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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	30 days
TOTAL	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
RACE
White	4,133	2,999	72.8	71.1-74.4	356	9.1	8.0-10.2	288	6.9	6.0- 7.9	162	3.8	3.1- 4.5	328	7.5	6.6- 8.5
African American	873	603	71.2	67.6-74.6	67	7.9	6.0-10.2	59	7.0	5.2- 9.5	60	6.5	4.9- 8.7	84	7.3	5.8- 9.3
Asian	40	33	81.7	62.3-92.3	4	14.2	4.8-35.2	3	4.2	1.2-13.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	91	61	67.6	54.6-78.4	3	6.2	1.6-21.4	9	9.9	4.8-19.4	7	6.0	2.7-12.9	11	10.2	5.1-19.3
Other Minorities	296	231	76.5	69.0-82.6	13	3.2	1.7- 5.9	27	8.9	5.4-14.3	11	7.2	3.5-14.2	14	4.2	1.9- 9.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	299	236	77.3	69.9-83.3	13	3.1	1.7- 5.7	26	9.4	5.7-15.1	12	6.6	3.2-13.1	12	3.6	1.5- 8.5
-English Speaking	101	82	82.7	71.7-90.0	6	5.2	2.2-11.7	7	8.5	3.3-20.1	2	2.3	0.5- 9.3	4	1.4	0.5- 3.9
-Spanish Speaking	198	154	75.4	66.2-82.8	7	2.4	1.0- 5.6	19	9.7	5.4-16.8	10	8.1	3.7-16.7	8	4.3	1.6-11.2
Non-Hispanic	5,156	3,708	72.4	70.9-73.9	432	8.9	8.0- 9.9	361	6.9	6.1- 7.7	230	4.3	3.7- 5.1	425	7.5	6.7- 8.4
AGE
18-24	334	246	76.2	69.7-81.6	37	9.0	6.1-13.1	26	6.5	3.8-10.9	15	6.1	3.0-11.9	10	2.2	1.1- 4.3
25-34	895	683	74.9	71.2-78.4	98	11.7	9.4-14.5	72	7.9	5.9-10.4	21	3.3	1.9- 5.8	21	2.1	1.2- 3.7
35-44	1,087	806	75.2	72.0-78.1	112	9.7	7.8-11.9	85	7.7	6.0- 9.9	37	3.3	2.2- 5.0	47	4.1	2.9- 5.7
45-54	1,039	767	73.1	69.5-76.3	77	8.0	6.2-10.3	68	6.6	5.0- 8.7	46	4.0	2.9- 5.7	81	8.2	6.2-10.9
55-64	988	683	69.8	66.1-73.2	66	7.1	5.4- 9.4	57	6.0	4.3- 8.3	58	5.8	4.2- 7.8	124	11.4	9.2-14.0
65-74	674	464	70.5	66.3-74.4	38	5.8	4.1- 8.2	48	6.9	4.9- 9.6	39	5.6	3.8- 8.2	85	11.2	8.7-14.2
