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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Buncombe County

Fruits and Vegetables

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  Total
Respond.#
1 or more/day 1 or more/week 1 or more/month 1 or more/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,581 2,583 37.2 35.4-39.0 3,095 48.2 46.3-50.1 647 10.7 9.6-11.9 78 1.1 0.8- 1.6 178 2.8 2.3- 3.5
Buncombe County 408 184 42.8 37.2-48.5 172 43.5 37.9-49.3 43 11.0 8.0-15.1 4 0.9 0.3- 2.6 5 1.8 0.7- 4.4
GENDER
Male 156 64 38.6 30.4-47.7 63 42.0 33.5-51.1 22 14.7 9.5-22.0 3 1.6 0.5- 5.4 4 3.0 1.0- 8.1
Female 252 120 46.6 39.4-53.9 109 44.9 37.7-52.3 21 7.6 4.8-11.9 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 1 0.7 0.1- 4.8
RACE
White 362 163 42.6 36.7-48.7 155 43.8 37.8-49.9 36 11.0 7.8-15.4 4 1.0 0.3- 3.0 4 1.6 0.6- 4.4
Other 40 17 43.3 27.2-60.8 16 43.8 27.5-61.5 6 9.3 3.9-20.6 0 0.0 . - . 1 3.7 0.5-22.1
AGE
18-44 151 56 32.8 25.2-41.5 73 50.7 41.7-59.8 17 12.1 7.2-19.4 2 1.5 0.4- 5.8 3 2.9 0.9- 8.7
45+ 251 126 51.3 44.0-58.6 95 36.6 30.0-43.8 26 10.6 7.1-15.7 2 0.4 0.1- 1.8 2 1.0 0.2- 4.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 154 57 38.2 29.6-47.6 64 38.6 30.3-47.7 29 19.6 13.5-27.6 1 0.8 0.1- 5.7 3 2.7 0.8- 8.8
Some College + 250 126 46.3 39.0-53.7 105 46.1 38.7-53.6 14 5.5 2.9-10.0 3 1.0 0.3- 3.4 2 1.2 0.3- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 214 91 39.3 32.1-46.9 91 43.8 36.2-51.8 28 14.6 9.8-21.1 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 3 2.1 0.6- 7.1
$50,000+ 88 41 47.9 36.1-59.9 44 48.5 36.8-60.4 3 3.6 1.1-11.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Forsyth 461 172 36.2 31.2-41.7 223 48.0 42.7-53.4 49 11.6 8.4-15.7 8 1.5 0.6- 3.3 9 2.7 1.4- 5.2
Guilford 414 157 35.0 29.9-40.6 205 49.8 44.1-55.6 39 11.7 8.2-16.4 3 0.4 0.1- 1.4 10 3.0 1.5- 5.9
Henderson/Transylvania 471 221 42.1 36.5-47.9 202 46.0 40.1-52.0 29 8.6 5.6-13.1 3 0.4 0.1- 1.2 16 3.0 1.7- 5.0
Mecklenburg 441 177 35.6 30.4-41.1 212 52.1 45.9-58.2 45 10.6 7.4-14.8 4 1.0 0.3- 3.4 3 0.7 0.2- 2.7
Orange 432 196 39.7 33.4-46.3 195 49.7 42.5-57.0 28 7.8 5.1-11.9 6 1.3 0.5- 3.2 7 1.4 0.6- 3.2
Pitt 405 139 32.2 26.8-38.0 206 52.0 45.5-58.4 42 10.6 7.6-14.6 3 0.9 0.3- 2.9 15 4.3 2.1- 8.8
Randolph 413 125 25.8 20.7-31.5 227 59.6 52.9-65.9 44 11.3 8.1-15.4 6 1.0 0.4- 2.3 11 2.5 1.2- 5.1
Robeson 423 123 26.4 21.5-32.0 209 51.4 45.3-57.6 62 14.0 10.5-18.6 9 2.2 1.1- 4.2 20 5.9 2.7-12.4
Wake 428 175 38.4 33.1-43.9 201 47.7 42.2-53.3 40 11.0 7.8-15.4 4 1.1 0.4- 2.8 8 1.8 0.8- 4.1
Western NC 643 294 43.6 39.1-48.2 278 44.3 39.8-48.9 48 8.0 5.8-10.9 7 1.0 0.4- 2.4 16 3.1 1.7- 5.7
Piedmont NC 865 340 37.3 33.3-41.4 398 47.5 43.3-51.8 89 10.7 8.4-13.5 9 1.2 0.5- 2.8 29 3.3 2.1- 5.1
Eastern NC 777 280 35.8 31.8-40.0 367 48.5 44.2-52.8 89 11.3 8.9-14.3 12 1.3 0.7- 2.4 29 3.2 2.1- 4.8

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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