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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables--FEMALE Respondents Only

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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 3,991 348 7.9 6.8- 9.3 1,834 44.4 42.1-46.7 973 25.5 23.5-27.6 97 2.8 2.1- 3.8 739 19.4 17.5-21.5
RACE
White 3,035 280 8.3 7.0- 9.9 1,483 47.4 44.7-50.0 727 25.7 23.5-28.2 65 2.5 1.8- 3.5 480 16.1 14.2-18.2
African American 659 44 6.3 4.0- 9.9 218 30.2 25.5-35.5 171 26.1 21.3-31.5 26 4.1 2.3- 7.0 200 33.3 27.6-39.5
Asian 41 6 18.0 7.1-38.4 20 49.9 30.5-69.3 8 12.7 4.4-31.4 1 1.3 0.2- 8.7 6 18.2 7.0-39.7
Native American 107 5 5.2 1.8-14.1 33 37.8 23.6-54.5 33 29.0 18.2-42.9 2 0.8 0.2- 3.2 34 27.3 16.8-41.0
Other Minorities 120 10 6.3 2.8-13.6 71 57.5 44.4-69.5 23 17.7 10.0-29.6 1 3.9 0.6-22.5 15 14.7 8.0-25.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 141 17 8.1 4.0-15.7 76 58.9 46.4-70.3 32 22.1 13.6-33.7 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 15 10.9 5.0-22.2
-English Speaking 69 13 14.2 6.4-28.9 27 41.2 25.8-58.5 16 23.6 12.1-40.8 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 12 20.8 8.4-43.1
-Spanish Speaking 72 4 4.5 1.2-15.6 49 69.1 52.5-81.9 16 21.2 10.7-37.6 0 0.0 . - . 3 5.2 1.3-18.0
Non-Hispanic 3,843 331 8.0 6.8- 9.3 1,755 43.6 41.2-45.9 939 25.5 23.5-27.7 95 3.0 2.2- 4.0 723 19.9 18.0-22.1
AGE
18-24 292 23 8.8 4.7-15.7 108 33.2 25.8-41.6 76 26.5 19.7-34.7 5 1.7 0.6- 4.5 80 29.7 21.6-39.4
25-34 680 53 7.2 5.0-10.2 286 46.3 40.9-51.7 182 25.2 20.9-30.1 17 3.2 1.8- 5.7 142 18.1 14.5-22.5
35-44 742 59 8.4 5.7-12.1 360 44.1 39.0-49.3 177 26.5 22.0-31.6 27 4.7 2.7- 8.2 119 16.3 12.7-20.7
45-54 782 74 9.8 7.3-13.2 377 47.3 42.2-52.5 187 25.8 21.4-30.7 22 1.9 0.9- 4.0 122 15.1 11.8-19.2
55-64 583 41 4.9 3.1- 7.5 281 47.1 41.3-53.1 155 25.2 20.4-30.6 9 1.3 0.5- 3.1 97 21.6 16.9-27.2
65-74 474 43 6.2 4.1- 9.4 225 45.7 39.1-52.5 110 25.7 20.1-32.1 7 3.5 1.4- 8.2 89 18.9 14.4-24.5
75+ 399 53 11.6 8.1-16.3 181 47.9 40.8-55.1 73 17.1 12.6-22.7 10 2.7 1.2- 6.3 82 20.7 15.7-26.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 598 45 8.6 5.3-13.9 220 39.7 33.5-46.2 133 18.8 14.6-23.9 13 2.3 0.9- 5.4 187 30.6 24.7-37.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,159 85 6.2 4.7- 8.2 467 40.1 36.0-44.3 318 29.2 25.4-33.4 38 3.5 2.2- 5.6 251 21.0 17.6-24.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,020 105 9.8 7.4-12.9 476 45.1 40.7-49.5 261 26.6 22.7-30.8 22 2.2 1.2- 3.8 156 16.4 13.2-20.1
