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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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?*

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	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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,176	937	81.2	78.0-84.1	37	3.9	2.5- 6.2	72	6.4	4.6- 9.0	71	4.7	3.6- 6.2	59	3.7	2.7- 5.0
GENDER
Male	420	354	84.3	78.6-88.7	14	4.2	2.0- 8.8	20	5.7	2.9-10.7	17	3.4	2.0- 5.9	15	2.4	1.3- 4.3
Female	756	583	78.1	74.4-81.4	23	3.7	2.3- 5.8	52	7.3	5.3-10.0	54	6.1	4.5- 8.2	44	4.9	3.5- 7.0
RACE
White	691	563	80.8	76.0-84.9	28	5.6	3.3- 9.4	35	6.6	4.0-10.9	41	4.8	3.3- 6.9	24	2.1	1.3- 3.4
African American	425	323	79.8	75.1-83.9	9	2.0	1.0- 4.0	33	6.1	4.1- 9.0	29	5.6	3.6- 8.6	31	6.5	4.3- 9.8
Other Minorities	53	45	91.0	79.7-96.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	6.9	2.3-19.1	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	3	1.7	0.5- 5.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	36	33	93.8	78.5-98.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.7	0.5-22.3	1	2.1	0.3-13.5	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1
Non-Hispanic	1,140	904	80.5	77.1-83.5	37	4.2	2.6- 6.6	71	6.6	4.7- 9.3	70	4.9	3.7- 6.5	58	3.9	2.8- 5.2
AGE
18-24	37	30	81.4	60.4-92.6	2	4.3	1.0-16.3	5	14.3	4.6-37.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	126	108	83.3	71.1-91.1	5	7.2	1.9-23.2	10	6.7	3.3-13.2	1	0.9	0.1- 6.4	2	1.8	0.4- 7.1
35-44	179	147	83.4	76.2-88.8	8	4.9	2.3-10.3	14	6.1	3.4-10.8	7	4.9	2.1-11.3	3	0.6	0.2- 1.8
45-54	269	207	80.2	74.3-85.1	13	4.3	2.4- 7.9	14	5.3	2.9- 9.6	23	6.6	4.1-10.5	12	3.5	1.8- 6.6
55-64	244	185	77.8	71.4-83.2	6	2.4	1.0- 5.7	9	3.7	1.7- 7.7	23	8.8	5.4-14.1	21	7.3	4.6-11.4
65-74	176	142	80.9	73.3-86.7	3	2.1	0.7- 6.5	11	5.5	2.8-10.8	8	3.9	1.9- 8.1	12	7.5	3.9-14.0
75+	138	112	81.4	72.7-87.8	0	0.0	. - .	9	6.1	3.0-12.2	9	5.8	2.9-11.2	8	6.7	2.9-14.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	238	176	77.9	71.1-83.4	2	0.8	0.2- 3.1	13	6.2	3.3-11.4	23	7.2	4.5-11.3	24	8.0	4.9-12.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	435	344	79.0	72.2-84.5	12	5.0	2.1-11.1	35	9.4	5.5-15.5	27	4.4	2.7- 7.1	17	2.3	1.3- 4.1
Some Post-H.S.	260	217	86.7	81.6-90.5	13	4.7	2.6- 8.4	9	2.7	1.3- 5.7	9	2.1	1.1- 4.2	12	3.8	2.0- 7.1
College Graduate	241	198	82.4	76.2-87.3	10	4.2	2.1- 8.0	15	5.4	3.1- 9.3	12	6.2	3.2-11.6	6	1.8	0.7- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	191	126	73.4	65.4-80.1	2	1.1	0.3- 4.2	14	5.0	2.8- 9.0	25	10.7	6.6-16.8	24	9.8	5.9-15.9
$15,000- 24,999	229	176	75.8	66.0-83.5	5	2.8	0.9- 8.2	19	12.1	5.9-23.0	15	4.6	2.5- 8.6	14	4.7	2.5- 8.6
$25,000- 34,999	157	125	76.7	64.9-85.4	6	8.3	2.6-23.7	12	8.2	4.3-15.1	11	6.0	3.0-11.8	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4
$35,000- 49,999	136	115	83.1	74.2-89.3	6	4.6	1.9-10.7	6	4.0	1.6- 9.2	7	6.5	2.7-14.6	2	1.9	0.5- 7.8
$50,000-74,999	133	113	87.1	79.9-92.1	7	4.4	2.0- 9.6	6	4.8	2.0-11.1	4	1.6	0.6- 4.3	3	2.1	0.7- 6.5
$75,000+	130	118	91.5	84.8-95.4	6	4.0	1.6- 9.2	4	2.8	1.0- 8.0	1	0.6	0.1- 3.8	1	1.2	0.2- 8.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	468	296	64.6	58.5-70.2	11	4.4	1.6-11.3	39	8.5	5.8-12.3	65	12.2	9.1-16.1	57	10.4	7.6-14.0
No	677	610	89.2	85.2-92.2	26	3.9	2.5- 6.0	33	5.6	3.3- 9.5	6	1.0	0.4- 2.3	2	0.3	0.1- 1.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	133	80.7	69.7-88.4	7	8.8	3.0-23.0	6	2.3	1.0- 5.6	10	4.5	2.3- 8.7	7	3.6	1.6- 8.0
Non-Veteran	1,006	797	81.2	77.7-84.2	30	3.0	2.0- 4.5	66	7.3	5.1-10.3	61	4.8	3.5- 6.5	52	3.7	2.7- 5.1