75+	427	285	65.7	60.0-70.9	15	3.4	2.0- 5.8	32	8.6	5.5-13.0	26	6.2	4.0- 9.4	69	16.2	12.4-20.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	930	604	66.9	62.9-70.7	37	4.0	2.7- 5.7	63	7.2	5.3- 9.8	70	9.0	6.6-12.3	156	12.8	10.6-15.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,560	1,139	73.0	70.1-75.6	104	7.3	5.9- 9.1	109	7.1	5.7- 8.9	82	4.8	3.6- 6.2	126	7.8	6.3- 9.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,289	924	71.8	68.7-74.7	128	10.3	8.5-12.6	93	7.4	5.8- 9.6	48	3.4	2.4- 4.7	96	7.0	5.4- 9.0
College Graduate	1,673	1,277	77.1	74.7-79.4	175	10.6	9.0-12.5	121	6.6	5.3- 8.1	42	2.5	1.8- 3.6	58	3.1	2.3- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	483	257	55.3	49.1-61.4	20	4.9	2.9- 8.4	35	5.3	3.5- 8.0	56	13.6	9.4-19.3	115	20.9	16.3-26.3
$15,000- 24,999	813	542	67.3	63.1-71.3	54	5.1	3.8- 6.9	60	8.8	6.3-12.1	53	6.9	4.9- 9.7	104	11.8	9.4-14.8
$25,000- 34,999	661	484	74.5	70.4-78.1	60	9.5	7.2-12.5	50	6.5	4.7- 8.7	27	4.3	2.8- 6.7	40	5.2	3.6- 7.5
$35,000- 49,999	820	619	74.6	70.8-78.1	82	11.0	8.6-13.9	55	7.3	5.2-10.1	21	2.3	1.4- 3.6	43	4.8	3.4- 6.9
$50,000-74,999	784	592	75.1	71.4-78.6	87	11.4	9.0-14.4	59	8.0	6.0-10.7	22	2.5	1.5- 4.0	24	2.9	1.8- 4.7
$75,000+	896	721	81.0	77.8-83.8	75	8.7	6.7-11.1	62	6.1	4.6- 8.1	21	2.5	1.5- 4.0	17	1.8	1.1- 3.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,603	809	50.4	47.4-53.5	111	7.5	6.0- 9.2	149	10.0	8.2-12.1	161	10.1	8.4-12.1	373	22.0	19.6-24.7
No	3,658	2,982	81.4	79.8-82.9	316	8.8	7.7- 9.9	234	6.2	5.3- 7.2	74	2.3	1.7- 3.2	52	1.4	1.0- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,740	1,220	70.4	67.6-72.9	124	7.2	5.9- 8.8	121	6.9	5.5- 8.6	94	5.5	4.3- 7.0	181	10.0	8.4-12.0
Non-Veteran	3,571	2,615	73.9	72.0-75.6	305	8.9	7.8-10.1	256	7.1	6.1- 8.2	143	4.2	3.4- 5.2	252	6.0	5.1- 7.0
Currently Serving	134	101	74.9	65.4-82.5	15	9.8	5.5-16.9	10	8.3	4.1-16.0	4	2.2	0.8- 6.1	4	4.8	1.7-12.9

