Days Activities were Limited in Past 30 Days (days)
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 own perceptions of their overall health and quality of life.
What is the average number of days in the past 30 during which women limited their activities?
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.
| State | State Overall Data | State Grade | State Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3.4 | 51 | |
| Alaska | 2.2 | 19 | |
| Arizona | 2.6 | 35 | |
| Arkansas | 2.7 | 37 | |
| California | 2.7 | 37 | |
| Colorado | 2.1 | 12 | |
| Connecticut | 2.1 | 12 | |
| Delaware | 2.0 | 7 | |
| District of Columbia | 1.8 | 4 | |
| Florida | 2.6 | 35 | |
| Georgia | 2.0 | 7 | |
| Hawaii | 1.8 | 4 | |
| Idaho | 2.7 | 37 | |
| Illinois | 2.4 | 26 | |
| Indiana | 2.5 | 28 | |
| Iowa | 1.6 | 1 | |
| Kansas | 2.0 | 7 | |
| Kentucky | 3.3 | 50 | |
| Louisiana | 2.9 | 45 | |
| Maine | 2.5 | 28 | |
| Maryland | 2.1 | 12 | |
| Massachusetts | 2.2 | 19 | |
| Michigan | 2.5 | 28 | |
| Minnesota | 2.0 | 7 | |
| Mississippi | 3.0 | 46 | |
| Missouri | 2.7 | 37 | |
| Montana | 2.3 | 22 | |
| Nebraska | 1.9 | 6 | |
| Nevada | 2.5 | 28 | |
| New Hampshire | 2.0 | 7 | |
| New Jersey | 2.1 | 12 | |
| New Mexico | 2.4 | 26 | |
| New York | 2.5 | 28 | |
| North Carolina | 2.7 | 37 | |
| North Dakota | 1.6 | 1 | |
| Ohio | 2.8 | 44 | |
| Oklahoma | 3.0 | 46 | |
| Oregon | 2.3 | 22 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2.5 | 28 | |
| Rhode Island | 2.3 | 22 | |
| South Carolina | 2.7 | 37 | |
| South Dakota | 1.6 | 1 | |
| Tennessee | 3.2 | 49 | |
| Texas | 2.7 | 37 | |
| Utah | 2.2 | 19 | |
| Vermont | 2.1 | 12 | |
| Virginia | 2.1 | 12 | |
| Washington | 2.5 | 28 | |
| West Virginia | 3.1 | 48 | |
| Wisconsin | 2.1 | 12 | |
| Wyoming | 2.3 | 22 |
Data Source: Days Activities were Limited in Past 30 Days (%), 2009.
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: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data (BRFSS), 2009, available at http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/brfss/index.asp, analyzed by Quality Resource Systems, Inc.
