BRFSS 2004 - Western 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: Western 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
North Carolina	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
-Western NC	1,604	1,041	65.0	62.0-67.9	128	7.7	6.3- 9.3	135	8.6	7.0-10.5	121	7.2	5.7- 9.1	179	11.5	9.6-13.7
GENDER
Male	606	425	68.7	64.0-73.2	48	7.0	5.1- 9.6	43	7.7	5.5-10.7	22	4.9	2.9- 8.2	68	11.6	8.7-15.4
Female	998	616	61.4	57.7-65.1	80	8.3	6.5-10.6	92	9.4	7.4-12.0	99	9.4	7.5-11.8	111	11.4	9.1-14.1
RACE
White	1,424	921	64.7	61.6-67.7	118	8.1	6.6- 9.9	117	8.8	7.1-10.9	105	6.7	5.3- 8.4	163	11.7	9.7-14.0
African American	72	48	65.1	50.9-77.1	5	6.1	2.2-15.7	5	7.4	2.0-23.2	6	10.0	4.2-21.7	8	11.4	5.2-23.2
Other Minorities	3	2	72.0	17.6-96.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	28.0	3.1-82.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	89	59	75.1	64.3-83.5	14	10.7	5.7-19.2	10	6.0	3.0-11.7	4	6.7	2.5-16.5	2	1.5	0.3- 7.2
25-34	207	144	64.4	55.1-72.7	22	10.4	6.3-16.6	24	12.1	7.4-19.3	15	11.2	5.9-20.5	2	1.9	0.5- 7.2
35-44	295	194	66.0	59.2-72.2	31	9.7	6.6-14.1	28	11.0	7.1-16.5	20	4.8	2.9- 7.7	22	8.5	5.1-14.0
45-54	301	181	60.6	53.4-67.3	30	8.2	5.5-12.3	31	9.8	6.6-14.5	23	6.1	3.6-10.2	36	15.3	10.2-22.3
55-64	276	175	61.4	54.0-68.3	18	7.2	4.3-12.0	14	5.8	2.8-11.4	30	9.1	5.9-13.8	39	16.5	11.5-23.3
65-74	244	162	68.7	61.5-75.2	11	4.9	2.5- 9.3	16	5.0	2.9- 8.4	21	8.9	5.3-14.6	34	12.5	8.5-18.0
75+	186	120	64.3	55.3-72.4	2	0.9	0.2- 4.7	12	8.9	4.8-15.9	8	3.3	1.5- 7.0	44	22.7	15.9-31.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	291	162	58.7	51.3-65.8	8	3.2	1.5- 6.7	23	5.7	3.6- 8.9	30	11.6	7.1-18.6	68	20.8	15.5-27.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	475	313	64.7	59.0-70.1	37	8.0	5.4-11.5	38	9.1	6.2-13.2	38	7.6	5.1-11.1	49	10.6	7.2-15.2
Some Post-H.S.	421	283	66.3	60.5-71.7	44	9.2	6.5-12.8	30	7.7	4.9-11.7	28	5.8	3.7- 9.0	36	11.0	7.5-15.9
College Graduate	414	282	69.0	63.5-74.0	39	9.3	6.5-12.9	43	11.3	8.0-15.7	25	5.0	3.2- 7.6	25	5.5	3.6- 8.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	209	97	44.7	35.7-54.1	12	4.4	2.2- 8.8	16	6.3	3.1-12.3	26	14.2	8.3-23.3	58	30.4	21.9-40.4
$15,000- 24,999	297	182	60.7	53.5-67.4	19	5.6	3.4- 9.1	27	8.5	5.4-13.1	34	10.7	6.9-16.2	35	14.6	9.9-20.9
$25,000- 34,999	223	157	70.5	62.7-77.2	15	5.9	3.4-10.1	18	7.3	4.1-12.6	15	9.1	5.0-15.8	18	7.2	4.1-12.5
$35,000- 49,999	220	151	67.7	59.8-74.8	21	9.6	6.0-15.2	15	7.8	4.0-14.5	17	6.0	3.5-10.1	16	8.9	5.1-15.0
$50,000-74,999	183	125	66.5	57.8-74.2	27	12.7	8.2-19.1	17	12.6	7.7-20.1	9	3.8	1.7- 8.0	5	4.4	1.5-12.3
$75,000+	146	115	77.9	69.4-84.5	11	7.9	4.3-14.0	13	9.6	5.3-17.0	3	2.2	0.7- 7.1	4	2.4	0.8- 6.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	559	231	40.3	35.4-45.5	28	4.5	2.9- 7.0	61	11.4	8.5-15.1	85	13.9	10.7-18.0	154	29.8	25.0-35.1
No	1,008	783	77.1	73.7-80.2	96	9.0	7.2-11.3	73	7.4	5.6- 9.8	35	4.0	2.6- 6.1	21	2.4	1.4- 4.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	222	151	64.2	55.5-72.0	12	5.5	2.9-10.3	14	7.7	4.1-14.0	14	7.4	3.6-14.6	31	15.2	9.7-23.2
Non-Veteran	1,374	886	65.3	62.1-68.3	113	8.1	6.6- 9.9	120	8.6	7.0-10.6	107	7.2	5.7- 9.1	148	10.8	8.9-13.1
Currently Serving	5	1	20.6	2.3-74.1	3	25.4	4.7-70.1	1	54.0	11.1-91.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-Western NC

