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HEALTH STATUS MODULE

R3: At Risk For 8+ Days In Past 30 With Poor Mental Health, 2005

Respondents Who Reported 8 Or More Days In The Past 30 With Poor Mental Health, 2005

Population Subgroups

Number of Respondents

Number at Risk

Percent of Respondents at Risk

% Confidence Interval Lower Limit

% Confidence Interval Upper Limit

Totals

3938

374

9.8

8.6

11.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years)

18-24

209

27

14.2

8.8

19.6

25-34

494

58

11.1

8.3

14.0

35-44

713

78

10.0

7.7

12.2

45-54

857

101

11.0

8.6

13.3

55-64

642

53

7.9

5.7

10.1

65+

986

54

5.1

3.6

6.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sex

Female

2326

239

10.7

9.1

12.3

Male

1612

135

9.0

7.2

10.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Race

White

3746

343

9.6

8.3

10.8

American Indian

108

20

15.9

7.9

23.9

Other

59

6

8.2

1.0

15.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education

Less than H.S.

335

40

13.6

8.9

18.3

H.S. Grad

1139

123

10.9

8.6

13.2

Some College

1231

119

10.2

7.9

12.5

College Grad

1226

92

7.6

5.8

9.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income

0-14,999

331

62

15.3

10.9

19.7

15,000-24,999

620

75

14.9

10.6

19.2

25,000-49,999

1238

111

9.4

7.4

11.4

50,000-74,999

654

44

6.2

4.3

8.1

75,000+

582

39

7.8

4.7

10.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status

Divorced

387

59

15.4

11.4

19.3

Married

2399

192

7.9

6.7

9.1

Never Married

531

56

13.3

9.0

17.6

Separated

38

10

28.8

11.8

45.7

Unmarried Couple

63

13

18.9

7.7

30.0

Widowed

509

43

8.7

5.9

11.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employment

Employed

2567

233

9.6

8.1

11.1

Retired/Disabled

889

96

11.3

8.8

13.7

Student/Homemaker

379

32

8.5

4.9

12.2

Unemployed

91

12

12.6

4.7

20.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan

Don't Have Coverage

408

57

15.4

10.8

20.0

Health Coverage

3523

317

9.1

7.9

10.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asthma

No

3645

331

9.5

8.2

10.7

Yes

273

38

13.7

8.6

18.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Binge Drinkers

No

3319

294

8.7

7.6

9.9

Yes

583

76

14.6

10.7

18.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diabetes

No

3609

332

9.5

8.3

10.8

Yes

301

38

13.6

7.7

19.4

Yes, but only during pregnancy

27

4

16.2

0.0

32.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Activity

Insufficient PA

1485

144

9.9

8.0

11.8

Meet PA

1706

136

8.5

6.7

10.4

No PA

456

61

13.7

10.1

17.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hypertension

No

2835

254

9.5

8.1

10.9

Yes

1097

119

10.8

8.5

13.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Cholesterol

No

1987

169

8.3

6.8

9.8

Yes

1214

111

8.9

7.0

10.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Health

Excellent, Very Good, Good

3388

252

8.0

6.8

9.2

Fair, Poor

540

122

23.4

19.1

27.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight/Obese

No

1293

116

10.3

7.9

12.7

Yes

2487

238

9.4

8.0

10.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Provider

No

749

70

10.4

7.4

13.4

Yes, more than one

393

42

10.5

6.6

14.3

Yes, only one

2785

262

9.6

8.2

11.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Smokers

No

3173

244

7.7

6.5

8.9

Yes

751

129

18.4

14.8

21.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disability

No

3227

221

7.3

6.1

8.5

Yes

661

146

24.2

20.0

28.3


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

Characteristics

# of
respondents

#
at risk

Percent of
respondents
at risk

%
Confidence
Interval

Total

17703

1846

10.2

9.7-10.7

 

Race

White

16870

1714

10.0

9.5-10.5

Amer. Indian

524

93

16.9

13.3-20.5

Other

260

34

12.6

8.2-17.0


Table Type

Percentage with risk factor

Definition:

R3: At Risk For 8 Or More Days In Past 30 With Poor Mental Health; Respondents With 8 Or More Days In Past 30 With Poor Mental Health

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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