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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 6,592 388 5.7 5.0- 6.6 4,738 72.3 70.6-74.0 1,160 17.0 15.7-18.5 68 1.0 0.7- 1.4 238 3.9 3.1- 4.9
GENDER
Male 2,552 162 5.7 4.6- 7.0 1,875 72.7 69.9-75.3 403 16.3 14.1-18.7 25 1.0 0.6- 1.6 87 4.4 3.1- 6.2
Female 4,040 226 5.8 4.8- 6.9 2,863 72.0 69.8-74.0 757 17.8 16.1-19.6 43 1.1 0.7- 1.7 151 3.4 2.6- 4.5
RACE
White 5,015 323 6.5 5.6- 7.6 3,764 76.5 74.7-78.3 741 13.7 12.3-15.3 38 0.6 0.4- 0.9 149 2.6 1.9- 3.5
African American 1,012 42 4.2 2.8- 6.3 587 56.7 52.1-61.3 311 30.1 26.1-34.5 15 1.7 0.9- 3.1 57 7.3 4.8-10.8
Asian 77 6 9.0 1.8-35.1 42 61.7 45.0-76.1 21 19.7 10.6-33.5 1 2.8 0.4-17.3 7 6.8 2.4-17.8
Native American 179 8 4.2 1.7- 9.9 132 66.4 52.3-78.2 28 15.4 7.7-28.2 2 1.4 0.3- 6.7 9 12.6 4.9-29.1
Other Minorities 263 7 0.9 0.3- 2.5 178 67.8 58.3-76.1 53 20.4 13.7-29.3 10 3.3 1.4- 7.8 15 7.5 3.4-15.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 294 11 2.7 1.2- 5.8 202 66.8 57.2-75.2 52 17.3 11.2-25.9 9 3.1 1.2- 7.4 20 10.1 4.9-19.4
-English Speaking 124 3 4.0 1.1-14.2 88 71.3 58.9-81.1 25 19.3 11.3-31.0 1 1.1 0.2- 7.6 7 4.2 1.6-10.6
-Spanish Speaking 170 8 2.2 0.9- 5.5 114 65.1 52.7-75.8 27 16.6 9.2-28.2 8 3.8 1.4- 9.8 13 12.3 5.6-25.0
Non-Hispanic 6,286 376 6.0 5.2- 6.9 4,527 72.7 71.0-74.4 1,108 17.1 15.7-18.5 57 0.8 0.6- 1.2 218 3.4 2.7- 4.3
AGE
18-24 479 32 6.0 3.7- 9.6 314 63.4 56.2-70.0 105 22.1 16.8-28.6 7 1.4 0.5- 3.8 21 7.1 3.7-13.1
25-34 1,130 53 4.9 3.5- 6.8 762 69.3 65.3-73.1 250 20.3 17.2-23.8 14 1.0 0.5- 2.1 51 4.5 2.8- 7.1
35-44 1,308 70 4.7 3.4- 6.4 923 72.4 68.7-75.7 258 18.8 15.9-22.1 16 1.2 0.6- 2.3 41 3.0 1.8- 4.7
45-54 1,292 73 5.7 4.2- 7.7 926 74.4 70.8-77.8 238 15.4 12.9-18.4 13 1.1 0.5- 2.3 42 3.4 2.0- 5.5
55-64 956 53 6.1 4.2- 8.8 719 76.3 72.2-79.8 146 14.2 11.5-17.5 8 0.8 0.4- 1.9 30 2.6 1.4- 4.5
65-74 771 48 6.3 4.4- 9.0 605 80.2 75.7-83.9 93 10.9 8.0-14.6 5 0.4 0.1- 1.2 20 2.2 1.0- 4.8
75+ 594 54 9.8 6.7-14.1 441 75.1 69.7-79.9 63 9.7 7.0-13.4 4 0.2 0.1- 0.6 32 5.2 3.2- 8.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,049 86 6.4 4.7- 8.6 726 70.3 65.5-74.7 181 17.0 13.5-21.2 11 1.1 0.4- 2.5 45 5.2 3.2- 8.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,940 139 6.8 5.5- 8.5 1,415 71.7 68.5-74.7 308 16.6 14.2-19.4 17 0.9 0.5- 1.9 61 3.9 2.5- 5.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,540 90 5.6 4.1- 7.4 1,110 73.4 69.8-76.6 272 17.0 14.3-19.9 14 1.0 0.5- 1.9 54 3.2 1.9- 5.3
