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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables--FEMALE Respondents Only

How often do you eat potatoes not including French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips?

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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 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 3,083 191 6.7 5.5- 8.1 2,286 76.2 74.0-78.3 480 14.1 12.4-16.0 24 0.7 0.3- 1.3 102 2.3 1.7- 3.1
African American 656 24 4.0 2.3- 6.8 375 55.1 49.2-60.9 212 31.9 26.9-37.4 13 2.4 1.2- 4.8 32 6.5 3.6-11.7
Asian 42 2 1.1 0.2- 4.7 24 73.0 52.4-86.9 12 17.2 6.6-37.8 0 0.0 . - . 4 8.7 2.3-27.8
Native American 112 4 3.4 1.1- 9.9 80 68.5 53.7-80.3 21 18.5 9.7-32.4 2 3.2 0.7-14.4 5 6.3 1.8-20.2
Other Minorities 118 3 1.2 0.2- 6.4 78 72.2 59.9-81.9 26 18.6 10.7-30.5 4 2.0 0.6- 6.1 7 5.9 2.3-14.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 140 6 4.2 1.4-11.7 96 70.8 58.6-80.6 28 18.4 10.5-30.1 3 1.3 0.3- 4.9 7 5.4 2.0-14.0
-English Speaking 69 2 4.5 0.7-23.4 46 66.0 48.2-80.1 16 22.7 11.3-40.4 1 2.2 0.3-14.3 4 4.6 1.2-15.7
-Spanish Speaking 71 4 4.0 1.1-14.1 50 73.6 56.7-85.6 12 15.8 6.7-32.8 2 0.7 0.2- 2.8 3 5.9 1.5-20.1
Non-Hispanic 3,893 220 5.9 4.9- 7.0 2,760 71.9 69.8-74.0 729 17.8 16.1-19.6 40 1.1 0.7- 1.7 144 3.3 2.5- 4.4
AGE
18-24 294 20 6.1 3.3-10.8 195 69.9 61.5-77.2 62 18.0 12.6-25.0 4 1.0 0.3- 3.4 13 5.0 1.8-13.3
25-34 684 28 5.3 3.4- 8.4 459 67.0 61.8-71.8 158 22.6 18.5-27.4 9 1.2 0.5- 3.0 30 3.9 2.2- 6.7
35-44 753 36 4.2 2.8- 6.3 529 71.7 66.8-76.2 156 19.2 15.4-23.7 9 1.5 0.6- 3.6 23 3.4 1.8- 6.3
45-54 778 37 4.8 3.2- 7.2 544 73.6 69.0-77.7 160 17.5 14.0-21.7 9 1.4 0.5- 3.7 28 2.7 1.6- 4.5
55-64 590 33 6.3 3.8-10.5 432 73.3 67.7-78.2 96 15.8 12.1-20.4 6 1.2 0.4- 3.1 23 3.4 1.8- 6.2
65-74 489 31 6.3 3.9-10.0 371 77.8 71.9-82.7 73 14.4 10.3-19.8 2 0.1 0.0- 0.6 12 1.3 0.7- 2.7
75+ 412 38 10.9 7.1-16.5 301 72.7 66.2-78.4 48 11.1 7.6-15.8 4 0.3 0.1- 1.0 21 4.9 2.8- 8.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 620 50 6.4 4.2- 9.8 419 67.9 61.3-73.8 122 19.9 15.2-25.7 8 1.4 0.4- 4.2 21 4.4 1.8-10.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,178 89 7.8 6.0-10.1 856 74.1 70.4-77.5 187 14.8 12.1-18.0 10 0.8 0.3- 1.9 36 2.5 1.6- 3.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,017 49 5.3 3.7- 7.7 736 73.0 68.8-76.8 187 17.7 14.5-21.3 7 0.9 0.3- 2.2 38 3.1 1.8- 5.3
