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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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?

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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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	12,555	9,360	75.2	74.2-76.1	772	6.0	5.5- 6.6	866	7.0	6.5- 7.6	738	5.7	5.2- 6.3	819	6.0	5.5- 6.6
No	2,181	1,479	72.0	69.6-74.3	146	5.9	4.8- 7.3	176	7.5	6.2- 9.1	182	7.9	6.6- 9.6	198	6.6	5.6- 7.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight	238	175	77.4	70.4-83.1	7	3.1	1.3- 7.2	20	7.7	4.5-12.8	19	6.0	3.5-10.2	17	5.8	3.2-10.3
Recommended Range	5,021	3,675	73.5	71.9-75.1	349	6.5	5.7- 7.4	368	7.6	6.6- 8.6	304	6.2	5.4- 7.1	325	6.2	5.4- 7.1
Overweight	5,107	3,894	77.5	76.0-78.9	279	5.3	4.6- 6.2	336	6.6	5.7- 7.5	290	5.6	4.8- 6.4	308	5.1	4.4- 5.9
Obese	3,595	2,496	70.2	68.3-72.1	233	6.7	5.7- 7.8	273	7.8	6.7- 9.0	273	7.4	6.4- 8.7	320	7.8	6.9- 8.9
Current Smoker
No	11,453	8,733	77.1	76.1-78.1	716	5.9	5.4- 6.4	755	6.6	6.0- 7.2	624	5.5	5.0- 6.1	625	4.9	4.4- 5.4
Yes	3,260	2,094	66.2	64.1-68.3	199	6.3	5.3- 7.5	286	8.9	7.7-10.2	293	8.1	7.1- 9.3	388	10.5	9.2-11.8
Binge Drinker
No	13,522	10,025	75.3	74.4-76.2	817	5.7	5.2- 6.2	929	6.9	6.4- 7.5	812	5.9	5.4- 6.4	939	6.2	5.7- 6.7
Yes	1,046	687	66.5	62.9-70.0	94	9.5	7.4-12.0	104	10.1	8.0-12.7	93	8.2	6.3-10.5	68	5.7	4.2- 7.7
Heavy Drinker
No	14,171	10,461	74.9	74.0-75.8	876	5.9	5.5- 6.4	998	7.1	6.6- 7.7	867	6.0	5.5- 6.5	969	6.1	5.6- 6.6
Yes	458	302	67.3	61.8-72.4	36	8.2	5.4-12.1	38	8.2	5.5-11.9	44	9.2	6.4-12.9	38	7.2	4.9-10.6
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	3,065	1,882	62.3	60.0-64.5	111	3.3	2.6- 4.1	209	7.2	6.0- 8.6	335	11.2	9.7-12.9	528	16.0	14.5-17.7
No	11,648	8,948	77.5	76.6-78.5	805	6.7	6.1- 7.2	832	7.1	6.6- 7.7	585	4.9	4.5- 5.4	478	3.7	3.3- 4.2
Current Asthma
Yes	1,164	716	62.8	59.1-66.2	68	5.0	3.8- 6.7	102	10.4	8.1-13.1	117	9.0	7.2-11.0	161	12.9	10.6-15.5
No	13,509	10,090	75.7	74.8-76.6	843	6.1	5.6- 6.6	933	6.8	6.3- 7.4	795	5.8	5.3- 6.4	848	5.6	5.1- 6.0
Diabetes
Yes	1,498	1,076	73.5	70.7-76.1	61	3.6	2.7- 4.9	78	5.2	4.0- 6.8	122	7.8	6.2- 9.6	161	9.9	8.2-11.9
Yes, During Pregnancy	132	91	69.2	59.7-77.4	7	4.4	2.0- 9.2	13	10.6	5.9-18.4	11	8.1	4.3-14.5	10	7.8	3.8-15.2
No	12,944	9,572	74.9	73.9-75.8	843	6.3	5.8- 6.9	944	7.3	6.8- 7.9	770	5.9	5.4- 6.4	815	5.6	5.1- 6.1
No, Bordeline Diabetes	176	114	69.7	60.8-77.3	6	1.8	0.7- 4.6	8	4.5	1.9-10.1	17	8.4	4.8-14.3	31	15.5	10.0-23.3

