Because illness affects all aspects of women's lives, including their ability to work, to care for their families, and to participate in their communities, measuring limitations on usual activities is a good indicator of women’s overall health and quality of life.
What is the average number of days in the past 30 that women's activities were limited?
Research did not reveal any benchmark for the number of days out of the past 30 during which women have limited their activities, so the Report Card ranks, but does not grade, the states on this indicator.
Data Source: Days Activities were Limited in Past 30 Days (%), 2005
EXPLANATION:
This measure includes the mean number of days during the past 30 days that women in the non-institutionalized civilian population age 18 and older reported not being able to perform their usual activities due to poor physical or mental health.
SOURCE:
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, "Health-Related Quality of Life" available at http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/HRQOL/, (electronic database of annual trend data from the 1993-2005 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data (BRFSS), 2004, available at http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/brfss/index.asp, for selected health-related quality of life measures). The national number is the median of all 50 states and the District of Columbia.