BRFSS 2005 - 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?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
TOTAL	16,914	11,096	67.9	67.0-68.9	1,575	9.9	9.3-10.5	1,602	9.4	8.8-10.0	1,262	6.6	6.1- 7.1	1,379	6.2	5.8- 6.6
GENDER
Male	6,094	4,269	71.7	70.2-73.2	517	9.2	8.2-10.2	499	8.5	7.6- 9.4	342	5.1	4.4- 5.8	467	5.6	5.0- 6.3
Female	10,820	6,827	64.3	63.2-65.5	1,058	10.5	9.8-11.3	1,103	10.3	9.6-11.1	920	8.0	7.4- 8.7	912	6.8	6.3- 7.4
RACE
White	12,782	8,385	67.0	65.9-68.1	1,232	10.4	9.7-11.1	1,223	9.9	9.2-10.6	890	6.4	5.8- 7.0	1,052	6.3	5.9- 6.9
African American	2,944	1,883	67.1	64.8-69.3	242	9.2	7.8-10.8	292	9.2	7.9-10.7	265	7.6	6.6- 8.8	262	6.9	6.0- 8.0
Asian	114	78	69.4	58.9-78.3	21	15.8	9.8-24.3	10	10.5	5.4-19.5	4	3.9	1.3-11.2	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6
Native American	292	167	56.0	48.4-63.2	30	14.7	9.5-22.1	20	7.4	4.2-12.6	44	11.7	8.2-16.4	31	10.3	6.7-15.6
Other Minorities	726	547	80.5	76.7-83.8	45	5.0	3.4- 7.1	55	6.1	4.3- 8.5	51	5.2	3.7- 7.4	28	3.3	2.0- 5.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	879	648	78.7	75.1-81.8	63	5.7	4.1- 7.7	78	7.2	5.4- 9.5	57	5.5	4.0- 7.5	33	3.0	1.9- 4.7
-English Speaking	266	168	62.7	54.9-69.9	30	12.5	8.3-18.4	26	11.9	7.2-19.2	24	7.5	4.5-12.2	18	5.4	3.1- 9.2
-Spanish Speaking	613	480	83.2	79.4-86.4	33	3.7	2.4- 5.8	52	5.8	4.1- 8.1	33	4.9	3.3- 7.4	15	2.3	1.2- 4.5
Non-Hispanic	16,020	10,440	66.9	65.9-67.8	1,512	10.3	9.6-11.0	1,523	9.7	9.0-10.3	1,202	6.7	6.2- 7.2	1,343	6.5	6.1- 7.0
AGE
18-24	811	559	71.6	67.5-75.3	102	10.7	8.4-13.6	91	10.7	8.3-13.6	45	5.6	3.9- 8.0	14	1.4	0.7- 2.6
25-34	2,383	1,654	71.1	68.8-73.3	281	12.1	10.5-13.9	265	9.7	8.4-11.2	125	4.6	3.7- 5.6	58	2.5	1.8- 3.5
35-44	3,172	2,127	68.9	66.9-70.8	377	11.4	10.1-12.8	349	10.3	9.1-11.6	184	5.5	4.6- 6.6	135	3.9	3.2- 4.8
45-54	3,291	2,079	65.5	63.4-67.4	367	10.5	9.3-11.8	288	8.7	7.6-10.0	284	7.9	6.8- 9.0	273	7.5	6.5- 8.7
55-64	3,095	1,971	64.4	62.3-66.5	232	8.2	7.1- 9.5	297	9.7	8.5-11.0	256	7.9	6.8- 9.1	339	9.8	8.6-11.1
