BRFSS 2005 - Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes Counties: (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?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes Counties

Healthy Days

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
North Carolina	16,999	12,167	71.3	70.3-72.2	1,214	8.0	7.4- 8.6	1,417	8.6	8.0- 9.2	1,197	6.9	6.4- 7.5	1,004	5.2	4.8- 5.7
-Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	404	285	67.9	61.5-73.6	33	8.6	5.8-12.6	35	9.0	6.1-13.0	28	9.9	6.0-15.9	23	4.6	2.9- 7.4
GENDER
Male	149	114	73.5	62.5-82.3	12	7.9	4.0-15.2	10	6.7	3.1-13.9	8	9.5	3.7-21.9	5	2.4	0.9- 6.3
Female	255	171	62.5	55.2-69.3	21	9.3	5.9-14.3	25	11.1	7.3-16.5	20	10.3	6.3-16.6	18	6.8	4.0-11.3
RACE
White	375	262	65.3	58.6-71.4	31	9.1	6.1-13.5	34	9.9	6.7-14.4	27	10.7	6.4-17.2	21	5.0	3.1- 8.0
Other	28	22	88.8	72.0-96.0	2	4.6	0.9-20.7	1	1.0	0.1- 6.9	1	3.8	0.5-23.2	2	1.8	0.4- 7.5
AGE
18-44	134	74	59.1	48.2-69.2	18	10.3	5.8-17.5	18	11.8	6.9-19.6	16	14.6	7.6-26.1	8	4.2	2.0- 8.9
45+	267	208	75.9	69.4-81.3	15	7.1	4.1-11.9	17	6.4	3.8-10.4	12	5.6	3.0-10.2	15	5.1	2.8- 9.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	186	138	75.2	66.9-82.0	9	4.5	2.1- 9.2	14	7.8	3.9-14.7	11	6.9	3.6-12.8	14	5.7	3.1-10.3
Some College +	215	145	61.7	52.5-70.1	24	12.3	7.7-19.0	20	9.7	6.0-15.2	17	12.6	6.5-23.1	9	3.8	1.8- 7.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	272	193	68.1	60.0-75.3	19	6.8	4.1-11.0	19	7.8	4.4-13.3	22	11.7	6.5-20.2	19	5.6	3.3- 9.3
$50,000+	88	55	60.2	47.7-71.5	13	17.6	9.4-30.6	14	15.6	9.1-25.5	4	4.3	1.5-12.2	2	2.3	0.5- 8.9

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,999

12,167

71.3

70.3-72.2

1,214

8.0

7.4- 8.6

1,417

8.6

8.0- 9.2

1,197

6.9

6.4- 7.5

1,004

5.2

4.8- 5.7

-Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

404

285

67.9

61.5-73.6

8.6

5.8-12.6

9.0

6.1-13.0

9.9

6.0-15.9

4.6

2.9- 7.4

GENDER

Male

149

114

73.5

62.5-82.3

7.9

4.0-15.2

6.7

3.1-13.9

9.5

3.7-21.9

2.4

0.9- 6.3

Female

255

171

62.5

55.2-69.3

9.3

5.9-14.3

11.1

7.3-16.5

10.3

6.3-16.6

6.8

4.0-11.3

RACE

White

375

262

65.3

58.6-71.4

9.1

6.1-13.5

9.9

6.7-14.4

10.7

6.4-17.2

5.0

3.1- 8.0

Other

88.8

72.0-96.0

4.6

0.9-20.7

1.0

0.1- 6.9

3.8

0.5-23.2

1.8

0.4- 7.5

AGE

18-44

134

59.1

48.2-69.2

10.3

5.8-17.5

11.8

6.9-19.6

14.6

7.6-26.1

4.2

2.0- 8.9

45+

267

208

75.9

69.4-81.3

7.1

4.1-11.9

6.4

3.8-10.4

5.6

3.0-10.2

5.1

2.8- 9.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

186

138

75.2

66.9-82.0

4.5

2.1- 9.2

7.8

3.9-14.7

6.9

3.6-12.8

5.7

3.1-10.3

Some College +

215

145

61.7

52.5-70.1

12.3

7.7-19.0

9.7

6.0-15.2

12.6

6.5-23.1

3.8

1.8- 7.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

272

193

68.1

60.0-75.3

6.8

4.1-11.0

7.8

4.4-13.3

11.7

6.5-20.2

5.6

3.3- 9.3

$50,000+

60.2

47.7-71.5

17.6

9.4-30.6

15.6

9.1-25.5

4.3

1.5-12.2

2.3

0.5- 8.9

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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