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HEALTH STATUS MODULE

R2: At Risk For 8+ Days In Past 30 With Poor Physical Health

Respondents Who Reported 8 Or More Days in the Past 30 With Poor Physical Health, 2005

Population Subgroups

Number of Respondents

Number at Risk

Percent of Respondents at Risk

% Confidence Interval Lower Limit

% Confidence Interval Upper Limit

Totals

3928

452

10.2

9.1

11.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years)

18-24

210

16

7.5

3.8

11.3

25-34

492

23

3.8

2.1

5.4

35-44

714

49

6.8

4.9

8.8

45-54

866

79

8.5

6.5

10.6

55-64

637

88

12.8

10.1

15.6

65+

971

192

20.2

17.4

23.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sex

Female

2327

297

11.9

10.3

13.4

Male

1601

155

8.4

7.0

9.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Race

White

3732

421

9.9

8.8

10.9

American Indian

109

20

17.2

8.7

25.7

Other

61

7

9.3

1.7

16.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education

Less than H.S.

330

71

19.6

14.6

24.6

H.S. Grad

1139

166

12.6

10.5

14.7

Some College

1229

129

9.2

7.4

11.0

College Grad

1223

85

6.5

4.9

8.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income

0-14,999

332

102

25.0

19.2

30.8

15,000-24,999

619

87

12.3

9.5

15.0

25,000-49,999

1226

115

8.9

7.1

10.7

50,000-74,999

655

41

5.4

3.7

7.1

75,000+

585

28

4.6

2.7

6.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status

Divorced

390

66

15.9

12.0

19.9

Married

2382

217

8.7

7.5

9.9

Never Married

532

50

8.2

5.2

11.1

Separated

37

4

17.9

1.8

34.0

Unmarried Couple

65

6

10.2

1.2

19.1

Widowed

510

109

22.9

18.9

26.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employment

Employed

2569

159

5.4

4.5

6.4

Retired/Disabled

879

215

25.6

22.3

28.9

Student/Homemaker

375

54

12.0

8.0

15.9

Unemployed

93

23

22.3

12.0

32.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan

Don't Have Coverage

412

51

9.9

6.8

13.0

Health Coverage

3508

401

10.2

9.1

11.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asthma

No

3639

385

9.4

8.4

10.5

Yes

269

61

17.9

12.8

22.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Binge Drinkers

No

3310

410

11.1

9.9

12.3

Yes

582

39

6.2

3.9

8.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diabetes

No

3602

363

8.8

7.8

9.9

Yes

298

87

28.8

22.9

34.7

Yes, but only during pregnancy

27

2

12.0

0.0

27.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Activity

Insufficient PA

1489

165

9.3

7.7

10.9

Meet PA

1695

140

7.8

6.3

9.3

No PA

452

118

24.9

20.3

29.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hypertension

No

2831

242

7.7

6.6

8.8

Yes

1091

208

18.3

15.8

20.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Cholesterol

No

1983

198

9.0

7.7

10.4

Yes

1208

193

15.1

12.9

17.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Health

Excellent, Very Good, Good

3396

197

5.6

4.6

6.5

Fair, Poor

523

253

45.7

40.9

50.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight/Obese

No

1291

122

7.5

5.9

9.1

Yes

2478

315

11.6

10.2

13.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Provider

No

752

49

6.0

4.0

8.1

Yes, more than one

391

68

15.0

11.0

18.9

Yes, only one

2772

334

10.9

9.6

12.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Smokers

No

3167

349

9.4

8.3

10.5

Yes

746

102

13.2

10.2

16.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disability

No

3223

184

5.5

4.5

6.4

Yes

656

261

37.7

33.4

41.9


Percent Of Respondents With 8 Or More Days In Past 30 With Poor Physical Health, 2004

Characteristics

# of
respondents

#
at risk

Percent of
respondents
at risk

%
Confidence
Interval

Total

17681

1942

10.1

9.6-10.6

 

Race

White

16848

1819

9.9

9.5-10.4

Amer. Indian

524

90

14.9

11.5-18.3

Other

257

23

7.7

3.9-11.5


Table Type

Percentage with risk factor

Definition:

R2: At Risk For 8 Or More Days In Past 30 With Poor Physical Health; Respondents With 8 Or More Days In Past 30 With Poor PhysicalHealth

Denominator:

All Respondents

 Abbreviations:

# at risk = Number within subpopulation with the risk factor

 

Percent at risk = Percentage of subpopulation with the risk factor

 

% Confidence interval = 95% confidence interval

 



 

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