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,176

937

81.2

78.0-84.1

3.9

2.5- 6.2

6.4

4.6- 9.0

4.7

3.6- 6.2

3.7

2.7- 5.0

GENDER

Male

420

354

84.3

78.6-88.7

4.2

2.0- 8.8

5.7

2.9-10.7

3.4

2.0- 5.9

2.4

1.3- 4.3

Female

756

583

78.1

74.4-81.4

3.7

2.3- 5.8

7.3

5.3-10.0

6.1

4.5- 8.2

4.9

3.5- 7.0

RACE

White

691

563

80.8

76.0-84.9

5.6

3.3- 9.4

6.6

4.0-10.9

4.8

3.3- 6.9

2.1

1.3- 3.4

African American

425

323

79.8

75.1-83.9

2.0

1.0- 4.0

6.1

4.1- 9.0

5.6

3.6- 8.6

6.5

4.3- 9.8

Other Minorities

91.0

79.7-96.3

0.0

. - .

6.9

2.3-19.1

0.4

0.0- 2.5

1.7

0.5- 5.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

93.8

78.5-98.4

0.0

. - .

3.7

0.5-22.3

2.1

0.3-13.5

0.4

0.1- 3.1

Non-Hispanic

1,140

904

80.5

77.1-83.5

4.2

2.6- 6.6

6.6

4.7- 9.3

4.9

3.7- 6.5

3.9

2.8- 5.2

AGE

18-24

81.4

60.4-92.6

4.3

1.0-16.3

14.3

4.6-37.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

126

108

83.3

71.1-91.1

7.2

1.9-23.2

6.7

3.3-13.2

0.9

0.1- 6.4

1.8

0.4- 7.1

35-44

179

147

83.4

76.2-88.8

4.9

2.3-10.3

6.1

3.4-10.8

4.9

2.1-11.3

0.6

0.2- 1.8

45-54

269

207

80.2

74.3-85.1

4.3

2.4- 7.9

5.3

2.9- 9.6

6.6

4.1-10.5

3.5

1.8- 6.6

55-64

244

185

77.8

71.4-83.2

2.4

1.0- 5.7

3.7

1.7- 7.7

8.8

5.4-14.1

7.3

4.6-11.4

65-74

176

142

80.9

73.3-86.7

2.1

0.7- 6.5

5.5

2.8-10.8

3.9

1.9- 8.1

7.5

3.9-14.0

75+

138

112

81.4

72.7-87.8

0.0

. - .

6.1

3.0-12.2

5.8

2.9-11.2

6.7

2.9-14.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

238

176

77.9

71.1-83.4

0.8

0.2- 3.1

6.2

3.3-11.4

7.2

4.5-11.3

8.0

4.9-12.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

435

344

79.0

72.2-84.5

5.0

2.1-11.1

9.4

5.5-15.5

4.4

2.7- 7.1

2.3

1.3- 4.1

Some Post-H.S.

260

217

86.7

81.6-90.5

4.7

2.6- 8.4

2.7

1.3- 5.7

2.1

1.1- 4.2

3.8

2.0- 7.1

College Graduate

241

198

82.4

76.2-87.3

4.2

2.1- 8.0

5.4

3.1- 9.3

6.2

3.2-11.6

1.8

0.7- 4.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

191

126

73.4

65.4-80.1

1.1

0.3- 4.2

5.0

2.8- 9.0

10.7

6.6-16.8

9.8

5.9-15.9

$15,000- 24,999

229

176

75.8

66.0-83.5

2.8

0.9- 8.2

12.1

5.9-23.0

4.6

2.5- 8.6

4.7

2.5- 8.6

$25,000- 34,999

157

125

76.7

64.9-85.4

8.3

2.6-23.7

8.2

4.3-15.1

6.0

3.0-11.8

0.7

0.2- 2.4

$35,000- 49,999

136

115

83.1

74.2-89.3

4.6

1.9-10.7

4.0

1.6- 9.2

6.5

2.7-14.6

1.9

0.5- 7.8

$50,000-74,999

133

113

87.1

79.9-92.1

4.4

2.0- 9.6

4.8

2.0-11.1

1.6

0.6- 4.3

2.1

0.7- 6.5

$75,000+

130

118

91.5

84.8-95.4

4.0

1.6- 9.2

2.8

1.0- 8.0

0.6

0.1- 3.8

1.2

0.2- 8.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

468

296

64.6

58.5-70.2

4.4

1.6-11.3

8.5

5.8-12.3

12.2

9.1-16.1

10.4

7.6-14.0

677

610

89.2

85.2-92.2

3.9

2.5- 6.0

5.6

3.3- 9.5

1.0

0.4- 2.3

0.3

0.1- 1.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

133

80.7

69.7-88.4

8.8

3.0-23.0

2.3

1.0- 5.6

4.5

2.3- 8.7

3.6

1.6- 8.0

Non-Veteran

1,006

797

81.2

77.7-84.2

3.0

2.0- 4.5

7.3

5.1-10.3

4.8

3.5- 6.5

3.7

2.7- 5.1

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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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