Table 1 Responses to CDC scale items
From: Adolescent distinctions between quality of life and self-rated health in quality of life research
| Â | Southern Sample | Midwestern Sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
HRQOL item | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
Self-rated health | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Excellent | 1,088 | 19.96 | 22 | 15.7 |
   Very good | 1,652 | 30.30 | 39 | 27.9 |
   Good | 1,927 | 35.34 | 53 | 37.9 |
   Fair | 706 | 12.95 | 23 | 16.4 |
   Poor | 79 | 1.45 | 3 | 2.1 |
Number of days physical health not good in past 30 days | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   0 | 2,229 | 40.41 | 48 | 34.3 |
   1–2 | 1,739 | 31.53 | 51 | 36.5 |
   3–5 | 917 | 16.62 | 24 | 17.2 |
   6–9 | 339 | 6.15 | 9 | 6.4 |
   10–19 | 160 | 2.90 | 3 | 2.1 |
   20–29 | 41 | 0.74 | 2 | 1.4 |
   30 | 91 | 1.65 | 3 | 2.1 |
Number of days mental health not good in past 30 days | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   0 | 2,063 | 37.39 | 40 | 28.6 |
   1–2 | 1,323 | 23.98 | 35 | 25.0 |
   3–5 | 841 | 15.24 | 21 | 15.0 |
   6–9 | 424 | 7.68 | 15 | 10.7 |
   10–19 | 447 | 8.10 | 14 | 10.0 |
   20–29 | 166 | 3.01 | 10 | 7.1 |
   30 | 254 | 4.60 | 5 | 3.6 |