BRFSS 2005 - Mecklenburg County: (During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*)

	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	30 days
North Carolina	17,108	13,700	81.3	80.5-82.0	855	5.6	5.1- 6.1	938	5.5	5.0- 5.9	884	4.4	4.0- 4.8	731	3.3	3.0- 3.6
-Mecklenburg County	876	709	81.4	77.8-84.5	56	7.7	5.5-10.7	48	5.2	3.6- 7.4	37	3.1	2.1- 4.4	26	2.7	1.6- 4.3
GENDER
Male	312	269	86.2	80.6-90.3	19	7.7	4.4-13.0	10	2.8	1.5- 5.4	9	1.5	0.7- 3.1	5	1.8	0.6- 5.0
Female	564	440	76.7	71.9-81.0	37	7.8	5.2-11.5	38	7.4	4.8-11.3	28	4.6	3.0- 6.9	21	3.5	2.1- 5.7
RACE
White	599	488	81.5	77.1-85.2	43	8.4	5.8-12.1	32	5.5	3.4- 8.8	23	2.9	1.8- 4.6	13	1.7	0.9- 3.1
Other	273	219	81.4	74.8-86.7	13	6.5	3.2-12.9	15	4.3	2.4- 7.5	13	3.2	1.7- 5.8	13	4.6	2.3- 8.9
AGE
18-44	346	282	80.9	74.8-85.8	24	9.0	5.5-14.4	21	5.8	3.3- 9.9	12	2.4	1.3- 4.4	7	1.9	0.8- 4.9
45+	521	419	81.8	77.9-85.2	32	6.4	4.4- 9.2	27	4.5	3.0- 6.8	24	3.7	2.4- 5.7	19	3.6	2.2- 5.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	226	170	74.5	65.7-81.7	15	10.6	5.4-19.8	19	7.0	4.2-11.5	9	2.8	1.2- 6.1	13	5.1	2.5-10.2
Some College +	648	537	84.1	80.4-87.2	41	6.6	4.7- 9.2	29	4.4	2.6- 7.3	28	3.2	2.1- 4.8	13	1.7	0.9- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	360	281	77.8	71.1-83.2	21	7.2	4.0-12.7	22	6.8	3.8-12.1	19	3.8	2.3- 6.4	17	4.3	2.3- 7.9
$50,000+	384	325	85.7	80.9-89.5	24	7.4	4.5-12.1	19	3.9	2.4- 6.3	12	2.2	1.2- 4.0	4	0.7	0.2- 1.8

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* Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.

^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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	Total Respond.^	None			1-2 days			3-7 days			8-29 days			30 days
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	17,108	13,700	81.3	80.5-82.0	855	5.6	5.1- 6.1	938	5.5	5.0- 5.9	884	4.4	4.0- 4.8	731	3.3	3.0- 3.6
-Mecklenburg County	876	709	81.4	77.8-84.5	56	7.7	5.5-10.7	48	5.2	3.6- 7.4	37	3.1	2.1- 4.4	26	2.7	1.6- 4.3
GENDER
Male	312	269	86.2	80.6-90.3	19	7.7	4.4-13.0	10	2.8	1.5- 5.4	9	1.5	0.7- 3.1	5	1.8	0.6- 5.0
Female	564	440	76.7	71.9-81.0	37	7.8	5.2-11.5	38	7.4	4.8-11.3	28	4.6	3.0- 6.9	21	3.5	2.1- 5.7
RACE
White	599	488	81.5	77.1-85.2	43	8.4	5.8-12.1	32	5.5	3.4- 8.8	23	2.9	1.8- 4.6	13	1.7	0.9- 3.1
Other	273	219	81.4	74.8-86.7	13	6.5	3.2-12.9	15	4.3	2.4- 7.5	13	3.2	1.7- 5.8	13	4.6	2.3- 8.9
AGE
18-44	346	282	80.9	74.8-85.8	24	9.0	5.5-14.4	21	5.8	3.3- 9.9	12	2.4	1.3- 4.4	7	1.9	0.8- 4.9
45+	521	419	81.8	77.9-85.2	32	6.4	4.4- 9.2	27	4.5	3.0- 6.8	24	3.7	2.4- 5.7	19	3.6	2.2- 5.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	226	170	74.5	65.7-81.7	15	10.6	5.4-19.8	19	7.0	4.2-11.5	9	2.8	1.2- 6.1	13	5.1	2.5-10.2
Some College +	648	537	84.1	80.4-87.2	41	6.6	4.7- 9.2	29	4.4	2.6- 7.3	28	3.2	2.1- 4.8	13	1.7	0.9- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	360	281	77.8	71.1-83.2	21	7.2	4.0-12.7	22	6.8	3.8-12.1	19	3.8	2.3- 6.4	17	4.3	2.3- 7.9
$50,000+	384	325	85.7	80.9-89.5	24	7.4	4.5-12.1	19	3.9	2.4- 6.3	12	2.2	1.2- 4.0	4	0.7	0.2- 1.8

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Healthy Days

During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*