65-74	2,310	1,505	65.8	63.4-68.0	141	6.0	5.0- 7.2	179	8.2	6.9- 9.7	207	8.4	7.1- 9.8	278	11.6	10.2-13.3
75+	1,769	1,136	64.9	62.2-67.5	72	4.5	3.3- 6.0	125	6.7	5.5- 8.2	159	9.0	7.6-10.7	277	14.8	13.0-16.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,598	1,540	66.0	63.3-68.6	131	5.4	4.2- 6.9	212	7.5	6.2- 9.1	261	9.2	7.7-11.0	454	11.9	10.5-13.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,090	3,313	67.0	65.2-68.7	414	9.4	8.3-10.6	483	9.5	8.4-10.7	452	7.5	6.6- 8.4	428	6.7	5.9- 7.5
Some Post-H.S.	4,151	2,713	67.1	65.2-69.0	412	10.6	9.3-12.0	409	10.1	8.9-11.4	308	6.6	5.7- 7.5	309	5.6	4.9- 6.4
College Graduate	5,038	3,502	70.6	69.0-72.2	617	12.4	11.3-13.6	497	9.9	9.0-11.0	240	4.2	3.6- 4.9	182	2.9	2.4- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,994	984	55.2	52.1-58.2	116	7.0	5.4- 9.0	186	9.8	8.1-11.9	296	13.0	11.2-15.0	412	15.1	13.3-17.0
$15,000- 24,999	3,024	1,890	65.8	63.4-68.2	232	8.7	7.3-10.3	322	10.0	8.6-11.6	270	7.6	6.5- 8.9	310	7.9	6.8- 9.1
$25,000- 34,999	2,088	1,373	66.0	63.1-68.8	216	11.4	9.5-13.7	219	10.4	8.8-12.2	145	6.5	5.2- 8.1	135	5.7	4.6- 7.0
$35,000- 49,999	2,321	1,570	68.7	66.3-71.0	248	10.3	8.9-12.0	226	9.4	8.1-11.0	158	6.9	5.7- 8.4	119	4.6	3.7- 5.7
$50,000-74,999	2,234	1,585	72.7	70.3-74.9	255	11.1	9.6-12.9	214	8.9	7.6-10.4	99	3.7	2.9- 4.6	81	3.6	2.7- 4.8
$75,000+	2,789	2,055	74.5	72.5-76.4	347	11.8	10.5-13.3	239	8.7	7.4-10.1	94	3.2	2.5- 4.0	54	1.8	1.3- 2.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,189	2,178	43.7	41.8-45.6	400	8.8	7.7-10.0	606	12.5	11.3-13.9	846	15.9	14.6-17.3	1,159	19.1	17.8-20.5
No	11,264	8,558	76.4	75.4-77.5	1,148	10.5	9.7-11.3	961	8.4	7.7- 9.1	392	3.2	2.8- 3.6	205	1.5	1.3- 1.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,283	1,540	68.2	65.7-70.6	185	9.2	7.5-11.1	191	8.2	7.0- 9.7	145	5.8	4.8- 7.0	222	8.6	7.3-10.0
Non-Veteran	14,603	9,536	67.9	66.8-68.9	1,389	10.0	9.3-10.7	1,411	9.6	9.0-10.3	1,114	6.7	6.2- 7.2	1,153	5.8	5.4- 6.3

