BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)**: (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: Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)**

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
-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	752	538	70.5	65.7-74.9	51	8.8	5.7-13.3	58	7.4	5.4-10.2	55	7.0	5.0- 9.6	50	6.3	4.5- 8.8
GENDER
Male	259	204	76.3	67.7-83.1	15	8.6	3.8-18.6	11	4.4	2.2- 8.6	14	5.1	2.7- 9.4	15	5.6	3.1- 9.7
Female	493	334	65.8	60.0-71.2	36	8.9	5.8-13.4	47	9.9	6.9-13.9	41	8.4	5.8-12.2	35	7.0	4.6-10.3
RACE
White	668	479	70.0	64.9-74.6	46	9.0	5.7-13.9	52	7.4	5.3-10.3	50	7.1	5.1- 9.9	41	6.5	4.5- 9.2
Other	84	59	74.0	58.7-85.1	5	7.4	2.1-22.9	6	7.6	2.7-19.4	5	5.6	1.7-17.3	9	5.4	2.4-11.9
AGE
18-44	248	153	64.3	55.7-72.0	30	14.2	8.3-23.2	22	8.8	5.4-13.9	24	7.2	4.4-11.6	19	5.5	3.1- 9.6
45+	501	384	76.1	71.2-80.4	20	3.8	2.3- 6.2	36	6.3	4.2- 9.3	31	6.8	4.4-10.3	30	7.0	4.7-10.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	356	253	69.8	62.1-76.5	24	11.1	6.0-19.7	27	7.1	4.5-11.1	21	4.8	2.8- 8.0	31	7.2	4.6-11.0
Some College +	396	285	71.2	65.3-76.6	27	6.3	4.0- 9.8	31	7.7	4.9-11.9	34	9.2	6.1-13.7	19	5.5	3.3- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	474	328	69.2	63.5-74.3	31	7.3	4.7-11.3	43	9.7	6.8-13.5	39	7.8	5.3-11.5	33	6.0	3.9- 9.1
$50,000+	159	122	71.9	58.6-82.2	14	14.5	5.9-31.2	10	5.7	2.4-13.0	10	5.3	2.7-10.3	3	2.6	0.8- 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

-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

752

538

70.5

65.7-74.9

8.8

5.7-13.3

7.4

5.4-10.2

7.0

5.0- 9.6

6.3

4.5- 8.8

GENDER

Male

259

204

76.3

67.7-83.1

8.6

3.8-18.6

4.4

2.2- 8.6

5.1

2.7- 9.4

5.6

3.1- 9.7

Female

493

334

65.8

60.0-71.2

8.9

5.8-13.4

9.9

6.9-13.9

8.4

5.8-12.2

7.0

4.6-10.3

RACE

White

668

479

70.0

64.9-74.6

9.0

5.7-13.9

7.4

5.3-10.3

7.1

5.1- 9.9

6.5

4.5- 9.2

Other

74.0

58.7-85.1

7.4

2.1-22.9

7.6

2.7-19.4

5.6

1.7-17.3

5.4

2.4-11.9

AGE

18-44

248

153

64.3

55.7-72.0

14.2

8.3-23.2

8.8

5.4-13.9

7.2

4.4-11.6

5.5

3.1- 9.6

45+

501

384

76.1

71.2-80.4

3.8

2.3- 6.2

6.3

4.2- 9.3

6.8

4.4-10.3

7.0

4.7-10.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

356

253

69.8

62.1-76.5

11.1

6.0-19.7

7.1

4.5-11.1

4.8

2.8- 8.0

7.2

4.6-11.0

Some College +

396

285

71.2

65.3-76.6

6.3

4.0- 9.8

7.7

4.9-11.9

9.2

6.1-13.7

5.5

3.3- 9.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

474

328

69.2

63.5-74.3

7.3

4.7-11.3

9.7

6.8-13.5

7.8

5.3-11.5

6.0

3.9- 9.1

$50,000+

159

122

71.9

58.6-82.2

14.5

5.9-31.2

5.7

2.4-13.0

5.3

2.7-10.3

2.6

0.8- 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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