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

12,555

9,360

75.2

74.2-76.1

772

6.0

5.5- 6.6

866

7.0

6.5- 7.6

738

5.7

5.2- 6.3

819

6.0

5.5- 6.6

2,181

1,479

72.0

69.6-74.3

146

5.9

4.8- 7.3

176

7.5

6.2- 9.1

182

7.9

6.6- 9.6

198

6.6

5.6- 7.8

Body Mass Index

Underweight

238

175

77.4

70.4-83.1

3.1

1.3- 7.2

7.7

4.5-12.8

6.0

3.5-10.2

5.8

3.2-10.3

Recommended Range

5,021

3,675

73.5

71.9-75.1

349

6.5

5.7- 7.4

368

7.6

6.6- 8.6

304

6.2

5.4- 7.1

325

6.2

5.4- 7.1

Overweight

5,107

3,894

77.5

76.0-78.9

279

5.3

4.6- 6.2

336

6.6

5.7- 7.5

290

5.6

4.8- 6.4

308

5.1

4.4- 5.9

Obese

3,595

2,496

70.2

68.3-72.1

233

6.7

5.7- 7.8

273

7.8

6.7- 9.0

273

7.4

6.4- 8.7

320

7.8

6.9- 8.9

Current Smoker

11,453

8,733

77.1

76.1-78.1

716

5.9

5.4- 6.4

755

6.6

6.0- 7.2

624

5.5

5.0- 6.1

625

4.9

4.4- 5.4

Yes

3,260

2,094

66.2

64.1-68.3

199

6.3

5.3- 7.5

286

8.9

7.7-10.2

293

8.1

7.1- 9.3

388

10.5

9.2-11.8

Binge Drinker

13,522

10,025

75.3

74.4-76.2

817

5.7

5.2- 6.2

929

6.9

6.4- 7.5

812

5.9

5.4- 6.4

939

6.2

5.7- 6.7

Yes

1,046

687

66.5

62.9-70.0

9.5

7.4-12.0

104

10.1

8.0-12.7

8.2

6.3-10.5

5.7

4.2- 7.7

Heavy Drinker

14,171

10,461

74.9

74.0-75.8

876

5.9

5.5- 6.4

998

7.1

6.6- 7.7

867

6.0

5.5- 6.5

969

6.1

5.6- 6.6

Yes

458

302

67.3

61.8-72.4

8.2

5.4-12.1

8.2

5.5-11.9

9.2

6.4-12.9

7.2

4.9-10.6

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

3,065

1,882

62.3

60.0-64.5

111

3.3

2.6- 4.1

209

7.2

6.0- 8.6

335

11.2

9.7-12.9

528

16.0

14.5-17.7

11,648

8,948

77.5

76.6-78.5

805

6.7

6.1- 7.2

832

7.1

6.6- 7.7

585

4.9

4.5- 5.4

478

3.7

3.3- 4.2

Current Asthma

Yes

1,164

716

62.8

59.1-66.2

5.0

3.8- 6.7

102

10.4

8.1-13.1

117

9.0

7.2-11.0

161

12.9

10.6-15.5

13,509

10,090

75.7

74.8-76.6

843

6.1

5.6- 6.6

933

6.8

6.3- 7.4

795

5.8

5.3- 6.4

848

5.6

5.1- 6.0

Diabetes

Yes

1,498

1,076

73.5

70.7-76.1

3.6

2.7- 4.9

5.2

4.0- 6.8

122

7.8

6.2- 9.6

161

9.9

8.2-11.9

Yes, During Pregnancy

132

69.2

59.7-77.4

4.4

2.0- 9.2

10.6

5.9-18.4

8.1

4.3-14.5

7.8

3.8-15.2

12,944

9,572

74.9

73.9-75.8

843

6.3

5.8- 6.9

944

7.3

6.8- 7.9

770

5.9

5.4- 6.4

815

5.6

5.1- 6.1

No, Bordeline Diabetes

176

114

69.7

60.8-77.3

1.8

0.7- 4.6

4.5

1.9-10.1

8.4

4.8-14.3

15.5

10.0-23.3

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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