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

16,914

11,096

67.9

67.0-68.9

1,575

9.9

9.3-10.5

1,602

9.4

8.8-10.0

1,262

6.6

6.1- 7.1

1,379

6.2

5.8- 6.6

GENDER

Male

6,094

4,269

71.7

70.2-73.2

517

9.2

8.2-10.2

499

8.5

7.6- 9.4

342

5.1

4.4- 5.8

467

5.6

5.0- 6.3

Female

10,820

6,827

64.3

63.2-65.5

1,058

10.5

9.8-11.3

1,103

10.3

9.6-11.1

920

8.0

7.4- 8.7

912

6.8

6.3- 7.4

RACE

White

12,782

8,385

67.0

65.9-68.1

1,232

10.4

9.7-11.1

1,223

9.9

9.2-10.6

890

6.4

5.8- 7.0

1,052

6.3

5.9- 6.9

African American

2,944

1,883

67.1

64.8-69.3

242

9.2

7.8-10.8

292

9.2

7.9-10.7

265

7.6

6.6- 8.8

262

6.9

6.0- 8.0

Asian

114

69.4

58.9-78.3

15.8

9.8-24.3

10.5

5.4-19.5

3.9

1.3-11.2

0.4

0.1- 2.6

Native American

292

167

56.0

48.4-63.2

14.7

9.5-22.1

7.4

4.2-12.6

11.7

8.2-16.4

10.3

6.7-15.6

Other Minorities

726

547

80.5

76.7-83.8

5.0

3.4- 7.1

6.1

4.3- 8.5

5.2

3.7- 7.4

3.3

2.0- 5.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

879

648

78.7

75.1-81.8

5.7

4.1- 7.7

7.2

5.4- 9.5

5.5

4.0- 7.5

3.0

1.9- 4.7

-English Speaking

266

168

62.7

54.9-69.9

12.5

8.3-18.4

11.9

7.2-19.2

7.5

4.5-12.2

5.4

3.1- 9.2

-Spanish Speaking

613

480

83.2

79.4-86.4

3.7

2.4- 5.8

5.8

4.1- 8.1

4.9

3.3- 7.4

2.3

1.2- 4.5

Non-Hispanic

16,020

10,440

66.9

65.9-67.8

1,512

10.3

9.6-11.0

1,523

9.7

9.0-10.3

1,202

6.7

6.2- 7.2

1,343

6.5

6.1- 7.0

AGE

18-24

811

559

71.6

67.5-75.3

102

10.7

8.4-13.6

10.7

8.3-13.6

5.6

3.9- 8.0

1.4

0.7- 2.6

25-34

2,383

1,654

71.1

68.8-73.3

281

12.1

10.5-13.9

265

9.7

8.4-11.2

125

4.6

3.7- 5.6

2.5

1.8- 3.5

35-44

3,172

2,127

68.9

66.9-70.8

377

11.4

10.1-12.8

349

10.3

9.1-11.6

184

5.5

4.6- 6.6

135

3.9

3.2- 4.8

45-54

3,291

2,079

65.5

63.4-67.4

367

10.5

9.3-11.8

288

8.7

7.6-10.0

284

7.9

6.8- 9.0

273

7.5

6.5- 8.7

55-64

3,095

1,971

64.4

62.3-66.5

232

8.2

7.1- 9.5

297

9.7

8.5-11.0

256

7.9

6.8- 9.1

339

9.8

8.6-11.1

65-74

2,310

1,505

65.8

63.4-68.0

141

6.0

5.0- 7.2

179

8.2

6.9- 9.7

207

8.4

7.1- 9.8

278

11.6

10.2-13.3

75+

1,769

1,136

64.9

62.2-67.5

4.5

3.3- 6.0

125

6.7

5.5- 8.2

159

9.0

7.6-10.7

277

14.8

13.0-16.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,598

1,540

66.0

63.3-68.6

131

5.4

4.2- 6.9

212

7.5

6.2- 9.1

261

9.2

7.7-11.0

454

11.9

10.5-13.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,090

3,313

67.0

65.2-68.7

414

9.4

8.3-10.6

483

9.5

8.4-10.7

452

7.5

6.6- 8.4

428

6.7

5.9- 7.5

Some Post-H.S.

4,151

2,713

67.1

65.2-69.0

412

10.6

9.3-12.0

409

10.1

8.9-11.4

308

6.6

5.7- 7.5

309

5.6

4.9- 6.4

College Graduate

5,038

3,502

70.6

69.0-72.2

617

12.4

11.3-13.6

497

9.9

9.0-11.0

240

4.2

3.6- 4.9

182

2.9

2.4- 3.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,994

984

55.2

52.1-58.2

116

7.0

5.4- 9.0

186

9.8

8.1-11.9

296

13.0

11.2-15.0

412

15.1

13.3-17.0

$15,000- 24,999

3,024

1,890

65.8

63.4-68.2

232

8.7

7.3-10.3

322

10.0

8.6-11.6

270

7.6

6.5- 8.9

310

7.9

6.8- 9.1

$25,000- 34,999

2,088

1,373

66.0

63.1-68.8

216

11.4

9.5-13.7

219

10.4

8.8-12.2

145

6.5

5.2- 8.1

135

5.7

4.6- 7.0

$35,000- 49,999

2,321

1,570

68.7

66.3-71.0

248

10.3

8.9-12.0

226

9.4

8.1-11.0

158

6.9

5.7- 8.4

119

4.6

3.7- 5.7

$50,000-74,999

2,234

1,585

72.7

70.3-74.9

255

11.1

9.6-12.9

214

8.9

7.6-10.4

3.7

2.9- 4.6

3.6

2.7- 4.8

$75,000+

2,789

2,055

74.5

72.5-76.4

347

11.8

10.5-13.3

239

8.7

7.4-10.1

3.2

2.5- 4.0

1.8

1.3- 2.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,189

2,178

43.7

41.8-45.6

400

8.8

7.7-10.0

606

12.5

11.3-13.9

846

15.9

14.6-17.3

1,159

19.1

17.8-20.5

11,264

8,558

76.4

75.4-77.5

1,148

10.5

9.7-11.3

961

8.4

7.7- 9.1

392

3.2

2.8- 3.6

205

1.5

1.3- 1.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,283

1,540

68.2

65.7-70.6

185

9.2

7.5-11.1

191

8.2

7.0- 9.7

145

5.8

4.8- 7.0

222

8.6

7.3-10.0

Non-Veteran

14,603

9,536

67.9

66.8-68.9

1,389

10.0

9.3-10.7

1,411

9.6

9.0-10.3

1,114

6.7

6.2- 7.2

1,153

5.8

5.4- 6.3

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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.

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