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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 6,589 2,498 38.2 36.4-40.0 2,520 39.2 37.4-41.1 768 11.2 10.1-12.4 120 1.8 1.4- 2.3 683 9.6 8.6-10.7
Eastern NC 784 302 38.5 34.4-42.7 302 40.9 36.7-45.2 84 9.9 7.7-12.6 14 1.7 0.9- 3.2 82 9.1 7.1-11.5
GENDER
Male 276 106 39.7 33.0-46.8 105 39.7 32.8-47.0 36 12.1 8.5-17.0 5 2.1 0.8- 5.6 24 6.4 4.1- 9.9
Female 508 196 37.4 32.6-42.5 197 41.9 36.8-47.1 48 8.1 5.8-11.1 9 1.4 0.6- 2.9 58 11.2 8.4-14.8
RACE
White 536 198 36.6 31.9-41.5 204 40.8 35.9-45.8 61 10.6 8.0-13.9 13 2.4 1.2- 4.7 60 9.6 7.3-12.7
Other 243 101 41.9 34.2-49.9 97 41.4 33.6-49.7 22 8.4 5.0-13.7 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8 22 8.0 5.0-12.6
AGE
18-44 349 127 36.4 30.5-42.7 156 46.5 40.2-52.9 36 9.7 6.7-13.8 6 1.7 0.6- 4.3 24 5.8 3.7- 8.9
45+ 428 173 41.1 35.8-46.6 142 33.8 28.7-39.2 47 10.1 7.3-13.8 8 1.8 0.8- 4.0 58 13.3 10.0-17.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 417 146 35.4 30.0-41.2 158 40.6 34.8-46.7 51 10.8 7.8-14.8 7 1.9 0.7- 4.7 55 11.3 8.4-14.9
Some College + 363 153 41.7 35.7-47.9 143 41.4 35.5-47.7 33 8.9 6.1-12.8 7 1.5 0.7- 3.3 27 6.5 4.1-10.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 443 177 41.0 35.6-46.7 162 39.6 34.1-45.3 46 8.3 5.8-11.5 8 1.6 0.6- 4.0 50 9.6 7.0-12.9
$50,000+ 136 46 30.5 22.5-40.0 63 48.8 39.2-58.4 19 14.8 9.1-23.1 1 0.9 0.1- 5.8 7 5.1 2.3-10.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 411 166 38.4 33.1-44.0 145 37.2 31.8-43.0 43 11.8 8.4-16.4 10 2.6 1.3- 5.2 47 9.9 7.2-13.3
Forsyth 458 189 41.7 36.4-47.2 161 36.5 31.5-41.9 56 10.5 7.7-14.1 9 2.5 1.2- 5.0 43 8.7 6.3-12.0
Guilford 408 156 38.0 32.4-44.0 165 41.4 35.6-47.5 48 11.7 8.4-16.0 5 1.1 0.4- 2.7 34 7.8 5.3-11.4
Henderson/Transylvania 465 186 36.0 31.0-41.3 168 37.6 32.5-43.1 55 13.4 9.8-18.1 5 0.9 0.3- 2.4 51 12.1 8.7-16.4
Mecklenburg 441 188 43.5 37.5-49.8 173 41.4 35.3-47.6 44 8.2 5.7-11.8 7 1.4 0.5- 3.5 29 5.5 3.5- 8.5
Orange 434 167 40.7 33.2-48.7 177 41.6 35.1-48.5 39 7.4 5.1-10.6 11 3.9 1.8- 8.5 40 6.3 4.4- 8.9
Pitt 408 134 34.5 28.4-41.1 173 43.1 37.3-49.0 52 11.7 8.6-15.7 4 0.6 0.2- 1.8 45 10.1 7.2-14.0
Randolph 420 139 30.9 25.5-36.8 173 44.2 38.3-50.3 48 11.0 8.0-14.9 11 2.2 1.1- 4.7 49 11.7 8.4-16.0
Robeson 430 131 27.8 23.0-33.1 173 45.4 39.3-51.7 59 13.8 9.9-18.9 6 1.6 0.6- 3.8 61 11.4 8.6-15.0
Wake 424 162 37.5 32.2-43.1 173 43.4 37.7-49.2 47 11.0 7.9-15.2 8 1.7 0.8- 3.4 34 6.4 4.4- 9.2
Western NC 638 249 37.7 33.3-42.2 240 40.5 36.0-45.1 79 11.9 9.4-14.9 11 1.7 0.9- 3.2 59 8.3 6.2-11.2
Piedmont NC 868 329 37.5 33.5-41.6 297 34.5 30.5-38.8 114 13.0 10.5-16.1 19 2.0 1.2- 3.4 109 12.9 10.4-15.9

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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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