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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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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 6,474 489 6.5 5.6- 7.5 2,974 44.3 42.5-46.2 1,637 27.0 25.3-28.8 175 2.8 2.3- 3.5 1,199 19.3 17.8-21.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,535 417 6.4 5.5- 7.5 2,602 45.2 43.2-47.3 1,397 27.2 25.4-29.1 141 2.5 2.0- 3.2 978 18.6 17.0-20.3
No 921 71 6.8 4.7- 9.8 366 39.6 34.6-44.9 233 26.0 21.8-30.8 34 4.5 2.9- 7.1 217 23.0 18.8-27.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight 129 14 12.7 5.3-27.4 58 34.8 23.5-48.1 23 17.6 8.9-31.7 3 3.0 0.8-11.5 31 31.9 20.1-46.7
Recommended Range 2,492 218 7.7 6.2- 9.6 1,195 46.3 43.2-49.4 611 26.4 23.7-29.4 57 2.4 1.6- 3.5 411 17.1 14.8-19.7
Overweight 2,113 154 5.8 4.5- 7.4 977 44.4 41.2-47.7 538 27.0 24.2-30.0 59 2.7 1.9- 3.8 385 20.2 17.6-23.0
Obese 1,319 72 5.0 3.5- 7.0 554 40.8 36.9-44.8 361 29.0 25.3-32.9 42 3.2 2.1- 4.9 290 22.1 18.5-26.1
Current Smoker
No 4,977 398 6.8 5.8- 8.0 2,394 46.1 44.0-48.3 1,207 26.2 24.3-28.2 128 3.1 2.4- 3.9 850 17.8 16.1-19.7
Yes 1,475 90 5.6 4.1- 7.7 569 39.3 35.4-43.2 425 29.4 25.9-33.2 45 2.1 1.3- 3.4 346 23.6 20.4-27.1
Binge Drinker
No 5,835 446 6.6 5.7- 7.6 2,700 44.4 42.4-46.4 1,459 26.6 24.9-28.4 157 2.9 2.3- 3.6 1,073 19.6 18.0-21.3
Yes 557 37 6.1 3.6-10.1 243 43.8 37.7-50.1 168 32.2 26.4-38.6 13 1.9 1.0- 3.8 96 15.9 12.0-20.7
Heavy Drinker
No 6,180 469 6.4 5.6- 7.4 2,850 44.1 42.2-46.1 1,571 27.3 25.6-29.1 166 2.9 2.3- 3.6 1,124 19.2 17.6-20.8
Yes 221 16 8.2 3.4-18.4 96 48.6 37.7-59.6 55 21.9 14.4-31.8 6 1.4 0.5- 3.7 48 19.9 12.9-29.3
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,352 221 8.7 7.0-10.9 1,195 49.2 46.0-52.4 567 24.8 22.2-27.7 55 2.3 1.6- 3.4 314 14.9 12.5-17.7
Some Physical Activity 2,572 157 4.9 3.9- 6.1 1,219 45.5 42.5-48.6 706 30.1 27.3-33.0 69 2.8 2.0- 4.0 421 16.7 14.6-19.1
Physically Inactive 1,204 91 6.4 4.6- 8.8 411 32.5 28.6-36.6 284 24.8 21.2-28.7 41 3.7 2.3- 5.7 377 32.8 28.7-37.1
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,325 85 5.0 3.6- 6.8 548 42.1 38.0-46.3 320 24.3 20.8-28.1 39 3.3 2.0- 5.3 333 25.4 21.6-29.6
No 5,131 402 6.9 5.9- 8.1 2,420 45.0 42.9-47.1 1,313 27.7 25.8-29.7 135 2.7 2.1- 3.4 861 17.7 16.1-19.4
Disability Status
Yes 1,528 129 6.7 5.1- 8.6 650 39.8 36.1-43.7 361 27.0 23.4-30.8 50 3.2 2.0- 5.0 338 23.4 20.3-26.8
No 4,692 346 6.6 5.6- 7.8 2,221 45.7 43.5-48.0 1,217 27.1 25.1-29.1 119 2.8 2.2- 3.6 789 17.8 16.0-19.7
Current Asthma
Yes 423 45 8.8 5.3-14.4 181 41.8 34.3-49.6 90 25.0 18.9-32.3 11 1.3 0.4- 4.1 96 23.1 17.6-29.8
No 6,032 441 6.3 5.5- 7.3 2,787 44.6 42.7-46.6 1,543 27.0 25.3-28.8 164 3.0 2.4- 3.7 1,097 19.1 17.6-20.8
Diabetes
Yes 494 39 5.7 3.7- 8.6 221 46.3 40.1-52.7 111 23.6 18.6-29.5 21 2.9 1.6- 5.4 102 21.5 16.5-27.5
Yes, During Pregnancy 54 6 17.3 7.0-36.7 23 33.3 20.1-49.9 17 33.8 19.4-52.0 0 0.0 . - . 8 15.5 6.8-31.8
No 5,919 444 6.5 5.5- 7.5 2,729 44.3 42.3-46.3 1,506 27.2 25.4-29.0 154 2.9 2.3- 3.6 1,086 19.2 17.6-20.9
Arthritis
Yes 2,047 168 5.9 4.8- 7.4 935 44.7 41.3-48.0 488 26.4 23.4-29.5 63 2.8 1.9- 4.2 393 20.2 17.7-23.1
No 4,287 314 6.8 5.7- 8.1 1,974 44.2 41.8-46.5 1,118 27.3 25.2-29.5 110 2.9 2.3- 3.8 771 18.8 16.9-20.8

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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.

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

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