College Graduate 2,045 71 3.9 2.8- 5.6 1,477 73.8 70.8-76.6 395 17.5 15.2-20.1 25 1.0 0.6- 1.9 77 3.7 2.5- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 659 55 9.4 6.5-13.4 443 62.1 55.6-68.3 119 18.7 14.2-24.2 8 1.1 0.5- 2.5 34 8.7 5.0-14.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,074 62 4.8 3.3- 7.1 728 67.4 62.6-71.9 221 21.2 17.4-25.6 13 1.5 0.7- 3.3 50 5.1 3.1- 8.2
$25,000- 34,999 797 42 5.6 3.7- 8.2 579 71.4 66.2-76.1 147 18.0 14.4-22.4 7 0.7 0.2- 2.1 22 4.3 2.1- 8.7
$35,000- 49,999 885 49 5.3 3.6- 7.8 634 72.9 68.1-77.1 163 16.1 12.9-19.9 11 1.1 0.5- 2.3 28 4.7 2.5- 8.6
$50,000-74,999 734 33 4.7 3.1- 7.2 546 76.8 72.1-80.9 124 15.6 12.1-19.8 6 0.9 0.3- 2.3 25 2.0 1.1- 3.7
$75,000+ 867 32 4.0 2.5- 6.2 653 77.8 73.8-81.3 151 15.1 12.3-18.5 6 0.3 0.1- 0.9 25 2.8 1.6- 5.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 403 38 11.4 7.9-16.1 283 70.9 65.3-75.9 65 13.9 10.5-18.1 3 0.7 0.2- 2.4 14 3.1 1.8- 5.4
Forsyth 457 20 4.9 2.5- 9.3 350 77.1 72.1-81.5 65 13.0 10.0-16.8 4 1.1 0.4- 3.4 18 3.9 2.3- 6.4
Guilford 411 24 4.8 3.0- 7.5 284 71.8 66.5-76.6 90 21.5 17.2-26.5 3 0.3 0.1- 1.0 10 1.6 0.8- 3.0
Henderson/Transylvania 468 37 9.4 6.5-13.6 350 71.8 65.3-77.6 56 13.5 8.7-20.4 4 0.9 0.3- 2.4 21 4.3 2.7- 6.8
Mecklenburg 436 20 6.0 3.5-10.0 298 66.2 59.9-72.0 96 19.6 15.5-24.5 7 1.6 0.7- 3.5 15 6.6 2.9-14.4
Orange 435 13 6.9 1.7-23.6 289 63.4 55.1-70.9 108 24.8 19.9-30.4 7 1.7 0.7- 4.2 18 3.3 1.9- 5.5
Pitt 406 21 4.9 2.9- 8.1 273 68.1 62.0-73.5 86 21.0 16.4-26.4 5 1.2 0.4- 3.2 21 4.9 3.0- 7.9
Randolph 422 29 6.2 4.1- 9.5 325 76.6 69.1-82.7 51 13.4 8.1-21.3 4 0.9 0.3- 2.6 13 2.9 1.5- 5.7
Robeson 434 17 4.7 2.8- 7.7 310 71.2 65.2-76.6 90 19.2 15.3-23.9 3 0.4 0.1- 1.5 14 4.4 1.6-11.4
Wake 425 14 2.7 1.5- 4.8 286 69.0 63.6-73.9 97 21.2 17.2-26.0 6 1.5 0.6- 3.7 22 5.6 3.3- 9.3
Western NC 647 65 11.4 8.6-14.8 475 71.4 67.0-75.5 85 14.1 11.0-17.8 4 0.7 0.2- 2.5 18 2.5 1.4- 4.2
Piedmont NC 871 51 5.2 3.8- 7.0 641 75.3 71.5-78.7 137 14.5 11.9-17.6 12 1.2 0.6- 2.4 30 3.8 2.3- 6.3
Eastern NC 777 39 4.6 3.2- 6.6 574 72.7 68.6-76.5 134 18.4 15.2-22.2 6 0.7 0.3- 1.8 24 3.5 2.1- 5.6

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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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