BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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	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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,150	748	68.7	65.0-72.1	81	7.9	5.8-10.7	100	8.5	6.3-11.3	102	7.8	6.2- 9.8	119	7.2	5.9- 8.9
GENDER
Male	408	295	73.2	67.0-78.7	31	8.9	5.5-14.2	21	6.3	3.3-11.9	30	6.5	4.4- 9.6	31	5.0	3.3- 7.5
Female	742	453	63.9	59.7-67.9	50	6.8	4.9- 9.4	79	10.7	8.2-13.8	72	9.1	6.9-11.8	88	9.5	7.5-11.9
RACE
White	682	462	69.1	64.0-73.7	53	9.4	6.5-13.4	64	9.9	6.9-14.1	43	5.9	4.1- 8.3	60	5.7	4.3- 7.6
African American	410	244	65.4	59.2-71.2	27	6.7	3.7-11.8	33	7.0	4.1-11.7	52	10.6	7.7-14.5	54	10.2	7.4-13.8
Other Minorities	54	40	81.1	68.0-89.7	1	1.0	0.1- 7.1	3	3.4	1.0-11.4	6	9.5	3.8-21.9	4	4.9	1.5-14.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	29	85.5	70.2-93.6	1	1.3	0.2- 9.2	1	1.9	0.3-12.5	5	10.9	4.0-26.2	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1
Non-Hispanic	1,113	719	67.7	63.9-71.3	80	8.3	6.1-11.2	99	8.8	6.6-11.8	97	7.6	6.0- 9.6	118	7.6	6.2- 9.4
AGE
18-24	37	29	72.2	51.2-86.6	2	5.3	1.3-18.9	3	16.9	5.5-41.5	3	5.6	1.7-16.9	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	126	95	74.6	63.0-83.5	12	13.1	6.0-26.3	12	6.7	3.6-12.2	3	2.6	0.8- 8.2	4	3.1	1.1- 8.5
35-44	177	128	75.7	68.0-82.1	12	6.0	3.3-10.8	21	9.7	6.0-15.2	9	5.5	2.5-11.7	7	3.1	1.3- 7.0
45-54	264	165	68.4	61.0-74.9	27	10.3	5.8-17.4	24	7.3	4.6-11.5	26	8.0	5.1-12.3	22	6.0	3.7- 9.6
55-64	241	152	63.9	56.6-70.7	12	6.2	3.4-11.1	19	8.0	4.9-12.9	22	8.7	5.2-14.2	36	13.2	9.0-18.9
65-74	171	99	61.2	52.5-69.2	14	8.2	4.6-14.2	13	6.1	3.4-10.8	19	10.7	6.6-16.9	26	13.9	8.9-21.0
75+	128	74	56.1	46.3-65.4	2	1.8	0.5- 7.0	8	5.7	2.7-11.8	20	19.1	12.2-28.7	24	17.3	11.4-25.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	227	123	59.6	51.0-67.7	8	5.0	1.4-16.1	16	6.1	3.5-10.4	28	12.9	8.5-19.2	52	16.4	12.0-22.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	429	278	68.0	61.3-74.0	29	9.5	5.8-15.4	42	9.7	5.9-15.5	45	7.5	5.2-10.9	35	5.3	3.5- 7.9
Some Post-H.S.	254	182	74.6	66.9-80.9	16	5.3	3.1- 9.0	22	10.0	5.4-17.8	16	5.0	2.9- 8.6	18	5.1	3.0- 8.7
College Graduate	238	164	72.1	65.3-78.0	28	10.6	7.1-15.5	20	6.4	4.0-10.2	13	6.5	3.4-11.8	13	4.4	2.4- 7.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	183	84	54.6	45.2-63.7	7	3.2	1.5- 7.1	20	8.7	5.4-13.9	28	15.1	9.4-23.2	44	18.3	13.0-25.2
$15,000- 24,999	226	136	59.3	49.5-68.4	16	9.2	4.4-18.2	21	12.2	5.9-23.5	29	11.3	7.1-17.4	24	8.0	5.0-12.7
$25,000- 34,999	153	94	63.4	52.0-73.5	15	13.5	6.2-26.7	16	8.1	4.6-14.1	18	9.9	6.0-16.1	10	5.1	2.2-11.0
$35,000- 49,999	136	104	79.1	70.3-85.7	10	5.8	3.0-10.7	10	6.3	3.1-12.2	4	3.2	0.8-12.0	8	5.7	2.7-11.9
$50,000-74,999	133	103	81.9	74.0-87.7	12	7.2	3.9-13.0	10	6.9	3.5-13.3	4	2.0	0.7- 5.6	4	2.0	0.7- 5.6
$75,000+	130	98	77.6	69.0-84.3	14	10.7	6.1-18.0	12	7.2	3.9-13.0	5	4.1	1.7- 9.8	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	451	187	44.7	38.6-50.9	29	9.0	5.2-15.2	43	8.7	6.2-12.2	87	18.6	14.6-23.4	105	19.0	15.2-23.4
No	671	535	79.9	75.2-83.9	51	7.5	5.2-10.8	57	8.6	5.7-12.9	15	2.5	1.4- 4.5	13	1.4	0.8- 2.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	157	107	67.0	56.3-76.1	12	12.9	6.0-25.7	8	3.6	1.7- 7.4	16	9.9	5.7-16.4	14	6.6	3.6-11.8
Non-Veteran	987	637	68.9	64.9-72.6	69	7.0	5.1- 9.6	92	9.4	6.9-12.7	86	7.4	5.7- 9.6	103	7.2	5.8- 9.1

