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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--FEMALE Respondents Only

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 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 3,142 68 2.3 1.6- 3.2 817 27.9 25.5-30.4 1,284 40.7 38.2-43.3 973 29.1 26.9-31.5
African American 686 22 2.6 1.5- 4.5 269 46.0 40.2-51.9 255 30.3 25.7-35.3 140 21.1 16.8-26.2
Asian 42 3 6.9 1.4-27.5 9 18.8 7.5-39.7 18 54.7 34.9-73.2 12 19.6 9.0-37.6
Native American 113 10 5.5 2.6-11.0 50 46.1 32.0-61.0 39 42.3 28.6-57.3 14 6.1 3.1-11.8
Other Minorities 120 12 12.0 5.5-24.3 49 40.3 28.4-53.4 39 32.6 21.8-45.6 20 15.1 8.1-26.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 143 9 5.7 2.3-13.3 57 47.1 35.1-59.5 57 34.6 23.9-47.1 20 12.6 6.4-23.2
-English Speaking 71 3 5.0 1.0-21.6 20 34.3 20.1-51.9 32 42.6 26.6-60.3 16 18.2 9.0-33.3
-Spanish Speaking 72 6 6.2 2.1-16.7 37 54.7 38.0-70.3 25 29.9 17.0-46.9 4 9.3 2.8-27.1
Non-Hispanic 3,983 106 2.7 2.0- 3.6 1,145 31.3 29.1-33.6 1,587 38.7 36.5-41.0 1,145 27.2 25.2-29.3
AGE
18-24 298 7 2.6 1.0- 6.8 116 42.6 33.9-51.7 93 28.6 21.7-36.5 82 26.3 19.5-34.4
25-34 691 25 3.4 2.0- 5.7 255 38.7 33.5-44.1 248 33.6 28.8-38.7 163 24.3 20.2-29.1
35-44 759 22 4.1 2.2- 7.4 236 31.0 26.3-36.0 297 39.1 34.2-44.3 204 25.9 21.6-30.6
45-54 797 23 2.5 1.4- 4.5 227 31.9 27.1-37.1 321 38.2 33.4-43.3 226 27.4 23.2-32.0
55-64 603 18 2.7 1.5- 5.0 156 25.2 20.7-30.3 246 46.9 41.1-52.7 183 25.2 20.7-30.3
65-74 503 12 2.2 1.1- 4.5 106 24.9 19.5-31.3 235 46.5 40.1-53.0 150 26.4 21.2-32.4
75+ 440 7 1.0 0.3- 3.9 95 23.9 18.4-30.4 191 41.6 35.2-48.3 147 33.5 27.5-40.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 641 34 4.4 2.7- 7.1 240 39.8 33.7-46.4 262 37.6 31.9-43.7 105 18.2 13.6-23.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,208 46 4.0 2.6- 6.1 410 37.9 33.7-42.2 446 34.2 30.5-38.2 306 23.9 20.7-27.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,040 24 2.2 1.2- 4.0 289 28.5 24.7-32.7 435 41.6 37.3-46.2 292 27.6 23.7-31.8
College Graduate 1,230 10 1.0 0.5- 2.0 262 23.1 19.7-26.8 499 41.7 37.7-45.8 459 34.3 30.6-38.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 471 29 4.9 2.8- 8.3 180 41.3 34.4-48.7 176 35.0 28.6-41.9 86 18.8 14.0-24.8
$15,000- 24,999 693 28 3.9 2.1- 7.1 245 39.7 33.7-46.0 266 35.1 29.7-40.9 154 21.3 16.7-26.7
$25,000- 34,999 493 16 3.4 1.9- 6.0 161 36.1 29.5-43.3 195 37.5 31.4-44.0 121 23.0 18.2-28.7
$35,000- 49,999 500 4 1.1 0.3- 4.1 134 31.6 26.0-37.8 216 41.4 35.5-47.6 146 25.9 21.0-31.3
$50,000-74,999 453 5 1.0 0.4- 2.9 109 25.2 19.7-31.6 197 44.2 37.8-50.9 142 29.5 23.9-35.9
$75,000+ 447 5 1.1 0.4- 3.1 90 19.2 14.7-24.7 195 46.9 40.4-53.4 157 32.9 27.2-39.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 255 3 1.4 0.4- 4.3 69 28.4 22.1-35.6 93 35.3 28.8-42.3 90 35.0 28.4-42.2
Forsyth 286 9 4.8 2.4- 9.3 66 22.1 17.1-28.1 120 40.1 33.7-46.9 91 33.0 27.1-39.5
Guilford 271 7 2.3 1.1- 5.0 70 30.9 23.7-39.2 114 38.0 31.5-45.0 80 28.7 22.9-35.4
Henderson/Transylvania 285 4 1.2 0.4- 3.3 62 27.5 19.1-38.0 101 33.0 26.2-40.5 118 38.3 30.9-46.3
Mecklenburg 288 3 1.1 0.3- 4.3 83 32.7 26.3-39.8 119 40.7 34.3-47.4 83 25.6 20.4-31.5
Orange 257 4 1.5 0.5- 4.7 62 28.0 20.1-37.5 99 31.9 24.0-41.1 92 38.5 26.7-51.9
Pitt 260 9 3.2 1.4- 7.2 76 27.2 21.1-34.3 121 45.7 37.1-54.6 54 23.9 17.1-32.3
Randolph 258 12 5.8 2.8-11.6 83 28.9 22.8-35.8 94 35.5 26.9-45.2 69 29.8 19.8-42.2
Robeson 266 16 5.8 3.3- 9.8 117 44.8 37.9-51.9 97 37.0 30.6-44.0 36 12.4 8.6-17.6
Wake 248 6 2.7 1.1- 6.5 69 29.5 23.2-36.6 100 39.1 32.2-46.3 73 28.8 22.8-35.6
Western NC 377 10 3.1 1.6- 6.0 89 23.5 18.8-29.0 172 42.8 37.3-48.5 106 30.5 25.4-36.1
Piedmont NC 565 10 1.5 0.8- 3.0 190 36.3 31.4-41.6 218 38.5 33.8-43.5 147 23.6 19.8-27.9
Eastern NC 517 22 4.6 2.8- 7.4 171 33.5 28.8-38.5 198 36.9 32.2-41.9 126 25.0 20.8-29.8

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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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