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-WHITES

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	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
GENDER
Male	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
Female	6,907	4,413	63.8	62.3-65.1	642	9.9	9.0-10.8	652	9.8	8.9-10.7	533	7.8	7.0- 8.6	667	8.8	8.0- 9.6
AGE
18-24	519	347	67.8	62.7-72.6	77	14.1	10.8-18.1	53	9.8	7.1-13.5	32	6.7	4.5- 9.9	10	1.5	0.8- 3.1
25-34	1,572	1,090	69.3	66.4-72.0	203	14.1	12.0-16.4	162	9.6	7.9-11.5	68	4.2	3.2- 5.6	49	2.9	2.0- 4.2
35-44	2,039	1,396	69.1	66.6-71.5	258	12.0	10.4-13.7	194	10.3	8.7-12.1	99	4.2	3.3- 5.4	92	4.4	3.4- 5.7
45-54	2,108	1,401	67.9	65.4-70.3	206	9.5	8.1-11.2	174	7.9	6.6- 9.4	141	6.3	5.2- 7.6	186	8.4	7.0-10.0
55-64	1,994	1,341	68.1	65.5-70.7	128	6.7	5.4- 8.3	139	6.4	5.2- 8.0	163	7.9	6.5- 9.5	223	10.9	9.2-12.8
65-74	1,552	1,036	68.2	65.3-71.0	81	5.8	4.5- 7.4	112	6.5	5.2- 8.0	108	6.4	5.0- 8.0	215	13.2	11.2-15.5
75+	1,212	767	63.1	59.6-66.5	40	3.0	2.1- 4.3	103	9.1	7.1-11.6	83	6.3	4.9- 8.1	219	18.4	15.8-21.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,380	786	58.0	54.7-61.3	56	4.7	3.4- 6.4	104	7.1	5.7- 8.9	119	8.2	6.5-10.3	315	22.0	19.3-24.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,168	2,125	67.8	65.7-69.8	228	7.9	6.8- 9.3	258	8.4	7.2- 9.8	236	7.2	6.1- 8.4	321	8.7	7.6-10.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,873	1,935	67.5	65.3-69.6	294	11.0	9.6-12.5	250	8.7	7.4-10.1	173	5.5	4.6- 6.5	221	7.4	6.2- 8.8
College Graduate	3,605	2,558	72.4	70.6-74.1	419	11.3	10.1-12.6	324	8.5	7.4- 9.7	167	4.3	3.6- 5.1	137	3.6	2.9- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,008	468	46.5	42.4-50.6	51	6.1	4.2- 8.8	70	6.1	4.5- 8.1	131	12.9	10.5-15.8	288	28.4	24.8-32.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,540	938	60.1	57.0-63.2	118	7.8	6.3- 9.6	140	8.5	7.0-10.4	129	8.6	7.0-10.6	215	14.9	12.7-17.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,269	857	67.0	63.7-70.1	121	9.4	7.6-11.5	126	10.0	8.1-12.2	78	6.8	5.1- 9.1	87	6.9	5.4- 8.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,560	1,114	70.9	68.0-73.6	149	10.4	8.6-12.6	132	8.2	6.6-10.2	83	4.9	3.8- 6.3	82	5.5	4.3- 7.1
$50,000-74,999	1,529	1,098	71.5	68.6-74.2	187	12.2	10.4-14.4	136	9.5	7.8-11.6	66	3.8	2.9- 5.0	42	2.9	1.9- 4.3
$75,000+	1,802	1,386	77.4	75.1-79.7	188	9.6	8.1-11.3	136	7.6	6.2- 9.1	59	3.5	2.6- 4.7	33	1.9	1.3- 2.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,429	1,523	45.0	42.9-47.1	226	7.1	6.1- 8.3	356	10.9	9.6-12.3	469	13.0	11.7-14.5	855	24.0	22.2-25.9
No	7,328	5,683	77.6	76.4-78.8	746	10.5	9.6-11.4	564	7.4	6.7- 8.2	213	2.8	2.4- 3.4	122	1.7	1.3- 2.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,534	1,075	70.6	67.8-73.3	114	7.6	6.2- 9.3	110	6.9	5.5- 8.7	78	5.0	3.8- 6.5	157	9.9	8.2-11.9
Non-Veteran	9,383	6,247	67.6	66.4-68.7	869	9.8	9.1-10.6	821	8.7	8.0- 9.4	612	6.1	5.5- 6.7	834	7.9	7.2- 8.6
Currently Serving	107	77	72.1	61.0-81.1	15	12.6	7.0-21.7	8	7.6	3.2-16.8	4	3.0	1.1- 8.3	3	4.7	1.3-15.0