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

RACE

White

4,133

2,999

72.8

71.1-74.4

356

9.1

8.0-10.2

288

6.9

6.0- 7.9

162

3.8

3.1- 4.5

328

7.5

6.6- 8.5

African American

873

603

71.2

67.6-74.6

7.9

6.0-10.2

7.0

5.2- 9.5

6.5

4.9- 8.7

7.3

5.8- 9.3

Asian

81.7

62.3-92.3

14.2

4.8-35.2

4.2

1.2-13.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

67.6

54.6-78.4

6.2

1.6-21.4

9.9

4.8-19.4

6.0

2.7-12.9

10.2

5.1-19.3

Other Minorities

296

231

76.5

69.0-82.6

3.2

1.7- 5.9

8.9

5.4-14.3

7.2

3.5-14.2

4.2

1.9- 9.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

299

236

77.3

69.9-83.3

3.1

1.7- 5.7

9.4

5.7-15.1

6.6

3.2-13.1

3.6

1.5- 8.5

-English Speaking

101

82.7

71.7-90.0

5.2

2.2-11.7

8.5

3.3-20.1

2.3

0.5- 9.3

1.4

0.5- 3.9

-Spanish Speaking

198

154

75.4

66.2-82.8

2.4

1.0- 5.6

9.7

5.4-16.8

8.1

3.7-16.7

4.3

1.6-11.2

Non-Hispanic

5,156

3,708

72.4

70.9-73.9

432

8.9

8.0- 9.9

361

6.9

6.1- 7.7

230

4.3

3.7- 5.1

425

7.5

6.7- 8.4

AGE

18-24

334

246

76.2

69.7-81.6

9.0

6.1-13.1

6.5

3.8-10.9

6.1

3.0-11.9

2.2

1.1- 4.3

25-34

895

683

74.9

71.2-78.4

11.7

9.4-14.5

7.9

5.9-10.4

3.3

1.9- 5.8

2.1

1.2- 3.7

35-44

1,087

806

75.2

72.0-78.1

112

9.7

7.8-11.9

7.7

6.0- 9.9

3.3

2.2- 5.0

4.1

2.9- 5.7

45-54

1,039

767

73.1

69.5-76.3

8.0

6.2-10.3

6.6

5.0- 8.7

4.0

2.9- 5.7

8.2

6.2-10.9

55-64

988

683

69.8

66.1-73.2

7.1

5.4- 9.4

6.0

4.3- 8.3

5.8

4.2- 7.8

124

11.4

9.2-14.0

65-74

674

464

70.5

66.3-74.4

5.8

4.1- 8.2

6.9

4.9- 9.6

5.6

3.8- 8.2

11.2

8.7-14.2

75+

427

285

65.7

60.0-70.9

3.4

2.0- 5.8

8.6

5.5-13.0

6.2

4.0- 9.4

16.2

12.4-20.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

930

604

66.9

62.9-70.7

4.0

2.7- 5.7

7.2

5.3- 9.8

9.0

6.6-12.3

156

12.8

10.6-15.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,560

1,139

73.0

70.1-75.6

104

7.3

5.9- 9.1

109

7.1

5.7- 8.9

4.8

3.6- 6.2

126

7.8

6.3- 9.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,289

924

71.8

68.7-74.7

128

10.3

8.5-12.6

7.4

5.8- 9.6

3.4

2.4- 4.7

7.0

5.4- 9.0

College Graduate

1,673

1,277

77.1

74.7-79.4

175

10.6

9.0-12.5

121

6.6

5.3- 8.1

2.5

1.8- 3.6

3.1

2.3- 4.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

483

257

55.3

49.1-61.4

4.9

2.9- 8.4

5.3

3.5- 8.0

13.6

9.4-19.3

115

20.9

16.3-26.3

$15,000- 24,999

813

542

67.3

63.1-71.3

5.1

3.8- 6.9

8.8

6.3-12.1

6.9

4.9- 9.7

104

11.8

9.4-14.8

$25,000- 34,999

661

484

74.5

70.4-78.1

9.5

7.2-12.5

6.5

4.7- 8.7

4.3

2.8- 6.7

5.2

3.6- 7.5

$35,000- 49,999

820

619

74.6

70.8-78.1

11.0

8.6-13.9

7.3

5.2-10.1

2.3

1.4- 3.6

4.8

3.4- 6.9

$50,000-74,999

784

592

75.1

71.4-78.6

11.4

9.0-14.4

8.0

6.0-10.7

2.5

1.5- 4.0

2.9

1.8- 4.7

$75,000+

896

721

81.0

77.8-83.8

8.7

6.7-11.1

6.1

4.6- 8.1

2.5

1.5- 4.0

1.8

1.1- 3.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,603

809

50.4

47.4-53.5

111

7.5

6.0- 9.2

149

10.0

8.2-12.1

161

10.1

8.4-12.1

373

22.0

19.6-24.7

3,658

2,982

81.4

79.8-82.9

316

8.8

7.7- 9.9

234

6.2

5.3- 7.2

2.3

1.7- 3.2

1.4

1.0- 1.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,740

1,220

70.4

67.6-72.9

124

7.2

5.9- 8.8

121

6.9

5.5- 8.6

5.5

4.3- 7.0

181

10.0

8.4-12.0

Non-Veteran

3,571

2,615

73.9

72.0-75.6

305

8.9

7.8-10.1

256

7.1

6.1- 8.2

143

4.2

3.4- 5.2

252

6.0

5.1- 7.0

Currently Serving

134

101

74.9

65.4-82.5

9.8

5.5-16.9

8.3

4.1-16.0

2.2

0.8- 6.1

4.8

1.7-12.9

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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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