 6.4	140	6.8	5.5- 8.3	143	6.7	5.5- 8.2	276	13.2	11.5-15.2
75+	1,450	914	63.2	60.0-66.2	45	2.8	1.9- 3.9	119	8.5	6.8-10.7	99	6.7	5.3- 8.5	273	18.8	16.4-21.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,377	1,416	62.0	59.4-64.6	94	4.2	3.3- 5.3	191	8.1	6.7- 9.7	211	9.4	7.7-11.3	465	16.4	14.7-18.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,326	2,912	68.8	67.0-70.5	318	7.9	6.9- 9.0	367	8.6	7.5- 9.7	319	6.6	5.8- 7.6	410	8.1	7.2- 9.2
Some Post-H.S.	3,716	2,499	67.6	65.7-69.5	376	10.8	9.6-12.2	338	9.2	8.1-10.5	228	5.5	4.7- 6.4	275	6.9	5.9- 8.0
College Graduate	4,291	3,048	72.3	70.6-73.9	492	11.3	10.2-12.5	392	8.5	7.6- 9.6	195	4.2	3.5- 4.9	164	3.7	3.1- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,667	836	51.5	48.2-54.9	83	5.5	4.1- 7.3	130	7.4	5.9- 9.1	221	13.7	11.4-16.4	397	21.9	19.3-24.8
$15,000- 24,999	2,476	1,564	64.3	61.8-66.7	184	6.9	5.8- 8.2	230	9.3	7.8-11.1	206	8.2	6.8- 9.7	292	11.3	9.8-13.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,711	1,161	68.3	65.5-70.9	169	9.8	8.3-11.7	167	9.4	7.8-11.1	102	6.4	5.0- 8.2	112	6.1	4.9- 7.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,953	1,400	71.1	68.5-73.5	187	10.6	8.9-12.5	168	8.6	7.1-10.3	98	4.6	3.7- 5.8	100	5.2	4.1- 6.5
$50,000-74,999	1,786	1,284	71.7	69.1-74.2	215	12.1	10.3-14.1	162	9.6	8.0-11.5	74	3.6	2.8- 4.8	51	3.0	2.1- 4.3
$75,000+	2,009	1,540	77.1	74.9-79.3	205	9.5	8.1-11.1	162	7.9	6.6- 9.4	62	3.3	2.5- 4.4	40	2.2	1.5- 3.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,621	2,049	45.1	43.3-47.0	303	7.0	6.2- 8.1	501	11.5	10.3-12.8	648	13.5	12.3-14.8	1,120	22.8	21.3-24.4
No	9,684	7,526	77.8	76.8-78.9	945	9.9	9.2-10.7	754	7.5	6.9- 8.2	284	2.9	2.5- 3.4	175	1.8	1.5- 2.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,905	1,326	69.8	67.2-72.3	138	7.4	6.1- 8.9	139	7.3	5.9- 8.9	111	5.7	4.5- 7.2	191	9.8	8.2-11.7
Non-Veteran	12,637	8,424	68.1	67.1-69.1	1,121	9.3	8.7-10.0	1,135	8.9	8.3- 9.5	836	6.1	5.6- 6.7	1,121	7.6	7.0- 8.1
Currently Serving	169	120	72.2	63.6-79.4	21	10.7	6.6-17.0	18	10.6	6.2-17.6	5	2.1	0.8- 5.5	5	4.4	1.6-11.4