College Graduate 1,214 36 2.7 1.8- 4.2 845 71.1 67.3-74.7 259 20.3 17.3-23.7 18 1.5 0.8- 2.8 56 4.4 2.9- 6.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 455 32 8.3 5.2-12.8 320 67.7 60.6-74.1 79 17.5 12.6-23.7 4 0.6 0.2- 2.1 20 5.9 3.0-11.2
$15,000- 24,999 676 39 4.3 2.7- 6.8 456 67.8 61.6-73.4 149 21.4 16.9-26.8 5 0.8 0.2- 2.5 27 5.7 2.7-11.6
$25,000- 34,999 484 21 4.8 2.6- 8.5 349 75.3 69.6-80.3 98 17.8 13.7-22.9 6 1.2 0.4- 3.8 10 0.9 0.4- 1.9
$35,000- 49,999 494 28 5.6 3.4- 9.0 346 73.5 68.0-78.5 96 16.0 12.2-20.6 7 1.6 0.6- 4.4 17 3.3 1.6- 6.6
$50,000-74,999 445 15 3.2 1.8- 5.9 325 75.8 69.7-81.0 80 16.5 12.0-22.2 4 0.6 0.2- 1.8 21 3.9 2.1- 7.1
$75,000+ 442 17 4.3 2.4- 7.5 319 74.5 68.8-79.4 88 16.9 12.9-21.8 4 0.7 0.2- 2.2 14 3.7 1.9- 7.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 247 21 9.5 6.0-14.8 167 69.5 62.6-75.6 47 15.7 11.6-21.0 3 1.4 0.4- 4.6 9 3.9 1.9- 7.6
Forsyth 280 12 3.9 2.2- 7.0 217 77.0 70.7-82.2 38 13.4 9.4-18.8 2 1.0 0.2- 5.2 11 4.6 2.3- 9.0
Guilford 265 17 5.3 3.1- 8.9 172 66.9 59.9-73.3 66 25.0 19.3-31.7 2 0.4 0.1- 1.6 8 2.4 1.1- 4.9
Henderson/Transylvania 280 14 5.5 2.9-10.1 209 68.8 58.3-77.6 39 18.9 10.6-31.3 3 1.2 0.4- 3.9 15 5.6 3.2- 9.5
Mecklenburg 281 11 5.7 3.1-10.2 185 65.8 59.0-71.9 69 22.2 17.2-28.2 7 3.1 1.4- 6.7 9 3.3 1.6- 6.6
Orange 254 9 11.2 2.4-39.2 167 60.8 47.4-72.7 60 22.3 15.9-30.3 4 0.9 0.3- 2.7 14 4.7 2.6- 8.6
Pitt 252 10 3.4 1.6- 7.0 174 71.8 64.5-78.1 54 19.9 14.7-26.4 3 1.2 0.3- 4.3 11 3.6 2.0- 6.7
Randolph 251 20 6.8 4.0-11.3 186 71.2 58.5-81.3 33 17.4 8.4-32.4 3 1.3 0.3- 4.9 9 3.3 1.5- 7.1
Robeson 261 8 4.8 2.2- 9.9 184 69.2 62.3-75.4 57 21.7 16.5-28.1 3 0.9 0.2- 3.1 9 3.4 1.7- 6.9
Wake 243 8 3.2 1.4- 6.8 158 66.4 59.2-72.9 62 23.1 17.7-29.5 1 0.1 0.0- 0.7 14 7.2 3.8-13.0
Western NC 372 36 10.7 7.6-14.8 275 73.4 68.1-78.2 49 13.3 9.9-17.7 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 11 2.4 1.3- 4.4
Piedmont NC 554 32 5.6 3.9- 8.0 399 73.6 68.8-77.8 100 16.7 13.3-20.7 6 1.0 0.4- 2.5 17 3.2 1.5- 6.7
Eastern NC 500 28 5.1 3.3- 7.8 370 74.5 69.7-78.8 83 16.5 12.9-20.7 5 1.2 0.5- 3.1 14 2.7 1.4- 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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