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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables--MALE 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 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
RACE
White 1,932 132 6.4 5.1- 8.0 1,478 76.9 73.9-79.7 261 13.4 11.2-15.9 14 0.5 0.3- 0.9 47 2.9 1.7- 4.8
African American 356 18 4.4 2.3- 8.2 212 59.0 51.3-66.3 99 27.7 21.3-35.2 2 0.6 0.1- 2.5 25 8.3 4.7-14.1
Asian 35 4 18.6 3.5-59.2 18 48.0 25.2-71.6 9 22.7 9.7-44.4 1 6.2 0.9-33.4 3 4.5 1.0-18.4
Native American 67 4 4.7 1.3-15.6 52 64.8 42.5-82.1 7 12.9 3.5-37.6 0 0.0 . - . 4 17.6 5.5-44.1
Other Minorities 145 4 0.7 0.2- 2.1 100 65.2 51.9-76.6 27 21.5 12.5-34.4 6 4.1 1.4-11.7 8 8.5 3.0-21.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 154 5 1.8 0.6- 5.2 106 64.4 50.8-76.0 24 16.7 8.8-29.4 6 4.2 1.5-11.3 13 12.9 5.5-27.4
-English Speaking 55 1 3.5 0.5-21.3 42 76.9 59.2-88.4 9 15.7 6.7-32.7 0 0.0 . - . 3 3.8 0.9-14.5
-Spanish Speaking 99 4 1.3 0.4- 4.1 64 60.9 44.7-75.0 15 17.0 7.8-33.2 6 5.4 1.9-14.3 10 15.5 6.3-33.4
Non-Hispanic 2,393 156 6.1 4.9- 7.5 1,767 73.6 70.8-76.2 379 16.3 14.1-18.7 17 0.5 0.3- 1.0 74 3.6 2.5- 5.1
AGE
18-24 185 12 5.9 2.8-12.3 119 57.3 46.1-67.9 43 25.9 17.4-36.8 3 1.8 0.4- 7.0 8 9.0 3.9-19.3
25-34 446 25 4.4 2.7- 7.1 303 71.6 65.3-77.1 92 18.1 13.7-23.4 5 0.9 0.3- 2.6 21 5.1 2.5-10.0
35-44 555 34 5.2 3.2- 8.2 394 73.0 67.5-77.9 102 18.4 14.2-23.4 7 0.9 0.4- 2.1 18 2.5 1.3- 5.1
45-54 514 36 6.6 4.2-10.3 382 75.3 69.6-80.3 78 13.3 9.8-17.7 4 0.8 0.2- 2.7 14 4.0 1.9- 8.5
55-64 366 20 5.9 3.5- 9.8 287 79.5 73.5-84.5 50 12.5 8.7-17.6 2 0.5 0.1- 2.0 7 1.6 0.5- 5.7
65-74 282 17 6.3 3.4-11.1 234 84.1 76.8-89.4 20 5.1 2.6- 9.8 3 0.9 0.2- 3.2 8 3.7 1.2-11.2
75+ 182 16 8.2 3.8-16.5 140 78.4 68.7-85.8 15 7.9 4.1-14.6 0 0.0 . - . 11 5.5 2.5-11.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 429 36 6.3 4.2- 9.5 307 72.5 65.5-78.6 59 14.3 9.5-20.9 3 0.8 0.2- 3.0 24 6.0 3.4-10.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 762 50 5.7 4.0- 8.2 559 69.2 63.8-74.1 121 18.6 14.7-23.3 7 1.1 0.4- 3.0 25 5.3 2.9- 9.8
Some Post-H.S. 523 41 5.8 3.7- 9.2 374 73.8 67.6-79.2 85 16.1 11.9-21.4 7 1.1 0.5- 2.7 16 3.2 1.2- 8.3
College Graduate 831 35 5.1 3.1- 8.3 632 76.4 71.6-80.6 136 14.9 11.6-18.9 7 0.6 0.2- 1.9 21 3.0 1.5- 6.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 204 23 11.0 6.1-19.1 123 54.0 42.3-65.3 40 20.4 12.7-31.2 4 1.8 0.6- 5.4 14 12.8 5.8-26.1
$15,000- 24,999 398 23 5.4 2.9- 9.7 272 67.0 59.3-74.0 72 20.9 15.0-28.4 8 2.3 0.8- 6.2 23 4.4 2.4- 7.7
$25,000- 34,999 313 21 6.5 3.8-11.0 230 66.7 57.8-74.6 49 18.3 12.4-26.1 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 12 8.3 3.7-17.5
$35,000- 49,999 391 21 5.1 2.8- 9.2 288 72.3 64.7-78.8 67 16.2 11.4-22.4 4 0.6 0.2- 1.8 11 5.8 2.4-13.2
$50,000-74,999 289 18 6.2 3.5-10.8 221 77.8 70.5-83.7 44 14.7 9.9-21.2 2 1.2 0.3- 4.5 4 0.2 0.1- 0.6
$75,000+ 425 15 3.7 1.9- 7.3 334 80.2 74.6-84.9 63 13.8 10.1-18.7 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 11 2.1 0.8- 5.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 156 17 13.4 7.8-22.0 116 72.4 63.2-80.1 18 11.9 7.0-19.5 0 0.0 . - . 5 2.3 0.9- 5.8
Forsyth 177 8 5.8 2.0-15.6 133 77.3 68.9-83.9 27 12.6 8.4-18.5 2 1.2 0.3- 5.4 7 3.1 1.4- 6.6
Guilford 146 7 4.3 1.9- 9.2 112 77.1 68.5-83.9 24 17.7 11.6-26.0 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8 2 0.7 0.2- 2.8
Henderson/Transylvania 188 23 13.2 8.3-20.3 141 74.8 66.9-81.3 17 8.4 4.8-14.1 1 0.6 0.1- 3.9 6 3.1 1.3- 7.1
Mecklenburg 155 9 6.3 2.7-14.2 113 66.7 55.2-76.6 27 17.0 11.0-25.4 0 0.0 . - . 6 9.9 3.4-25.6
Orange 181 4 1.8 0.7- 4.7 122 66.5 58.3-73.7 48 27.6 20.9-35.5 3 2.6 0.7- 8.5 4 1.6 0.6- 4.3
Pitt 154 11 6.4 3.2-12.6 99 64.1 54.5-72.7 32 22.1 15.0-31.3 2 1.2 0.2- 5.4 10 6.2 3.2-11.8
Randolph 171 9 5.7 2.8-11.3 139 82.0 74.7-87.6 18 9.3 5.7-14.8 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9 4 2.5 0.8- 8.1
Robeson 173 9 4.6 2.3- 8.9 126 73.0 63.2-81.1 33 17.0 11.7-24.0 0 0.0 . - . 5 5.3 1.2-20.9
Wake 182 6 2.3 0.9- 5.5 128 71.3 63.2-78.2 35 19.5 13.8-26.9 5 2.7 1.1- 6.9 8 4.2 1.7-10.1
Western NC 275 29 11.9 8.0-17.6 200 69.7 62.7-75.9 36 14.7 10.1-20.9 3 1.1 0.3- 4.6 7 2.5 1.1- 5.7
Piedmont NC 317 19 4.7 2.8- 7.7 242 77.3 71.2-82.5 37 12.0 8.3-17.1 6 1.5 0.6- 3.9 13 4.5 2.2- 9.0
Eastern NC 277 11 4.1 2.2- 7.5 204 70.5 63.5-76.7 51 20.8 15.4-27.5 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 10 4.4 2.2- 8.7

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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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