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

5,463

3,951

72.9

71.4-74.3

445

8.4

7.6- 9.3

388

7.1

6.3- 8.0

242

4.5

3.8- 5.3

437

7.1

6.3- 8.0

Female

9,272

5,939

64.2

63.0-65.4

836

9.6

8.9-10.4

905

10.1

9.4-11.0

711

7.4

6.8- 8.1

881

8.6

7.9- 9.3

RACE

White

11,040

7,412

68.1

67.0-69.2

998

9.5

8.8-10.2

940

8.4

7.8- 9.1

695

5.9

5.3- 6.4

995

8.2

7.6- 8.8

African American

2,617

1,712

67.4

65.2-69.6

218

8.8

7.5-10.3

236

8.8

7.6-10.3

196

6.7

5.7- 8.0

255

8.2

7.1- 9.4

Asian

75.2

61.5-85.2

8.0

2.8-20.8

9.5

4.8-18.0

2.2

0.5- 9.4

5.1

1.0-22.3

Native American

290

173

62.8

55.3-69.8

7.6

4.1-13.5

12.2

8.3-17.5

7.9

5.1-12.0

9.5

6.1-14.4

Other Minorities

613

464

75.0

69.8-79.6

4.5

2.9- 6.9

10.2

7.4-14.0

6.2

3.6-10.6

4.0

2.3- 7.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

660

502

76.1

71.1-80.5

4.9

3.2- 7.4

9.1

6.4-12.8

5.9

3.5- 9.7

4.0

2.4- 6.8

-English Speaking

275

203

76.6

69.8-82.3

7.9

4.8-12.7

6.8

3.5-12.5

4.5

2.4- 8.4

4.2

2.4- 7.3

-Spanish Speaking

385

299

75.9

69.2-81.5

3.5

1.8- 6.8

10.1

6.7-15.1

6.5

3.4-12.2

4.0

1.9- 8.2

Non-Hispanic

14,056

9,374

67.9

66.9-68.8

1,243

9.3

8.7-10.0

1,235

8.6

8.0- 9.2

923

6.0

5.6- 6.5

1,281

8.1

7.6- 8.7

AGE

18-24

839

592

72.2

68.1-75.9

103

10.5

8.3-13.2

9.1

6.9-11.8

6.3

4.1- 9.4

2.0

1.2- 3.3

25-34

2,377

1,686

71.0

68.6-73.3

276

12.3

10.7-14.1

242

9.6

8.2-11.2

106

4.5

3.5- 5.8

2.6

1.9- 3.5

35-44

2,810

1,927

69.4

67.2-71.5

326

11.1

9.8-12.5

281

10.6

9.2-12.1

147

4.5

3.7- 5.5

129

4.5

3.6- 5.6

45-54

2,760

1,796

66.2

63.9-68.4

269

10.0

8.6-11.5

242

8.6

7.4- 9.9

198

6.5

5.5- 7.7

255

8.7

7.5-10.2

55-64

2,508

1,653

67.3

64.9-69.6

163

6.6

5.5- 7.9

180

6.7

5.6- 8.1

217

8.2

7.0- 9.7

295

11.2

9.7-12.8

65-74

1,916

1,266

68.1

65.5-70.6

5.1

4.0- 6.4

140

6.8

5.5- 8.3

143

6.7

5.5- 8.2

276

13.2

11.5-15.2

75+

1,450

914

63.2

60.0-66.2

2.8

1.9- 3.9

119

8.5

6.8-10.7

6.7

5.3- 8.5

273

18.8

16.4-21.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,377

1,416

62.0

59.4-64.6

4.2

3.3- 5.3

191

8.1

6.7- 9.7

211

9.4

7.7-11.3

465

16.4

14.7-18.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,326

2,912

68.8

67.0-70.5

318

7.9

6.9- 9.0

367

8.6

7.5- 9.7

319

6.6

5.8- 7.6

410

8.1

7.2- 9.2

Some Post-H.S.

3,716

2,499

67.6

65.7-69.5

376

10.8

9.6-12.2

338

9.2

8.1-10.5

228

5.5

4.7- 6.4

275

6.9

5.9- 8.0

College Graduate

4,291

3,048

72.3

70.6-73.9

492

11.3

10.2-12.5

392

8.5

7.6- 9.6

195

4.2

3.5- 4.9

164

3.7

3.1- 4.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,667

836

51.5

48.2-54.9

5.5

4.1- 7.3

130

7.4

5.9- 9.1

221

13.7

11.4-16.4

397

21.9

19.3-24.8

$15,000- 24,999

2,476

1,564

64.3

61.8-66.7

184

6.9

5.8- 8.2

230

9.3

7.8-11.1

206

8.2

6.8- 9.7

292

11.3

9.8-13.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,711

1,161

68.3

65.5-70.9

169

9.8

8.3-11.7

167

9.4

7.8-11.1

102

6.4

5.0- 8.2

112

6.1

4.9- 7.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,953

1,400

71.1

68.5-73.5

187

10.6

8.9-12.5

168

8.6

7.1-10.3

4.6

3.7- 5.8

100

5.2

4.1- 6.5

$50,000-74,999

1,786

1,284

71.7

69.1-74.2

215

12.1

10.3-14.1

162

9.6

8.0-11.5

3.6

2.8- 4.8

3.0

2.1- 4.3

$75,000+

2,009

1,540

77.1

74.9-79.3

205

9.5

8.1-11.1

162

7.9

6.6- 9.4

3.3

2.5- 4.4

2.2

1.5- 3.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,621

2,049

45.1

43.3-47.0

303

7.0

6.2- 8.1

501

11.5

10.3-12.8

648

13.5

12.3-14.8

1,120

22.8

21.3-24.4

9,684

7,526

77.8

76.8-78.9

945

9.9

9.2-10.7

754

7.5

6.9- 8.2

284

2.9

2.5- 3.4

175

1.8

1.5- 2.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,905

1,326

69.8

67.2-72.3

138

7.4

6.1- 8.9

139

7.3

5.9- 8.9

111

5.7

4.5- 7.2

191

9.8

8.2-11.7

Non-Veteran

12,637

8,424

68.1

67.1-69.1

1,121

9.3

8.7-10.0

1,135

8.9

8.3- 9.5

836

6.1

5.6- 6.7

1,121

7.6

7.0- 8.1

Currently Serving

169

120

72.2

63.6-79.4

10.7

6.6-17.0

10.6

6.2-17.6

2.1

0.8- 5.5

4.4

1.6-11.4

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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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