College Graduate 1,201 113 7.9 6.1-10.2 667 53.2 49.0-57.3 260 23.9 20.4-27.7 24 3.0 1.8- 5.2 137 12.0 9.5-15.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 440 31 4.7 2.7- 8.3 168 36.1 29.5-43.3 116 27.4 21.2-34.5 13 3.7 1.6- 8.4 112 28.1 21.8-35.4
$15,000- 24,999 663 48 6.7 4.4-10.0 275 40.8 34.9-47.0 173 23.8 19.0-29.5 17 2.6 1.3- 5.0 150 26.1 20.5-32.6
$25,000- 34,999 478 39 8.5 5.6-12.6 215 46.6 39.8-53.5 135 25.4 20.3-31.4 13 2.7 1.3- 5.5 76 16.8 11.5-23.9
$35,000- 49,999 491 50 9.2 6.4-12.9 235 45.8 39.6-52.0 120 24.9 19.9-30.8 21 5.5 3.1- 9.6 65 14.6 10.7-19.5
$50,000-74,999 447 43 8.9 5.7-13.8 230 47.7 41.1-54.4 114 29.9 23.8-36.7 10 1.7 0.7- 3.7 50 11.8 8.1-16.8
$75,000+ 437 29 6.3 3.6-10.9 260 59.9 53.2-66.3 92 20.9 16.0-26.8 10 3.0 1.3- 6.7 46 9.9 6.4-14.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 248 27 10.1 6.8-14.7 118 47.8 40.5-55.1 62 27.3 20.9-34.7 7 2.0 0.9- 4.5 34 12.9 9.0-18.0
Forsyth 274 21 8.0 4.9-12.7 130 45.0 38.4-51.8 67 20.7 16.2-26.1 8 3.5 1.7- 7.1 48 22.9 16.9-30.1
Guilford 257 22 7.4 4.6-11.5 110 44.6 37.3-52.3 66 23.6 18.3-30.0 9 4.5 2.2- 9.2 50 19.9 13.5-28.3
Henderson/Transylvania 282 41 15.7 10.4-23.1 145 47.9 39.7-56.3 65 21.7 16.4-28.1 2 0.5 0.1- 2.2 29 14.1 6.8-26.9
Mecklenburg 279 22 8.0 5.2-12.3 142 48.8 42.0-55.8 69 24.0 18.5-30.6 8 3.4 1.4- 7.7 38 15.7 11.2-21.7
Orange 253 23 7.0 4.1-11.7 138 48.1 37.1-59.4 56 32.4 20.1-47.6 4 1.1 0.4- 3.0 32 11.4 7.3-17.3
Pitt 251 22 9.1 5.3-15.0 113 46.7 37.8-55.7 57 19.4 14.4-25.5 5 1.7 0.7- 4.3 54 23.2 16.6-31.5
Randolph 246 16 13.7 7.1-24.9 112 42.5 34.8-50.6 67 24.7 18.8-31.7 5 1.5 0.5- 4.0 46 17.6 12.7-23.9
Robeson 256 15 6.0 3.4-10.5 78 30.4 24.1-37.7 59 22.8 17.5-29.1 9 2.6 1.3- 5.0 95 38.1 31.4-45.3
Wake 239 21 8.0 4.8-13.1 127 54.4 47.0-61.6 52 21.1 15.8-27.7 2 0.8 0.2- 3.1 37 15.7 11.0-21.9
Western NC 362 36 10.6 7.4-15.0 175 48.0 42.2-53.9 83 23.8 18.9-29.4 7 2.2 1.0- 4.5 61 15.4 11.7-20.0
Piedmont NC 544 40 5.4 3.8- 7.7 245 44.6 39.6-49.8 139 26.7 22.5-31.3 11 2.2 1.1- 4.1 109 21.2 16.8-26.2
Eastern NC 500 42 8.8 6.1-12.6 201 38.6 33.8-43.6 131 27.6 23.2-32.5 20 4.3 2.5- 7.1 106 20.8 16.9-25.2

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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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