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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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 6,744 233 3.6 2.9- 4.3 2,201 35.7 33.9-37.6 2,591 37.1 35.3-38.9 1,719 23.6 22.1-25.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,764 175 2.9 2.3- 3.6 1,779 33.6 31.6-35.5 2,292 38.9 37.0-40.9 1,518 24.6 23.0-26.3
No 961 56 6.9 4.7-10.0 411 46.2 41.1-51.4 296 28.3 24.0-33.0 198 18.6 15.2-22.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight 132 6 7.0 2.6-17.4 33 22.0 12.9-34.9 49 38.9 26.1-53.3 44 32.1 20.6-46.3
Recommended Range 2,581 68 2.5 1.7- 3.5 770 33.7 30.7-36.8 1,008 37.0 34.1-39.9 735 26.9 24.3-29.6
Overweight 2,224 78 3.4 2.5- 4.6 728 34.6 31.6-37.7 863 38.4 35.3-41.5 555 23.6 21.0-26.5
Obese 1,367 57 3.7 2.5- 5.2 484 37.3 33.3-41.5 531 38.8 35.0-42.8 295 20.2 17.3-23.4
Current Smoker
No 5,183 147 2.8 2.2- 3.5 1,563 34.2 32.1-36.4 2,046 38.0 35.9-40.0 1,427 25.0 23.3-26.9
Yes 1,534 85 5.8 4.1- 8.1 629 40.0 36.3-43.8 536 34.7 31.1-38.6 284 19.5 16.5-22.8
Binge Drinker
No 6,078 195 3.4 2.7- 4.2 1,919 34.4 32.5-36.4 2,386 38.2 36.3-40.1 1,578 24.0 22.4-25.6
Yes 577 31 4.6 2.8- 7.5 251 45.6 39.5-52.0 171 27.5 22.4-33.2 124 22.3 17.5-27.9
Heavy Drinker
No 6,436 215 3.5 2.9- 4.3 2,088 35.7 33.8-37.6 2,492 37.2 35.4-39.0 1,641 23.6 22.1-25.2
Yes 230 14 5.2 2.4-10.9 84 37.2 27.5-48.2 70 28.8 19.7-39.9 62 28.8 20.1-39.4
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,432 53 1.8 1.2- 2.6 633 29.0 26.1-32.2 942 37.3 34.4-40.3 804 31.9 29.1-34.8
Some Physical Activity 2,657 72 3.0 2.2- 4.2 924 37.6 34.7-40.6 1,056 39.0 36.2-41.9 605 20.3 18.1-22.8
Physically Inactive 1,275 87 7.8 5.6-10.7 485 41.8 37.6-46.1 474 33.6 29.9-37.6 229 16.8 14.0-20.1
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,404 71 4.8 3.4- 6.7 508 37.1 33.0-41.3 556 40.1 36.1-44.2 269 18.1 15.4-21.1
No 5,321 161 3.3 2.6- 4.1 1,687 35.3 33.3-37.4 2,029 36.3 34.4-38.3 1,444 25.1 23.3-26.9
Disability Status
Yes 1,605 74 4.9 3.5- 7.0 524 33.9 30.4-37.6 640 40.3 36.5-44.1 367 20.9 18.1-23.9
No 4,867 151 3.3 2.6- 4.1 1,576 36.0 33.8-38.2 1,856 36.2 34.2-38.3 1,284 24.6 22.8-26.5
Current Asthma
Yes 437 20 3.1 1.5- 6.2 132 35.7 28.6-43.5 174 39.0 31.7-46.7 111 22.3 17.0-28.5
No 6,285 210 3.6 2.9- 4.4 2,065 35.9 34.0-37.8 2,407 36.8 35.0-38.6 1,603 23.8 22.2-25.4
Diabetes
Yes 527 19 4.1 2.0- 7.9 154 28.3 23.2-34.0 230 43.6 37.6-49.8 124 24.0 19.3-29.5
Yes, During Pregnancy 55 4 4.8 1.6-13.4 17 34.5 19.7-53.2 21 37.0 22.3-54.4 13 23.7 13.0-39.3
No 6,154 210 3.5 2.9- 4.3 2,027 36.3 34.4-38.3 2,338 36.6 34.8-38.5 1,579 23.6 22.0-25.2
Arthritis
Yes 2,148 68 3.2 2.2- 4.6 615 30.7 27.7-33.9 908 43.1 39.9-46.4 557 22.9 20.5-25.6
No 4,449 159 3.7 3.0- 4.7 1,529 37.3 35.1-39.7 1,628 34.8 32.7-37.0 1,133 24.1 22.2-26.1

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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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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