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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables--FEMALE Respondents Only

Not counting carrots, potatoes, or salad, how many servings of vegetables do you usually eat?

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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 4,059 3,101 74.5 72.3-76.6 845 22.3 20.3-24.3 50 1.2 0.8- 1.8 37 1.0 0.6- 1.6 26 1.0 0.4- 2.2
RACE
White 3,086 2,430 77.4 75.0-79.6 583 19.9 17.7-22.2 28 1.1 0.6- 1.8 28 1.2 0.7- 2.0 17 0.5 0.2- 1.0
African American 673 505 73.2 67.2-78.4 147 22.8 18.4-28.0 11 0.9 0.4- 1.9 4 0.5 0.1- 1.6 6 2.6 0.6-10.8
Asian 41 26 60.1 39.3-77.7 13 38.0 20.7-59.1 1 1.3 0.2- 8.7 1 0.6 0.1- 4.6 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 110 72 66.6 50.5-79.5 32 26.7 14.9-43.0 5 6.0 1.6-20.0 1 0.7 0.1- 5.0 0 0.0 . - .
Other Minorities 119 45 38.4 26.6-51.7 64 53.6 40.6-66.1 5 4.3 1.4-12.7 2 1.0 0.2- 5.9 3 2.7 0.8- 8.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 140 56 35.2 24.3-48.0 76 58.3 45.7-69.9 6 5.4 2.0-13.7 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2 1 0.9 0.1- 6.1
-English Speaking 68 44 61.1 43.5-76.2 22 35.9 21.4-53.6 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.5 0.1- 3.3 1 2.5 0.3-15.6
-Spanish Speaking 72 12 20.4 9.3-38.9 54 71.1 53.3-84.1 6 8.6 3.2-21.1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 3,912 3,040 76.6 74.4-78.6 767 20.4 18.4-22.4 44 1.0 0.7- 1.5 36 1.1 0.7- 1.7 25 1.0 0.4- 2.3
AGE
18-24 290 211 67.0 57.5-75.3 68 26.5 19.2-35.2 2 0.7 0.1- 3.6 4 1.7 0.4- 6.4 5 4.1 0.9-16.6
25-34 681 491 69.1 63.7-73.9 167 27.3 22.7-32.6 12 1.6 0.7- 3.6 7 1.4 0.5- 3.5 4 0.6 0.1- 2.9
35-44 755 552 74.3 69.5-78.6 177 22.5 18.4-27.2 10 1.7 0.7- 4.0 9 0.7 0.3- 1.5 7 0.8 0.3- 2.2
45-54 788 596 75.1 70.2-79.4 169 22.3 18.1-27.1 13 1.0 0.5- 2.1 7 1.3 0.5- 3.4 3 0.3 0.1- 1.4
55-64 592 463 75.7 70.3-80.3 113 21.1 16.7-26.3 7 1.6 0.6- 3.8 6 1.1 0.4- 3.3 3 0.5 0.1- 2.0
65-74 491 408 83.1 76.9-87.8 79 16.3 11.6-22.5 3 0.5 0.1- 1.9 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 0 0.0 . - .
75+ 424 346 82.8 77.2-87.3 68 14.5 10.4-19.9 3 1.0 0.3- 3.5 3 0.4 0.1- 1.1 4 1.3 0.4- 4.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 619 435 68.1 61.7-73.9 159 28.9 23.2-35.3 18 2.4 1.2- 4.6 4 0.2 0.1- 0.6 3 0.4 0.1- 1.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,183 865 71.2 66.9-75.2 285 24.7 21.1-28.6 13 1.1 0.5- 2.2 10 1.1 0.4- 2.8 10 1.9 0.5- 6.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,026 785 74.8 70.6-78.7 209 22.0 18.4-26.2 11 1.2 0.5- 3.0 15 1.3 0.7- 2.5 6 0.6 0.2- 1.7
College Graduate 1,219 1,005 82.6 79.3-85.5 191 15.0 12.3-18.1 8 0.6 0.3- 1.4 8 1.1 0.5- 2.7 7 0.6 0.3- 1.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 456 327 71.6 64.6-77.6 110 24.6 18.9-31.4 13 3.0 1.3- 6.6 4 0.2 0.1- 0.6 2 0.6 0.1- 2.9
$15,000- 24,999 680 488 67.6 61.2-73.4 167 28.1 22.5-34.4 11 1.1 0.5- 2.5 8 1.9 0.7- 5.1 6 1.4 0.5- 3.9
$25,000- 34,999 486 355 72.2 65.1-78.3 116 22.8 18.0-28.6 4 0.4 0.1- 1.2 7 1.1 0.3- 3.5 4 3.5 0.7-15.5
$35,000- 49,999 499 379 74.0 68.0-79.2 107 22.6 17.7-28.3 6 1.6 0.6- 4.3 5 1.6 0.5- 4.7 2 0.2 0.0- 0.9
$50,000-74,999 449 364 81.0 74.9-86.0 73 16.8 12.1-22.9 6 1.1 0.4- 2.9 5 0.7 0.2- 2.7 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4
$75,000+ 444 363 81.8 76.5-86.2 75 16.5 12.3-21.7 0 0.0 . - . 5 1.6 0.6- 4.1 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 250 200 80.0 73.1-85.5 43 17.4 12.2-24.2 5 2.0 0.8- 5.1 2 0.7 0.1- 2.8 0 0.0 . - .
Forsyth 284 216 74.6 68.2-80.1 57 21.1 16.0-27.2 5 2.0 0.8- 4.8 4 1.1 0.4- 3.0 2 1.2 0.3- 5.4
Guilford 264 214 82.7 76.8-87.3 44 15.4 11.0-21.1 4 1.4 0.5- 4.1 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2
Henderson/Transylvania 280 228 81.9 75.5-86.9 48 16.7 11.9-23.0 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2 3 1.2 0.4- 3.9
Mecklenburg 286 216 71.5 64.4-77.6 64 26.5 20.5-33.5 1 0.4 0.1- 2.5 4 1.2 0.4- 3.2 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5
Orange 254 187 74.9 66.5-81.8 64 23.4 16.9-31.5 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2 2 1.5 0.3- 6.9
Pitt 252 192 78.0 71.2-83.6 50 17.8 12.9-24.0 3 1.6 0.5- 5.4 3 1.1 0.3- 3.5 4 1.5 0.4- 5.4
Randolph 249 181 73.3 65.5-80.0 60 22.1 16.2-29.4 2 1.2 0.3- 5.1 6 3.4 1.4- 7.9 0 0.0 . - .
Robeson 259 183 69.7 62.6-76.0 65 26.2 20.2-33.4 9 3.1 1.5- 6.2 1 0.5 0.1- 3.6 1 0.4 0.1- 3.0
Wake 245 192 75.3 68.2-81.2 46 21.4 15.8-28.2 3 1.8 0.6- 5.9 3 1.3 0.4- 4.5 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4
Western NC 366 290 77.2 71.4-82.1 71 20.7 16.0-26.4 3 1.3 0.4- 4.2 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7
Piedmont NC 559 418 73.0 67.9-77.6 127 23.8 19.6-28.6 8 1.1 0.5- 2.4 4 0.7 0.3- 1.8 2 1.4 0.2- 8.2
Eastern NC 511 384 73.8 68.9-78.1 106 22.2 18.1-26.8 7 1.3 0.5- 3.1 6 1.5 0.6- 3.7 8 1.3 0.6- 2.8

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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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