Poor Mental Health Days Summary
Poor Mental Health Days
is the average number of days in the previous 30 days that a person
could not perform work or household tasks due to mental illness. The
data is collected by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and rely on the accuracy
of each respondent's estimate of the number of limited activity days
lost in the previous 30 days.
Table 35 displays the 2007 ranks, based on 2006 data
(Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention). The number of poor mental health days in the previous
30 days ranges from an average of 2.4 days in
South Dakota and
Minnesota to 4.0 or more days in
West Virginia,
Mississippi,
Oklahoma,
Kentucky,
Alabama and
Ohio. The average number of poor mental health days in the previous
30 days for the United States is 3.4 days and is up slightly from 3.3
days in the previous 30 days in 2006.
Oregon had the biggest decrease (0.7 days in the last 30 days) and
Ohio and
Oklahoma had the largest increase (0.7 days in the last 30 days)
since the 2006 Edition.
Poor
mental health days accent the fact that good health outcomes preclude
days in which mental health prohibits an individual from accomplishing
everyday activities.
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