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

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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	12,526	8,425	68.6	67.6-69.6	1,118	9.4	8.8-10.1	1,083	8.5	7.9- 9.1	786	5.7	5.3- 6.3	1,114	7.7	7.2- 8.3
No	2,191	1,448	67.4	64.7-69.9	163	7.1	5.9- 8.6	210	9.6	8.0-11.4	166	7.4	6.1- 9.0	204	8.5	7.1-10.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight	236	151	70.1	62.4-76.8	17	6.0	3.1-11.3	23	8.5	5.0-14.0	14	4.8	2.6- 8.5	31	10.6	7.0-15.8
Recommended Range	5,029	3,571	71.4	69.8-73.0	459	9.2	8.3-10.3	407	8.4	7.4- 9.4	248	4.8	4.0- 5.6	344	6.2	5.5- 7.1
Overweight	5,093	3,525	70.6	69.0-72.2	443	8.8	7.8- 9.8	429	8.2	7.3- 9.2	294	5.4	4.7- 6.3	402	7.0	6.2- 7.9
Obese	3,590	2,126	60.8	58.8-62.8	306	9.6	8.4-10.9	351	9.3	8.1-10.5	354	9.1	8.0-10.2	453	11.3	10.1-12.7
Current Smoker
No	11,419	7,782	69.3	68.3-70.4	1,006	9.2	8.5- 9.9	1,009	8.7	8.1- 9.4	689	5.6	5.0- 6.1	933	7.2	6.6- 7.8
Yes	3,275	2,075	65.0	62.9-67.1	274	8.6	7.4- 9.8	282	8.5	7.3- 9.8	262	7.7	6.6- 9.0	382	10.3	9.1-11.6
Binge Drinker
No	13,494	8,999	68.1	67.1-69.1	1,144	8.7	8.1- 9.3	1,184	8.7	8.1- 9.3	901	6.2	5.7- 6.8	1,266	8.3	7.8- 8.9
Yes	1,054	744	71.1	67.6-74.3	128	12.9	10.6-15.6	96	8.8	6.9-11.1	44	4.3	2.9- 6.3	42	3.0	2.1- 4.2
Heavy Drinker
No	14,146	9,470	68.3	67.3-69.3	1,223	9.0	8.4- 9.6	1,242	8.7	8.1- 9.3	924	6.1	5.6- 6.6	1,287	8.0	7.5- 8.6
Yes	464	331	70.7	65.2-75.7	46	10.0	7.0-13.9	42	9.2	6.3-13.3	22	5.0	2.8- 8.8	23	5.1	3.2- 8.1
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	3,042	1,009	34.9	32.7-37.1	132	4.9	3.9- 6.0	329	10.8	9.5-12.2	549	17.7	16.0-19.6	1,023	31.8	29.7-33.9
No	11,650	8,855	76.2	75.2-77.2	1,149	10.0	9.4-10.7	959	8.1	7.5- 8.8	400	3.3	2.9- 3.7	287	2.3	2.0- 2.7
Current Asthma
Yes	1,164	510	46.3	42.6-50.0	100	9.4	7.3-12.1	135	12.1	9.8-14.7	173	13.4	11.1-16.0	246	18.9	16.4-21.7
No	13,491	9,337	70.3	69.3-71.3	1,172	8.9	8.4- 9.6	1,147	8.3	7.8- 9.0	779	5.5	5.0- 6.0	1,056	6.9	6.4- 7.5
Diabetes
Yes	1,479	731	51.8	48.6-55.0	83	6.2	4.8- 8.0	134	8.3	6.9-10.1	196	12.4	10.5-14.6	335	21.2	18.7-24.0
Yes, During Pregnancy	136	88	65.7	56.0-74.2	14	9.0	5.0-15.7	18	11.7	7.1-18.6	8	6.6	3.0-14.1	8	7.0	3.2-14.6
No	12,942	8,976	70.2	69.2-71.2	1,179	9.4	8.8-10.1	1,124	8.7	8.1- 9.3	730	5.3	4.8- 5.9	933	6.4	5.9- 6.9
No, Bordeline Diabetes	172	93	62.2	53.1-70.5	5	2.9	1.0- 8.5	16	6.4	3.7-10.9	18	9.2	5.3-15.4	40	19.2	13.3-27.0

