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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?

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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 6,581 2,583 37.2 35.4-39.0 3,095 48.2 46.3-50.1 647 10.7 9.6-11.9 78 1.1 0.8- 1.6 178 2.8 2.3- 3.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,632 2,287 38.7 36.8-40.7 2,615 47.3 45.3-49.3 518 10.3 9.1-11.6 66 1.2 0.8- 1.7 146 2.5 2.0- 3.2
No 933 291 29.3 24.9-34.0 474 52.5 47.2-57.6 124 12.7 9.6-16.5 12 1.1 0.4- 2.5 32 4.5 2.8- 7.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight 129 65 49.2 35.4-63.2 44 34.4 22.6-48.4 14 10.1 4.4-21.6 0 0.0 . - . 6 6.4 2.1-17.5
Recommended Range 2,531 1,067 39.8 36.9-42.9 1,154 45.7 42.7-48.8 212 9.9 8.2-11.9 32 1.5 0.9- 2.4 66 3.1 2.2- 4.3
Overweight 2,160 816 37.0 33.9-40.1 1,061 49.9 46.7-53.1 207 9.3 7.7-11.4 26 1.5 0.8- 2.7 50 2.3 1.5- 3.5
Obese 1,333 464 32.9 29.3-36.7 636 50.1 46.0-54.2 171 13.3 10.7-16.5 17 0.5 0.3- 1.0 45 3.1 2.0- 4.9
Current Smoker
No 5,069 2,165 40.0 38.0-42.1 2,357 48.3 46.2-50.5 406 8.8 7.7-10.0 38 0.8 0.4- 1.3 103 2.1 1.6- 2.8
Yes 1,488 406 28.9 25.4-32.7 729 47.8 43.9-51.8 239 16.0 13.3-19.2 40 2.2 1.4- 3.4 74 5.0 3.6- 6.9
Binge Drinker
No 5,931 2,403 38.0 36.1-39.9 2,768 47.8 45.9-49.8 555 10.6 9.4-11.9 65 0.9 0.6- 1.3 140 2.6 2.1- 3.3
Yes 567 147 28.7 23.0-35.1 293 52.2 45.9-58.5 85 11.9 8.9-15.8 12 2.9 1.2- 6.8 30 4.3 2.5- 7.2
Heavy Drinker
No 6,282 2,479 37.1 35.3-38.9 2,966 48.3 46.4-50.3 610 10.8 9.6-12.0 70 1.1 0.8- 1.6 157 2.7 2.2- 3.4
Yes 225 79 35.7 26.3-46.5 98 48.1 37.2-59.1 29 9.2 5.4-15.3 8 2.2 0.9- 5.4 11 4.7 1.7-12.0
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,392 1,046 42.5 39.4-45.6 1,101 46.1 42.9-49.3 178 8.4 6.7-10.4 28 1.2 0.7- 2.0 39 1.9 1.2- 3.0
Some Physical Activity 2,612 987 35.8 32.9-38.7 1,266 49.4 46.4-52.4 274 11.6 9.8-13.6 33 1.4 0.8- 2.5 52 1.8 1.2- 2.6
Physically Inactive 1,225 416 31.2 27.4-35.2 567 48.5 44.2-52.8 154 12.8 10.2-15.9 12 0.7 0.3- 1.5 76 6.9 4.9- 9.4
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,351 527 36.7 32.8-40.8 588 45.9 41.7-50.2 155 12.5 9.8-15.7 19 1.0 0.5- 1.7 62 4.0 2.8- 5.6
No 5,211 2,048 37.3 35.3-39.4 2,498 48.8 46.6-50.9 492 10.2 9.0-11.5 59 1.2 0.8- 1.8 114 2.5 1.9- 3.3
Disability Status
Yes 1,557 618 36.8 33.1-40.5 676 45.9 42.1-49.8 187 12.5 10.1-15.4 21 1.0 0.5- 2.0 55 3.8 2.6- 5.7
No 4,762 1,869 37.4 35.3-39.6 2,290 48.7 46.4-50.9 438 10.1 8.9-11.5 53 1.2 0.8- 1.8 112 2.5 1.9- 3.3
Current Asthma
Yes 424 168 37.8 30.9-45.2 191 46.7 39.1-54.5 42 10.2 6.2-16.3 6 0.5 0.2- 1.3 17 4.8 2.3- 9.6
No 6,137 2,406 36.9 35.1-38.8 2,896 48.5 46.5-50.4 603 10.7 9.6-12.0 72 1.2 0.8- 1.7 160 2.7 2.2- 3.4
Diabetes
Yes 514 243 47.6 41.5-53.8 209 41.9 35.8-48.2 40 6.9 4.7-10.2 6 0.6 0.2- 1.6 16 3.0 1.4- 6.2
Yes, During Pregnancy 54 23 37.9 23.2-55.2 24 49.8 33.2-66.5 6 12.0 4.7-27.5 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 0 0.0 . - .
No 6,005 2,312 36.3 34.4-38.2 2,859 48.7 46.7-50.7 601 11.0 9.8-12.3 71 1.2 0.8- 1.7 162 2.9 2.3- 3.6
Arthritis
Yes 2,083 887 39.5 36.3-42.7 926 46.8 43.5-50.1 183 9.6 7.7-11.9 29 1.5 0.8- 2.9 58 2.6 1.8- 3.8
No 4,361 1,648 36.5 34.3-38.7 2,097 48.3 46.0-50.7 451 11.2 9.8-12.7 46 1.0 0.7- 1.5 119 3.0 2.3- 3.9

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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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