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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Buncombe County

Risk Factors

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*

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  Total
Respond.#
Less than once or never 1 to less than 3 times 3 to less than 5 times 5 or more times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,744 233 3.6 2.9- 4.3 2,201 35.7 33.9-37.6 2,591 37.1 35.3-38.9 1,719 23.6 22.1-25.2
Buncombe County 415 9 2.2 1.1- 4.3 117 31.0 25.8-36.7 153 35.8 30.6-41.2 136 31.0 26.0-36.6
GENDER
Male 160 6 3.1 1.4- 7.0 48 33.7 25.7-42.7 60 36.3 28.5-44.9 46 26.9 19.7-35.5
Female 255 3 1.4 0.4- 4.3 69 28.4 22.1-35.6 93 35.3 28.8-42.3 90 35.0 28.4-42.2
RACE
White 367 9 2.5 1.3- 4.9 102 29.6 24.2-35.7 132 36.1 30.6-42.0 124 31.8 26.4-37.7
Other 41 0 0.0 . - . 12 37.8 22.4-56.1 18 34.6 21.1-51.2 11 27.6 14.6-45.8
AGE
18-44 153 3 2.0 0.6- 6.1 47 34.5 26.0-44.0 62 38.6 30.3-47.6 41 24.9 18.2-33.2
45+ 256 6 2.5 1.1- 5.6 67 27.1 21.2-33.9 90 33.9 27.6-40.9 93 36.5 29.6-44.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 159 6 4.0 1.7- 8.7 58 39.8 31.4-48.9 55 30.6 23.3-39.0 40 25.6 18.2-34.8
Some College + 252 3 1.1 0.3- 3.6 56 24.4 18.2-31.9 97 39.3 32.5-46.6 96 35.2 28.6-42.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 217 4 1.9 0.7- 5.0 66 33.6 26.4-41.7 89 40.5 33.2-48.2 58 24.0 18.4-30.8
$50,000+ 89 2 2.8 0.7-10.5 17 18.3 11.2-28.5 30 34.6 24.4-46.5 40 44.3 32.8-56.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Forsyth 465 14 3.7 2.1- 6.5 135 30.0 25.4-35.2 181 36.5 31.6-41.8 135 29.7 24.9-34.9
Guilford 425 12 3.7 1.8- 7.2 127 33.5 27.9-39.5 170 37.3 32.0-43.0 116 25.5 20.9-30.8
Henderson/Transylvania 475 6 1.3 0.5- 3.5 125 32.8 26.9-39.2 167 32.1 27.2-37.5 177 33.8 28.7-39.3
Mecklenburg 448 9 2.5 1.2- 5.0 143 35.9 30.1-42.2 181 37.9 32.2-44.0 115 23.7 19.2-29.0
Orange 441 10 2.4 1.2- 4.8 118 27.7 22.3-33.7 180 38.0 31.9-44.4 133 32.0 24.4-40.6
Pitt 418 19 4.6 2.8- 7.5 138 32.9 27.7-38.5 174 39.8 33.9-45.9 87 22.8 17.9-28.5
Randolph 433 30 7.6 5.0-11.4 145 32.5 27.5-38.0 158 34.8 29.0-41.1 100 25.1 18.7-32.9
Robeson 443 26 5.1 3.3- 7.7 211 50.7 44.7-56.7 146 33.6 28.2-39.4 60 10.7 8.0-14.0
Wake 432 13 3.4 1.9- 6.1 135 34.4 29.0-40.3 174 37.0 31.8-42.5 110 25.2 20.7-30.4
Western NC 659 28 5.7 3.6- 8.7 201 31.8 27.6-36.2 272 38.3 34.1-42.7 158 24.3 20.5-28.5
Piedmont NC 888 24 2.9 1.7- 4.8 319 38.4 34.3-42.7 337 37.7 33.7-41.7 208 21.1 18.0-24.5
Eastern NC 802 33 3.8 2.6- 5.6 287 36.4 32.4-40.6 298 36.5 32.6-40.6 184 23.3 19.9-27.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the fruits and vegetables questions.

#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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