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,150

748

68.7

65.0-72.1

7.9

5.8-10.7

100

8.5

6.3-11.3

102

7.8

6.2- 9.8

119

7.2

5.9- 8.9

GENDER

Male

408

295

73.2

67.0-78.7

8.9

5.5-14.2

6.3

3.3-11.9

6.5

4.4- 9.6

5.0

3.3- 7.5

Female

742

453

63.9

59.7-67.9

6.8

4.9- 9.4

10.7

8.2-13.8

9.1

6.9-11.8

9.5

7.5-11.9

RACE

White

682

462

69.1

64.0-73.7

9.4

6.5-13.4

9.9

6.9-14.1

5.9

4.1- 8.3

5.7

4.3- 7.6

African American

410

244

65.4

59.2-71.2

6.7

3.7-11.8

7.0

4.1-11.7

10.6

7.7-14.5

10.2

7.4-13.8

Other Minorities

81.1

68.0-89.7

1.0

0.1- 7.1

3.4

1.0-11.4

9.5

3.8-21.9

4.9

1.5-14.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

85.5

70.2-93.6

1.3

0.2- 9.2

1.9

0.3-12.5

10.9

4.0-26.2

0.4

0.1- 3.1

Non-Hispanic

1,113

719

67.7

63.9-71.3

8.3

6.1-11.2

8.8

6.6-11.8

7.6

6.0- 9.6

118

7.6

6.2- 9.4

AGE

18-24

72.2

51.2-86.6

5.3

1.3-18.9

16.9

5.5-41.5

5.6

1.7-16.9

0.0

. - .

25-34

126

74.6

63.0-83.5

13.1

6.0-26.3

6.7

3.6-12.2

2.6

0.8- 8.2

3.1

1.1- 8.5

35-44

177

128

75.7

68.0-82.1

6.0

3.3-10.8

9.7

6.0-15.2

5.5

2.5-11.7

3.1

1.3- 7.0

45-54

264

165

68.4

61.0-74.9

10.3

5.8-17.4

7.3

4.6-11.5

8.0

5.1-12.3

6.0

3.7- 9.6

55-64

241

152

63.9

56.6-70.7

6.2

3.4-11.1

8.0

4.9-12.9

8.7

5.2-14.2

13.2

9.0-18.9

65-74

171

61.2

52.5-69.2

8.2

4.6-14.2

6.1

3.4-10.8

10.7

6.6-16.9

13.9

8.9-21.0

75+

128

56.1

46.3-65.4

1.8

0.5- 7.0

5.7

2.7-11.8

19.1

12.2-28.7

17.3

11.4-25.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

227

123

59.6

51.0-67.7

5.0

1.4-16.1

6.1

3.5-10.4

12.9

8.5-19.2

16.4

12.0-22.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

429

278

68.0

61.3-74.0

9.5

5.8-15.4

9.7

5.9-15.5

7.5

5.2-10.9

5.3

3.5- 7.9

Some Post-H.S.

254

182

74.6

66.9-80.9

5.3

3.1- 9.0

10.0

5.4-17.8

5.0

2.9- 8.6

5.1

3.0- 8.7

College Graduate

238

164

72.1

65.3-78.0

10.6

7.1-15.5

6.4

4.0-10.2

6.5

3.4-11.8

4.4

2.4- 7.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

183

54.6

45.2-63.7

3.2

1.5- 7.1

8.7

5.4-13.9

15.1

9.4-23.2

18.3

13.0-25.2

$15,000- 24,999

226

136

59.3

49.5-68.4

9.2

4.4-18.2

12.2

5.9-23.5

11.3

7.1-17.4

8.0

5.0-12.7

$25,000- 34,999

153

63.4

52.0-73.5

13.5

6.2-26.7

8.1

4.6-14.1

9.9

6.0-16.1

5.1

2.2-11.0

$35,000- 49,999

136

104

79.1

70.3-85.7

5.8

3.0-10.7

6.3

3.1-12.2

3.2

0.8-12.0

5.7

2.7-11.9

$50,000-74,999

133

103

81.9

74.0-87.7

7.2

3.9-13.0

6.9

3.5-13.3

2.0

0.7- 5.6

2.0

0.7- 5.6

$75,000+

130

77.6

69.0-84.3

10.7

6.1-18.0

7.2

3.9-13.0

4.1

1.7- 9.8

0.4

0.1- 3.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

451

187

44.7

38.6-50.9

9.0

5.2-15.2

8.7

6.2-12.2

18.6

14.6-23.4

105

19.0

15.2-23.4

671

535

79.9

75.2-83.9

7.5

5.2-10.8

8.6

5.7-12.9

2.5

1.4- 4.5

1.4

0.8- 2.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

157

107

67.0

56.3-76.1

12.9

6.0-25.7

3.6

1.7- 7.4

9.9

5.7-16.4

6.6

3.6-11.8

Non-Veteran

987

637

68.9

64.9-72.6

7.0

5.1- 9.6

9.4

6.9-12.7

7.4

5.7- 9.6

103

7.2

5.8- 9.1

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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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