1,604

1,041

65.0

62.0-67.9

128

7.7

6.3- 9.3

135

8.6

7.0-10.5

121

7.2

5.7- 9.1

179

11.5

9.6-13.7

GENDER

Male

606

425

68.7

64.0-73.2

7.0

5.1- 9.6

7.7

5.5-10.7

4.9

2.9- 8.2

11.6

8.7-15.4

Female

998

616

61.4

57.7-65.1

8.3

6.5-10.6

9.4

7.4-12.0

9.4

7.5-11.8

111

11.4

9.1-14.1

RACE

White

1,424

921

64.7

61.6-67.7

118

8.1

6.6- 9.9

117

8.8

7.1-10.9

105

6.7

5.3- 8.4

163

11.7

9.7-14.0

African American

65.1

50.9-77.1

6.1

2.2-15.7

7.4

2.0-23.2

10.0

4.2-21.7

11.4

5.2-23.2

Other Minorities

72.0

17.6-96.9

0.0

. - .

28.0

3.1-82.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

75.1

64.3-83.5

10.7

5.7-19.2

6.0

3.0-11.7

6.7

2.5-16.5

1.5

0.3- 7.2

25-34

207

144

64.4

55.1-72.7

10.4

6.3-16.6

12.1

7.4-19.3

11.2

5.9-20.5

1.9

0.5- 7.2

35-44

295

194

66.0

59.2-72.2

9.7

6.6-14.1

11.0

7.1-16.5

4.8

2.9- 7.7

8.5

5.1-14.0

45-54

301

181

60.6

53.4-67.3

8.2

5.5-12.3

9.8

6.6-14.5

6.1

3.6-10.2

15.3

10.2-22.3

55-64

276

175

61.4

54.0-68.3

7.2

4.3-12.0

5.8

2.8-11.4

9.1

5.9-13.8

16.5

11.5-23.3

65-74

244

162

68.7

61.5-75.2

4.9

2.5- 9.3

5.0

2.9- 8.4

8.9

5.3-14.6

12.5

8.5-18.0

75+

186

120

64.3

55.3-72.4

0.9

0.2- 4.7

8.9

4.8-15.9

3.3

1.5- 7.0

22.7

15.9-31.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

291

162

58.7

51.3-65.8

3.2

1.5- 6.7

5.7

3.6- 8.9

11.6

7.1-18.6

20.8

15.5-27.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

475

313

64.7

59.0-70.1

8.0

5.4-11.5

9.1

6.2-13.2

7.6

5.1-11.1

10.6

7.2-15.2

Some Post-H.S.

421

283

66.3

60.5-71.7

9.2

6.5-12.8

7.7

4.9-11.7

5.8

3.7- 9.0

11.0

7.5-15.9

College Graduate

414

282

69.0

63.5-74.0

9.3

6.5-12.9

11.3

8.0-15.7

5.0

3.2- 7.6

5.5

3.6- 8.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

209

44.7

35.7-54.1

4.4

2.2- 8.8

6.3

3.1-12.3

14.2

8.3-23.3

30.4

21.9-40.4

$15,000- 24,999

297

182

60.7

53.5-67.4

5.6

3.4- 9.1

8.5

5.4-13.1

10.7

6.9-16.2

14.6

9.9-20.9

$25,000- 34,999

223

157

70.5

62.7-77.2

5.9

3.4-10.1

7.3

4.1-12.6

9.1

5.0-15.8

7.2

4.1-12.5

$35,000- 49,999

220

151

67.7

59.8-74.8

9.6

6.0-15.2

7.8

4.0-14.5

6.0

3.5-10.1

8.9

5.1-15.0

$50,000-74,999

183

125

66.5

57.8-74.2

12.7

8.2-19.1

12.6

7.7-20.1

3.8

1.7- 8.0

4.4

1.5-12.3

$75,000+

146

115

77.9

69.4-84.5

7.9

4.3-14.0

9.6

5.3-17.0

2.2

0.7- 7.1

2.4

0.8- 6.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

559

231

40.3

35.4-45.5

4.5

2.9- 7.0

11.4

8.5-15.1

13.9

10.7-18.0

154

29.8

25.0-35.1

1,008

783

77.1

73.7-80.2

9.0

7.2-11.3

7.4

5.6- 9.8

4.0

2.6- 6.1

2.4

1.4- 4.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

222

151

64.2

55.5-72.0

5.5

2.9-10.3

7.7

4.1-14.0

7.4

3.6-14.6

15.2

9.7-23.2

Non-Veteran

1,374

886

65.3

62.1-68.3

113

8.1

6.6- 9.9

120

8.6

7.0-10.6

107

7.2

5.7- 9.1

148

10.8

8.9-13.1

Currently Serving

20.6

2.3-74.1

25.4

4.7-70.1

54.0

11.1-91.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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