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Healthy Aging - Physically Unhealthy Days

Indicator Summary

 

Physically Unhealthy Days

  • This indicator measures the number of days out of the previous 30 days that a respondent’s physical health (including physical illness and injury) was not good.
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2009 State-by-State Report Card
Physically Unhealthy Days (mean number of days in past month)

Make Comparisons
Healthy People 2010 Targets
Does not include territories
Location Data C.I.† Rank ‡ Grade §
United States 5.3 (5.2 – 5.4) ~ ~
Alabama 6.5 (5.9 – 7.2) 49 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Alaska 4.6 (3.4 – 5.8) 8 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Arizona 4.6 (4.1 – 5.2) 8 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Arkansas 5.6 (5.0 – 6.2) 36 Middle Third (middle 33%)
California 5.6 (5.2 – 6.0) 36 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Colorado 4.5 (4.1 – 4.9) 4 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Connecticut 4.6 (4.1 – 5.0) 8 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Delaware 4.9 (4.3 – 5.6) 21 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
District of Columbia 4.5 (3.9 – 5.1) 4 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Florida 4.9 (4.4 – 5.3) 21 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Georgia 5.9 (5.3 – 6.5) 44 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Hawaii 4.3 (3.7 – 4.8) 1 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Idaho 5.3 (4.7 – 5.8) 32 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Illinois 6.4 (5.8 – 7.0) 48 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Indiana 5.6 (5.1 – 6.0) 36 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Iowa 4.4 (3.9 – 4.8) 2 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Kansas 4.8 (4.5 – 5.1) 17 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Kentucky 7.2 (6.6 – 7.9) 50 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Louisiana 6.1 (5.6 – 6.6) 45 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Maine 5.0 (4.6 – 5.5) 25 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Maryland 4.7 (4.3 – 5.2) 12 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Massachusetts 4.9 (4.6 – 5.3) 21 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Michigan 4.5 (4.1 – 4.9) 4 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Minnesota 4.5 (4.0 – 4.9) 4 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Mississippi 6.1 (5.7 – 6.5) 45 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Missouri 5.4 (4.8 – 6.0) 33 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Montana 4.6 (4.2 – 5.1) 8 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Nebraska 5.1 (4.7 – 5.6) 27 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Nevada 5.6 (4.8 – 6.5) 36 Middle Third (middle 33%)
New Hampshire 5.1 (4.6 – 5.6) 27 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
New Jersey 5.4 (4.9 – 5.8) 33 Middle Third (middle 33%)
New Mexico 5.6 (5.2 – 6.1) 36 Middle Third (middle 33%)
New York 5.5 (4.9 – 6.1) 35 Middle Third (middle 33%)
North Carolina 5.6 (5.1 – 6.2) 36 Middle Third (middle 33%)
North Dakota 4.7 (4.2 – 5.2) 12 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Ohio 5.6 (5.2 – 6.1) 36 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Oklahoma 5.8 (5.3 – 6.2) 43 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Oregon 4.8 (4.3 – 5.3) 17 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Pennsylvania 4.8 (4.4 – 5.2) 17 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Rhode Island 4.7 (4.2 – 5.2) 12 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
South Carolina 5.1 (4.6 – 5.5) 27 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
South Dakota 4.9 (4.5 – 5.4) 21 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Tennessee 6.2 (5.6 – 6.8) 47 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Texas 5.0 (4.5 – 5.5) 25 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Utah 5.2 (4.8 – 5.6) 31 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Vermont 4.7 (4.3 – 5.2) 12 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Virginia 4.8 (4.3 – 5.4) 17 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Washington 4.7 (4.4 – 5.0) 12 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
West Virginia 7.4 (6.7 – 8.0) 51 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Wisconsin 5.1 (4.4 – 5.8) 27 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Wyoming 4.4 (4.0 – 4.9) 2 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
   
Upper Third (top performing 33%) = Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Middle Third (middle 33%) = Middle Third (middle 33%)
Lower Third (lowest performing 33%) = Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
   
† A confidence interval (CI) describes the level of uncertainty of an estimate and specifies the range in which the true value is likely to fall. The State of Aging and Health in America online report uses a 95% level of significance, which means that 95% of the time, the true value falls within these boundaries. When comparing prevalence of variables across states or years, we recommend the use of confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals overlap, the difference is not statistically significant.
   
‡ Rankings are based on the relative numeric scores for each indicator, with a ranking of "1" indicating the highest rank.
   
§ Grades are calculated as tertiles (thirds) and show state performance relative to all other states.
   
~ Data not available.
   
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