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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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
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
GENDER
Male 271 93 36.4 29.7-43.7 130 47.4 40.3-54.6 36 12.7 8.7-18.2 3 0.7 0.2- 2.5 9 2.8 1.4- 5.7
Female 506 187 35.3 30.6-40.3 237 49.3 44.2-54.4 53 10.2 7.5-13.7 9 1.7 0.8- 3.6 20 3.5 2.1- 5.8
RACE
White 534 208 39.5 34.7-44.6 248 47.0 42.0-52.0 55 9.6 7.1-12.8 9 1.3 0.6- 2.8 14 2.6 1.5- 4.6
Other 238 71 28.3 21.7-36.0 116 51.5 43.4-59.5 34 15.1 10.1-21.9 3 1.1 0.3- 3.8 14 4.0 2.1- 7.6
AGE
18-44 343 110 32.5 26.7-38.9 158 47.4 41.0-53.8 56 15.2 11.3-20.1 6 1.3 0.5- 3.3 13 3.6 2.0- 6.4
45+ 429 167 39.4 34.2-44.9 207 49.9 44.4-55.4 33 6.7 4.5- 9.8 6 1.2 0.5- 2.9 16 2.7 1.6- 4.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 408 142 34.8 29.3-40.7 193 47.8 41.9-53.8 49 12.6 9.1-17.3 5 1.2 0.5- 3.1 19 3.6 2.1- 5.9
Some College + 365 137 37.1 31.3-43.2 173 49.4 43.3-55.5 39 9.6 6.7-13.5 7 1.3 0.5- 3.2 9 2.6 1.2- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 439 155 33.1 28.1-38.5 199 48.7 43.0-54.4 59 12.7 9.4-17.0 7 1.8 0.8- 3.8 19 3.7 2.2- 6.2
$50,000+ 135 42 30.5 22.3-40.1 72 54.9 45.2-64.3 15 11.9 6.8-19.8 3 0.6 0.2- 1.9 3 2.2 0.6- 7.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 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
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

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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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