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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables

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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,611 118 4.3 3.3- 5.6 994 39.5 36.6-42.5 945 35.6 32.9-38.5 554 20.6 18.3-23.1
Female 4,133 115 2.9 2.2- 3.8 1,207 32.2 30.0-34.5 1,646 38.5 36.3-40.8 1,165 26.4 24.5-28.4
RACE
White 5,111 149 3.0 2.4- 3.7 1,527 32.3 30.3-34.4 2,017 38.7 36.7-40.8 1,418 26.0 24.2-27.8
African American 1,057 43 3.2 2.2- 4.7 433 45.6 41.0-50.2 372 32.2 28.2-36.5 209 19.0 15.7-22.9
Asian 78 3 3.8 0.8-16.5 16 18.0 9.3-32.0 39 54.5 38.6-69.6 20 23.7 11.9-41.6
Native American 184 15 6.5 2.7-15.1 84 45.4 33.3-58.0 62 40.5 28.6-53.6 23 7.6 3.6-15.2
Other Minorities 267 23 10.9 6.1-18.7 121 47.3 38.1-56.6 83 27.8 20.9-35.9 40 14.1 9.1-21.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 299 24 8.7 4.7-15.6 131 50.0 40.9-59.1 111 32.1 24.5-40.7 33 9.2 5.7-14.6
-English Speaking 127 9 11.5 4.9-24.4 42 32.5 22.0-45.0 51 35.8 24.6-48.8 25 20.3 12.1-32.0
-Spanish Speaking 172 15 7.7 3.3-16.7 89 56.8 45.2-67.7 60 30.6 21.4-41.6 8 4.9 2.0-11.6
Non-Hispanic 6,433 209 3.2 2.6- 3.9 2,061 34.5 32.7-36.4 2,478 37.5 35.7-39.4 1,685 24.7 23.2-26.4
AGE
18-24 487 17 2.2 1.1- 4.4 199 44.6 37.5-51.9 145 26.0 20.7-32.2 126 27.1 21.4-33.7
25-34 1,140 54 5.3 3.6- 8.0 453 40.2 36.1-44.5 403 34.3 30.4-38.5 230 20.1 17.0-23.7
35-44 1,320 45 4.5 3.0- 6.6 462 36.5 32.8-40.4 505 37.5 33.8-41.3 308 21.5 18.5-24.8
45-54 1,328 47 3.4 2.2- 5.1 428 34.4 30.6-38.4 514 39.0 35.1-43.0 339 23.3 20.2-26.7
55-64 976 39 3.2 2.0- 4.9 284 28.8 24.8-33.1 370 41.9 37.4-46.5 283 26.2 22.5-30.3
65-74 800 19 2.4 1.3- 4.2 201 29.7 25.1-34.7 360 44.3 39.3-49.4 220 23.6 19.7-28.0
75+ 628 11 1.5 0.6- 3.7 150 26.5 21.5-32.1 268 42.2 36.0-48.7 199 29.8 24.7-35.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,088 76 5.4 3.9- 7.5 446 44.5 39.7-49.4 395 33.3 29.1-37.8 171 16.7 13.2-21.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,983 78 4.3 3.0- 6.0 750 40.3 37.0-43.6 709 34.6 31.5-37.8 446 20.9 18.5-23.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,572 53 3.6 2.5- 5.1 478 31.7 28.1-35.6 631 39.2 35.5-43.0 410 25.5 22.3-29.0
College Graduate 2,080 24 1.3 0.8- 2.2 519 27.5 24.6-30.5 849 41.1 37.9-44.3 688 30.2 27.3-33.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 681 48 7.8 4.7-12.6 273 39.8 33.8-46.1 239 33.0 27.4-39.2 121 19.4 14.9-25.0
$15,000- 24,999 1,101 56 4.5 3.0- 6.7 428 43.5 38.7-48.4 406 36.1 31.6-40.8 211 15.9 12.9-19.5
$25,000- 34,999 816 32 3.6 2.4- 5.5 280 36.7 31.5-42.2 322 38.6 33.7-43.8 182 21.1 17.2-25.5
$35,000- 49,999 898 24 3.3 2.0- 5.5 285 35.2 30.6-40.0 358 39.5 34.7-44.5 231 22.0 18.4-26.1
$50,000-74,999 747 14 2.8 1.5- 5.3 209 32.2 26.6-38.3 306 39.0 33.9-44.5 218 25.9 21.7-30.7
$75,000+ 880 12 1.4 0.7- 2.8 230 27.5 23.6-31.8 372 42.4 37.9-47.1 266 28.7 24.6-33.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 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
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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