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

12,526

8,425

68.6

67.6-69.6

1,118

9.4

8.8-10.1

1,083

8.5

7.9- 9.1

786

5.7

5.3- 6.3

1,114

7.7

7.2- 8.3

2,191

1,448

67.4

64.7-69.9

163

7.1

5.9- 8.6

210

9.6

8.0-11.4

166

7.4

6.1- 9.0

204

8.5

7.1-10.2

Body Mass Index

Underweight

236

151

70.1

62.4-76.8

6.0

3.1-11.3

8.5

5.0-14.0

4.8

2.6- 8.5

10.6

7.0-15.8

Recommended Range

5,029

3,571

71.4

69.8-73.0

459

9.2

8.3-10.3

407

8.4

7.4- 9.4

248

4.8

4.0- 5.6

344

6.2

5.5- 7.1

Overweight

5,093

3,525

70.6

69.0-72.2

443

8.8

7.8- 9.8

429

8.2

7.3- 9.2

294

5.4

4.7- 6.3

402

7.0

6.2- 7.9

Obese

3,590

2,126

60.8

58.8-62.8

306

9.6

8.4-10.9

351

9.3

8.1-10.5

354

9.1

8.0-10.2

453

11.3

10.1-12.7

Current Smoker

11,419

7,782

69.3

68.3-70.4

1,006

9.2

8.5- 9.9

1,009

8.7

8.1- 9.4

689

5.6

5.0- 6.1

933

7.2

6.6- 7.8

Yes

3,275

2,075

65.0

62.9-67.1

274

8.6

7.4- 9.8

282

8.5

7.3- 9.8

262

7.7

6.6- 9.0

382

10.3

9.1-11.6

Binge Drinker

13,494

8,999

68.1

67.1-69.1

1,144

8.7

8.1- 9.3

1,184

8.7

8.1- 9.3

901

6.2

5.7- 6.8

1,266

8.3

7.8- 8.9

Yes

1,054

744

71.1

67.6-74.3

128

12.9

10.6-15.6

8.8

6.9-11.1

4.3

2.9- 6.3

3.0

2.1- 4.2

Heavy Drinker

14,146

9,470

68.3

67.3-69.3

1,223

9.0

8.4- 9.6

1,242

8.7

8.1- 9.3

924

6.1

5.6- 6.6

1,287

8.0

7.5- 8.6

Yes

464

331

70.7

65.2-75.7

10.0

7.0-13.9

9.2

6.3-13.3

5.0

2.8- 8.8

5.1

3.2- 8.1

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

3,042

1,009

34.9

32.7-37.1

132

4.9

3.9- 6.0

329

10.8

9.5-12.2

549

17.7

16.0-19.6

1,023

31.8

29.7-33.9

11,650

8,855

76.2

75.2-77.2

1,149

10.0

9.4-10.7

959

8.1

7.5- 8.8

400

3.3

2.9- 3.7

287

2.3

2.0- 2.7

Current Asthma

Yes

1,164

510

46.3

42.6-50.0

100

9.4

7.3-12.1

135

12.1

9.8-14.7

173

13.4

11.1-16.0

246

18.9

16.4-21.7

13,491

9,337

70.3

69.3-71.3

1,172

8.9

8.4- 9.6

1,147

8.3

7.8- 9.0

779

5.5

5.0- 6.0

1,056

6.9

6.4- 7.5

Diabetes

Yes

1,479

731

51.8

48.6-55.0

6.2

4.8- 8.0

134

8.3

6.9-10.1

196

12.4

10.5-14.6

335

21.2

18.7-24.0

Yes, During Pregnancy

136

65.7

56.0-74.2

9.0

5.0-15.7

11.7

7.1-18.6

6.6

3.0-14.1

7.0

3.2-14.6

12,942

8,976

70.2

69.2-71.2

1,179

9.4

8.8-10.1

1,124

8.7

8.1- 9.3

730

5.3

4.8- 5.9

933

6.4

5.9- 6.9

No, Bordeline Diabetes

172

62.2

53.1-70.5

2.9

1.0- 8.5

6.4

3.7-10.9

9.2

5.3-15.4

19.2

13.3-27.0

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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