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

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

Female

6,907

4,413

63.8

62.3-65.1

642

9.9

9.0-10.8

652

9.8

8.9-10.7

533

7.8

7.0- 8.6

667

8.8

8.0- 9.6

AGE

18-24

519

347

67.8

62.7-72.6

14.1

10.8-18.1

9.8

7.1-13.5

6.7

4.5- 9.9

1.5

0.8- 3.1

25-34

1,572

1,090

69.3

66.4-72.0

203

14.1

12.0-16.4

162

9.6

7.9-11.5

4.2

3.2- 5.6

2.9

2.0- 4.2

35-44

2,039

1,396

69.1

66.6-71.5

258

12.0

10.4-13.7

194

10.3

8.7-12.1

4.2

3.3- 5.4

4.4

3.4- 5.7

45-54

2,108

1,401

67.9

65.4-70.3

206

9.5

8.1-11.2

174

7.9

6.6- 9.4

141

6.3

5.2- 7.6

186

8.4

7.0-10.0

55-64

1,994

1,341

68.1

65.5-70.7

128

6.7

5.4- 8.3

139

6.4

5.2- 8.0

163

7.9

6.5- 9.5

223

10.9

9.2-12.8

65-74

1,552

1,036

68.2

65.3-71.0

5.8

4.5- 7.4

112

6.5

5.2- 8.0

108

6.4

5.0- 8.0

215

13.2

11.2-15.5

75+

1,212

767

63.1

59.6-66.5

3.0

2.1- 4.3

103

9.1

7.1-11.6

6.3

4.9- 8.1

219

18.4

15.8-21.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,380

786

58.0

54.7-61.3

4.7

3.4- 6.4

104

7.1

5.7- 8.9

119

8.2

6.5-10.3

315

22.0

19.3-24.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,168

2,125

67.8

65.7-69.8

228

7.9

6.8- 9.3

258

8.4

7.2- 9.8

236

7.2

6.1- 8.4

321

8.7

7.6-10.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,873

1,935

67.5

65.3-69.6

294

11.0

9.6-12.5

250

8.7

7.4-10.1

173

5.5

4.6- 6.5

221

7.4

6.2- 8.8

College Graduate

3,605

2,558

72.4

70.6-74.1

419

11.3

10.1-12.6

324

8.5

7.4- 9.7

167

4.3

3.6- 5.1

137

3.6

2.9- 4.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,008

468

46.5

42.4-50.6

6.1

4.2- 8.8

6.1

4.5- 8.1

131

12.9

10.5-15.8

288

28.4

24.8-32.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,540

938

60.1

57.0-63.2

118

7.8

6.3- 9.6

140

8.5

7.0-10.4

129

8.6

7.0-10.6

215

14.9

12.7-17.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,269

857

67.0

63.7-70.1

121

9.4

7.6-11.5

126

10.0

8.1-12.2

6.8

5.1- 9.1

6.9

5.4- 8.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,560

1,114

70.9

68.0-73.6

149

10.4

8.6-12.6

132

8.2

6.6-10.2

4.9

3.8- 6.3

5.5

4.3- 7.1

$50,000-74,999

1,529

1,098

71.5

68.6-74.2

187

12.2

10.4-14.4

136

9.5

7.8-11.6

3.8

2.9- 5.0

2.9

1.9- 4.3

$75,000+

1,802

1,386

77.4

75.1-79.7

188

9.6

8.1-11.3

136

7.6

6.2- 9.1

3.5

2.6- 4.7

1.9

1.3- 2.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,429

1,523

45.0

42.9-47.1

226

7.1

6.1- 8.3

356

10.9

9.6-12.3

469

13.0

11.7-14.5

855

24.0

22.2-25.9

7,328

5,683

77.6

76.4-78.8

746

10.5

9.6-11.4

564

7.4

6.7- 8.2

213

2.8

2.4- 3.4

122

1.7

1.3- 2.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,534

1,075

70.6

67.8-73.3

114

7.6

6.2- 9.3

110

6.9

5.5- 8.7

5.0

3.8- 6.5

157

9.9

8.2-11.9

Non-Veteran

9,383

6,247

67.6

66.4-68.7

869

9.8

9.1-10.6

821

8.7

8.0- 9.4

612

6.1

5.5- 6.7

834

7.9

7.2- 8.6

Currently Serving

107

72.1

61.0-81.1

12.6

7.0-21.7

7.6

3.2-16.8

3.0

1.1- 8.3

4.7

1.3-15.0

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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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